Man pinned by semi at loading dock dies
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - A Lawrence man died after being pinned by a semi Tuesday evening at a business on the northeast side of Indianapolis, police said. Lawrence police said Randy Wimmer, 55, ...
View ArticleS. Indiana highway lanes closed after shots fired
JUDAH, Ind. (AP) -- State Police closed northbound lanes of Indiana 37 in southern Indiana for about two hours following reports that a woman was firing shots along the ...
View ArticleMan Caught On Camera Stealing From Boy Scouts
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis police are trying to identify a man caught stealing from the Boy Scouts headquarters.The man was seen removing rails from a hydraulic lift at the organization's ...
View ArticleWorkers Who Fell Ill To Be Moved From Building
LAWRENCE, Ind. -- The city of Lawrence is relocating utility workers who fell ill and were found to have elevated levels of carbon monoxide in their blood.Several people working inside a strip mall ...
View ArticleFree sandbags available to Marion County residents
Indianapolis— Marion County residents concerned about flooding are welcome to pick up free sandbags. The sand bags are available from 7:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. every day at 1725 South West ...
View ArticleLightning sets apartments ablaze
SHERIDAN, Ind. (WHISH) - A lightning strike caused a fire at an apartment building in Sheridan. Lightning hit autility pole at Sixth and Adams streets in Sheridan, traveled down the electric line ...
View ArticleMavericks blaze past Portland in Game 2
Dallas, TX (Sports Network) - Dirk Nowitzki led the veteran Mavericks with 33 points, including the club's last 11, carrying Dallas to a 101-89 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 2 ...
View ArticleDamage reports roll in, storms move out
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - 24-Hour News 8 continues to investigate reports of damage and possible tornadoes into the early morning hours Wednesday. Our crews have been dispatched to investigate reports ...
View Article8 in running for president at Concordia
Eight men are nominees to be the new president of Concordia Theological Seminary, the school announced Tuesday.The school began searching for a new president when the current president, the Rev. Dr. ...
View ArticleFirefighters tend to blazes at 2 Aboite homes
With the soot and sweat finally showered off, Jeff Burke crawled into bed early Tuesday hoping to drift off to sleep. Fifteen minutes later, the call came.Another fire. So at 1:43 a.m., Burke, the ...
View ArticleWoman accused of sex with teen
A Hoagland woman was charged Tuesday with having sex with a 15-year-old boy who allegedly had been drinking beer at her home.Kristi N. Metzger, 28, faces three felony counts of sexual misconduct ...
View ArticleDad accused of beating son again
A Fort Wayne man previously convicted of beating his son is now accused of striking the boy with a wooden stick until it broke.Jose Cole Sanchez, 36, of the 2900 block of Schele Avenue, is charged ...
View ArticlePlan to treat city water moves ahead
The Fort Wayne City Council on Tuesday supported a plan to borrow up to $30 million to change the way drinking water is disinfected and provide money for some maintenance projects.The council voted ...
View ArticlePACs give bulk of Stutzman donations
Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-3rd, raised less campaign money than most other Hoosier congressmen in the first quarter of this year. But he collected more from political action committees than most others ...
View ArticleEACS, teachers agree on pact
The East Allen County Schools board approved a five-year contract Tuesday with teachers that would prevent tying teachers evaluations to students test scores.The contract would allow the ...
View ArticleReport led to Harding chief firing
Former Harding High School Principal Kent Hoffman was fired as a result of an unflattering report issued by the Indiana Department of Education after its visit to the school, a school board member ...
View ArticleWill Bulls fans leave Pacers seeing red
Aneesh Ramaswamy is frequently irritated when he attends Indiana Pacers games at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Indianapolis native, who has a mini-season ticket plan, usually is surrounded by more fans of ...
View ArticleHeavy rain, wind cause widespread damage in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville, Ind.— Heavy rain, wind damage, even hail caused significant and wide spread damage in the Crawfordsville area Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. On Main Street chunks of ...
View ArticleInd. AG sues East Chicago board, seeking $182K
CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) -- Indiana is suing six East Chicago Public Library Board members seeking repayment of more than $182,000 in health and life insurance ...
View ArticleIndiana Beach plans to add ropes course, zip line
MONTICELLO, Ind. (AP) -- The Indiana Beach amusement park in northern Indiana is adding a new adventure area featuring rock climbing, zip lines and a high ropes ...
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