Local News

INDIANAPOLIS – On Wednesday evening, the Indy Chamber and Business Ownership Initiative’s virtually hosted the third annual ReEntry Entrepreneurship Development Initiative (REDi) hosted its third annual virtual pitch competition for ex-offenders in Central Indiana. REDi, funded by the SBA, addresses the likely connection between entrepreneurship and reducing the rate of recidivism by providing technical business training and education to incarcerated and formerly-incarcerated individuals.   Since REDi’s inception in 2017, …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation will close lanes in Marion County and along the I-70 corridor this week. This weekly release will detail lane closures and ramp closures throughout the construction zones in Marion County and along the I-70 corridor from I-465 to the Ohio State Line.  During …

(INDIANAPOLIS) – The Indy Chamber announced finalists for the 43rd annual Monumental Awards presented by Comcast Business, showcasing the greatest in places and spaces across the Indianapolis region. The event will take place October 7 as a movie premiere at Tibb’s Drive-In Theater on the west side of Indianapolis. Tickets are …

STATEHOUSE (Sept. 17, 2020) – Spots remain open for eligible Hoosier families to enroll 4-year-olds in On My Way Pre-K, according to State Rep. Bob Behning (R-Indianapolis). As Indiana’s early childhood education program, On My Way Pre-K provides grants to 4-year-olds from low-income families to attend pre-K. Behning said high-quality …

** UPDATE ** – Vehicle and infant were located in Indianapolis shortly after the Amber Alert was issued with the infant safe inside. On today’s date at 6:29 AM, the Plainfield Police Department responded to a stolen vehicle with a child inside at 2068 Hadley Road at the BP Get …

The Hendricks County Trauma Resource Center is proud to announce the creation of a $71,500 fund at the Hendricks County Community Foundation (HCCF) to help mitigate trauma, provide needed resiliency, and establish healthy patterns of needed care as it relates to mental health and the impact of COVID-19 on individuals …

Avon, IN—(September 14, 2020) Avon High School Principal Matthew Shockley announced that four students have been named Semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Competition. These academically talented high school seniors will continue in the competition for 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million. Sriya KogantiJason LeAdam SchenkAlicija …

Donald Hunt INDIANAPOLIS- On August 31, 2020, the Indianapolis Crime Gun Intelligence Center (CGIC), received information that 28 year-old Donald Hunt was in possession of illegal a firearm. During the course of the investigation officers initiated a traffic stop in the area of 46th and High School Rd. on a …

STATEHOUSE (Sept. 14, 2020) – A Hendricks County project expanding fast and reliable internet to unserved locations near Danville can now move forward thanks to an $851,000 state broadband grant, according to State Rep. Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton). Gov. Eric Holcomb, Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Office of Community and …

PUTNAM COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces I-70 westbound will close at U.S. 231 (Exit 41) beginning on Tuesday, September 22 and continuing on Wednesday, September 23 from 11 p.m. through 5 a.m each night. Traffic will be diverted down the off ramp, across U.S. 231, and back …