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Anderson man sentenced to 60 years for 2025 murder, auto theft
Tony Lee Schoettmer pleaded guilty last month to the murder of Jim Gaw in June 2025.
Pekin man charged with 14 felonies after shooting at woman and fleeing police
A 33-year-old Pekin man is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly firing shots at a woman after a domestic dispute with another woman and fleeing police in a multi-county car chase.
46-year-old gets 50 years for murder of man who was disabled, battling cancer
Tony Lee Schoettmer, 46, of Anderson, Indiana, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the murder of Jim Gaw, a man who was disabled and suffering from cancer. His body was discovered in June 2025in a rural area a few miles west of the I-69 interchange for Campus Parkway in…
27-year-old man critically injured in 1-car crash near Lapel
The Madison County Sheriff's Department says the 27-year-old man drove off the side of State Road 13, south of Lapel, and struck a utility pole.
'Our saving grace' | Hailey Buzbee's family helped support McCordsville family of missing teen
Addy Strange, 14, was found safe Monday, July 27, three days after she was reported missing.
'Not every tragedy is a crime' | Murder trial continues for man accused of using racial slurs before Indianapolis bar killing
Jereme Curtis Dillingham, 28, was fatally shot outside the Mucky Duck Pub around 1:30 a.m. July 17, 2025.
Utica Police Department raises concerns on false missing kids alerts on social media
UTICA, N.Y. (WFXV/WUTR) - On Monday July 20,13-year-old Curnelius Patterson was reported missing and returned home four days later. But on Sunday a post appeared on Facebook, claiming the boy was a possible child sex trafficking victim, a claim that wasn't even brought up during…
Shooting at short-term rental raises concerns about Indianapolis' short-term rental registry
After a shooting at a short-term rental on Delaware Street over the weekend, neighbors say the city's short-term rental registry doesn't work as well as it should.
1 injured after truck crashes into home during north Indy hit and run
INDIANAPOLIS — One person is in the hospital after a hit-and-run crash on Indy's north side sent a pickup truck off the roadway and into a local home. Indianapolis police were called just before 5 p.m. Monday to the 7000 block of Portland Square on report of a car crash and…
Anderson man gets 60 years in prison for killing 73-year-old disabled man; found hours later driving victim's vehicle
MADISON COUNTY, Ind. -- An Anderson man will serve the next 50 years of his life behind bars for killing a 73-year-old disabled man in Madison County last year. The Madison County Prosecutor's Office announced that 46-year-old Tony Schoettmer received a 60-year sentence for his…
Car strikes woman riding scooter on Indianapolis southwest side
A woman was taken to the hospital in stable condition after being struck by a car while riding a scooter near the intersection of Kentucky Avenue and South High School Road Wednesday afternoon.
Suspended driver leads police on 106 mph chase through Decatur County, flees into cornfield
DECATUR COUNTY, Ind. — A driver with a suspended license has been arrested in Decatur County after police say he led them on a 106 mph chase before fleeing into a corn field on foot. Timothy Wolfe, 57, of Lewisville, was arrested last week and booked into Decatur County Jail on a…