EVANSVILLE — A list of the nation’s best high schools includes more than 40 in Indiana. Twelve schools in the state are ranked among the top 1,000 by U.S. News and World Report, including the Signature School in Evansville, which is number one in Indiana.

FAYETTEVILL, N.C. — Marinna Rollins told her Facebook friends on April 17 that she found a new home for her PTSD therapy dog, Cam. Instead, she and her boyfriend, soldier Jarren Heng, are accused of shooting Cam multiple times with a rifle execution-style. Authorities said they filmed the incident. “They can be heard on the …read more.

ELKHART COUNTY— Crews are on the scene of a large landfill fire in Elkhart County.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Lowe’s Home Improvement is warning customers about a fake Mother’s Day coupon circulating online.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Police say a 56-year-old man ran into a burning building twice, despite orders from police and firefighters for him to stop.

FORT WAYNE — A boil water advisory has been ordered for water customers throughout the city of Fort Wayne.

FORT WAYNE — Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) released the following statement today about the action taken at the Purdue University Board of Trustees meeting regarding the future name of the Fort Wayne campus:

WASHINGTON — A man accused of running away with a former student has been found and arrested.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana athletics has enacted a policy disqualifying its programs from adding any athlete with a history of sexual or domestic violence.

ORLANDO — When the theme park known as Star Wars Land opens its doors at Disney World in 2019, it promises to be an immersive experience that any fan of the beloved saga will go crazy for.

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana State Police trooper is finally back on duty four years after his squad car was hit by a semi-truck.

CLARKSVILLE — A detective with the Clarksville police department faced an unlikely danger on the job last week.

ERIE, PENN. — Police in Pennsylvania confirmed Steve Stephens, the man who prompted a nationwide manhunt, has killed himself.

WHITLEY COUNTY  — A juvenile was killed and another suffered life-threatening injuries in an overnight crash near Larwill, according to the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department. The crash happened at the intersection of SR 5 and U.S. 30 just after 1 a.m. Sunday, April 16. According to investigators, a pickup truck driven by Chase Belcher, 25, Warsaw, failed to stop at …read more.

EAST PALESTINE, OHIO — It wasn’t a Big Mac attack, but a craving for the ‘Golden Arches’ that ended with a little boy taking his young sister for a ride in his dad’s van.

INDIANAPOLIS — While little Arial Harrison was in surgery at Riley Hospital for Children Tuesday morning, her distraught parents nervously waited, her father recalling the events of Sunday evening that left his youngest daughter fighting for her life.

FORT WAYNE — A suspected drunk driver crashed on the steps to Headwaters Park West early Wednesday morning after reportedly taking her sedan on a joyride through the park.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Fair patrons may want to bring much bigger appetites to the annual event this summer after Fair officials today announced its 2017 theme, the “Wonderful World of Food.”

AUSTIN, TEXAS — A husband and wife accused of running a prostitution ring posing as a massage parlor in northwest Austin were revealed after hundreds of condoms clogged part of their sewage system.

MISHAWAKA — A Mishawaka man has been arrested on child neglect and criminal confinement charges for allegedly locking one child in a closet and confining others to a homemade cage, according to the probable cause affidavit.

GIRARD, OHIO — A group that’s looking for Bigfoot drove all the way from California because they believe the creature is hiding out in Girard. Searching for Bigfoot, Inc. traveled to the Valley as part of their $1 million bounty competition. They came here because of a picture taken by Xavier King. King was driving to …read more.

KATY, TEXAS — A 6-year-old “Star Wars” fanatic undergoing treatment for a brain tumor was surprised by a storm trooper, imperial gunner and shoretrooper at MD Anderson Children’s Cancer Hospital in Houston.

GOSHEN — Someone who bought a lottery ticket in Goshen is $1 million richer today.

FRESNO, Calif. — A woman was found near Table Mountain on Tuesday morning, and she doesn’t seem to know who she is, the Fresno Police Department said.

