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  • Celebrating National Pi Day with Kylee’s Kitchen

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (March 14, 2015) — Saturday is National Pi Day, because the date is March 14, 2015 or 3.1415, the first five numbers for the mathematical symbol, Pi. In honor of National Pi day, Kylee Wierks of the food blog Kylee’s Kitchen showed us how to make a great and simple pie!   No-Bake Snickers Bar Pie Yield: Makes about 16 servings Ingredients 8 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 cup powdered sugar 1 cup chunky or creamy peanut butter […]

  • Co-workers, friends remember postal worker killed in Shelby County crash

    SHELBY COUNTY, Ind. (May 3, 2015) — Co-workers and friends of a Greenfield Post Office employee are remembering her after she was killed Sunday afternoon while delivering packages. A spokesperson with the U.S. Postal Service confirms that Melinda Thompson of Spiceland was killed in an accident involving a postal delivery vehicle. Mary Dando of the Postal Service said, “Our hearts and prayers go out to the employee’s family.” Dando went on to say the accident is being investigated by the […]

  • Mom charged with neglect after missing daughter found safe

    DANVILLE, Ind. (May 3, 2015) —  Hendricks County sheriff’s deputies say a Danville woman told them she could not find her 2-year-old daughter or her car early Sunday. The child was found safe inside the vehicle, which was parked along a Hendricks County Road. The mother now faces charges of neglect. Initial reports on the missing toddler came from the child’s mother, Logan Wardle, 27, Danville, who reportedly woke up at home and said she couldn’t locate the child or […]

  • Man dead after dispute leads to east side shooting

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (May 3, 2015)–Indianapolis Metropolitan police are investigating after a man died in a shooting on the east side Sunday night. Police received a report of shots fired shortly before 6:30 p.m. in the parking lot of First Cash Pawn in the 500 block of North Rural Street. When they arrived, officers reported an adult male with a gunshot wound to the head. The 41-year-old victim was taken to Eskenazi Hospital in critical condition. Police said he later died […]

  • Driver flees after striking another vehicle

    SHELBY COUNTY, Ind. (May 2, 2015)–Indiana State Police have captured a driver who fled the scene after striking another vehicle along Interstate 74 Saturday evening. Shelby County Sheriff’s dispatch got a call around 7:15 P.M. about a vehicle struck in the West bound lanes of I-74 near London Road. An Indiana State Trooper on his way to the scene reported seeing a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle wanted in the hit and run and began a pursuit. The […]

  • Teen shot on Indianapolis’ northwest side

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (May 2, 2015) – Indianapolis Metro Police are investigating a shooting on the city’s near west side. Police were called to Lafayette Road and Pike Plaza around 9:30 p.m. Saturday for a person shot. A 19-year-old male was walking on Pike Plaza heard shots fired and then realized he had been shot. He found a security guard who was working at a carnival nearby and police were called. The teen was taken to Methodist hospital in good condition. […]

  • Indianapolis man arrested after shots at party during Little 500 weekend in Bloomington

    BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (April 26, 2015) – One person is in jail after shots were fired during a party early Saturday morning in Bloomington during Little 500 weekend. Indiana State Police say just after 1 a.m. Saturday officers witnessed a large fight break out during a party in the parking lot across from Indiana University’s Memorial Stadium. Troopers ran toward the fight and officers heard three shots being fired. As they crossed Dunn Street toward the fight, two more shots were […]

  • One dead after car flips on I-65

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (April 26, 2015) – One person has died after a crash on Interstate 65 Sunday afternoon. Indiana State Police say they were called to I-65 South bound near the Keystone Avenue exit ramp for an accident. When police arrived, they found a vehicle flipped onto its roof and into the embankment next to the highway. ISP investigated the accident and say the driver was deceased at the scene but are still investigating what caused the car to flip […]

  • Person shot multiple times on near North side

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (April 26, 2015) – Indianapolis Metro Police are investigating a shooting on the near north side. Police were called to the 2900 block of North Capitol Avenue for a report of a person shot. When they arrived, officers found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was taken to Methodist hospital in critical condition. We will have more information as it becomes available.

  • Humane Society holds biggest fundraiser of the year at IMS

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (April 25, 2015) – It’s the greatest spectacle in dog walking- the Mutt Strut. Thousands of dog owners brought out their four-legged family members to walk around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday. The Mutt Strut is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Humane Society of Indianapolis. Money raised goes toward caring for the thousands of animals that come through the shelter, from medical exams to micro-chipping. “We really rely on and depend on events like […]