Speedy seeks Congressional seat INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A state lawmaker running for Congress said he’s doing so because he’s concerned about the direction the country is taking. Mike Speedy has served in the Indiana House of Representatives for more than a decade and spent nearly seven years as an Indianapolis City-County councilor before that. He also owns a small business. Speedy is now one of eight Republicans running to succeed Congressman Greg Pence, who is not seeking another term. Pence’s district, Indiana’s Sixth Congressional District, stretches from the southern third of Marion Cou ..read more

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday afternoon, destroying homes and other structures as the twister tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Injuries were reported but it wasn’t yet clear if anyone was killed in the storm. Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha, a city of 485,000 people. Photos on social media showed heavily damaged homes and shredded trees. Video showed homes with roofs stripped of shingles, in a rural area near Omaha. La ..read more

Man involved in crash that led to deputy’s death arrested PLAINFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — A 20-year-old driver police believe could be responsible for the crash that led to Hendricks County Deputy Fred Fislar’s death was arrested Thursday on unrelated charges. According to the Plainfield Police Department, Juan Gomez was arrested Thursday night on operating while intoxicated charges filed in March. Gomez was leaving Eskenazi Hospital, where he was receiving treatment for burns, when Marion County authorities took him into custody and transported him to Hendricks County. Plainfield police told New ..read more

Eleven supporters fume over Hogsett MLS pitch INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The president of the Indy Eleven’s official fan club on Friday said plans to bring an Major League Soccer team to town could destroy everything Indianapolis soccer fans have built. David Ziemba, the president of the Brickyard Battalion, says he wasn’t satisfied by the answers Mayor Joe Hogsett gave in his initial announcement on Thursday or in an interview with News 8 “Daybreak” anchor Scott Sander on Friday morning. Ziemba says fans like him are still trying to figure out why Hogsett made the move. “The way that soccer cul ..read more

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – The Indiana Department of Health has released new COVID-19 data on the state’s coronavirus dashboard. The data was collected through Tuesday, April 24. The state’s dashboard is updated weekly on Wednesdays. Indiana’s COVID-19 death toll since March 2020 rose to 26,497 on Tuesday from 26,466 on April 9. That’s an increase of 31. Since Jan. 2, when the state reported 25,978 deaths, Indiana has recorded 519 deaths. In comparison, Indiana on April 26 had reported 228 flu deaths in the 2023-2024 season so far. The amount of probable COVID-19 deaths since March 2020 increased t ..read more

(CNN) — Inflation remained stubbornly high last month, but it hasn’t stopped Americans from spending. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index — a closely watched inflation gauge favored by the Federal Reserve — accelerated to 2.7% for the year ended in March, according to data released Friday by the Commerce Department. That rate was above economists’ expectations for a 2.6% gain and landed above February’s reading of 2.5%. On a monthly basis, prices rose 0.3%, unchanged from the pace seen in February. “We’re moving in the wrong direction, again, on the inflation story,” Ben Aye ..read more

NEW YORK (AP) — Defense lawyers in Donald Trump’s hush money trial dug Friday into assertions of the former publisher of the National Enquirer and his efforts to protect Trump from negative stories during the 2016 election. David Pecker returned to the witness stand for the fourth day as defense attorneys tried to poke holes in his testimony, which has described helping bury embarrassing stories Trump feared could hurt his campaign. Pecker has painted a tawdry portrait of “catch and kill” tabloid schemes — catching a potentially damaging story by buying the rights to it and then killing it thr ..read more

NEW YORK (AP) — Defense lawyers in Donald Trump’s hush money trial dug Friday into assertions of the former publisher of the National Enquirer and his efforts to protect Trump from negative stories during the 2016 election. David Pecker returned to the witness stand for the fourth day as defense attorneys tried to poke holes in his testimony, which has described helping bury embarrassing stories Trump feared could hurt his campaign. Pecker has painted a tawdry portrait of “catch and kill” tabloid schemes — catching a potentially damaging story by buying the rights to it and then killing it thr ..read more

(WIBC) — A man and woman from Princeton, Indiana, – both of whom have criminal records – may soon find themselves in prison again for stealing mail to the tune of $1 million. Michael Wright and Cortney Young have both been charged with mail theft, and they are individually facing charges for crimes such as unlawful possession of a mail key, aggravated identity theft, and more. Police believe Wright used an “arrow key” multiple times to access USPS collection boxes and steal pieces of mail. “Arrow keys” allow Postal Service employees to open collection boxes, mailbox panels, and more. According ..read more

(MIRROR INDY) — The city of Indianapolis plans to expand renewable energy options for residents in the coming years, including putting solar panels atop a closed southeast side landfill and letting households share the electricity they generate. The city also will work with the local chapter of Solar United Neighbors to install rooftop panels for qualified low- and moderate-income households. The projects are thanks to grants from the Environmental Protection Agency. Indianapolis is part of two coalitions of municipal governments and organizations that are set to receive funding thro ..read more