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JOPPA, Ill. — A discussion to be initiated at the Joppa-Maple Grove school district’s next meeting was bumped up a week thanks to damage at Maple Grove Elementary School.

A local elementary will remain closed as district leaders confirm tonight theres concern of possible black mold growth. Maple Grove Elementary students will return to in-person learning next week-- though.

The department now has three full-time drivers, but remains mostly volunteer-run.

Less than a week after the murder of George Floyd in the May of 2020, members of the New Orleans band Jank Setup knew they had to channel their emotions into writing a song. Here is a conversation about their original, "Fix."

Indiana lawmakers are trying again to establish a pilot program testing speed cameras in highway work zones.

An Indiana bill proposes to make speeding over a certain threshold a misdemeanor -- punishable by jailtime -- rather than a matter of discretion.

Alekzander Ethan May, 20, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter, a second-degree felony, in the death of Taylor Kauvaka, 31. Mays attorney said he fired the fatal shot in self-defense. \n

Fatal Car Crashes Jump During Pandemic Unable to load the audio player. playpausemuteunmute stock photo Indiana saw a more than an 8 percent increase in fatal car crashes last year, despite more people staying at home, and the increase was significantly larger in Hamilton and Marion counties. That jump matches a national trend.  WFYIs Jill Sheridan spoke with reporter Ethan May, who covered this issue for the Indianapolis Star. Jill Sheridan: It looks like Im here in Marion County and also Ham...

INDIANAPOLIS – The man accused of killing three adults and a 7-year-old girl in Indianapolis on Saturday night told police he began shooting everyone inside a home after an argument over a stimulus check, court records show. Malik Halfacre, 25, was taken into custody a day after police say he shot and killed Anthony Johnson, 35; Dequan Moore, 23; Eve Moore, 7; and Tomeeka Brown, 44. A survivor of the shooting – who family said shared a daughter with Halfacre – was shot in the back d...

Malik Halfacre, accused of killing four people in Indianapolis, told police he began shooting after an argument over a stimulus check, records show.