An FBI raid on the home of the head of a large nursing home operator is underway this Tuesday morning. Those agents along with local police and other law enforcement are investigating at James Burkhart’s home in Carmel, an affluent northern suburb of Indianapolis. Burkhart currently serves as the CEO of American Senior Communities. According to WRTV-6, […]

The woman dubbed “one of the greatest female athletes of all time,” Serena Williams, continues her quest for tennis’ calendar-year Grand Slam tonight at the U.S. Open. The top-ranked player in the world will face Italy’s Roberta Vinci in the semifinals match as she searches for a fourth straight U.S. Open title and a seventh overall. […]

The death of Freddie Gray happened on the streets of Baltimore and now we know that the police officers who are charged in his death will be tried in the courtrooms of that city as well. Click the media player below to hear the latest development in the Gray case and hear one law professor weigh-in […]

BMW is settling a federal lawsuit charging the company with racial bias in its use of background checks. The German auto manufacturer agreed Tuesday to pay $1.6 million and offer jobs to dozens of African-American applicants at its U.S. plant in Greer, South Carolina. This federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleges that the luxury car maker’s use […]

In a follow-up to a developing story we brought you earlier this week out of Chicago, police there now say they’re draining a lagoon in a west side city park as they continue to investigate the gruesome discovery of a toddler’s decomposing body parts. City crews began the process Tuesday as divers continued to look for any […]

The road to a feat not done since 1988 goes through family tonight. Serena Williams meets big sister Venus Tuesday night in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in New York. Serena is in the hunt for a calendar year Grand Slam. That’s the feat last done in ’88 by Steffi Graf. She’s also pursuing her fourth straight […]

Indianapolis metro police are asking for your help identifying a suspect in a violent robbery that happened over the Labor Day holiday weekend. On Saturday, a man walked into Obadiah’s Smoke Shop on Georgetown Road on the city’s northwest side and hit the clerk several times in the face. He then, shot her in the leg when […]

Kim’s Monday PraiseIndy.com Local & National News & Sports Headlines It’s Labor Day Monday–a federal holiday, which means federal, state, county and city offices–including the post office, banks and most schools are closed today. Good morning…. Indianapolis metro police are investigating two violent incidents on opposite sides of town on this Labor Day. Police answered a […]

In breaking sports news at this hour…Tom Brady wins again! This time, the New England Patriots quarterback who is used to winning on the field, has taken on and beaten the NFL. A judge in New York has ruled in Brady’s favor Thursday morning essentially letting the air out of the league’s punishment in the […]

Get In the Know With Kim’s Wednesday News & Sports Headlines Education tops today’s local headlines… State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Glenda Ritz, is anticipating a 20 to 30-percent drop in this year’s ISTEP scores. She attributes the projected decline to the test’s harder standards and a new format that students weren’t used to.  It’ll be […]

Another controversy is brewing about the new Will Smith head-trauma film “Concussion” one day after its trailer debuted on the web and three months before it’s scheduled to hit theaters.  According to a story published in “The New York Times” on Tuesday, where the paper cites studio emails leaked in the hack of Sony Pictures, the film ”Concussion” […]

The head of Indianapolis’ Ten Point Coalition is now backing off of his proposal to introduce “stop and frisk” as a viable crime-fighting technique in the Circle City. Reverend Charles Harrison called for Indianapolis metro police to implement the controversial plan in response to the recent surge in gun violence across the city. Harrison said he had […]