(Seymour, IN) — The 19-year-old accused of shooting a library employee and threatening others at the Jackson County Public Library plans to plead guilty to seven counts of attempted murder. Emiliano Cuevas Bravo faces up to 120 years in prison under the plea agreement, prosecutors say. The case started with 15 charges, including arson, criminal recklessness and pointing a firearm.
(Statewide) — Gas averages $3.92 a gallon across Indiana on Wednesday, according to AAA. That is down nearly 3 cents from Tuesday, but up more than 12 cents from a week ago. Drivers nationally are paying over $4.24. Diesel in Indiana is running nearly $6.82 a gallon.
(Noblesville, IN) — Noblesville could put up to $37 million in tax money toward a $100 million USA Gymnastics headquarters and training center. The city is weighing tax-increment financing bonds to cover land, design and construction, repaid with interest over as many as 25 years. The 200,000-square-foot complex would go up in Innovation Mile near Riverview Health Arena, with room for training camps, classes and competitions. Indianapolis-based GM Development would lead the project, approved by the city’s Board of Public Works.
(Indianapolis, IN) — A man is dead after a shooting early Wednesday in an east-side Indianapolis apartment. Police were called about 1:05 a.m. to an upstairs unit in the 6000 block of East Washington Street, near North Arlington Avenue. Officers found the man shot and took him to a hospital, where he died shortly after arriving.
(Indianapolis, IN) — Indianapolis police are calling a Tuesday morning death on the northeast side a homicide. Officers found a man shot dead along Fall Creek Road around 5:15 a.m. Investigators first thought it was a suicide. Homicide detectives later found evidence that someone killed him.
(Indianapolis, IN) — Indianapolis police arrested a man Tuesday afternoon after witnesses say he pulled a gun near an apartment complex on Massachusetts Avenue downtown. Witnesses showed officers a photo of Damon Moore holding the gun on an elderly man, and said Moore also pointed it at a man in a wheelchair. Police say Moore argued with a woman on the street, the older man stepped in, and Moore went to his apartment, got a gun and came back to confront him.
(Fort Wayne, IN) — A Fort Wayne city councilman is losing his license for a year after pleading guilty to drunken driving. Scott Myers, a Republican representing the 4th District, was arrested June 3 in Jasper County. Police say he was doing 85 in a 55 and crossed the center line. Myers went to rehab after the arrest and wrote on Facebook that he refused a breath test because he did not believe he was intoxicated. A judge sentenced him Monday to a 365-day suspension for refusing the test, followed by 180 days of restricted driving with an ignition interlock device.
(Elkhart, IN) — The parent company of Lippert is weighing a buyout offer worth nearly $3 billion. A private equity group has offered $101 a share for LCI Industries, which with about 29 million shares outstanding puts the deal around $2.9 billion. LCI’s board says it will review the unsolicited offer. The company also says it is still committed to its planned merger with Patrick Industries, another major RV industry supplier.
(Evansville, IN) — Evansville wants residents’ help cutting crime. Mayor Stephanie Terry and the Evansville Police Department host their second Safer Evansville Town Hall this week. The first meeting this month covered juvenile violence, crime trends and community challenges. This one turns to solutions: mentoring young people, volunteering, safe spaces and programs to cut gun violence.
(Vanderburgh County, IN) — A Vanderburgh County committee studying data centers wants new safety rules for first responders. The all-volunteer panel, formed by the county commission about two months ago, recommended standard operating guidelines Tuesday plus yearly hands-on training for firefighters who might answer a data center emergency. Chair Lloyd Lamberton says residents want answers on electricity, natural gas, water and sewer, noise and property values.
(Allen County, IN) — Allen County’s K9 Django is staying on the job with a new handler. The dog remains in the sheriff’s Vice and Narcotics Division after former handler Ben Fries resigned amid allegations he made violent comments as a corporal. More than 3,600 people signed a petition to let Django retire with Fries and his family, who have cared for the dog since 2020. Supporters raised $11,000 and offered to help buy a replacement dog. The sheriff’s department said no: Fries did not leave in good standing, so he can’t keep Django.
(Fort Wayne, IN) — A new Fort Wayne Urban League report finds Black residents in Allen County behind national averages on homeownership and infant health. The State of Black Fort Wayne study, the first of its kind locally in more than a decade, compares Black and white residents on housing, health, education and income. Black homeownership in the county sits just over 41%, under the 45.4% national rate for Black households. Infant mortality for Black babies in Allen County runs about twice the national average.
(Elkhart, IN) — Elkhart and LaPorte County are each getting a fellow under a new state program to help towns finish local development projects. The Indiana Community Impact Accelerator will place nine fellows statewide for two-year terms, working on projects tied to Indiana READI grants. Elkhart will put its fellow to work on Love Plaza and the Benham Avenue Initiative. Mayor Rod Roberson credits the city’s quality-of-life focus for earning the spot.
(Evansville, IN) — First responders get any size coffee for $1 Wednesday at Donut Bank. The deal runs all day at every location for National First Responders Day. Bring a uniform or first responder ID.
(Evansville, IN) — Vanderburgh County CASA and Bar Louie host a free Trunk-or-Treat Thursday evening in Evansville. Businesses hand out candy and trinkets for kids from 5 to 8 p.m. Bar Louie gives 20% of the night’s food sales to CASA’s child advocacy work. Families of all ages are invited.
(Hammond, IN) — Purdue University Northwest is getting about $718,000 in federal housing money to test automated homebuilding. Researchers will study how robotics and artificial intelligence can build faster and cheaper. The tech gets tested on homes for local families, with graduate students helping gather data over the three-year project.
(Fort Wayne, IN) — A Fort Wayne family says Norfolk Southern trains have trapped them at home, blocking their Bass Road driveway for hours at a time. Jessica Hubley says one train sat across the driveway for more than 23 hours this past weekend. She worries about kids climbing around the train and about ambulances or fire trucks reaching the house. Norfolk Southern says mechanical problems or track congestion can force trains to stop.
(Marion, IN) — Indiana Wesleyan University shows off a new $30 million basketball arena next week in Marion. The school named the 80,000-square-foot building “I AM THIRD Arena” after its core values. It seats more than 2,000 fans, with five luxury seats. Media get a tour next Wednesday afternoon.
(Elkhart, IN) — A woman was found shot early Wednesday in Elkhart. Police were called around 4 a.m. to the 1200 block of South Main Street, between Prairie Street and Indiana Avenue, west of Studebaker Park. Her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Police have no suspect, no motive and no arrests, and the investigation continues.
(Gibson County, IN) — A 65-year-old man is charged with public intoxication after deputies found him shirtless in the middle of the road in Gibson County. Jeffrey Nolcox was walking on Old U.S. Highway 41, according to a report Monday. Deputies took him into custody.