CLOVER, S.C. — “But she doesn’t look like you. We have lots of other dolls that look more like you.”

NASHVILLE, TENN. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says there has been a confirmed sighting of AMBER Alert teen Mary Catherine Elizabeth Thomas and her accused kidnapper Tad Cummins in Oklahoma.

VERSAILLES — It’s the second time in a week, but another turkey has flown into a windshield.

EVANSVILLE — A disabled teen from Evansville that has been missing since last year has been identified as the body found in a vacant home on Monday night.

LA PORTE COUNTY — A family suffered minor cuts when a wild turkey came crashing through their windshield while traveling down US 20 in Indiana. The La Porte County Sheriff’s Office says the Taraboczhia family was traveling down the highway when a wild turkey flew in front of their rental vehicle. They weren’t able to …read more.

HAYDEN, ALA. — A Tennessee family died in a plane crash Saturday, March 25, as they were traveling home from a spring break trip to Disney World.

FORT WAYNE — The University of Saint Francis is set to host an alum who was the animator behind several Disney films like “Moana,” “Wreck-It Ralph,” “Frozen,” and “Big Hero 6.”

INDIANAPOLIS —  An elderly Warsaw woman suffering from dementia ended up stranded, 110 miles from her home on Thursday, March 24 according to WANE. She was safely reunited with her family hours after an Indiana state trooper and an INDOT Hoosier Helper came to her aid. Just after 10:30 a.m., INDOT Hoosier Helper Aaron Thomas …read more.

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH. — Authorities have destroyed a World War II-era grenade that was found on a beach at a state park in Washington state.

FORT WAYNE — The Fort Wayne Police Department arrested six people after serving search warrants at a hotel on the city’s eastern side.

Elkhart County – At the request of Elkhart County Sheriff Brad Rogers the Indiana State Police is investigating the death of an inmate at the Elkhart County Jail.

LANCASTER, CALIF. — Valerie Castillo and her middle school robotics team from Lancaster, Calif. built a championship winning robot in a week.

MAURY COUNTY, TENN. — Tad Cummins, the former Maury County teacher at the center of an Amber Alert, reportedly did online research about teen marriage just days before disappearing with a 15-year-old student.

POLK COUNTY, FLA. — It might be March Madness, but in Polk County some unsuspecting criminals got wrapped up in “March Sadness.”

NASHVILLE, TENN. — A drug developed in the 1970s and never approved for human use by the FDA is emerging as a street-level drug now linked to multiple deadly overdoses across the country.

MARSHALL COUNTY — A two-vehicle crash late Saturday afternoon sent several people to the hospital and left a toddler dead. Indiana State police confirmed that the young boy died. CPR was being performed on him at the crash scene on U.S. 31 and State Road 110, near the Marshall-Fulton county line. The little boy’s parents …read more.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana University has parted ways with head basketball coach Tom Crean.

MONROE, WASH — Police in Washington say someone may have donated their cooler without checking what was inside

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Police found 70 pounds of what’s believed to be marijuana after a trooper stopped a pickup truck for a traffic violation on I-70 Tuesday afternoon in central Indiana.

LAFAYETTE — A Lafayette mother confessed to child abuse March 7, two days after her 3-month-old infant was hospitalized with burns, according to charges filed Tuesday.

FORT WAYNE — A Fort Wayne man has been federally charged with possession and distribution of child pornography after agents reported finding nearly 30,000 images and almost 500 videos of the matter on his computer.

FULTON COUNTY, OHIO — An Amber Alert was issued for a 10-month-old Ohio boy Tuesday morning after he was allegedly abducted by his father.

NASHVILLE, TENN. — A Cheatham County woman is sharing her scary experience after waking up to find a snake in her bed on Friday.

ELKHART — The planners of the first Hall of Heroes Comic Con knew they could draw a weekend crowd of 3,000. They were overjoyed when that number had been doubled by Saturday afternoon.

