INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Famed gospel music performer Sandy Patti will return to the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra‘s annual holiday show. Sandi Patty will host the event for the 10th and final time, the orchestra announced in a news release issued Thursday. The 2024 AES Indiana Yuletide Celebration will be Dec. 6-23 at Hilbert Circle Theatre on Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. Patty has several tour dates this year, including a July 13 concert at the Hendricks Live! art center west of Indianapolis in Plainfield, and an Aug. 29 show at Blue Gate Performing Arts Center in Shipshewana in ..read more

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WISH) — A 23-month-old boy’s death has been ruled a homicide. DaiLoni Edward Hollis Daniels died from a gunshot wound to the head, making him Allen County’s 14th homicide of 2024, says a news release issued Thursday from Allen County Deputy Coroner Jeffrey McCracken. Fort Wayne Police Department says officers were called about 7:50 p.m. Jan. 27 to a report of a shooting involving a juvenile victim inside a home in the 2900 block of Shawnee Drive. That’s a residential area south of downtown in the northwest Indiana city. Daniels was taken to a hospital in critical condition bu ..read more

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Fifteen people have been charged in a federal indictment alleging a conspiracy to straw purchase dozens of firearms from at least six federally licensed firearms dealers in the central Indiana area. Each of the following individuals have been charged with conspiring to make false statement during the purchase of a firearm, and one or more counts of making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm: Daylen Bell, 24, Indianapolis. Jaylyn Lamont Crenshaw, 25, Indianapolis. Michaela Evan Day, 27, Indianapolis. Michael Glen Day, 23, Indianapolis. Davone Trae Eans, 24 ..read more

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A groundbreaking single-incision adrenal surgery is brand new and it’s proving to be much faster, resulting in shorter hospital stays. Adrenal problems – from cancer or hormone overproduction – are often discovered while treating something else. Dr. Helmi Khadra, MD, endocrine oncology surgeon at Houston Methodist, says, “They go into the ER and they’re having abdominal pain, or they even, you know, fell and broke a bone, and just by CT scan, they find that they have an adrenal mass.” Houston Methodist is the first to perform the robotic retro peritoneoscopic adrenalectom ..read more

Live news conference: Police shooting near 38th Street and College Avenue INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Police shot and critically injured a man who’d threatened to shoot people Thursday afternoon in a residential area near 38th Street and College Avenue on the city’s near-north side. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department was sent shortly after 2:15 p.m. Thursday to a report of a person armed with a weapon in the 3900 block of Broadway Street. That’s northwest of 38th and College. Officer William Young, a spokesman for IMPD, said in an impromptu news conference about 3:20 p.m. Thursday that t ..read more

Washington (CNN) — The Internal Revenue Service detailed its plans Thursday to significantly ramp up audit rates of wealthy taxpayers and large corporations, using funds provided by the Democrat-backed Inflation Reduction Act that passed in 2022. The audit rate of taxpayers earning more than $10 million is expected to increase by 50%, going up from 11% in 2019 to 16.5% in 2026. The IRS also plans to triple the audit rates of large corporations with assets over $250 million, as well as increase the audit rates of business partnerships with assets over $10 million by ten ..read more

Dealing with road rage on Indianapolis’ streets INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — State police are asking for help, as they try to solve a potential road rage shooting from Wednesday. The incident led to a car going from I-65 into a pond, the driver was thrown out of the car and died at the scene. Indiana State Police Sergeant John Perrine joined News 8 on Daybreak Thursday morning. He says road rage incidents where guns are involved are on the rise. “We’re sounding the alarm,” Perrine said. “We’ve been talking about this for the last couple of years and talking about it isn’t working. We need to bring ..read more

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Central Indiana residents plagued by seasonal allergies can look forward to some relief as showers are forecasted to temper the high tree pollen counts that have been causing discomfort. According to the latest updates from StormTrack 8, rainfall expected in the coming days is likely to wash away some of the airborne allergens that have been particularly dense this season. Current pollen tracking has indicated that tree pollen levels, primarily from maple, ash, and oak, are at a heightened level, posing a challenge for allergy sufferers. These tree types are known for th ..read more

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Nearly a month after the total solar eclipse, central Indiana communities are still buzzing about the lasting impact of the once-in-a-lifetime sight. Ahead of the event, cities, towns, and counties in the path of totality tried to prepare for a huge rush of skywatchers, but found it difficult to make firm predictions. The Great American Eclipse estimated the state could see anywhere from 131,000 visitors to 522,000. Hamilton County leaders explain that while the state’s location was a tremendous benefit, it also made it tricky to make predictions and tally post-eclip ..read more

(CNN) — The US job market has been on a roll for the past three years. Some economists even say “it’s as good as it’s ever been.” That storyline isn’t expected to change Friday when April’s jobs report lands at 8:30 am ET — but it’s possible there might be a slight softening to the strong gains seen in the first quarter. “The longer interest rates are high, [the more] they put a slow squeeze on the economy,” Julia Pollak, chief economist at employment website ZipRecruiter, told CNN in an interview. “I think we will continue to see that gradual, fairly orderly slowdown in the lab ..read more