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New Castle man cut wife with knife angry over laundry dispute, court docs reveal

fox59.com • Oct 14, 2025 5:00 PM

NEW CASTLE, Ind. — Police accuse a 78-year-old man of slicing his wife with a Bowie knife all because he was angry that she washed a chair cushion. Frank Barlow of New Castle is charged with one count of domestic battery with a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony; intimidation with…

Docs: Goshen man charged after attempting to rape teen at Brownsburg hotel

fox59.com • Oct 14, 2025 1:40 PM

HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. -- A Goshen man has been charged after he reportedly attempted to rape a teenager in November 2024 at a Brownsburg hotel. According to court documents recently filed in Hendricks County, Leroy Edwards Jr. was charged with: On the evening of Nov. 21, 2024,…

Beech Grove man charged with child molestation

fox59.com • Oct 14, 2025 12:48 PM

INDIANAPOLIS — A Beech Grove man faces up to 40 years in prison after being accused of child molestation. On Oct. 9, the Marion County Prosecutor's Office filed a Level 1 felony count of child molestation against Austin Edwards of Beech Grove. Edwards also faces a Level 4…

Johnson County coroner turns himself in after allegedly buying alcohol, THC gummies for high schoolers

fox59.com • Oct 14, 2025 11:55 AM

(WXIN/WTTV) — Johnson County Coroner Mike Pruitt has turned himself in to police and been booked into jail after a warrant was issued this week for his arrest. Arrest, context FOX59/CBS4 crews witnessed Pruitt being walked into the Johnson County Sheriff's Office in handcuffs…

IMPD: Man arrested after triple shooting at east side CVS Pharmacy

fox59.com • Oct 14, 2025 9:27 AM

INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indianapolis man has been arrested for a triple shooting that happened at a CVS Pharmacy on the city's east side earlier this month. Police believe the suspect was wounded in the shooting, which also left two women hurt. According to previous reports,…

Police: Muncie mom unaware her children were wandering on sidewalk in only diapers

fox59.com • Oct 13, 2025 5:02 PM

MUNCIE, Ind. — Social workers told police that a Muncie mother was found sitting on her couch, talking casually on her phone, while completely unaware that her two young children were out wandering on the sidewalk in only diapers on a chilly night. Desiree Washburn, 37, was…

Mark Sanchez, FOX face civil lawsuit together

fox59.com • Oct 13, 2025 3:56 PM

INDIANAPOLIS -- When Mark Sanchez emerged from the Adult Detention Center Sunday morning after his fingerprinting, booking and mugshot as a result of the battery felony he faces because of an alley fight in downtown Indianapolis Oct. 4, the former NFL quarterback thanked local…

Deadly shooting at Indy gas station caught on camera

fox59.com • Oct 13, 2025 3:03 PM

INDIANAPOLIS – A deadly shooting at a gas station on Indy’s southwest side was caught on camera. The homicide marked one of two deadly shootings in the span of less than 24 hours over the weekend. Wearing a bright orange shirt, the video captures a young man walking over to the…

Docs: Muncie woman cuts nurse with steak knife during altercation

fox59.com • Oct 13, 2025 1:15 PM

MUNCIE, Ind. -- A Muncie woman has been taken into custody after she reportedly cut a nurse with a steak knife and bit her during an altercation in late September. According to court documents recently filed in Delaware County, 29-year-old Mykia Davis has been preliminarily…

IMPD: 3 arrested after tip surrounding narcotics, weapons activity

fox59.com • Oct 13, 2025 11:18 AM

INDIANAPOLIS -- Three individuals were arrested earlier this month after a tip regarding suspected narcotics and weapons activity. According to officials with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, detectives with the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force arrested an…

IMPD: 1 dead, 1 detained after northeast side shooting

fox59.com • Oct 12, 2025 5:47 PM

INDIANAPOLIS -- A man has been pronounced dead after a reported shooting on the northeast side of Indianapolis on Sunday afternoon. According to officials with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to a report of a person shot at around 5:13 p.m.…

IMPD: 1 dead after near west side shooting

fox59.com • Oct 12, 2025 4:10 PM

INDIANAPOLIS -- A person is in critical condition after a reported shooting on the near west side of Indianapolis. According to officials with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to a call of a person shot near the intersection of W. 14th Street…

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Sanchez thanks surgeon for saving his life in first on-camera interview

fox59.com • Oct 12, 2025 10:53 AM

INDIANAPOLIS -- Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez spoke on camera for the first time in an exclusive interview with FOX59/CBS4 outside the Marion County Jail early Sunday. Sanchez was discharged from the hospital on Sunday, where he was then taken to Marion County Community…

EXCLUSIVE: Mark Sanchez discharged from hospital; arrives at Marion County Jail

fox59.com • Oct 12, 2025 9:57 AM

UPDATE (10/14/2025): Judge Jennifer Harrison has recused herself from the Mark Sanchez case. No reason was given. The case will be reassigned to another major felony court and Sanchez's pretrial conference was moved to Oct. 22. -------------------------------------------…

