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Non-murder homicides up in Indianapolis

fox59.com • Nov 30, 2025 4:23 PM

INDIANAPOLIS — The Wall Street Journal recently crunched the numbers for Stand Your Ground states and cities to determine if self-defense laws resulted in more non-murder homicides. Indianapolis placed #3 on that list with 10% justifiable homicides based on FBI reports derived…

Fishers woman says she set house on fire and stabbed herself

fox59.com • Nov 30, 2025 3:39 PM

FISHERS, Ind. — A Fishers woman admitted to police that she set a house on fire and stabbed herself. On Saturday, Fishers police and the Fishers Fire Department responded to a residential fire in the 12000 block of Courage Crossing. Upon first responders' arrival, two people…

Juvenile arrested with a firearm after fight at Hamilton Southeastern High School

fox59.com • Nov 30, 2025 12:13 PM

FISHERS, Ind. — A juvenile was arrested after a fight broke out following a basketball game between Hamilton Southeastern and Pike High School on Saturday. According to the Fishers Police Department, the juvenile was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm on school…

Whitestown PD: Person in custody following Thursday chase that ended in Lafayette area

fox59.com • Nov 28, 2025 3:59 PM

WHITESTOWN, Ind. -- A person is in custody after a Thursday pursuit that started in Whitestown and ended in the Lafayette area, according to officials with the Whitestown Metropolitan Police Department. On Thursday, officers in Whitestown, along with officers from the Lebanon…

Mark Sanchez trial rescheduled to March 2026

fox59.com • Nov 28, 2025 12:59 PM

INDIANAPOLIS -- The trial of former NFL quarterback and FOX Sports analyst Mark Sanchez has been postponed until next year. According to court documents recently filed in Marion County, Sanchez's trial has been rescheduled to March 12, 2026. The documents said that the…

Person critical after west side shooting in Indianapolis

fox59.com • Nov 27, 2025 8:46 PM

UPDATE (11/28/25): According to officials with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, 30-year-old Derrick Fisher was arrested for his alleged involvement in the shooting. An update from IMPD stated that Fisher was identified as the alleged shooter in the case, with…

Juvenile dead after accidental self-inflicted shooting

fox59.com • Nov 27, 2025 4:34 PM

INDIANAPOLIS— A 5-year-old boy has died after an accidental self-inflicted shooting on Indy’s southwest side. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police were dispatched to a townhome complex near Decatur Boulevard and Mendenhall Road on a report of a person shot. IMPD said the boy was…

'You can't love the demons out of someone': Ex-wife of wanted man killed by SWAT team shares his violent history

fox59.com • Nov 26, 2025 3:55 PM

INDIANAPOLIS — Robert Bido’s ex-wife stood on the stoop of her house on Marion County’s southeast side, wiping away the tears as she struggled to explain why the man she was married to for 10 years turned on her and his community and likely killed their neighbor. “You can’t…

2 women arrested following series of armed robberies targeting elderly Hispanic women

fox59.com • Nov 26, 2025 3:28 PM

INDIANAPOLIS -- Two women are behind bars, accused of a series of armed robberies across Indianapolis. Police say the suspects are tied to at least five robberies over the last two weeks. Starting outside the MCL Diner along East 10th Street, a woman was allegedly punched in…

1 dead, 2 people shot just minutes apart on Indy's east side

fox59.com • Nov 26, 2025 1:51 PM

INDIANAPOLIS — One person is dead and another victim is stable after two reported shootings on the east side of Indianapolis. Police were called just after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 2000 block of Kildare Avenue for a person shot. This is a residential area near the…

Docs: Fired gas station employee returns with a gun to steal cigarettes, lotto tickets

fox59.com • Nov 25, 2025 7:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS — A woman who was fired from a north Indy gas station for stealing is now under arrest for armed robbery after allegedly returning to the store with a gun and taking thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes and lotto tickets. Shalina Hill was fired over the summer…

Potential murder suspect killed in officer involved shooting

fox59.com • Nov 25, 2025 6:05 PM

FRANKLIN, Ind. — Multiple sources have told FOX59/CBS4 that the man killed Tuesday in an officer-involved shooting in Johnson County was wanted for questioning in the murder of an Indianapolis man this past weekend. Jeff Finkel, 65, was found shot to death inside his home in…

Teen's basketball career cut short by gun violence

fox59.com • Nov 25, 2025 3:08 PM

INDIANAPOLIS -- Brandon Easley’s mother retrieved the mail minutes after our interview about her son who was shot to death early Sunday morning. The mail included an envelope with a letter of acceptance from Ball State University advising Brandon that, “You’re one step away…

Indianapolis pimp gets 3 life sentences for murder, sex trafficking

fox59.com • Nov 25, 2025 3:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis-based pimp will serve three life sentences in federal prison after being found guilty of murder and running a “violent human and drug trafficking enterprise” he used to exploit vulnerable Hoosier women. Kristopher McDonald, 37, was found guilty…