SOUTH BEND — First Responders with Cleveland Township Fire Department are now some of the best-equipped in the nation to save a pet’s life. That’s because Invisible Fence of South Bend has donated two pet oxygen mask kits to the department.

WABASH — Fire ripped through a family-owned business in downtown Wabash.

CHICAGO — If you’re not already following Sue, the Field Museum’s famous Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton, on Twitter, you should be. If anyone had to make a list of the most essential Chicago Twitter feeds, Sue’s would be at or near the very top, combining Paleontology information, Field Museum news, Jurassic Park riffs and jokes about …read more.

LAS VEGAS — The Clark County District Attorney’s office is still on the hunt for a fugitive.

BARRINGTON, R.I. — A 97-year-old woman apparently slipped and fell while walking to her car. Her twin sister, running into the house to call for help, tripped on a rug.

FORT WAYNE — A suspect is in custody after leading police on a multi-county chase and barricading himself inside his vehicle. The chase began near Syracuse in Kosciusko County around 9:15 p.m. Friday. Both Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputies, and Whitley County deputies were pursuing the vehicle. An officer attempted to make a traffic stop after determining …read more.

BOSTON — The feline fondly dubbed as SWAT Cat has been visiting the Boston Police Department for 3 years – but when she disappeared for a few months, the boys in blue decided to give her a more permanent home.

INDIANAPOLIS — On “Superhero Day,” two 4-year-olds in Indiana showed their preschool you don’t have to wear a cape to be a hero. A Supreme Court robe will do just fine.

BAKERSFIELD, CALIF. — Newborns who have syphilis are being delivered in record numbers.

ELKHART COUNTY — The Elkhart County prosecutor will not file charges against two police officers in the death of Norman Gary.

FORT WAYNE — New documents obtained by NewsChannel 15 give perspective on what led Amber Pasztor to kill her children last September. The documents claim she had planned to kill them for w

WARSAW — Children with orthopedic conditions such as in-toeing (“pigeon toes”), those suffering a trauma like a car accident and kids with Cerebral Palsy are being ignored, says an orthopedic leader in Warsaw.

PHILADELPHIA, PENN. — Philadelphia police say approximately 100 headstones have been damaged at a Jewish cemetery in the northeastern part of the city.

ST. LOUIS, MO. — A fundraiser for a vandalized Jewish cemetery is sending a strong message of unity and tolerance.

SOUTH BEND — Twelve employees fired for participating in a national protest have a job opportunity.

ALEXANDRIA, LA. — It’s a life experience one family will never forget.

CHICAGO — A 53-year-old Indiana trucker from Leesburg could spend less than three more years in prison for a 2014 crash that killed five people on Interstate 55.

LA PORTE — The state known as the “Crossroads of America” is among the nation’s top places for bridges that need some attention.

SHIPSHEWANA — A nationwide recall of popular cheese products due to a potential listeria contamination was prompted by a LaGrange County cheese plant.

SOUTH BEND — The St. Joseph County Council voted 6-2 on Tuesday to approve a human rights ordinance with countywide protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, sex, age, disability and other characteristics.

NEW ORLEANS — At 11:25 a.m. CST, Feb. 7, a tornado impacted NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. All 3,500 employees at the facility have been accounted for, with five sustaining minor injuries.

MUNCIE — Authorities assume a “bad batch” of heroin led to a dramatic spike in the number of overdoses in recent days.

SOUTH BEND —Two brothers who grew up near the Mexican border, but studied in Michiana, say they’re soon headed back to the border for a big road trip.

INDIANAPOLIS — If you’re unhappy living in Indiana, you’re not alone.

HOUSTON — Workers at a Texas daycare are tired of parents picking up their kids while on the phone.

PORTLAND, ORE. — A Portland woman says she and her pet ball python are inseparable — but they recently became a little too close for comfort.

MIDDLEBURY — Jayco is moving ahead with a large expansion project in Middlebury that is expected to create over 300 new jobs.

