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  • Near south side shooting on Saturday leaves man dead

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — A man was shot and killed Saturday evening on Indy’s near south side. It happened around 6:40 p.m. in the 1600 block of Union Street. That’s near Meridian and Morris Street. Police said they found the man, who they believe to be around 35-years-old, inside a home. A woman has been detained for questioning. Police believe this is an isolated incident. The investigation is ongoing.

  • One person displaced after fire causes extreme damage to mobile home Sunday morning

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – A fire severely damaged a mobile home on Indy’s west side early Sunday morning. Just after midnight, Wayne Township Fire Department responded to reports of a fire at the Skyway Mobile Park, located on the 2900 block of Palace Drive. That’s near Troy Avenue. Crews say they arrived to find heavy smoke and fire coming from that mobile home. Wayne Township Fire on the scene of a working mobile home fire at 2912 Palace Dr. pic.twitter.com/0tTxUzdUbC — […]

  • SWAT team called to car accident on Indy’s near east side Saturday evening

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – A suspect is in custody after a SWAT stand-off in the near east side Saturday evening. Around 7:30 p.m., officers in the area of East Michigan Street and North Rural Street heard a crash and responded to the scene. When they arrived, police found a truck had collided head-on with a van. Officers went to check on the driver who was still in the truck, but before they could get to them, the driver jarred his truck […]

  • House in Westfield severely damaged by blaze Saturday night

    WESTFIELD, Ind. — A family’s life is turned upside down after a fire rips through their home late Saturday night. Around 8 p.m., Westfield Fire Department responded to reports of a two-story house fire in the 15700 block of Sundew Circle. That’s near the intersection of West 156th Street and Spring Mill Road. Crews arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the home and called for assistance from Carmel Fire Department. Once inside, crews encountered heavy fire in the basement. […]

  • Crews extract driver, in serious condition from single-vehicle crash in Hendricks County

    HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. – Two people were injured after a single car crash in Hendricks County Saturday morning. Just after 1 a.m., Wayne Township Fire Department responded to a car crash with possible entrapment and injury. Officials say a single car slammed into a pole, a little east of Raceway Rd. Once crews arrived, they found the driver of that vehicle pinned under the vehicle’s dashboard. There was also one passenger involved in the crash, but they were not trapped […]

  • Friday night crash sends State Trooper to the hospital

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Shortly after 11 p.m. Friday night, Indiana State Police responded to a crash on the city’s southwest side which injured a Trooper. This happened on Kentucky Avenue near the intersection of Mann Road. Police say the Trooper Nathan Parton was responding to the call of a pursuit when his car was struck by another vehicle. Officers on the scene arrived to find Parton entrapped inside his car. The accident forced his car off the road and into […]

  • Man injured after being hit by vehicle early Saturday morning

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – A man is injured after being hit by a vehicle early Saturday morning on the near north side. Just after midnight, police were dispatched to reports of a person struck by a vehicle on West 38th Street, near Capitol Avenue. Officials say the driver of a Toyota Corolla struck a 55-year-old man. The suspect, a 25-year-old man, is in police custody and is cooperating with officers. The victim suffered leg injuries, but is expected to survive. At […]

  • Lawrence police investigating crash that killed 2, critically injured 2

    LAWRENCE, Ind. — Two people were killed and others were critically injured in a two-vehicle accident in Lawrence Sunday morning. The crash happened around 3 a.m. in the 7800 block of East 46th Street. That’s near Pendleton Pike. Both directions of East 46th Street were closed due to the crash, but were later reopened. Police say the crash involved one vehicle going eastbound and one going westbound. One vehicle crossed the center line and crashed head-on into the other. The […]

  • One person in the hospital after shooting at busy Beech Grove bowling alley

    BEECH GROVE, Ind. – One person is shot at a busy bowling alley in Beech Grove late Saturday night. Shortly before 10:30 p.m., officers with Beech Grove Police Department responded to a shooting at Beech Grove Bowl. One victim was shot in the leg in the parking lot and was taken to Methodist and in good condition. Police say the shooting  started with an altercation inside the 24-hour bowling alley, then progressed outside. Lieutenant Matt Smith with BPD says there […]

  • Friday night fire injures one, causes $50K in damages on Indy’s west side

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Around 10:15 p.m. Friday night, crews with the Wayne Township Fire Department responded to a working apartment fire. Upon arrival, crews saw fire and smoke coming from the first floor of a unit in the West Arms Apartment Complex. Officials say one woman was transported to Eskenazi for non-life threatening injuries. Three townhouses total were damaged by the blaze, with one unit sustaining more severe fire and smoke damage. WTFD crews have fire under control at 5864 […]