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Indianapolis Metro Police detectives are asking for your help to solve two gas station robberies that happened overnight into Tuesday morning. The first just before 1:30 a.m. at 30th Street and North Illinois Street at the Shell Gas Station. Two men successfully robbed the gas station by forcing open the locked door to the bulletproof glass-encased […]
Naptown coffee lovers, this is the day for you. It’s National Coffee Day. That means plenty of stores are offering free or discounted coffee. This helps especially if you’re on a budget. Here in Indy as well as around the nation, Dunkin Donuts has you covered with a free medium cup of dark roast, hot […]
It’s National “Get Fit, Don’t Sit” Day. Did you know that sitting in an office chair for more than 90 minutes at a time can slowly start to negatively affect your health? It’s true according to the American Diabetes Association. The ADA says what seems like harmlessly staying in your chair at work, actually increases your […]
Indiana Municipal Primary Highlights The field is set for the November general election for Mayor of Indianapolis. After Tuesday’s Primary Election, Joe Hogsett handily beat his field with 89 percent of the vote and will take on Republican Chuck Brewer. There’s your face off. Brewer, the GOP-slated candidate tallied 77 percent of the vote in the primary. Three […]
The 2015 National Football League Draft is underway in Chicago–the first time the draft has been outside New York City since 1965 and while at this historic location for the event, the Indianapolis Colts have made their selection in the first round. To hear more about who the “Horseshoe” decided to pick and why, click […]
A modest increase in school funding is in the new budget plan that Republican House and Senate leaders revealed Tuesday night at the Indiana Statehouse, as this current session of the legislature winds down. The roughly $32 billion two-year budget proposal includes $464 million in new school spending, an increase just over two percent. “The […]
This afternoon in Downtown Indy, the month of May gets underway a couple days early leading up to the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500. The nonprofit “500 Festival” is inviting you to a kickoff celebration on Monument Circle from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It’s one of 50 events the committee will host. Check those out HERE. Food […]
#WTLCIndyNews: [Listen] U.S. Sen. Al Franken Weighs-In on Indiana’s RFRA With Hoosier Dave Letterman
Former professional funnyman and now-U.S. Senator from Minnesota, Al Franken, paid CBS funnyman Dave Letterman a visit on Wednesday appearing on “Late Night With David Letterman.” Letterman, who is a native of Indiana, asked the politician about the increasing firestorm over the governor of his home state signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act into law. […]
Basketball fans are beginning to arrive here in Indy for the NCAA Men’s Final Four games and surrounding hoopla. As they do, city public safety officials want to ensure the safety of visitors and residents alike. The city of Indianapolis is beefing up security and say a robust security plan is in place which includes the […]
Indiana Governor Mike Pence is standing by the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). On ABC’s “This Week” Sunday morning, Pence said the legislation is about protecting the religious liberty of people and families of faith. He also continued to blame the media for the firestorm of reaction by putting the law into the wrong context. […]
UPDATE: Since the filing of this report, another shooting has occurred bringing the total of shootings in the city to five in the last 24 hours. This latest incident is in the neighborhood of the one on Howard where that victim was shot in the hand. In this one, police have responded to the shooting […]
The state of Indiana is filing a motion to stop Indianapolis Power and Light Company’s request to raise customer rates. IPL is asking for a rate hike of more than $67 million a year. The Indiana Utility Consumer Counselor wants the state regulatory commission to first finish an investigation into last week’s underground explosions that […]