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  • Water line break closes part of Mass Ave in downtown Indianapolis

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Some downtown Indianapolis streets are blocked due to a broken water line that’s flooded the area and caused pavement to buckle. It happened on Massachusetts Avenue Wednesday morning. According to Citizens Energy, the problem will likely take “several hours” to fix. The road is currently blocked between Delaware and Alabama streets. Crews have arrived at the scene to make repairs. A Citizens spokesman said the line was installed in 1875.

  • 14-year-old shot and killed man during Dollar General robbery, police say

    CUMBERLAND, Ind. – Police in Cumberland believe a 14-year-old shot and killed a man at a Dollar General store this week. According to Cumberland Police Chief Michael Crooke, investigators believe the 14-year-old juvenile and 18-year-old Steven Sheppard were robbing the store Monday night when the younger teen shot and killed Gregory Raley. Raley saw commotion at the store; with his fiancée inside, he went to check on her. He encountered the 14-year-old, named in court documents as “E.C.” since he […]

  • Get ready for the Indy Masquerade New Year’s Eve Party

    Dress your best and get your tickets for this year’s “Indy Masquerade” at Union Station. Your admission price will include live music, ballroom dancing, stand-up comedy and many other surprises. Ring in the New Year with everything you could ask for under one roof in downtown Indy.

  • Mother files wrongful death lawsuit after 13-year-old son killed in Marshall County school bus crash

    ARGOS, Ind. – The mother of a boy killed when a truck his school bus last week has filed a wrongful death lawsuit Owen Abbott, 13, died when a truck rear-ended his school bus at a railroad crossing on U.S. 31. Abbott and more than 30 other students from Eastern Pulaski Schools were on a field trip to a Christmas musical. Three adult chaperones were also on the bus. The lawsuit names the driver of the truck, Tylor Perry, and […]

  • Silver Alert canceled for 70-year-old man

    UPDATE: The Silver Alert has been canceled. Original Story: BURNS HARBOR, Ind. — Indiana police are looking for a missing 70-year-old white male named Robert O. Mottinger. He is 6 feet tall and 180 pounds with gray hair and blue eyes. He was last seen yesterday in Burns Harbor at 11 a.m., and he was wearing a blue denim jacket with gray sleeves and gray sweatpants. He has an eagle tattoo on his shoulder, a cross on his chest and a […]

  • IMPD: 39-year-old man arrested in connection with woman’s murder on north side

    UPDATE (12/11/18) – Hudson was found guilty of murder. Original Story: INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – IMPD said that they have arrested a 39-year-old man in connection with the murder of a 51-year-old woman who was found dead in her apartment. Kelly Hudson was arrested Friday for his alleged involvement in the murder of Catherine Dunaway. Just after 4 p.m. on Nov. 3, officers were dispatched to the 3400 block of N. Meridian St. on a report of a deceased person. Officers arrived […]

  • Gun stolen from state trooper found in northern Indiana creek

    PARKE COUNTY, Ind. – A gun stolen from an Indiana state trooper was recovered from a creek in Parke County on Tuesday. State police say they received several tips about the possible locations of the firearm during their investigation, which is being headed by Detective Don Curtis. Officers say scuba divers with the department searched Big Raccoon Creek near Rosedale for nearly three hours before finding the Sig Sauer P227 at about 11:05 a.m. The firearm was then secured and […]

  • Dollar General store awning collapses in Lawrence

    LAWRENCE, Ind. – The façade of a Dollar General store collapsed in Lawrence on Tuesday. First responders were called to the store in the 8000 block of Pendleton Pike shortly after 4 p.m. Photos submitted by a viewer show the awning of the building collapsed on top of cars in the parking lot below. “I was inside whenever we heard the bricks falling,” said a witness. “The ground was shaking, it felt kind of like an earthquake. It was pretty […]

  • Police seeking public’s help after shots fired in Noblesville neighborhood

    NOBLESVILLE, Ind. – The Noblesville Police Department is asking for the public’s help are shots were fired inside a Noblesville neighborhood on Monday night. Just before 10 p.m., authorities were dispatched to the 14000 block of Cuppola Drive on the report of shots fired.  Officers arrived on the scene a short time later and began to investigate. Citizens who reside in the Marilyn Ridge neighborhood are being asked to review any video camera footage that captures the roadway for anything suspicious […]

  • Northbound I-69 reopened after being closed due to truck fire in Fishers

    FISHERS, Ind. – Northbound I-69 is back open in Hamilton County after being closed for a truck fire in Fishers. Indiana State Police say no injuries were reported in the incident.