Thursday, May 24 2012 1:24 AM EDT2012-05-24 05:24:08 GMT
An overturned semi-trailer has closed all southbound lanes of Interstate 65 at the Seymour exit. State Police are diverting southbound traffic to U.S. 31 at Exit 55. According to State Police at theMore >>
An overturned semi-trailer has closed all southbound lanes of Interstate 65 at the Seymour exit.More >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 12:49 AM EDT2012-05-24 04:49:52 GMT
The caller to 911 called him "an erratic driver." In Columbus Thursday, several callers reported the same driver to 911 dispatchers. Caller: "He just crossed over the yellow line several times. SomethingMore >>
State Police and other agencies have written relatively few tickets for texting while driving because they cannot readily discern the difference between texting and other cell phone activity.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 11:15 PM EDT2012-05-24 03:15:45 GMT
Allegations that teachers have been cheating to boost test scores have finally been addressed by Washington Township schools. "Under the direction of the Indiana Department of Education, we are pursuingMore >>
Allegations that teachers have been cheating to boost test scores have finally been addressed by Washington Township schools.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 10:30 PM EDT2012-05-24 02:30:07 GMT
A lack of recent rainfall might have something to do with an offensive odor reported downtown Wednesday evening. People downtown told Eyewitness News that the smell had lingered most of the late afternoonMore >>
A lack of recent rainfall might have something to do with an offensive odor reported downtown Wednesday evening.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 9:33 PM EDT2012-05-24 01:33:21 GMT
MIAMI (AP) - Heat forward Udonis Haslem has been suspended by the NBA for Game 6 of the Miami-Indiana series. Haslem committed a flagrant foul against Indiana's Tyler Hansbrough during the second quarterMore >>
Heat forward Udonis Haslem has been suspended by the NBA for Game 6 of the Miami-Indiana series. More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 8:49 PM EDT2012-05-24 00:49:33 GMT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The funeral for an Indianapolis pastor fatally shot inside his church has drawn hundreds of mourners. The Indianapolis Star reports all of the 600 seats at Southport PresbyterianMore >>
The funeral for an Indianapolis pastor fatally shot inside his church has drawn hundreds of mourners. More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 8:44 PM EDT2012-05-24 00:44:27 GMT
A Bedford man lived for years with a misdiagnosed condition, but now he's grateful that his doctors were able to figure it out. NPH, or normal pressure hydrocephalus, has symptoms that are similar toMore >>
A Bedford man lived for years with a misdiagnosed condition, but now he's grateful that his doctors were able to figure it out.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 8:34 PM EDT2012-05-24 00:34:42 GMT
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) plans to open additional lanes on US 136 and Crawfordsville Road just in time for the Memorial Day Weekend and the Indianapolis 500. Walsh Construction,More >>
Fans headed to the race should be aware of new ramp configurations where Interstate 74 and US 136/Crawfordsville Road meet the I-465 loop.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 7:51 PM EDT2012-05-23 23:51:13 GMT
"There are 18 pounds," explains Mary Hedden. 18 pounds of chicken forced on her, Hedden says, by a door-to-door salesman who wouldn't take no for an answer. "Probably 8 o'clock, a knock came on the door,"More >>
An 80-year-old Indianapolis woman says she is the victim of a salesman who took the pitch too far.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 6:58 PM EDT2012-05-23 22:58:49 GMT
Metro police are seeking help from the public in identifying a person wanted on more than $25,000 in theft and forgery charges. Investigators believe that the suspect is responsible for purchasing merchandiseMore >>
Metro police are seeking help from the public in identifying a person wanted on more than $25,000 in theft and forgery charges.More >>
INDIANAPOLIS -
Parents and students have had to do some re-adjusting to be ready for the new IPS calendar which starts the school year early.
It's called a balanced schedule.
That means summer break will be eight weeks instead of ten, but the number of school days stays the same. So it's not exactly what you would call a year round school.
We caught up with some IPS families as they took advantage of a back to school event at the Indiana State Fair. Organizers were teaching kids how to get on and off the bus safely.
We asked one dad about the new IPS school calendar and how it will affect their lives. He said, they just won't know until they try it, but that it does cut too deeply into summer.