MISHAWAKA — If you’re looking for a fun, team-building experience like no other, you can put your critical-thinking skills to the test with an escape room challenge.

FORT WAYNE — Neighbors in a historic Fort Wayne neighborhood are growing uncomfortable with a hanging effigy of President Donald Trump that appeared on their street after he was inaugurated.

NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union said it received $24.1 million in online donations over the weekend.

NOTRE DAME — Rev. John Jenkins, president of the University of Notre Dame, released a statement Sunday regarding President Donald Trump’s executive order barring certain refugees from entering the United States.

FORT WAYNE — Sheriff’s deputies have found the body of a man on grassy land near Eagle Marsh where police and search dogs had been searching for a missing man Thursday, Jan. 26.

VERMILLION COUNTY — Part of the Vermillion County Fairgrounds is destroyed after a large fire Thursday evening.

MARSHALL COUNTY — A man found guilty of attempted murder involving a police officer, learned his fate in court today. Lane Dodson, 35, of Warsaw will spend 35 years behind bars. In December of 2014, Dodson was pulled over in connection with a suspected assault. Things took a violent turn, when police say Dodson raised a …read more.

BLOOMINGTON — A story about an Indiana University fraternity is getting a lot of attention online.

SOUTH BEND — A South Bend fifth grader was struck and killed by a passing pickup truck Monday morning as he tried to catch a TRANSPO bus to school.

WASHINGTON, DC — The Pence women have revealed some of the handmade gowns they are wearing this week in Washington.

CLARKSVILLE, TENN. — Clarksville Police said a man who told authorities he is selling marijuana called 911 to report that he’d been robbed of $200 worth of weed

HOUSTON, TEXAS — Both President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara Bush were hospitalized Wednesday, a family spokesman confirmed online.

HOUSTON — Rhode Island State Police say two children reported missing in 1985 have been found in the Houston area and their noncustodial mother has been charged with snatching them.

MUNCIE — A Muncie-based cancer services center’s servers were hacked last week in a ransomware attack.

HARLEM, MANHATTAN — A 12-year-old boy is facing attempted robbery charges after police say he pulled a gun on a classmate and demanded she give him her chicken nuggets.

RICHMOND — Three of every ten mothers who gave birth at Reid Health last year tested positive for an illicit or high-risk drug, according to the hospital.

EMMET COUNTY, MICH. — A man who was paralyzed after he slipped and fell in the snow is alive thanks to the heroic actions of his dog.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — A young girl has been reunited with her teddy bear that was lost while she evacuated the Ft. Lauderdale airport during last week’s deadly shooting.

INDIANAPOLIS — A semi crashed into an overpass on the west side of Indianapolis, causing significant damage that will leave all northbound lanes of Interstate 465 shut down for weeks. Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said a semi heading south on I-465 hit the westbound Rockville Road Bridge around 8:15 a.m. The semi was …read more.

FORT LAUDERDALE-HOLLYWOOD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FLA. — According Broward Sheriff Fire, there are at least six people shot at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport with multiple fatalities.

SOUTH BEND — On Thursday, Jan. 5, South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg officially entered the race to become the next national chairman of the Democratic Party.

NILES, MICH. — A Niles funeral home has a new “employee” on staff to help families cope with their grief, and he is getting a lot of attention

KALAMAZOO, MICH. — One of the survivors of last year’s deadly Kalamazoo shooting spree is experiencing some setbacks on her road to recovery.

FORT MYERS, Fla. — As the days move forward, it looks more and more unlikely that newly-hatched E9 will have an eaglet sibling.

NOBLE COUNTY — According to WANE, Multiple law enforcement agencies took part in a major investigation in Noble County that culminated in a warrant being served at a rural home Thursday where 20 pounds of crystal meth, 100 pounds of marijuana, 50 to 60 firearms and $80,000 in cash were seized.  Noble County Sheriff Doug Harp …read more.