As the community prepares to say goodbye to a police officer killed in the line of duty last week, the investigation continues into the Boston Marathon bombings.More>>
Greenfield Marine Josh Bleill made good on that promise and found a new mission nearly seven years after a roadside bomb changed his life. On Saturday, April 27 he will share his amazing story at the WTHR Health and Fitness Expo.More>>
A central Indiana soldier who lost both of his legs in a bombing in Afghanistan is ready to return home after a year-and-a-half of treatment at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. More>>
Residents of a southern Indiana city paid homage to a local soldier who died during the Korean War by honoring him on the same day he was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery.More>>
U.S. veterans who suffered major limb injuries in combat showed little improvement with mental health problems in the two years after receiving treatment for their wounds.More >>
U.S. veterans who suffered major limb injuries in combat showed little improvement with mental health problems in the two years after receiving treatment for their wounds.More >>
Wednesday, April 10 2013 3:23 PM EDT2013-04-10 19:23:24 GMT
An Indiana Army lieutenant colonel who went missing during the Korean War has been identified. The remains of Army Lt. Col. Don C. Faith Jr. will be returned to his family for burial with full militaryMore >>
An Indiana Army lieutenant colonel who went missing during the Korean War has been identified.More >>
Tuesday, April 9 2013 6:00 AM EDT2013-04-09 10:00:48 GMT
The remaining nine troops of the Indiana National Guard's 5-19th Agribusiness Development Team arrived home from Afghanistan early Tuesday morning. They deployed a year ago, and continued the work ofMore >>
The remaining nine troops of the 5-19th Agribusiness Development Team arrived home from Afghanistan early Tuesday morning.More >>
Monday, April 8 2013 4:46 PM EDT2013-04-08 20:46:57 GMT
A national veterans group is bringing comic relief to town to address the serious needs of families of wounded and fallen troops. Eyewitness News reveals the inspiration behind the tour, and why a well-knownMore >>
A national veterans group is bringing comic relief to town to address the serious needs of families of wounded and fallen troops.More >>
Saturday, April 6 2013 10:35 PM EDT2013-04-07 02:35:50 GMT
Funeral arrangements are being made this week for an Indianapolis solider killed in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense says Sgt. Tristan Wade died when enemy forces attacked his unit with a homemadeMore >>
Friends and family are saying good-bye to a Southport soldier who was killed in Afghanistan.More >>
Saturday, April 6 2013 2:33 PM EDT2013-04-06 18:33:56 GMT
There's a lot of talk among local veterans about the threat, if any, North Korea poses to the United States and its allies. Some said they see the situation as an increasing threat, others said NorthMore >>
There's a lot of talk among local veterans about the threat, if any, North Korea poses to the United States and its allies.More >>
Friday, April 5 2013 4:22 PM EDT2013-04-05 20:22:32 GMT
A man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a civilian employee at Fort Knox. A Thursday federal court filing by the FBI says Marquinta E. Jacobs fired a .45-caliber handgun at the victim,More >>
A man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a civilian employee at Fort Knox.More >>
Wednesday, April 3 2013 11:16 PM EDT2013-04-04 03:16:54 GMT
The North Korean army is warning Washington that its military has been cleared to wage an attack using "smaller, lighter and diversified nuclear" weapons. The threat from the unnamed army spokesman earlyMore >>
The North Korean army is warning Washington that its military has been cleared to wage an attack using "smaller, lighter and diversified nuclear" weapons.More >>
Wednesday, April 3 2013 4:37 PM EDT2013-04-03 20:37:56 GMT
The Pentagon confirms an anti-missile system is being sent to the American base on Guam, south of the Korean peninsula where tensions today rose another notch. North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un, closedMore >>
The Pentagon confirms an anti-missile system is being sent to the American base on Guam, south of the Korean peninsula where tensions today rose another notch.More >>
Thursday, March 28 2013 5:25 PM EDT2013-03-28 21:25:05 GMT
They fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now thousands of Indiana soldiers are home fighting a different battle - this one for benefits they've earned from the Veterans Administration. 13 Investigates breaksMore >>
They fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now thousands of Indiana soldiers are home fighting a different battle - this one for benefits they've earned from the Veterans Administration.More >>
Thursday, March 28 2013 4:03 PM EDT2013-03-28 20:03:44 GMT
The US military's tuition assistance program will not be suspended after all. The Department of Defense said Wednesday that it will pick up the tab for all four branches of the military. The Army, MarinesMore >>
The US military's tuition assistance program will not be suspended after all.More >>
Timely and adequate health care is needed to help U.S. military personnel and their families readjust to life after deployment, an Institute of Medicine report finds.More >>
Timely and adequate health care is needed to help U.S. military personnel and their families readjust to life after deployment, an Institute of Medicine report finds.More >>
Friday, March 22 2013 9:28 AM EDT2013-03-22 13:28:04 GMT
A base spokesman says the suspect in a shooting at Marine Base Quantico in Virginia has been found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound along with a second victim. Lt. Agustin Solivan says authoritiesMore >>
The commander at Marine Corps. Base Quantico in northern Virginia says a shooting in which a Marine killed a male and female colleague before killing himself was isolated to a single building.More >>
Wednesday, March 20 2013 10:04 PM EDT2013-03-21 02:04:40 GMT
Seven members of the US military were killed in a training exercise at the Hawthorne Army Depot in Nevada. NBC reports that the deceased are all Marines, and also that at least eight were wounded. ItMore >>
