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 >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 6:38 PM EDT2012-05-23 22:38:14 GMT
The city's Cancer Survivors Park will soon get a new home. Thursday the Parks Board will vote on a proposal to move the park from its current site at Indiana Avenue and West 10th Street to a site on FallMore >>
On Thursday the Parks Board will vote on a proposal to move the park from its current site at Indiana Avenue and West 10th Street to a site on Fall Creek Parkway adjacent to the Julia Carson Government Center.More >>
Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:41 PM EDT2012-05-23 21:41:13 GMT
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is preparing for what could be the hottest Indy 500 in history. Eyewitness News visited the track for Community Day on Wednesday. While the temperature at noon hoveredMore >>
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is preparing for what could be the hottest Indy 500 in history.More >>
INDIANAPOLIS -
Emergency crews are on the scene of at least two reported explosions involving manhole covers downtown.
The scene is located near Maryland Street and Delaware, just north of Conseco Fieldhouse. One vehicle reportedly caught fire as a result of one of the explosions. As crews investigated the first explosion, another cover blew up beneath a fire department pick-up truck.
"I didn't hear anything. The car just was on fire. It was just smoking by that point, but somebody said that it blew up, so I don't know. It's just one of the manhole covers, it's nothing to do with the car or anything. It melted off my brake," said the car's owner.
Several streets have been blocked off in the area due to the explosions. Police are blocking off two blocks in all directions from the intersection of Washington and Delaware. That area is marked by Market Street to the north, South Street to the south, Alabama Street to the east and Delaware Street to the west.
Utility crews have also been called to the scene. IPL workers will likely shut down power to some areas of downtown to fix the problem.
"We've gotta be very careful with the amount of water we throw on these, because it can do two things. It can cause a secondary explosion and electricity can travel through our hose stream and injure firefighters. So there's not much we can do until the power's cut and that's what we're waiting on right now," said IFD Capt. Eric Hofmeister.
Saturday's explosions are the latest in a series of underground explosions in downtown Indianapolis this year:
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 >>
