Prosecutors reject plea deal for Martinsville school shooting suspect
The teenager accused of shooting a classmate at Martinsville West Middle School is not likely to get a plea deal. Defense attorneys for 15-year-old Michael Phelps proposed a deal Wednesday during a ...
View Article73-year-old Indianapolis man robbed at gunpoint
A 73-year-old Indianapolis man told police he was robbed by two men with a gun as he got out of his car on the east side near Mitthoeffer Road. The victim said the men demanded his car keys and the ...
View ArticleIndiana's top educator talks about taking over poor performing schools
Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett stopped by Fox59 Morning News Thursday to talk about the possible takeover of poor performing schools within the Indianapolis Public School ...
View ArticleIndianapolis teen reaches semi-final round of Scripps National Spelling Bee
There are no more spellers from Indiana in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. A 13-year-old girl from Indianapolis reached the semi-final round before misspelling "sellion" (she spelled it ...
View ArticleAuthor reveals new details of convicted killer's life on the run
In late 2008, Sarah Pender's flight from prison grabbed national attention and made her a fixture on the Fox TV show, "America's Most Wanted." Now, for the first time, an author ...
View ArticleFormer investigator sentenced in stolen vehicle scam
A former top ranking investigator in the Marion County Sheriff's Department has received a one and a half year prison sentence for pleading guilty to official ...
View ArticleGovernment officials collecting severe weather damage assessments in Indiana
The damage assessments are one part of the multi-step process to consider federal aid. After data is collected, IDHS will report to the Governor Mitch Daniels' office. There he will determine ...
View ArticleIndiana ban on funds for abortion services violates federal law
Office of Medicaid Policy and Planning [official websites] in response to a request for approval, saying the law violates federal law. Medicaid funds cannot be used for abortions under federal law, ...
View ArticleAlexandria child molester pleads guilty
ALEXANDRIA, Ind. (WISH) - In Madison County, a man is accused of molesting a 7-year-old girl. Peter Gertz, 30, could serve the maximum sentence of 30 years, 24-Hour News 8's news partner, ...
View ArticlePolice nab Greenwood robber
According to the police report, Aaron D. Williams, 31 told police he used a knife to rob two Greenwood Village Pantry stores and the Red Roof Inn on Sheek Road in January. After Williams was ...
View ArticleFatal crash leaves 1 dead, 1 wounded
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (WISH) - Early Thursday morning the Shelby County Sheriff's Department got a call at the site of State Road 9 and 350 South. When officers arrived they noticed a flipped-over ...
View ArticleIndianapolis man beaten, stabbed
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Officers were dispatched to a stabbing around 6 a.m. in the Indianapolis area. When the officers arrived at the home on Gimber Street, they found Bobby Moss, 34, on the floor ...
View ArticleTaskforce busts Carmel pot operation
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Two Carmel men were arrested for their alleged Marijuana growing operation in the 1400 block of W. Main Street in Carmel. John C. Drake and Ryan N. Mueting were arrested for ...
View ArticleCar drives into water on northwest side
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Police and rescue crews worked to rescue people from the water after a car drove into a retention pond on the northwest side. The vehicle was northbound on Interstate 65 near ...
View ArticleMan arrested for dealing marijuana
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) - The Hamilton/Boone County Drug Task Force arrested a Noblesville man for dealing and possession of marijuana. On Tuesday, Timothy Messersmith, 37, was arrested at his ...
View ArticleGary mayor ends ticket quotas for traffic officers
GARY, Ind. (AP) -- Traffic police in Gary are being told to remain aggressive in going after traffic offenders but no longer will be under orders to issue tickets at a rate of more than one an ...
View ArticlePacers, Fox release broadcaster Stacy Paetz
Fox Sports Indiana and the Indiana Pacers have decided not to renew the contract of studio host and sideline reporter Stacy Paetz. / Star file ...
View ArticleMitt Romney to seek presidency
STRATHAM, N.H. – Republican Mitt Romney says President Obama has failed the United States and is pitching himself as an alternative who can fix the country’s ailing economy. The former ...
View ArticleVictim of fatal shooting found near school is ID’d
FORT WAYNE -- An autopsy was performed Thursday afternoon at the Northeast Indiana Forensic Center on a Fort Wayne man who was found dead early today near the intersection of Oliver and Greene ...
View ArticleShooter gets 20 years in Canterbury killing
FORT WAYNE -- An Allen County Superior Court judge accepted the plea agreement stemming from the March 2010 fatal shooting of a local bounty hunter and sentenced 26-year-old Matthew Pufahl to 20 ...
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