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  • Semi fire closes lanes, spills fuel onto I-70 eastbound

    INDIANAPOLIS – All lanes of eastbound I-70 were closed early Tuesday after a semi went up in flames. State Police officers responded to the blaze on I-70 near Shadeland Avenue shortly before 2:30 a.m. Firefighters believe the fire started because of a mechanical issue in the cab of the truck. According to police, approximately 100 gallons of fuel spilled onto the interstate after the fuel tank ruptured. No injuries were reported. Cleanup is expected to continue through the early part […]

  • Authorities provide update on investigation after a dozen shots fired at IMPD Northwest District headquarters

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department literally came under fire by a gunman late Tuesday night. According to police, more than a dozen shots were fired at the Northwest District headquarters in the 3800 block of Industrial Boulevard around 11 p.m.  The front of that building is mostly double pane glass which was shattered by the bullets. Detectives are still searching for the shooting suspect, but police also made very clear the attack against their building is an […]

  • Semi carrying cookie dough catches fire on I-465, creates Tuesday traffic nightmare

    INDIANAPOLIS – Fire crews are on scene of a semi fire on southbound I-465 near Shadeland Avenue and Fall Creek Road. Crews responded to the fire shortly after 4 a.m. Tuesday and found a semi carrying cookies and cookie dough fully engulfed in flames. The fire is blocking three southbound lanes on I-465 and traffic in the area is slow-moving. Southbound lanes of the Shadeland overpass are also closed. The mess has since been cleaned up and the lanes have reopened. […]

  • Deputies called to help after unusual guest wanders into Carroll County yard

    CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. – Officers with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department were called to a woman’s home after an unusual guest wandered into her yard. Deputies responded to the call around 11:30 p.m. Monday. According to officers, a woman’s dog was barking outside. When she went to see what the commotion was, she found a kangaroo in her yard and called police. Deputies say the kangaroo is a neighbor’s pet that had gotten loose. Officers helped rescue the animal and […]

  • Shooting in Broad Ripple leaves one dead, one injured

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — An early morning shooting in Broad Ripple leaves one man dead and another in the hospital. Officers responded to the shooting in the 6300 block of Guilford Avenue around 3 a.m. A police officer working late heard a half dozen gunshots.  One 22-year-old shooting victim ran to the officer for help while the other 23-year-old victim died in the dark alley. IMPD identified him as Tre Spencer, 23, Indianapolis. Police say the 22-year-old victim was shot in […]

  • Man dies in crash on city’s near northwest side

    INDIANAPOLIS – A man was killed after officers say he crashed his motor scooter on the city’s near northwest side early Monday morning. Officers responded to the crash near the intersection of West 16th Street and Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Street around 1 a.m. Emergency personnel pronounced the man dead at the scene. Police on scene say the crash happened when the scooter struck the curb. Officers are working to determine what caused the scooter to hit the curb. This […]

  • Road reopens after semi carrying livestock overturns in Boone County

    BOONE COUNTY, Ind. – State Road 32 in Boone County re-opened around 8 a.m. after closing for nearly seven hours when a semi hauling livestock overturned early Friday morning. Officers with the Boone County Sheriff’s Department responded to the crash around 1:30 a.m. Several witnesses told police the semi lost traction due to wet roads and tipped onto its side. Officers say there were 63 cows on board, and one of the cows got loose. According to officers, several cows […]

  • Silver Alert for missing 85-year-old Merrillville man canceled

    UPDATE: The Silver Alert has been canceled by police.   Merrillville, Ind. – The Merrillville Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for a missing 85-year-old man. Officers say they are investigating the disappearance of Merrillville resident Robert A. Clark. Clark is an 85 year-old white male, 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 170 lbs., with white balding hair and hazel eyes. Clark was last seen at 5 p.m. CST Wednesday in the Merrillville K-mart parking lot and is believed to […]

  • Firefighters battle blaze at northwest side apartment complex

    INDIANAPOLIS – Fire crews are on scene of a large apartment fire on Indy’s northwest side. Fire crews were called to a fire in the 6000 block of Wingedfoot Court around 3:30 a.m. When they arrived on scene, firefighters say they found heavy flames showing from one side of an apartment building. Crews are working to extinguish the flames. No injuries have been reported at this point.

  • Silver Alert cancelled after missing Richmond man found

    UPDATE: Indiana State Police said George W. Surber has been found. The Silver Alert has been cancelled at the request of the Wayne County Sheriff’s Department. According to Richmond’s Kicks 96, Surber was found in London, Kentucky. PREVIOUS STORY: RICHMOND, Ind. – The Wayne County Sheriff’s Department has issued a Silver Alert for a missing Richmond man. Officers say 79-year-old George W. Surber was last seen in Richmond around 5p.m. Monday and is believed to be in danger. Surber is […]

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