Monday, November 12 2012 10:13 AM EST2012-11-12 15:13:39 GMT
The cause of Saturday night's fatal explosion on the Indianapolis south side is still unknown. A Greenwood Schools teacher and her husband are believed to have died in the blast. Seven others were injured,More >>
Gary Coons with Department of Public Safety tells Eyewitness News that the NTSB is the latest group to join the investigation.More >>
Monday, November 12 2012 5:50 AM EST2012-11-12 10:50:25 GMT
Metropolitan Police are instituting a voluntary curfew for residents living in the Richmond Hill community between beginning at 10:00 p.m. and and ending at 6:00 a.m. The curfew will continue until furtherMore >>
Metropolitan Police are instituting a voluntary curfew for residents living in the Richmond Hill community between beginning at 10:00 p.m. and ending at 6:00 a.m. The curfew will continue until further notice.More >>
Sunday, November 11 2012 9:43 PM EST2012-11-12 02:43:15 GMT
Indianapolis Metro Police have not made official identification of the two people killed in Saturday night's explosion on the south side, but they are believed to be Jennifer and Dion Longworth. JenniferMore >>
Friends, family and colleagues gathered to remember Jennifer Longworth at the vigil Sunday evening. Her young students wrote messages on a poster, saying, "We love you, Mrs. Longworth," and thanking her for being their teacher.More >>
Sunday, November 11 2012 4:43 PM EST2012-11-11 21:43:59 GMT
About 80 homes were damaged by the explosion, including five that were destroyed. For the first time, since they ran for safety after the explosion, many of the residents in the Richmond Hills neighborhood,More >>
About 80 homes were damaged by the explosion, including five that were destroyed. For the first time since they ran for safety after the explosion, many of the residents in the Richmond Hills neighborhood were allowed to return briefly Sunday afternoon.More >>
Sunday, November 11 2012 3:50 PM EST2012-11-11 20:50:48 GMT
Fire officials say the investigation into what caused a deadly blast on the Indianapolis south side will likely take weeks. Up to 70 firefighters responded Saturday night to what's being described as aMore >>
Five homes were destroyed and 26 others suffered major damage.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 4:13 PM EDT2013-06-19 20:13:34 GMT
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management warns high ozone levels in southern Indiana could cause breathing and heart problems for certain people Thursday. The agency is forecasting high ozoneMore >>
The agency is forecasting high ozone levels for the Columbus-Seymour area and the Indiana suburbs of Louisville, Ky.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 4:00 PM EDT2013-06-19 20:00:32 GMT
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is honoring the late Jason Leffler with a tribute atop the iconic Pagoda scoring board. Leffler died last Wednesday in an accident at a dirt track in New Jersey. His funeralMore >>
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is honoring the late Jason Leffler with a tribute atop the iconic Pagoda scoring board.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 3:43 PM EDT2013-06-19 19:43:32 GMT
Community leaders gathered Wednesday morning to celebrate the opening of the city's newest affordable housing community, one which looks far different than any other.More >>
Community leaders gathered Wednesday morning to celebrate the opening of the city's newest affordable housing community, one which looks far different than any other.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 3:26 PM EDT2013-06-19 19:26:54 GMT
Rapper Lil Wayne is taking some big heat on the internet over what apparently happened during a video shoot. But the singer says he didn't mean to step on the American flag while shooting the video forMore >>
Rapper Lil Wayne is taking some big heat on the internet over what apparently happened during a video shoot.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 2:38 PM EDT2013-06-19 18:38:32 GMT
The Marion County prosecutor has announced charges after an undercover auto theft investigation. Four suspects have been arrested for separate thefts, and police are still looking for a fifth suspect. AMore >>
The Marion County prosecutor has announced charges after an undercover auto theft investigation.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:24 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:24:57 GMT
Two people were taken to Witham Hospital after a fire at a house in the 500 block of East Noble Street early Wednesday morning. Lebanon dispatched the fire at 1:00 a.m. and firefighters were on the sceneMore >>
Lebanon's Fire Chief says an overnight fire that injured two people, one critically, was intentionally set.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:21 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:21:28 GMT
Asbestos and pop-up fires are two big concerns as investigators look for a cause of a massive warehouse fire on the Indianapolis southwest side. The fire at 202 S. Belmont Ave. at Nationwide RecyclingMore >>
Asbestos and pop-up fires are two big concerns as investigators look for a cause of a massive warehouse fire on the Indianapolis southwest side.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:51 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:51:52 GMT
A break in an underground steam line caused 300-degree steam to pour from a downtown Indianapolis manhole on North Street for around an hour Wednesday morning.More >>
A break in an underground steam line caused 300-degree steam to pour from a downtown Indianapolis manhole on North Street for around an hour Wednesday morning.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:41 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:41:01 GMT
A company that manufactures "mobile power stations" powered by alternative energy will build its new headquarters and factory in Muncie. DD Dannar LLC made the announcement Wednesday. Muncie beat outMore >>
A company that manufactures "mobile power stations" powered by alternative energy will build its new headquarters and factory in Muncie.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:12 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:12:11 GMT
Some legal experts say an Indiana Supreme Court justice should recuse himself from an upcoming case over a proposed $2.8 billion coal-gasification plant in southern Indiana. Justice Mark Massa is a longtimeMore >>
Some legal experts say an Indiana Supreme Court justice should recuse himself from an upcoming case over a proposed $2.8 billion coal-gasification plant in southern Indiana.More >>
INDIANAPOLIS -
Authorities say some evacuees from a south side Indianapolis neighborhood have taken pets with them but other animals are running loose there.
