@kwellscomm PraiseIndy.com News & Sports Political Updates, The Death of Pastor Mike Jones, Back-to-School and the Dropping of Charges Against Officers in the Death of Freddie Gray Capture Our Attention on this ‘Hump Day.’ Today is “Day Three” of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. President Barack Obama is on-tap to headline tonight’s speakers. At “Day […]
@kwellscomm PraiseIndy.com News Governor Mike Pence and his First Lady, Karen Pence joined forces with an Indianapolis faith-based organization that works on the front lines to reduce violence in the city’s neighborhoods while addressing other critical issues head-on. Click the media player below to hear what the Pence’s did while putting their feet to the pavement on […]
@kwellscomm PraiseIndy.com Sports Update… Lawrence North High School graduates Ashely Spencer and Felisha Johnson are heading to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil. Spencer will run the 400-meter hurdles for Team USA after finishing second at the Olympic Trials Sunday in Oregon. Johnson will compete in the shot put after clinching her spot at the Trials last […]
@kwellscomm PraiseIndy.com News Indiana reaction is pouring in, in the wake of a sniper executing a shooting rampage in Dallas Texas that left five Dallas police officers dead and seven others critically injured Thursday night. Indiana Representative Andre’ Carson: Indiana Representative Susan Brooks: “Last night’s ambush on a peaceful protest and on the law enforcement community […]
@KwellsComm PraiseIndy.com News In the midst of police-action killings that have a nation up in arms–Black America, in particular, the Congressional Black Caucus is planning a remedy. Indy’s own, U.S. Representative Andre Carson standing with them, reacts to these latest killings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota. Click the media player below and take a listen […]
@kwellscomm PraiseIndy.com News While many across the nation were reeling over the police shooting death of a 37-year-old family man, Alton Sterling, in Baton Rouge Louisiana, no one had to wait long to hear a similar tale again. This time a traffic stop in a Minneapolis suburb turned deadly when a police officer stopped a […]
@kwellscomm PraiseIndy.com News & Sports Cloudy, foggy and rainy on this Independence Day morning. There’s a real chance of heavy rain this afternoon that may clear by fireworks time. Know that a number of local fireworks shows –some of the smaller ones in some of the outlying areas are being delayed until the weekend (check with […]
@kwellscomm PraiseIndy.com News & Sports Happy Friday to you as we head into this three-day holiday weekend… Millions of Americans are expected to fill up on the cheapest gas in more than a decade and hit the road in record numbers this Fourth of July weekend. AAA says nearly 43 million people will travel over […]
@kwellscomm PraiseIndy.com News & Sports The fallout from a former Indianapolis Public Schools counselor, accused of having sex with students continues on this Tuesday. WRTV-TV reports that two IPS school officials have resigned in connection to the proper legal reporting of the alleged child seduction activities of Shana Taylor. Both, Lela Hester and Shalon Dabney have resigned, […]
@kwellscomm PraiseIndy.com News & Sports Breaking! A judge says Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson is not guilty of all charges in the death of Freddie Gray. Goodson was driving the police van in which Gray suffered a fatal spinal cord injury in April of 2015. Goodson could have faced 30 years in prison if convicted […]
@kwellscomm PraiseIndy News Legendary boxer and human rights activist Muhammad Ali is dead at the age of 74. A family spokesman confirmed that Ali died at Phoenix-area hospital where was being treated for a respiratory issue that was complicated by the Parkinson’s he was diagnosed with in the 1980’s. The most recognizable sports figure of […]
@kwellscomm PraiseIndy News Boxing legend Muhammad Ali remains hospitalized as word comes that his condition is said to be more serious than previously stated. The London Daily Mirror is reporting Ali’s children have rushed to his bedside at a Phoenix-area hospital. Ali was being treated for a respiratory issue that has been complicated by the Parkinson’s disease he was […]