Category: Around Us
LEXINGTON, KY. — The Fayette County Coroner’s Office has identified the six killed in a wreck on Interstate 75 in Lexington.
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS — A 14-year-old driver has been charged with murder for allegedly killing a woman after he ran a red light while throwing eggs at other cars, police in Texas said Wednesday.
ST. CHARLES, MO. — A Missouri man was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing his girlfriend, her two young children and her mother before getting into a shootout with police and stabbing a woman while trying to steal her car, officials said.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Police are searching for a man who fired several shots through a Taco Bell drive-thru window when he didn’t get the taco sauce he wanted.
MARSHALL COUNTY — The mother of a young girl hurt in the Marshall County bus crash, which left one student dead, has filed a lawsuit against the driver and his employer. Amber Despot, mother of Krista Despot, filed a complaint against Tylor Perry and National Construction Rentals Inc. and National Rent-A-Fence Co. The complaint alleges …read more.
FORT WAYNE — It’s been ten days since a Fort Wayne family heard from theirmissing loved one. Wednesday, they searched the banks of the St. Joseph and St. Mary’s Rivers as they feared the worse.
INDIANAPOLIS — Anna Norquist, a Granger woman who’s been fighting for her life as she battles Toxic Shock Syndrome, made it through her 10th surgery Wednesday.
RICHMOND — A teenager shot and killed himself at a Richmond middle school Thursday morning, police said.
SAN FRANCISCO — Kimberly-Clark has issued a recall for U by Kotex Sleek Tampons, regular absorbency, for a quality-related defect, the company said Tuesday.
NEW YORK— The explosion in online shopping has led to porch pirates and stoop surfers swiping holiday packages from unsuspecting residents. The cops in one New Jersey city are trying to catch the thieves with some trickery of their own.
MARSHALL COUNTY — A family is suing the driver of a truck that hit a school bus, killing a student.
MISHAWAKA — The Mishawaka High School community is coming to grips with a tragedy.
LAFAYETTE — Christmas decorations at the White House took a hit on social media this year.
SOUTH BEND — The Potawatomi Zoo in South Bend welcomed a three-banded armadillo into the world, according to the zoo.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Meet your newest baby obsession.
SOUTH BEND — One of the many children involved in the school bus accident in Marshall Co. was flown to Memorial Hospital Wednesday morning for treatment for his injuries
BLOOMINGTON — Kappa Sigma’s governing body has pulled the charter for the fraternity’s Beta Theta chapter at Indiana University-Bloomington.
BOARDMAN, OHIO — An Austintown woman is in jail again after police said she tried to shoplift from the Boardman Walmart and officers found drugs on her.
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Infant ibuprofen sold at Walmart, CVS and Family Dollar is being recalled because it may have higher levels of ibuprofen than normal. This could cause permanent NSAID-associated renal injury in some infants.
ARGOS — Multiple injuries are being reported in a crash involving a flat bed truck and school bus on U.S. 31 near Argos.
INDIANAPOLIS — Cancer is the biggest killer of firefighters across the nation, according to the International Association of Firefighters, and a new report from IUPUI says Hoosier firefighters are at an increased risk.
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Two people are in custody as a result of a massive drug bust near Binghamton.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Christmas decorations at the Heerlein family home in Austin, Texas have led to 911 calls!
MASON COUNTY, MICH. — A woman from Mason County, Michigan is facing drug charges after investigators said she had several drugs on her when she picked up her daughter.
CARMEL — The man who stole Gus the skateboarding bulldog, won’t have to spend even one day in prison.
CARMEL — ‘Blackice’ is being blamed for a 30-car crash Thursday morning.
LONDON — Traces of poop have been found on a number of McDonald’s touchscreen kiosks, an investigation has found.
BRYANTOWN, MD. — A 7-year-old Charles County girl remains in critical, but stable condition after she was struck by a pickup truck as she was getting off a school bus, officials say.
ST. JOSEPH, MICH. — It’s official: Michigan’s board of canvassers certified the voice of the voters today, making recreational marijuana legal in the state on December 6th.
LAKE GROVE, N.Y. — The end of one mystery has opened the door to another for a New York family that found human skeletal remains in a home once belonging to a loved one who vanished nearly 60 years ago.
TAMPA, FLA. — Three years ago, Wanda Dench sent a text that would start a tradition.
INDIANAPOLIS — Just six months after she was shot several times at Noblesville West Middle School, Ella Whistler showed how quickly she’s recovering by singing the national anthem and cheering during Sunday’s Indianapolis Colts game.
CAIRO, EGYPT — Egyptian authorities opened an intact sarcophagus on Saturday and revealed a well-preserved mummy of a woman believed to be more than 3,000 years old, according to news reports.
