PITTSBORO- On 11/11/2024 at approximately 8:30am Hendricks County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a single vehicle crash on Co Rd 900 N west of Co Rd 150E near Pittsboro. Preliminary investigation indicates that a tan Nissan SUV was traveling westbound on Co Rd 900 when, for a yet undetermined reason, …
Read More »Overnight I-65 Crash Claims One Life in Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN – Around 12:00 a.m. Indiana State Police Dispatchers received a 911 call from a person inside a stalled vehicle stopped in the northbound lanes of I-65 near the 113.9 mile marker. While on the phone with dispatchers the vehicle was struck by another vehicle from behind. That collision caused …
Read More »Reps. Steuerwald, Thompson: State funding hits the road in Brownsburg for local infrastructure improvements
STATEHOUSE (Nov. 7, 2024) – State Reps. Greg Steuerwald (R-Avon) and Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton) said Brownsburg will soon be on the move with more road and bridge projects with the help of over $462,000 in recently released state funding. Funding is available through Indiana’s Community Crossings Matching Grant Program, which can …
Read More »This Week on 98.9 WYRZ
Originating from the Hendricks Power Cooperative Studios Week of 11/4 General Underwriters – Hendricks Regional Health and The Republican Newspaper in Danville. All the music heard on 98.9 WYRZ is courtesy of the Avon Chamber of Commerce Music Machine as the Chamber celebrates over 25 years of service …
Read More »Over 64% of Hendricks County Voters Cast Ballots in 2024 Election; Final Unofficial Results
Republicans had a good day at the polls in Hendricks County on and before Election Day as officials announce that the turnout of the 2024 general election in Hendricks County topped 64% of the registered voters. Hendricks County voters made their voices heard by casting 49,638 votes for the Republican …
Read More »Olympic Medal Winner Chloe Dygert Honored in Brownsburg
On September 12, Brownsburg Town Council President Travis Tschaenn issued a proclamation honoring hometown hero Chloe Dygert, a member of the US women’s cycling team. Dygert returned to Brownsburg in November to accept the proclamation. Dygert won a gold medal in the 4,000-meter team pursuit at the 2024 Paris Olympics …
Read More »Speed limit to decrease on U.S. 40 near Plainfield
HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. — The Indiana Department of Transportation is scheduled to decrease the speed limit on U.S. 40 from just east of Ventura Blvd., to just west of Vandalia Blvd/Mecklenburg Dr. in Plainfield. The change is set to go in effect beginning on or after Wednesday, Nov. 6. The …
Read More »Eastside Indianapolis Armed Carjacking Leads to Officer-Involved Shooting
On Sunday, October 27, 2024, just after 3:30 p.m., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) East District officers were in the 1000 block of N. Kealing Avenue conducting an unrelated theft investigation. During the investigation, an uninvolved vehicle approached officers and came to a sudden stop. A female occupant of the vehicle …
Read More »HCCF Awards Grant to Support Hendricks County Honor Guard
The Clinton Fredwell Memorial Fund, a fund of the Hendricks County Community Foundation (HCCF), recently awarded a $320 grant to the Hendricks County Honor Guard in honor of the Brownsburg American Legion Post 331 and Clinton Fredwell. The grant was used to support their mission to serve the community by …
Read More »Plainfield Police Department Seizes 187 Pounds of Methamphetamine and 3 Pounds of Fentanyl
Plainfield, IN – On Tuesday October 22, 2024, the Plainfield Police Department conducted a traffic stop on interstate I-70 that resulted in the seizure of 187 pounds of methamphetamine and 3 pounds of fentanyl. Officer TJ Peters and Officer Eric Sugrue were conducting traffic enforcement on interstate I-70 near the …
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