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West Lafayette juvenile found safe, person of interest taken into custody
UPDATE (7/31/26): In an update, West Lafayette Police Department officials identified 22-year-old Jasmine O'Sullivan, a Lawrenceville, Georgia, resident, as the person who reportedly abducted the child from West Lafayette. The release said that investigators believe O'Sullivan…
IMPD: Officer was struck by another officer's gunfire during police shooting on Indy's east side; suspect's family releases statement
The shooting happened July 22 in the 8000 block of East 37th Street and resulted in the death of 21-year-old Dalys Jett and the hospitalization of two IMPD officers.
Friends plan annual Library Bash fundraiser
OLD FORGE — The Friends of the Old Forge Library will host their annual Library Bash from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, at the Old Forge Library. The event serves as the organization’s annual fundraiser to support library…
Project Children panel discussion set in Utica
UTICA — The Irish Cultural Center of the Mohawk Valley will host a Project Children panel discussion at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, at its facility, 623 Columbia St., Utica. The program will highlight the impact of the organization, which…
Utica Comets GM Braden Birch: 'It's our job to put together a team that we think could win'
Braden Birch knows about Utica.
IMPD: Officer shot another officer during deadly east Indy police shooting
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police have confirmed that one of two officers shot during an exchange of gunfire last week on the city's east side was actually shot by a fellow officer. The alleged suspect in the incident was also killed in the shooting. The Indianapolis…
70,000 expected as sold-out Gen Con kicks off in downtown Indianapolis
Gen Con got underway Thursday. The conference is sold out, but anyone can attend the block party for free.
Court blocks Trump's move to cut school mental health grants
(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of 14 other Democratic state attorneys general secured a temporary court order blocking the U.S. Department of Education from terminating two federal school mental health grant programs.
Childcare providers push alternative to Indiana rule changes
A proposed change that's received a lot of criticism is one that would lower education requirements for providers.
SAFE Act seeks to crack down on 'chameleon carriers' in Indiana
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Indiana Sen. Todd Young (R-Indiana) and Sen. Andy Kim (D-New Jersey) introduced the Safety and Accountability in Freight Enforcement (SAFE) Act—a bill that could crack down on dubious trucking companies known as “chameleon carriers.” According to…
Tristan Peters' bases-loaded walk in 11th lifts White Sox over Yankees
Tristan Peters drew a bases-loaded walk in the 11th inning to force in automatic runner Chase Meidroth and the Chicago White Sox edged the Yankees 2-1. The White Sox loaded the bases on Munetaka Murakami’s intentional walk and Sam Antonacci’s…
Crash between semi and Impala leaves 3 dead in White County
Three people were killed and one was injured in a head-on collision between a semi-tractor trailer and a Chevrolet Impala north of Monon, Indiana, on Thursday.