INDIANAPOLIS — Four kinds of Duncan Hines cake mix have been recalled for possible salmonella contamination.
LAPORTE — Dr. Tamara O’Neal, a LaPorte native, is the latest victim of a mass shooting in the United States. She and two other victims lost their lives after a gunman opened fire at a hospital in Chicago.
FORT WAYNE — Science Central wants to build northeast Indiana’s only public planetarium.
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Investigators say 78-year-old Samuel Little confessed to killing 90 people during a spree spanning 35 years and 20 states.
SOUTH BEND — The Martin’s Super Markets grocery chain is being sold to Michigan’s SpartanNash.
SOUTH BEND — The Holiday Train might not have lights when it comes through Michiana this year.
SOUTH BEND — The ballet dancer and South Bend native who was found dead in a Missouri lake died by accident, according to an obituary.
NEW ALBANY — A black bear was injured Sunday night when a car hit it in southern Indiana, the Department of Natural Resources reported.
REDFIELD, IOWA — A single mom who won $343.9 million in a recent Powerball drawing announced Wednesday that she’ll be giving a half million of her jackpot to a foundation that assists wounded veterans.
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — body of Dawn Marie Smith was found dead, St. Joseph County Assistant Police Chief Bill Thompson told NewsCenter 16.
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the body of a missing dancer with the St. Louis Ballet Company was discovered Wednesday morning.
AUBURN – Joy Wolf will be featured on American Ninja Warrior Junior next week.
SOUTH BEND — A woman from South Bend is missing in Missouri.
SOUTH BEND — A child playing by the side of the road had one UPS driver shaking like a leaf.
NOBLESVILLE — Noblesville West Middle School teacher Jason Seaman has received a “medal of heroism” from the local Kiwanis club.
SOUTH BEND — A memorial service was held in South Bend Monday afternoon in honor of Charles Wesco, a local missionary who was killed while serving in Cameroon.
AUGUSTA, Ga. —A Georgia man is accused of breaking into an Augusta home, rummaging around and then jumping naked into bed with a couple.
SOUTH BEND – A familiar face to news viewers in Michiana will retire after nearly 40 years. Maureen McFadden says she will finish her career at WNDU in South Bend early next year.
SHELBYVILLE — A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of whoever abused a dog found in Shelbyville.
EAST CHINA SEA — Damage Controlman Fireman Keihen Hanley, (right), from Bourbon, on the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199).
NOBLESVILLE — The internet is going crazy for a photo of two strangers that had lunch together at a McDonald’s in Noblesville.
DUBOIS, WYO. —They found the first bit of evidence before they left the parking lot. Flakes of rock and arrowheads littered the ground, easily missed by the casual observer but striking signs of prehistoric life to the trained eye.
LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is on the scene of an unusual incident.
WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A North Carolina mother is charged with child abuse after leaving her two young children on a the side of a road and driving away, according to police.
WARSAW — A career fair was hosted in Warsaw Thursday night with a goal of informing young women about the different job paths they can take.
CHICAGO — An admittedly intoxicated American Airlines baggage handler fell asleep on the job and ended up flying from Kansas City to Chicago in the belly of a Boeing 737.
INDIANAPOLIS — If your child is coughing, sneezing and fighting a fever you might think they have the flu–but doctors say influenza is not the only virus parents should look out for.
HOWE — A semi tractor-trailer veered off S.R. 120 in LaGrange County early Wednesday and its trailer was cut in half and its cab slammed into a home.
ELKHART COUNTY — A 7-year-old murder mystery has allegedly been solved in Goshen.
HARTFORD CITY — Blackford High School went on lockdown Tuesday afternoon after a student brought a gun into the building. That’s according to a message sent to Blackford County Schools parents that was also posted on Facebook.
INDIANAPOLIS — In its 130 year history, countless visitors, employees and elected officials have walked the historic halls of the Indiana Statehouse.
VALDOSTA, ALA. — Construction workers bit off more than they could chew Tuesday when they discovered teeth buried in a building wall.
FORT WAYNE — It’s a chance to go from Fort Wayne to Chicago quicker.
BLACKPOOL, ENGLAND — Police in England posted a surveillance photo on Facebook of a suspect with an uncanny resemblance to “Friends” star David Schwimmer.
FRESNO, CALIF. — Firefighters in California responded to a gated community to find a man had set his home on fire with a blowtorch while trying to kill spiders.
ELKHART COUNTY — Police are trying to find the person responsible for stealing Halloween-themed lawn decorations from an Elkhart County yard.
FULTON, MICH. — Forensic crews finished the recovery of Venus Stewart’s remains from a wooded area in Kalamazoo County.