IMPD: 1 killed in shooting on southwest side of Indianapolis

fox59.com • Oct 11, 2025 7:09 PM

INDIANAPOLIS — A man was killed in a shooting on the southwest side of Indianapolis Saturday night. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, on-duty officers heard gunshots ring out while they were working in the 4700 block of Kentucky Avenue around 6:50…

Carmel PD: 1 detained after car crash on I-465

fox59.com • Oct 11, 2025 6:36 PM

HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind. — Officers with the Carmel Police Department detained a man after a car crash on Interstate 465 Saturday night. Public emergency reporting systems indicate units from the Carmel police and fire departments and the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office responded…

2 dead in hit-and-run crash on north side of Indianapolis

fox59.com • Oct 11, 2025 5:04 AM

INDIANAPOLIS — An investigation is underway after two people were killed in a hit-and-run crash on the north side of Indianapolis Saturday morning. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, at approximately 1:47 a.m., officers responded to the intersection…

1 killed in hit-and-run crash on I-65 on south side of Indianapolis

fox59.com • Oct 10, 2025 11:43 PM

INDIANAPOLIS — An investigation is underway after at least one person was killed in a hit-and-run on Indy's south side Friday night. According to the Indiana State Police, the crash occurred at the 104.8-mile marker of Interstate 65 near Edgewood Avenue just before 11 p.m.…

TMZ obtains video showing Mark Sanchez stumbling around downtown Indy before alley fight

fox59.com • Oct 10, 2025 5:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS — Surveillance footage obtained by TMZ shows former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez stumbling and wandering around Indianapolis streets in the minutes leading up to the alley fight that left Sanchez and a 69-year-old truck driver seriously injured. According to…

Docs: Former IU basketball player arrested after fraud investigation

fox59.com • Oct 10, 2025 3:50 PM

CARMEL, Ind. -- Police have arrested a former Indiana University basketball player accused of stealing nearly $50,000 in a scheme involving an amateur youth basketball team that never came to fruition. According to a probable cause affidavit filed on Sept. 25 in Hamilton…

Former Eastern Star Pastor Charged with Domestic Battery; Son Publicly Defends Him

indypolitics.org • Oct 13, 2025 2:38 PM

Jeffrey Johnson Sr., the former senior pastor of Eastern Star Church, one of Indianapolis’ largest and most influential congregations, is facing a Class A misdemeanor ...

Discovery, Defamation, and the New World of Consequences

indypolitics.org • Oct 13, 2025 6:38 AM

by Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Esq. Today is Columbus Day. Or, if you prefer, Indigenous Peoples’ Day.Either way, it’s a holiday built on competing narratives — the ...

Ed, Energy and Electricity

indypolitics.org • Oct 12, 2025 6:21 PM

When it comes to renewable energy, one key state lawmaker isn’t convinced it’s ready for prime time. Ed Soliday, chair of the House Utilities, Energy ...

Bayh, Bayh, Bayh

indypolitics.org • Oct 10, 2025 7:17 AM

Well throw another hat into the ring for Indiana Secretary of State. Beau Bayh, the son of former U.S. Senator, Governor and Secretary of State ...

New poll reports majority of Hoosiers oppose redistricting

indypolitics.org • Oct 10, 2025 5:44 AM

by Whitney Downard, Indiana Capital Chronicle October 9, 2025 Another poll concluded that a majority of Hoosiers oppose a GOP effort to redraw congressional maps ...

Indiana’s Supreme Court: Your Castle Stops at One Acre

indypolitics.org • Oct 8, 2025 9:55 PM

You know that old saying, “A man’s home is his castle”? The Indiana Supreme Court just added a footnote: Your castle moat ends at one ...

Mike & Molly’s Media Avail

indypolitics.org • Oct 7, 2025 3:51 PM

Indiana Governor Mike Braun and Press Secretary Molly Deuberry update the media on the latest involving the IEDC, wages, job growth and Indiana’s revenue. The ...

The $3 Billion Power Play That Would Short-Circuit Indianapolis

indypolitics.org • Oct 7, 2025 9:50 AM

by Abdul-Hakim Shabazz, Esq. At last night’s City-County Council budget meeting, talk of potholes, pay raises, and police staffing took an interesting detour — straight ...

“Balanced on Paper, Bitter in Practice: Indy Council Passes 2026 Budget”

indypolitics.org • Oct 7, 2025 5:25 AM

The Indianapolis City-County Council passed Mayor Joe Hogsett’s $1.7 billion 2026 budget Monday night — and if you heard the rhetoric afterward, you’d think we ...

Chris Lowery’s Exit Interview: Lessons in Access and Affordability

indypolitics.org • Oct 5, 2025 6:47 PM

As Chris Lowery wraps up his tenure as Indiana’s Commissioner for Higher Education, he sits down with Indy Politics to reflect on what’s changed, what’s ...