A Veterans of Foreign Wars official says an eighth Marine has died after a mortar shell explosion during mountain warfare training in Nevada's high desert.More >>
Wednesday, March 20 2013 4:49 PM EDT2013-03-20 20:49:14 GMT
Many families of military members wounded or killed in the war in Iraq are considering the sacrifices they've made over the past decade since the war began. "Someone knocks on the door and you open theMore >>
Many families of military members wounded or killed in the war in Iraq are considering the sacrifices they've made over the past decade since the war began.More >>
Freedom Calls partners with AT&T to provide free videoconferencing for families and soldiers stationed in four locations in Iraq. To make an appointment email ct5164@att.com.More >>
Heroes at Home is a program Sears Holdings has created in partnership with Rebuilding Together in response to an urgent need to assist military families facing hardship.More >>
Friends and family are paying their last respects to an Indianapolis veteran of two wars, and one of the most decorated officers in IMPD's history.More >>
Military OneSource service has established the Wounded Warrior Resource Center for service members and their families if they have questions or concerns during recovery.More >>
Thousands of Hoosiers have been involved in the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. SFC Jeff Mittmann is one of them. A career soldier, Mittmann is still healing from the effects of war. More >>
The Army has relieved three soldiers of leadership roles in a unit for wounded veterans at Fort Knox over last month's death of an Indiana National Guardsman in their care, military officials said Wednesday.More >>
The mother of an Indiana soldier who died recently is making serious allegations that poor medical treatment at an Army facility led to his death.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 11:46 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:46:25 GMT
A woman faces sentencing Friday for her part in the shooting death of a female basketball star. The shooting happened last July at Ben Davis Park on the city's west side. Witnesses say Vincennes UniversityMore >>
A woman faces sentencing Friday for her part in the shooting death of a female basketball star.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 11:19 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:19:14 GMT
Police are seeking criminal charges against two missing campers who were found on the Indiana National Guard's Camp Atterbury. Bartholomew County sheriff's Maj. Todd Noblitt says the two men, ages 19More >>
Bartholomew County sheriff's Maj. Todd Noblitt says the two men, ages 19 and 20, were found Wednesday after a ground and air search for several hours by police officers and soldiers of the Atterbury grounds near Edinburgh.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 5:02 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:02:40 GMT
A pedestrian was seriously hurt after being struck by a police officer on the east side of Indianapolis. The accident happened around 9:30 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of 42nd Street and EmersonMore >>
The family of Richard Allen Moore told Eyewitness News that he was killed in the accident.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 11:29 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:29:00 GMT
Authorities say a cat might have started a central Indiana house fire by knocking over a lamp. The fire happened Thursday in the town of Chesterfield just east of Anderson. Chesterfield deputy fire chiefMore >>
Authorities say a cat might have started a central Indiana house fire by knocking over a lamp.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 5:20 PM EDT2013-05-24 21:20:45 GMT
Carmel Police are investigating the scene where a body was discovered at a storage facility.More >>
Carmel Police believe that a woman found dead inside a vehicle at a storage facility possibly died from suicide, but they're still not confirming that.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 9:25 AM EDT2013-05-24 13:25:14 GMT
The Holiday World amusement park in Santa Claus, Indiana is replacing a miniature train that was the last of the park's original rides from when it opened in 1946.More >>
The Holiday World amusement park in Santa Claus, Indiana is replacing a miniature train that was the last of the park's original rides from when it opened in 1946.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 11:22 AM EDT2013-05-24 15:22:46 GMT
It will likely be months before a judge rules on whether a new trial should be granted to a man convicted of killing an Indiana University student who disappeared during a 2000 bike ride. A Morgan CountyMore >>
It will likely be months before a judge rules on whether a new trial should be granted to a man convicted of killing an Indiana University student who disappeared during a 2000 bike ride.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 4:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 20:20:10 GMT
One of Indiana's largest health systems says it's cutting an undisclosed number of jobs by June 30 because of increasing economic and competitive pressure on the health care industry. Indianapolis-basedMore >>
One of Indiana's largest health systems says it's cutting an undisclosed number of jobs by June 30 because of increasing economic and competitive pressure on the health care industry.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 3:37 PM EDT2013-05-24 19:37:35 GMT
An act of credit card fraud has been traced back to a downtown Indianapolis restaurant. Some workers upstairs love walking downstairs for a bite at Ike and Jonesy's downtown. But they say the bite isMore >>
The owner of Ike & Jonesy's downtown says he is working to find out how the credit and debit cards of several customers and employees could have been compromised.More >>
Friday, May 24 2013 10:26 AM EDT2013-05-24 14:26:01 GMT
Officials with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway tell Eyewitness News that 35 runners from the Midwest who did not complete the Boston Marathon because of the tragedy there will be finishing that race atMore >>
The Speedway invited runners to cross the finish line on race day morning before the start of the race. They will be running from Turn Four across the historic Yard of Bricks.More >>
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