The explosion Saturday night damaged or destroyed more than 30 homes, and residents have been evacuated.
Indianapolis Metro Police Sgt. Christian Nielsen says several animals are displaced and at large. He says Animal Control was called in Sunday to round them up and will try to reunite them with their owners.
Several people were evacuated to a nearby school and took their pets with them.
Indianapolis Fire Department spokeswoman Angela Hiestand says the city's south side animal shelter will board pets for affected residents for 10 days free of charge.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 11:12 PM EDT2013-06-19 03:12:37 GMT
You'll be seeing a lot of American flags displayed in the coming weeks as we approach the Fourth of July. It's your right to fly the flag at your home. There's a law that says so, but if you live atMore >>
Hoosiers are being ordered to take down Old Glory at some area apartment complexes and it could cost them if they refuse.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 2:38 PM EDT2013-06-19 18:38:32 GMT
The Marion County prosecutor has announced charges after an undercover auto theft investigation. Four suspects have been arrested for separate thefts, and police are still looking for a fifth suspect. AMore >>
The Marion County prosecutor has announced charges after an undercover auto theft investigation.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:41 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:41:01 GMT
A company that manufactures "mobile power stations" powered by alternative energy will build its new headquarters and factory in Muncie. DD Dannar LLC made the announcement Wednesday. Muncie beat outMore >>
A company that manufactures "mobile power stations" powered by alternative energy will build its new headquarters and factory in Muncie.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:04 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:04:05 GMT
A northeastern Indiana prosecutor says police snipers acted appropriately when they shot and killed a man holding a 3-year-old boy hostage. The Journal Gazette reports Allen County Prosecutor Karen RichardsMore >>
A northeastern Indiana prosecutor says police snipers acted appropriately when they shot and killed a man holding a 3-year-old boy hostage.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:07 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:07:44 GMT
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana is taking the battle over specialty auto license plates for a gay and lesbian youth counseling group to federal court. The Indiana Bureau of Motor VehiclesMore >>
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana is taking the battle over specialty auto license plates for a gay and lesbian youth counseling group to federal court.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:24 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:24:57 GMT
Two people were taken to Witham Hospital after a fire at a house in the 500 block of East Noble Street early Wednesday morning. Lebanon dispatched the fire at 1:00 a.m. and firefighters were on the sceneMore >>
Lebanon's Fire Chief says an overnight fire that injured two people, one critically, was intentionally set.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 10:44 AM EDT2013-06-19 14:44:47 GMT
Country singer Slim Whitman has died at the age of 90 in Florida. His son-in-law, Roy Beagle, says Whitman died Wednesday of heart failure. Whitman's career began in the late 1940s, and his tenor falsettoMore >>
Country singer Slim Whitman has died at the age of 90 in Florida.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:51 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:51:52 GMT
A break in an underground steam line caused 300-degree steam to pour from a downtown Indianapolis manhole on North Street for around an hour Wednesday morning.More >>
A break in an underground steam line caused 300-degree steam to pour from a downtown Indianapolis manhole on North Street for around an hour Wednesday morning.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:45 PM EDT2013-06-18 22:45:37 GMT
An misunderstanding over a graduation cake is quickly going viral. A Zionsville mom wanted a local bakery to draw a graduation cap on the picture of her daughter on the cake, but the worker taking theMore >>
A Zionsville mom wanted a local bakery to draw a graduation cap on the picture of her daughter on the cake, but the worker taking the order heard something different.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:21 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:21:28 GMT
Asbestos and pop-up fires are two big concerns as investigators look for a cause of a massive warehouse fire on the Indianapolis southwest side. The fire at 202 S. Belmont Ave. at Nationwide RecyclingMore >>
Asbestos and pop-up fires are two big concerns as investigators look for a cause of a massive warehouse fire on the Indianapolis southwest side.More >>
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