News for Indiana

The U.S. and Iran exchanged major strikes Friday, escalating fighting around the Strait of Hormuz and raising fears of wider regional conflict.

Republicans are pushing the SAVE America Act ahead of midterms, but Senate passage remains uncertain even without Democratic support.

The World Cup has been a bonanza for beer in the U.S. Bars in Boston reported needing emergency deliveries to keep taps from running dry on some game days.

Almost two decades ago, photographer Joan Monfort didn't think much of his photo shoot of a teenage Lionel Messi bathing a cute baby boy in a plastic bathtub. Not until a remarkable twist of fate.

Smoke from Canadian and Minnesota wildfires blanketed parts of the Midwest and East Coast, triggering hazardous air alerts and health warnings for millions.

Homeowners in Zionsville are fighting back against a proposed gas station near Holliday Farms and U.S. 421.

Taco Bell removed lettuce from select locations after a multistate cyclospora outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce sickened thousands.

A pedestrian died early Friday morning after being hit by a vehicle on Indy's near north side, according to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.

On Thursday, President Trump said he would declassify documents that showed a history of security threats and foreign influence aimed at U.S. elections. Scripps News is reviewing the documents.

Federal investigators say the driver — not Tesla's self-driving software — is to blame for a crash that killed a grandmother in her Texas home.

INDIANAPOLIS -- A man from Australia was taken into custody in late June after he was found to have allegedly attempted to exploit a child in Wabash County online. According to a news release from the Indiana State Police, investigators with the Indiana State Police's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Wabash County […]

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. -- Over the course of a week, the Noblesville Police Department arrested four individuals during a targeted online predator investigation. According to a news release from the department, officials stated that the investigation was designed to identify and apprehend individuals seeking to exploit minors. Detectives reportedly posed as Noblesville teens on websites and […]

DELAWARE COUNTY, Ind. -- A man was pronounced dead after he was found pinned beneath a riding mower in a Delaware County creek. According to the Delaware County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the 14300 block of East Stanley Road on a report of a water rescue at around 8:04 p.m. on Thursday. When deputies […]

FISHERS, Ind. — IKEA is set to give away 100 gift cards to the first 100 college students who show up to the Fishers location on Saturday. The store at 11400 IKEA Way will host the "Level Up Your Dorm Space" event on Saturday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. To be eligible […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A person is dead after being struck by a vehicle on Indy's northwest side Friday morning. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department was dispatched to W 38th St. and Michigan Rd. at around 6:02 a.m. on Friday on a report of a crash. A person was found at the scene to have been struck […]

Central Indiana gets a break from the prolonged heat this weekend as a cold front pushes through the state. While we’ll still reach near 90° on Friday, thunderstorms are back in the mid both Friday and Saturday, with the potential for a few strong to severe storms before slightly cooler, less humid air arrives to […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A former EMT now faces charges in two central Indiana counties, accused of sexually assaulting teen girls in his care. Delaware County investigators say 37-year-old Ronald Elliott Jr. touched a young girl in the back of an ambulance while he was on duty in March, taking her to a hospital in Bloomington. He […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett vetoed proposed tax hikes that would pay to improve roads. City-County Council Democrats remain skeptical that he has a better alternative plan. The council approved the measure last week, which would have raised, in many cases, the cost of annually registering vehicles with the BMV. Under the proposal, passenger […]

INDIANAPOLIS - Some road signs aren’t working right now on I-465, and it's because a new state law forced a change. Sheets of metal now cover the variable speed limit signs posted on the interstate. These signs were used to reduce the speed in the hopes of reducing crashes. “Whenever traffic gets backed up, they'll […]

INDIANAPOLIS — It was the ancestors of famed author Kurt Vonnegut Jr. who designed the Athenaeum downtown for the benefit of the German-American community in 1894. Three years after that, the Athenaeum Theatre hosted its first production. 132 years later, the stage and its supporting rooms are getting a long-overdue makeover. ”The goal is to […]