Jim Scott

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  • 30 people looking for new homes after apartment fire on Indy’s west side

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Firefighters from five area fire departments battled a two-alarm fire at the Island Club Apartments Sunday night. The fire broke out around 8 p.m. in a three-story apartment building in the 7600 block of Island Club Drive.  The first engine on the scene reported flames through the roof.  Crews battled heavy fire at the rear and up the back side of the building.  Fire spread throughout the attic. Multiple people were safely evacuated from the burning structure. […]

  • 2019 Miss Indiana State Fair Queen crowned

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Miss Benton County Halle Shoults was crowned the 61st Indiana State Fair Queen at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Sunday. Shoults was selected over 84 other contestants after three days of judging.  The Indiana State Fair Queen will travel nearly 8,000 miles during June and July to some 45 counties to promote the Indiana State Fair, August 2-18, 2019. Shoults is a Purdue University sophomore majoring in Speech Language & Hearing Sciences with a minor in Critical Disabilities.  […]

  • City’s first homicide of new year; 2 dead on west side

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Indianapolis homicide detectives are investigating their first homicide of 2019. Shortly after 6:30 p.m. Saturday, IMPD officers were sent to the 1100 block of Sharon Avenue on the city’s west side. A caller told police they could see someone inside the residence lying on the floor. Upon arrival police say the found the first male victim in the hallway. Police say the second victim was discovered when homicide detectives and the crime lab came inside to search […]

  • IMPD: Man arrested after stabbing girlfriend to death

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A man was arrested Monday after allegedly killing his girlfriend by stabbing her before trying to kill himself. The stabbing happened shortly before 6 p.m. Sunday in the 1700 block of Stevenson Street. Officers found the woman stabbed at the home. She was pronounced dead at the scene. On Monday, she was identified as Liv Harrison, 19. Police say her boyfriend, later identified as Ronald Tucker Jr., resisted and attempted to kill himself with a knife. IMPD […]

  • 14 people overdose on ‘spice’ in downtown Indianapolis

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Metro police and medics had their hands full Saturday afternoon as they responded to multiple calls of a “person down” or possible overdose within a three block radius in the downtown area. Medics with IEMS say they responded to seven emergency medical runs in a three to four hour time frame. According to IEMS, there were 14 patients in all. Five to six of them were transported to various local hospitals for additional treatment. Ten of those patients came […]

  • Police ask for public’s help to solve homicide on city’s east side

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — IMPD is asking for the community to help solve an east side homicide from earlier this week. On Thursday, Indianapolis police responded to a report of a person shot at 1218 Grant Avenue. Officers and medics arrived and found a man, later identified as Chenard Johnson, suffering from what appeared to be gunshot wounds. Medics pronounced Johnson deceased at the scene. Police urge anyone with information about this incident to call Detective Jones at 317-327-3310 or the […]

  • UPDATE: 93-year-old Kokomo man found safe, Silver Alert canceled

    UPDATE: The Silver Alert for 93-year-old David “Doc” Gene Smith has been canceled. He was found safe in Lafayette, according to police. ORIGINAL STORY: HOWARD COUNTY,Ind. — A statewide Silver Alert has been declared. The Howard County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the disappearance of 93-year-old David “Doc” Gene Smith from Kokomo, Indiana. Smith is a white male, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 150 pounds, bald/gray hair, and green eyes. He was last seen Saturday May 12, 2018 at 6:00 a.m. […]

  • Coroner’s office identifies man killed in shooting outside northwest side Meijer store; suspect’s name released

    INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Metropolitan police arrested a 19-year-old man in connection with a shooting that took place outside a Meijer store on the city’s northwest side Saturday night. Shortly after 8 p.m. emergency crews were called to the 5300 block of West Pike Plaza Road on a report of a person shot. Police say they found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Medics pronounced him dead at the scene. The Marion County Coroner’s Office identified him Monday as […]

  • West side shooting leaves one person dead, a second person in hospital

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — One person is dead and a second person is recovering in the hospital following a shooting Saturday evening on the city’s west side. Around 7:30 p.m. emergency crews were called to the 1400 block of Tremont Street. Medics found a male in his 30s on the sidewalk, suffering from a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Soon after, a second person showed up at Methodist Hospital saying he had recently been shot near Long’s […]

  • Eleven Indiana counties now under a flood disaster emergency declaration

    INDIANAPOLIS–Widespread flooding has prompted Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb to issue a disaster emergency for 11 counties in Indiana. On Saturday the governor signed an executive order to include Carroll,  Dearborn,  Elkhart,  Lake, Marshall, Perry,  St. Joseph, Starke,  Switzerland and White Counties. Heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding and infrastructure damage. The disaster declaration allows the State Department of Homeland Security to provide expanded emergency services and is a step required to request federal government assistance. “This is an important step […]

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