Nick McGill is a Reporter for Fox59. He joined our team in October of 2016
Nick comes to us after spending two years out west, where he was a reporter with KUSA-TV in Denver. He credits his time there for helping develop his passion for storytelling.
Before that he spent two years at the NBC affiliate in Toledo.
A native of Chicago, Nick is no Stranger to Indiana. He graduated in 2012 from Saint Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, where he studied Mass Communication and Political Science.
When not at work you can usually find Nick out on the golf course or at a brewery or restaurant where he loves trying new local fare.
He’s also an avid bow hunter and is excited to see what Indiana has to offer.
Feel free to drop him a line on Twitter at @NickMcGilltv or at nmcgill@fox59.com
FORTVILLE, Ind. — Fortville police are trying to figure out who was behind the recent vandalism of a sushi restaurant. According to the owner of “Bonsai Fortville,” sometime between Wednesday night and early Thursday morning someone threw multiple rocks through the restaurant’s windows. “Obviously this was done from anger and hate,” Tim Breunig said. Breunig says the damage to the restaurant will cost thousands. Early Thursday Breunig posted on the restaurant’s Facebook page that despite the damage, the restaurant would […]
The Pendleton Juvenile Correctional Facility is preparing to graduate more teenagers from its The Last Mile coding program. The program teaches technology and business skills to men, women and teens behind bars with the hope of giving them a better chance at a success when they leave. On Thursday, two teens presented their capstone project, showing the websites and games they created in a showcase of their new abilities. For those enrolled in the course like Isaiah Castro, the capstone […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The head of the Indianapolis Fraternal Order of Police called out the Marion County Community Corrections electronic monitoring program Tuesday. In a series of tweets, Rick Snyder took aim at the number of offenders wearing electronic monitoring bracelets, the number offenders who re-offend while in the program, and the number of offenders who cut off their bracelets and “disappear” altogether. DID YOU KNOW: Indy has hired a company to hunt down all the missing gps monitors that […]
INDIANAPOLIS, IN–There will be a sea of red in downtown Indy this weekend as fans of Ohio State and Wisconsin football converge on the Circle City for the BIG10 Championship. Indiana Sports Corp says more than 76,000 people are expected to fill Lucas Oil Stadium for the game. Another 35,000 fans are expected to attend the BIG10 Fan Fest at the Indiana Convention Center. All told, BIG10 Weekend is expected to haul in $20 million in revenue for the city. […]
LAFAYETTE, IN –Purdue University wants your dog. The university is joining more than 40 scientists and researchers from across the country looking at the general health and wellness of dogs. “What we hope to accomplish with this study is to learn more about healthy aging,” said Audrey Ruple, assistant professor of One Health Epidemiology in the College of Health and Human Sciences’ Department of Public Health. The study, called the Dog Aging Project, will take 10 years and track dogs […]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Ivanka Trump kicked off her two-day tour of Indianapolis Wednesday. Trump is in town for the fourth American Workforce Policy Advisory Board meeting, where she is joined by the likes of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, and Gov. Eric Holcomb who is a member of the board. The advisory board is intended to provide advice and recommendations to the National Council for the American Worker. Part of a push the White House says is designed to help get […]
PENDLETON, Ind. — In a historic move, the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would legalize marijuana on the federal level by removing it from Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act. But in Pendleton, town officials say they hope to stop sales before they even start. On November 14, the Pendleton town council approved the first reading of an ordinance that would ban the production and sale of recreational marijuana. A preemptive strike that would make it the […]
HANOCK COUNTY, Ind. — A new study shows Hoosiers may have fewer options when it comes to a holiday tradition as Christmas tree farms face a tough future. Spend enough time with Bob Wendt and its obvious, he loves what he does. For the past 35 years, Wendt has owned the Lost 40 Tree Farm, supplying Christmas trees to thousands, though lately, times have been a little rough. “If it weren`t for the droughts and floods we`d probably have at […]
PENDLETON, IN— In a historic move, the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would legalize marijuana on the federal level by removing it from Schedule 1 of the Controlled Substances Act. But in Pendleton, town officials say they hope to stop sales before they even start. On November 14th, the Pendleton town council approved the first reading of an ordinance that would ban the production, sale of recreational marijuana. A preemptive strike that would make it the first Indiana […]
INDIANAPOLIS, IN— Vice President Mike Pence made a pit-stop in Indianapolis Wednesday to address the country-wide shortage of skilled laborers. The Vice President spoke to a crowd at the Strada Education Network’s national symposium addressing what he identified as a “problem” in an otherwise “booming” economy. “We haven’t made it possible for young Americans entering the workforce to get the skills and the training a background that they need to take those good-paying jobs, or we haven’t provided the opportunities,” Pence […]
