News for Indiana

WRTV learned on Tuesday that more than 1000 members of Club Riviera each paid a $1500 assessment to keep the club afloat this summer.

Race fans, start your engines and get ready for Cignetti. The Indiana University coach has been tapped to be the honorary Pace Car driver for the 110th Indianapolis 500.

New research suggests rising global temperatures are likely to contribute to a decrease in physical activity.

Local pediatricians and parents are praising a new federal ruling that blocks recent changes made by the Trump Administration to reduce the recommended vaccine schedule for children.

Educators, counselors and social workers in Indianapolis are learning how to be the first source of support for kids facing mental health challenges.

The Indiana Department of Transportation received a federal grant in 2023 to explore an expansion of passenger rail service in Indianapolis.

Traversing Indiana State Parks will soon be a little easier for people who use wheelchairs, thanks to 45 new track chairs.

The pain of rising fuel costs is pinching American wallets, particularly when it comes to diesel. Most cars on the road don’t fill up with diesel, but it’s the lifeblood of some major industries.

Indiana is committing $1 billion in performance-based incentives to attract and retain life sciences companies in the state, Governor Mike Braun announced Tuesday morning.

A drop in oil prices on Monday helped send the U.S. stock market to its best day since the war in Iran began.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR driver Daniel Dye was suspended Tuesday — the second known major penalty of his racing career — for mocking IndyCar driver David Malukas during a recent livestream. In the video, which circulated Tuesday on social media, Dye used voices that made inferences about Malukas' sexuality. He mimicked Malukas' voice at one point. Dye is a […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Many Hoosiers have been finding unwelcome texts in their inboxes in recent days. The apparent notices of traffic and toll violations tell people to pay to opt out of a hearing. The messages, which appear to come from the state government, are a scam. Marion County Clerk Kate Sweeney Bell has been busy […]

SPEEDWAY, Ind. — The pace car driver for the 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 was officially unveiled Tuesday night. According to a release from IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti will drive the pace car at this year's Indy 500. Cignetti led the Hoosiers to victory in the College Football […]

DANVILLE, Ind. — A Danville police officer was injured during a St. Patrick's Day 5K on Tuesday night. According to a spokesperson for the Danville Metropolitan Police Department, a civilian ran over an officer's foot with a vehicle around 6 p.m. The officer was directing traffic at the intersection Sycamore Lane and East Columbia Street […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Multi-platinum singer and song-writer Andy Grammer is bringing his "The Big Stupid Heart Tour" to downtown Indianapolis this summer. According to a press release from Live Nation, Grammer will take the stage at Everwise Amphitheater, which is located within White River State Park, on Aug. 12. His show will be part of the […]

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- The armed man who robbed the Holland National Bank in Ferdinand and held a mother and child at gunpoint has been identified after 25 years. A release from the Indiana State Police says on September 1, 2000, an armed man robbed the Holland National Bank in Ferdinand. Earlier that morning, the […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has established a new permanent permitting system that will allow anglers to harvest invasive carp 24/7. According to the DNR, the rules that allowed it to issue such permits went into effect in December. The new permit will open "new avenues for large-scale removal of invasive carp, […]

INDIANAPOLIS - The Circle City is celebrating March Madness with the giant tournament bracket already up on the JW Marriott Hotel downtown. Crews from Sport Graphics quickly got to work putting up the massive bracket as soon as the 68 teams in the tournament were announced. Since Selection Sunday, people have been working around the […]

It has been a chilly, breezy, and snowy St. Patrick’s Day across central Indiana, with temperatures only warming up to a high of 25 degrees today, making this one of the coldest St. Patrick's Days we have seen since 1940, when temperatures only climbed to 20 degrees. We have dry and cloudy conditions in the […]

HOWARD COUNTY, Ind. — A Kokomo woman is dead and two other people, including a juvenile, are in the hospital after a serious car crash in Howard County. Indiana State Police were called just before 10 a.m. Tuesday to an area of State Road 22 near County Road 2350 East for a wreck involving multiple […]