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  • Indy Police find missing elderly man

    UPDATE: IMPD Detectives were able to locate John Collignon.  He is being reunited with his family. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Police are looking for help finding a man who drove away from his home and never returned. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said 82-year-old John Collignon went missing around 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Police say he was last seen driving away from his residence in a black 2-door 2009 GMC Canyon pick-up truck bearing Indiana plate VM1720. Collignon is described as […]

  • Columbus police: Man hit patrol car after stealing Volkswagen

    COLUMBUS, Ind.– Columbus police are looking to identify a man who they say stole a vehicle and hit an unoccupied Columbus Police Department patrol car. Around 6:45 a.m. Thursday, officers were called to investigate a suspicious person knocking on doors of homes on Brookside Court. A short time later, a suspicious vehicle was spotted. Police say when the driver stepped out of the silver Volkswagen Jetta to talk to the officer, an unidentified passenger got into the driver’s seat and […]

  • 2 workers rescued from collapsed trench in Arcadia

    ARCADIA, Ind. — Two men had to be rescued in Arcadia after the trench they were in collapsed while they were working on a sewer line, according to the Jackson Township Fire Department. Shortly before 6 p.m. Thursday, authorities were called to the 200 block of Maple Street. Responders arrived to find two men waist-deep in the trench. The first man to be extracted was taken to Methodist Hospital. He has since been released and is in good condition, according […]

  • Silver Alert issued for missing Notre Dame student

    NOTRE DAME, Ind. — Police are looking for help finding a missing Notre Dame student. The Indiana State Police said the Notre Dame Police Department is investigating Annrose Jerry’s disappearance. Annrose has been missing from Notre Dame since 8 p.m. Tuesday. She is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance. Annrose is described as a 21-year-old Asian woman. She is 5’5″ tall, weighs approximately 150 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen […]

  • Indianapolis Public Schools prepares for annual spelling bee

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Students from across the Indianapolis Public Schools district will compete Friday to spell up a storm. More than 35 building-level school winners in fourth through eighth grades will compete in the annual spelling bee at Arsenal Technical High School’s Anderson Auditorium. The winner of the district bee will go home with a new Surface Go tablet. “My goal is for students to participate in an academic competition, held in a professional atmosphere, which allows each student the […]

  • New pilot program aims at preventing child fatalities

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Indiana State Department of Health is working to reduce serious injuries to children caused by abuse or neglect. The department partnered with the Indiana University School of Social Work to conduct a pilot program in Clark, Delaware, and Grant counties. The program will work through the local Child Fatality Review teams to identify cases for review. “It’s vitally important that we do everything we can to protect children,” said State Health Commissioner Kris Box. “This grant […]

  • Phish announces summer tour with 3 August shows at Ruoff Music Center

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Genre-bending, jam lords Phish have announced an entire weekend of shows in Noblesville this summer as part of a newly announced tour. Promoter Live Nation announced the band’s massive summer 2020 tour Thursday, including a three-date stint at Ruoff Music Center. Phish will perform at the Noblesville venue on Friday, August 7 – Saturday, August 8 – Sunday, August 9, 2020 as part of the Coors Light Concert Series. Tickets go on sale Saturday, February 8 at […]

  • Indy to get new animal shelter amid need for more space

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indianapolis Animal Care Services will have more room after a contract extension was approved Thursday. We previously reported the shelter was overflowing, leading workers to set up temporary crates in the hallways and offer free adoptions to cut down on the shelter population. The contract amendment’s intent is to update the 2017 recommendations to better reflect the immediate and future needs of the agency. In March, 2017, the Department of Business and Neighborhood Services contracted krM Architecture […]

  • Silver Alert declared for Crown Point 16-year-old girl, 7-month-old son

    CROWN POINT, Ind. — A statewide Silver Alert has been declared for a 16-year-old girl and her 7-month-old son from Crown Point. The Crown Point Police Department (CPPD) said the disappearance of Caneesha Ellis, 16, and Kannon Ellis, 7 months, is currently being investigated. Caneesha is described as 5′ 5″ tall, 180 lbs, with black hair and brown eyes. Kannon is described 27″ tall, 18 lbs, with black hair and brown eyes. Kannon was last seen wearing a grey fuzzy […]

  • Baby surrendered at Safe Haven Baby Box at Seymour fire station

    SEYMOUR, Ind. — The Seymour Fire Department was able to take in a surrendered baby through a donated baby box Thursday. The baby was surrendered in a baby box at a fire station in Seymour, Indiana Thursday. The Seymour Fire Department was notified by an alarm as soon as the mother opened the outside door to place her baby in the box. Within a minute, the newborn was retrieved and taken to a local hospital to be checked out. The […]

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