Saturday, May 19 2012 8:08 PM EDT2012-05-20 00:08:56 GMT
Hundreds hit the pavement in Pendleton Saturday for the "For the Love of Andrea" 5K Run/Walk. The event raised money for Andrea Vellinga, who was critically injured in the State Fair stage collapse. ButMore >>
Andrea Vellinga, who was critically injured in the State Fair stage collapse, ran in a fundraiser 5K in her honor Saturday.More >>
Monday, May 14 2012 5:14 PM EDT2012-05-14 21:14:21 GMT
There is $6 million set aside for victims of the Indiana State Fair tragedy, but those who need it most can't get it until the state figures out a new process. Lawmakers pushed to get the money approvedMore >>
There is $6 million set aside for victims of the Indiana State Fair tragedy, but those who need it most can't get it until the state figures out a new process.More >>
Sunday, May 13 2012 11:34 AM EDT2012-05-13 15:34:27 GMT
A central Indiana woman who was one of the most seriously injured victims of last summer's Indiana State Fair stage collapse will return home this month after a rigorous rehabilitation in Indiana and Michigan. AndreaMore >>
Central Indiana woman who was one of the most seriously injured victims of last summer's Indiana State Fair stage collapse will return home this month.More >>
Thursday, May 10 2012 7:04 PM EDT2012-05-10 23:04:35 GMT
The Indiana State Fair Commission plans to review steps taken in the aftermath of investigations of last summer's deadly stage rigging collapse. The commission's regular monthly meeting is scheduled forMore >>
Two new hires Thursday are the latest in a series of changes to make the Indiana State Fair safer after last year's tragic stage collapse that killed seven people.More >>
Wednesday, May 9 2012 3:25 PM EDT2012-05-09 19:25:12 GMT
A judge hearing several lawsuits filed over last summer's deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse says he'll rule by early next week on a schedule for resolving those suits and a request to expand anMore >>
A judge hearing several lawsuits filed over last summer's deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse says he'll rule by early next week on a schedule for resolving those suits and a request to expand an existing gag order.More >>
Wednesday, May 2 2012 5:06 PM EDT2012-05-02 21:06:16 GMT
An Indiana commission is ready to consider adoption of the state's first rules governing the type of stage rigging involved in last summer's deadly state fair stage collapse. Members of the Indiana FireMore >>
Indiana has implemented new emergency building safety standards designed to avoid another tragedy like we saw at the State Fair in August 2011.More >>
Tuesday, May 1 2012 5:08 PM EDT2012-05-01 21:08:17 GMT
Indiana is ready to issue new, tougher, wide-ranging regulations aimed at keeping fans safe at all kinds of outdoor events. State officials are trying to prevent another tragedy like the one at the StateMore >>
Indiana is ready to issue new, tougher, wide-ranging regulations aimed at keeping fans safe at all kinds of outdoor events.More >>
Saturday, April 28 2012 1:31 PM EDT2012-04-28 17:31:47 GMT
An attorney representing several victims of last summer's deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse is seeking to make band members' accounts of that night public. Kenneth J. Allen filed a motion thisMore >>
An attorney representing several victims of last summer's deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse is seeking to make band members' accounts of that night public.More >>
Thursday, April 26 2012 3:37 PM EDT2012-04-26 19:37:59 GMT
The organizers of some of Indiana's county fairs and small festivals built around everything from covered bridges to maple syrup are anxiously awaiting new state rules for the type of stage rigging involvedMore >>
The organizers of some of Indiana's county fairs and small festivals built around everything from covered bridges to maple syrup are anxiously awaiting new state rules for the type of stage rigging involved in last summer's deadly State Fair stage collapse.More >>
Monday, April 23 2012 5:56 PM EDT2012-04-23 21:56:03 GMT
A national safety group is in Indianapolis Monday to learn more about preventing tragedies like the August 2011 Indiana State Fair stage collapse. The group is meeting with the Indiana Occupational SafetyMore >>
A national safety group is in Indianapolis Monday to learn more about preventing tragedies like the August 2011 Indiana State Fair stage collapse.More >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 4:11 PM EDT2012-05-24 20:11:07 GMT
A high school math teacher was arrested Thursday for possession of child pornography. Robert S. Fowler was arrested. He teaches math at Broad Ripple High School and lives in Hamilton County. EyewitnessMore >>
A high school math teacher was arrested Thursday for possession of child pornography.More >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 3:54 PM EDT2012-05-24 19:54:07 GMT
INDIANAPOLIS, May 24—WTHR (Channel 13) announced today that according to Nielsen ratings from the recently concluded May 2012 sweeps, Eyewitness News garnered significant ratings increases and competitiveMore >>
WTHR (Channel 13) announced today that according to Nielsen ratings from the recently concluded May 2012 sweeps, Eyewitness News garnered significant ratings increases and competitive advantage in key newscasts, while ranking number one at 4:30AM, 5AM, 5:30AM, 6AM, 5PM, 5:30PM, 6PM and 11PM.*More >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 3:46 PM EDT2012-05-24 19:46:21 GMT
A former Marion County Sheriff's deputy faces burglary and theft charges after police say he stole prescription pain killers from a friend's home.More >>
