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Steve Jefferson

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  • Monday, May 20 2013 4:40 AM EDT2013-05-20 08:40:34 GMT
    Tuesday is the next deadline to sign up for Indiana's Do Not Call registry. Since January, the state attorney general's office says it has received more than 5,000 complaints about telemarketing calls
    Tuesday is the next deadline to sign up for Indiana's Do Not Call registry.

  • Monday, May 20 2013 4:37 AM EDT2013-05-20 08:37:09 GMT
    A groundbreaking female rabbi has retired from her Indianapolis congregation. Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso retired last week as a senior rabbi of Congregation Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis after 26 years
    A groundbreaking female rabbi has retired from her Indianapolis congregation.

  • Monday, May 20 2013 4:30 AM EDT2013-05-20 08:30:04 GMT
    The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, who served as president of the University of Notre Dame for 35 years, will mark his 70 years as a priest by taking part in a Jubilee Mass on Friday, the day before he turns
    The Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, who served as president of the University of Notre Dame for 35 years, will mark his 70 years as a priest by taking part in a Jubilee Mass on Friday, the day before he turns 96 years old.
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Steve Jefferson
Crimebeat Reporter

Crimebeat reporter Steve Jefferson joined the Eyewitness News team in June 2002.

Steve's news experience includes reporting and anchoring at TV and Radio Stations in Ohio, Georgia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Oregon.

Steve has received numerous awards including Best Newscast from the Associated Press, and various community service awards. He's reported on major events including the Atlanta bombings, 100 Million Man March, the Georgia floods and Hurricanes George and Katrina.

Steve is from Dayton, Ohio, where he graduated from Wright State University in journalism. He is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, Indianapolis Association of Black Journalists, 100 Black Men of Indianapolis, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.

Steve serves on several Board of Directors and volunteers with several community organizations including President & Chairman of Grace Apostolic Church in Indy, The Indianapolis Press Club Foundation, Center for Leadership Development, IMAGINE School West, and serves as an Executive Officer for Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana.

He enjoys social media, exercising, traveling, roller skating, bike riding, running, pro sports and word games. Steve and his family reside in Indianapolis.

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  • Sunday, May 19 2013 3:25 PM EDT2013-05-19 19:25:56 GMT
    Conservation officers recovered the body of a woman from the Empire Quarry in southern Indiana early Sunday morning.  Officers were called to the quarry after a report of a body floating in the water.
    Conservation officers recovered the body of a woman from the Empire Quarry in southern Indiana early Sunday morning.

  • Sunday, May 19 2013 5:43 PM EDT2013-05-19 21:43:53 GMT
    There could be bumping at Indianapolis this weekend. Schmidt Peterson Motorsports said Saturday afternoon that it has hired British driver Katherine Legge to drive the No. 81 car. That gives Indianapolis
    British driver Katherine Legge has become the 33rd driver to qualify for next week's Indianapolis 500, assuring race organizers of a full field.

  • Sunday, May 19 2013 7:40 PM EDT2013-05-19 23:40:16 GMT
    Safety for an international event like the Indy 500 is planned well in advance. However, those plans are constantly changed and updated, depending on what's happening the day of the race. For the first
    Safety for an international event like the Indy 500 is planned well in advance. However, those plans are constantly changed and updated, depending on what's happening the day of the race.
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