BERRIEN SPRINGS, MICH. — A 51-year-old man died early Monday morning while in custody of police officers in Berrien Springs.
INDIANAPOLIS — A lion has suffocated another lion to death at the Indianapolis Zoo.
CARMEL — Here’s your first look at items that will be auctioned off from the former Simon estate in Carmel next month.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – “This,” Pam Mow said, taking in an emptying tarmac at Purdue AirportTuesday night, an American Airlines craft that had carried her crew sitting behind her, waiting for departure.
CARMEL — A Carmel man fighting a rare bone cancer got a special visit Wednesday from an NFL star.
SHAW, Miss. (WZTV) — One person is in custody after a baby was stabbed then placed into an oven and baked.
INDIANAPOLIS — Sears Holdings plans to close another 142 unprofitable stores, as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy, on top of 46 store closings announced in August.
LOS ANGELES — As Apple pushes deeper into health care with the Apple Watch, the company is developing a plan to help people who are recovering from knee and hip replacement surgeries.
On Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., the Indiana State Library will host the Indiana Genealogy and Local History Fair in downtown Indianapolis. Admission is free and the event is open to the general public. The library is located at 315 W. Ohio St.
NAPPANEE — Tractors play a big role in the world of agriculture, a line of work that’s often male-dominated. There are two young ladies in the Future Farmers of America (FFA) whose work in restoring an antique tractor may change that perception. It’s been a busy time for Katelynn Hancock and Taylor Martin, both members …read more.
SOUTH BEND — Around $2.46 billion. That’s how much money on average Notre Dame University brings into the South Bend area every single year, according to a newly-released economic impact study.
NOBLE COUNTY — A man who was mistakenly let out of the Noble County Jail earlier this week has been captured.
INDIANAPOLIS — Amazon employees in Indianapolis expressed concerns about their future with the company despite a recently announced minimum wage increase for hourly workers and plans to open a new packaging center in Greenwood projected to create more than a thousand jobs; the company already operates a warehouse in Whitestown. Employee complaints are largely due to the phaseout …read more.
PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA. – It’s official, Hurricane Michael is expected to be so dangerous even a Panama City Beach Waffle House has pulled out the storm shutters and locked its doors.
NASHVILLE,TENN. — What started out as Halloween fun for a group in Nashville turned into real horror when a group says they were approached by someone and unknowingly given a real knife which was used to stab their friend.
WAUKEGAN, WISC. — Authorities in Illinois rescued a four-foot alligator from Lake Michigan on Monday, officials said.
PLAINFIELD — An Indiana high school student has been charged as an adult after allegedly forcing classmates at a Plainfield school to perform sex acts, police said. Levi Stewart, 17, of Plainfield, is accused of “threatening, intimidating and harassing young female students to engage in sexual activity with him,” according to a probable cause affidavit …read more.
SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School students spoke out after they were told by administration officials that they can no longer wear or fly the Confederate flag on school property.
HAMMOND — Former Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to appear with Democratic U.S. Sen. for Indiana Joe Donnelly in Indiana next week.
NEW YORK — A former Mafia hitman is suing a TV network after his teenage daughter learned of his bloody past through one of its shows.
TÅNNÖ, SMÅLAND — “It’s not every day that one steps on a sword in the lake!” Mikael Nordström from Jönköpings Läns Museum said when explaining the significance of the find.
MUNCIE — Theta Chi fraternity has revoked the charter of its Delta Kappa Chapter at Ball State University.
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation is offering civil engineering students scholarships and paid employment during summer breaks and upon graduation.
NOBLESVILLE — Abigail Auker and Tristen Watson have been found and are safe after being reported missing from Noblesville last night.
NOBLESVILLE — Police in Noblesville are looking for two missing girls who disappeared Monday night.
NEW YORK – Boy Scouts of America is recalling more than 100,000 neckerchief slides due to a violation of the federal lead content ban.
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Supreme Court ruled local authorities can no longer fine train companies for stopping on the tracks and blocking traffic.
NORFOLK – The Navy’s newest fast-attack submarine, USS Indiana (SSN 789), will be commissioned at the Navy Port at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Port Canaveral, Fla., Sept. 29, 2018. It will be the sixteenth Virginia-class submarine to join the fleet.
NEW YORK — The number of babies born with syphilis has doubled since 2013 and is at a 20-year high, federal health officials said Tuesday.
GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA — Investigators and community members are searching for a special needs boy with autism, who doesn’t speak.







































