"(It's) in a way unfortunate." said parent Rick Panepintl. "(It) kind of eats into the traditional summer...and traditional summer activities we like to participate with the kids."
IPS Superintendent Eugene White says the new schedule will help students with failing grades, that a shorter summer will help ease the summer brain drain.
Tuesday, May 22 2012 2:58 PM EDT2012-05-22 18:58:17 GMT
Six years after being mistaken for dead, Whitney Cerak has become a mother. Cerak was among students at Taylor University in Indiana whose van was rammed by a truck on April 26, 2006. Five people wereMore >>
Six years after being mistaken for dead, Whitney Cerak has become a mother.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 11:30 PM EDT2012-05-22 03:30:39 GMT
The Indiana Department of Education is now investigating a major breach in ISTEP test security. The key evidence points to teachers at one of the state's largest high schools, and it comes from 13 Investigates. BobMore >>
The Indiana Department of Education is now investigating a major breach in ISTEP test security. The key evidence points to teachers at one of the state's largest high schools, and it comes from 13 Investigates.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 6:34 AM EDT2012-05-22 10:34:21 GMT
Police say a car plowed into the back of a school bus stopped on a southern Indiana highway, with the car's entire engine compartment ending up lodged underneath the bus. The Bloomfield schools districtMore >>
Police say a car plowed into the back of a school bus stopped on a southern Indiana highway, with the car's entire engine compartment ending up lodged underneath the bus. The Bloomfield schools districtMore >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 5:24 PM EDT2012-05-22 21:24:20 GMT
Cheating on standardized tests like the ISTEP exam might be far more widespread than thought. Just days after WTHR broke the story of a teacher cheating scandal at North Central High School, 13 InvestigatesMore >>
Cheating on standardized tests like the ISTEP exam might be far more widespread than thought.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 5:41 PM EDT2012-05-22 21:41:15 GMT
Fishers Police are asking parents to be on the lookout for suspicious activity after a woman reported that a man approached her child and attempted to lure her into his car. It happened around 7:15 pmMore >>
Fishers Police are asking parents to be on the lookout for suspicious activity after a woman reported that a man approached her child and attempted to lure her into his car.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:32 PM EDT2012-05-23 21:32:55 GMT
A Carmel Clay Schools bus struck a house near Main Street and Gray Road around 6:30 Wednesday morning, sending the driver to the hospital with minor injuries. No students were on the bus. Carmel schoolsMore >>
A Carmel Clay Schools bus struck a house near Main Street and Gray Road around 6:30 Wednesday morning, sending the driver to the hospital with minor injuries. No students were on the bus.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 1:43 PM EDT2012-05-22 17:43:57 GMT
The woman accused of killing a church pastor made her first court appearance Tuesday. Indianapolis Metro Police say the woman went into Bethel Community Church on Saturday morning after asking for PastorMore >>
The woman accused of killing a church pastor made her first court appearance Tuesday. Prosecutors say the next step is to determine the status of her mental health.More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 7:59 PM EDT2012-05-21 23:59:44 GMT
Employees at a South Bend school say they were concerned about the safety of a 10-year-old boy who was found beaten to death in his home last November. The South Bend Tribune reports second-grade teacherMore >>
Employees at a South Bend school say they were concerned about the safety of a 10-year-old boy who was found beaten to death in his home last November.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 11:46 PM EDT2012-05-23 03:46:42 GMT
My job is demanding, but I wouldn't trade places with most people. Two weeks ago, I got an invitation to go to Honolulu to visit Jim Nabors. How can you turn that down? I met Nabors at his house on DiamondMore >>
My job is demanding, but I wouldn't trade places with most people. Two weeks ago, I got an invitation to go to Honolulu to visit Jim Nabors. How can you turn that down?More >>
Monday, May 21 2012 10:57 PM EDT2012-05-22 02:57:25 GMT
Police are searching for new evidence in the case of a woman who went missing almost two decades ago. Investigators and family members have been searching for Kathy Fry for more than 18 years, but inMore >>
Investigators and family members have been searching for Kathy Fry for more than 18 years, but in the past few weeks, a new lead provided new hope in a cold case.More >>