Wanted suspect shot, killed by SWAT team in Franklin

fox59.com • Nov 25, 2025 2:11 PM

FRANKLIN, Ind. — A suspect wanted for several violent crimes, and who was a person of interest in a recent homicide, was shot and killed by Indianapolis SWAT team members in Franklin on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, the…

'Beat his a**': Parents charged with beating up children on Greenwood school bus

fox59.com • Nov 25, 2025 1:54 PM

GREENWOOD, Ind. — A couple is facing felony charges after allegedly getting on a Greenwood school bus, beating up several children, and encouraging their son to do the same. Donquarious Ridley and Raven Barner were both charged this week in Johnson County with two counts of…

'I will shoot on sight': Indy man sentenced for threatening to kill illegal immigrants

fox59.com • Nov 25, 2025 1:10 PM

INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indianapolis man has been sentenced after pleading guilty to making threats to commit a mass shooting against illegal immigrants on President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day. According to court documents obtained by FOX59/CBS4, Preston Pickett was sentenced…

Court docs: Man charged in Owen County crash had been drinking, lacked driver's license

fox59.com • Nov 25, 2025 9:10 AM

OWEN COUNTY, Ind. – A man charged in a serious Owen County crash had been drinking before the incident and didn't have a driver's license, police say. Oscar Adrian Barrera Rubio, 31, faces a felony count of causing serious bodily injury when operating a vehicle while…

IMPD: Mother of 2-year-old shot, killed on south side

fox59.com • Nov 25, 2025 1:42 AM

INDIANAPOLIS -- A young mother is dead after police say she was shot and killed inside her own home on Indy’s south side. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were dispatched at 11:54 p.m. to the 700 block of Turtle Creek North Drive. Witnesses…

Muncie mother's toddler found once again wandering alone in street

fox59.com • Nov 24, 2025 4:10 PM

MUNCIE, Ind. — For the second time in three months, a Muncie mother's toddler was found wandering alone outside with barely any clothes on. Alexis Fisher, 21, was arrested on Saturday after her two-year-old child was spotted walking down the street at 7:30 p.m. in only a…

Bagsby’s Platform: A Political Fantasy Camp for Ideas That Should’ve Stayed in Therapy

indypolitics.org • Nov 30, 2025 5:35 AM

by Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Esq. Every election cycle, Indiana produces one candidate who steps forward, arms raised to the heavens, proclaiming he alone has been sent ...

Tenth Senate Republican Announces Opposition to Redistricting Plan

indypolitics.org • Nov 28, 2025 5:00 PM

A tenth Republican member of the Indiana Senate has publicly announced he will oppose the proposed congressional redistricting maps, increasing the number of GOP lawmakers ...

On The Air

indypolitics.org • Nov 27, 2025 10:02 PM

We’re on the air this weekend. Here’s where you can usually find us… “Indiana Issues” (Radio) Network Indiana (Click Here for a list of stations in ...

HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM INDY POLITICS

indypolitics.org • Nov 27, 2025 6:00 AM

As we wrap up another wild year in Indiana politics, I want to take a moment to say something simple: thank you. Whether you read ...

Braun Names New Appointments

indypolitics.org • Nov 26, 2025 3:33 PM

Governor Mike Braun today announced new appointments to various state boards and commissions. Appointments: Indiana Local Government Investment Pool Board Mike Zahn (First Federal Savings ...

Holiday Survival 101: How to Deal With “That One Relative”

indypolitics.org • Nov 26, 2025 6:20 AM

The holidays are here, which means two things: calories don’t count, and every family has at least one relative who makes you question the Geneva ...

DLGF Rejects Pike Township Board’s Budget Revision, Citing Improper Submission

indypolitics.org • Nov 25, 2025 3:26 PM

A budget dispute in Pike Township has escalated after the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) formally declined to recognize the Pike Township Board’s ...

Indiana General Assembly to Reconvene in December to Address Redistricting

indypolitics.org • Nov 25, 2025 1:28 PM

Indiana legislative leaders announced Tuesday that both chambers of the General Assembly will reconvene in early December to begin work on the 2026 regular session, ...

Indiana GOP and Democrats Unite to Condemn Swatting Attempts and Political Threats

indypolitics.org • Nov 25, 2025 7:00 AM

In a rare moment of bipartisan unity, the chairs of Indiana’s two major political parties issued a joint statement Monday condemning a recent wave of ...

As assets sell off, former Sheriff Jamey Noel inches toward multimillion-dollar restitution orders

indypolitics.org • Nov 24, 2025 8:42 PM

by Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle November 24, 2025 A year after his prison sentence, former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel’s belongings have sold for ...