My reporting has led to changes in a statewide system meant to protect victims across Indiana
πΊ Tune in this Wednesday to hear how one womanβs story made its way to the governors office and quickly led to action
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My reporting has led to changes in a statewide system meant to protect victims across Indiana
πΊ Tune in this Wednesday to hear how one womanβs story made its way to the governors office and quickly led to action
βThe Lt. Governor unequivocally denounces all calls for violence directed at the LGBTQ+ community.β
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Indiana State Police say a former IMPD officer admitted to molesting two children at his home www.wishtv.com/news/retired...
02.08.2025 22:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The official X account of Indiana Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith shared a post from a pastor whoβs called for the execution of gays and lesbians www.wishtv.com/news/beckwit...
02.08.2025 22:18 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1Fox Corp acquires stake in IMS, IndyCar owner Penske Entertainment
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Illegal immigrants will be detained in Indianaβs Camp Atterbury www.wishtv.com/news/defense...
18.07.2025 17:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0UPDATE: A spokesperson for the prosecutorβs office tells me Gov. Braunβs office never reached out to discuss these concerns.
17.07.2025 02:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Gov. Mike Braun warned of possible state intervention if recent gun violence in Indianapolis becomes a long-term trend @wishtv.com www.wishtv.com/news/i-team-...
16.07.2025 23:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1Marion County prosecutor Ryan Mears responds to Gov. Braun claiming violent offenders in Indianapolis are not being prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Important to note, none of the charges mentioned by the prosecutor are directly tied to the shooting that left two teenagers dead.
Despite recent violence, Mayor Joe Hogsett said the drop in Indianapolis violent crime numbers over the past three years show the city's strategies are working
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The prosecutorβs office and IMPD are ramping up discussions over ways to hold parents accountable for violence involving minors, following a mass shooting in Indianapolis www.wishtv.com/news/mcpo-im...
14.07.2025 02:18 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Happy anniversary to a wonderful wife, mother, and soul mate π₯ Iβd say βI doβ all over again π€
13.07.2025 21:47 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0An Indianapolis woman is accused of trying to sex traffic her own daughters for $400 www.wishtv.com/news/crime-w...
13.07.2025 21:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Citizens Energy Group offers to buy Whitestownβs water utilities system for $37 million www.wishtv.com/news/citizen...
12.07.2025 21:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A woman says she was sexually and emotionally abused by Indianapolis City-County Councilor Keith Graves.
He denies any wrongdoing
Graves stepped down from his role as chair of the education committee this afternoon but has not signaled any intention to leave office. www.wishtv.com/news/i-team-...
A man in the country illegally, wanted by ICE, allegedly attempted to rape a woman after authorities released him. Now the Monroe County Sheriff is butting heads with the Indiana Attorney General over whether ICE was looped in www.wishtv.com/news/politic...
11.07.2025 02:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0(Old story, but relevant today)
Six Months Ago NPR Left Twitter. The Effects Have Been Negligible: "NPR staff says traffic has dropped by only a single percentage point as a result of leaving Twitter, now officially renamed X" niemanreports.org/npr-twitter-...
As Indianapolis leaders push the idea of stricter curfew enforcement, the president of the local FOP claims proposals lack teeth
08.07.2025 01:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I didnβt expect IMPD to backtrack on its own plan in less than 48 hours
07.07.2025 19:31 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0When IMPD said it would enforce the curfew to curb youth violence, we pointed out the department made the same promise last year (and largely didnβt follow through)
Now, in this long statement, Indianapolis police are explaining how βenforcement of curfew laws presents real challengesβ
Indiana Supreme Court sets execution date for Roy Lee Ward
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Indiana Supreme Court sets tentative Oct. 10 execution date for Roy Lee Ward, who was sentenced to death for the 2001 rape and murder of 15-year-old Stacy Payne in Spencer County
07.07.2025 16:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The Marion County Prosecutorβs Office has charged four teenagers who were arrested after the mass shooting in downtown Indianapolis.
But none of the charges indicate any of these people fired the shots that killed two teenagers and injured five others.
An Indiana man kills a child molester who victimized one of his relatives
He admitted to it all on camera, but is now pleading not guilty
βI took him out. I'm tired of pretending like I did something wrong.β
With Haliburton out next season, Myles Turner signs with the Bucks www.wishtv.com/sports/india...
01.07.2025 15:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I was the first to report Indiana paid $275k for a new dose of the drugs to execute Benjamin Ritchie in May because two doses bought under Gov Holcomb had expired
Indiana has spent more than $1M on these drugs for two executions www.wishtv.com/news/i-team-...
After saying the state would pause purchases of the deadly drugs used in lethal injections, Indiana Gov Mike Braun is ready to βbegin the necessary preparationsβ for another execution www.wishtv.com/news/indiana...
29.06.2025 15:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Indiana Democratic Congressman Andre Carson calls the U.S. strikes on Iran βunconstitutionalβ
22.06.2025 02:47 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Initial reactions from Indiana congressmen on the U.S. joining Israelβs strikes on Iran
Republicans standing behind the presidents decision