BREAKING: Coroner confirms Skylea Carmack died of strangulation
While police have been saying they believe 10-year-old Skylea Carmack died from strangulation since their press conference yesterday at 9:30 a.m., the Indiana State Police have officially confirmed it this morning. In a press release, the ISP
Twenty citations issued for people failing to stop for buses in West Lafayette
People just aren’t getting the message about stopping for stopped school buses in the greater Lafayette area. WFLI reports West Lafayette police have issued over 20 citations for people not stopping for busses — that in just
Pendleton, Anderson might get connecting four-lane highway
Pendleton and Anderson could soon be connected by a four-lane highway. Design work will begin soon to develop the highway from Anderson to Pendleton with trails on both sides of the road. The design work is to
First Merchants, MBT Financial corporations finalize multi-billion dollar merger
First Merchants Corp. and MBT Financial Corp. in Michigan have finalized a long-awaited merger. First Merchants says the deal, announced last year, will make it the second-largest financial holding company headquartered in the Hoosier state. The banks
State’s ILEARN exam results show just 37% pass rate
The Indiana Department of Education has released the results of the first ILEARN exam conducted in the spring. The results show only 37.1 percent of students in grades 3-8 passed the exam, a decrease of more than
New Palestine man charged for running multi-million dollar gambling business
A man from New Palestine has been arrested and is accused of running an illegal gambling business that took in more than $17 million in sports bets from January 2016 to May of this year. Police say
MPD: man charged for carrying ten counterfeit $100 bills
Marion Police officers have apprehended a man accused of passing counterfeit bills. On Sept. 3 a local business manager called MPD to report they were following a counterfeit suspect. Police conducted a traffic stop where police say
Indy woman avoids jail after stealing more than $100K from work
An Indianapolis woman will avoid jail time after she stole over $100,000 from the company she used to work for. The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office says Kyle Diane Fleece, who was the bookkeeper for Integrated Technology Resources,
Amazon Prime begins grocery service in Indianapolis
People in Indianapolis now have the option of getting their groceries delivered with a new service that goes along with their Amazon prime membership. Amazon announced the new delivery service yesterday morning and joins other delivery or
Michigan to become first state to ban flavored e-cigarettes
Michigan is set to become the first state to fully ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes, announcing a six-month ban on Wednesday. Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the ban is aimed at protecting young people from the health