A former Marion County Sheriff's deputy faces burglary and theft charges after police say he stole prescription pain killers from a friend's home.More >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 2:04 PM EDT2012-05-24 18:04:09 GMT
After WTHR exposed a tax loophole that allows illegal immigrants to collect tax credits worth billions, the Internal Revenue Service pointed the finger at Congress. But IRS whistleblowers are now comingMore >>
After WTHR exposed a tax loophole that allows illegal immigrants to collect tax credits worth billions, the Internal Revenue Service pointed the finger at Congress. But IRS whistleblowers are now coming forward to say the real blame lies within.More >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 12:47 PM EDT2012-05-24 16:47:36 GMT
Cars are on the track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Thursday. Practice for the Firestone Freedom 100 Indy Lights race was held until noon, and qualifying will be held Thursday afternoon for the FridayMore >>
Practice for the Freedom 100 Indy Lights race was held until noon, and qualifying will be held Thursday afternoon.More >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 11:57 AM EDT2012-05-24 15:57:30 GMT
Child advocates, prosecutors and officials say Indiana is treating its mentally ill children like criminals by placing them in juvenile detention centers instead of offering them the care they need. CriticsMore >>
Child advocates, prosecutors and officials say Indiana is treating its mentally ill children like criminals by placing them in juvenile detention centers instead of offering them the care they need.More >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 11:56 AM EDT2012-05-24 15:56:37 GMT
A community group is planning to plant 100 trees in a Terre Haute neighborhood to replace dozens that were destroyed by a storm last year. Leaders of Trees Inc. say the storm ruined the tree canopy overMore >>
A community group is planning to plant 100 trees in a Terre Haute neighborhood to replace dozens that were destroyed by a storm last year.More >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 11:55 AM EDT2012-05-24 15:55:37 GMT
A South Bend man who prosecutors say habitually beat and burned his three sons for years until one of them died didn't take the witness stand during his trial. Defense attorneys for 35-year-old TerryMore >>
A South Bend man who prosecutors say habitually beat and burned his three sons for years until one of them died didn't take the witness stand during his trial.More >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 11:54 AM EDT2012-05-24 15:54:00 GMT
Prosecutors say a former member of the wrestling team at a northern Indiana high school has been sentenced to six months on probation and ordered to perform 20 hours of community service for his role inMore >>
Prosecutors say a former member of the wrestling team at a northern Indiana high school has been sentenced to six months on probation and ordered to perform 20 hours of community service for his role in an attack on a teammate.More >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 11:52 AM EDT2012-05-24 15:52:19 GMT
Anyone heading to court in central Indiana's Grant County shouldn't wear pajamas. The county's five circuit and superior court judges have issued an order setting a dress code for courtrooms in Marion. TheMore >>
Anyone heading to court in central Indiana's Grant County shouldn't wear pajamas.More >>
INDIANAPOLIS -
A state agency's report says the Indiana State Fair's executive director and other officials took part in an emergency exercise last July that eerily foreshadowed weather conditions a month later that caused a deadly stage collapse.
The report by the Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the July 12 exercise foretold almost the exact conditions of the Aug. 13 tragedy, when seven people were killed after the stage rigging plunged into the crowd.
The scenario imagined high winds, lightning and hail and specifically mentioned the concert by country duo Sugarland, which fans were waiting to hear before the stage collapse.
A state labor department spokesman says it proves the fair commission had insufficiently prepared for the conditions.
On Wednesday, the commission paid a $6,300 IOSHA fine for workplace violations.
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
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 12:28 PM EDT2012-05-23 16:28:15 GMT
The NBA could announce Wednesday whether there will be suspensions after three hard fouls in Tuesday night's playoff game between the Pacers and Heat. Miami won Game 5 with a blowout score of 115-83, butMore >>
The NBA could announce Wednesday whether there will be suspensions after three hard fouls in Tuesday night's playoff game between the Pacers and Heat.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 3:12 AM EDT2012-05-23 07:12:58 GMT
Four people escaped a house fire on Winslow Drive, near Stop 11 and Arlington early Wednesday morning. The fire apparently started in the area of a patio grill and spread to the house. Firefighters wereMore >>
An early morning patio fire spread quickly to a southside house. Four people escaped unhurt.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 11:11 AM EDT2012-05-23 15:11:20 GMT
The state's largest school district's board approved dozens of layoffs in a meeting Tuesday. Indianapolis Public Schools approved 163 layoffs, including 94 teachers, our newsgathering partners at theMore >>
The state's largest school district is laying off 163 employees, including 94 teachers.More >>
