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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2026 · INDIANA LOCAL NEWS
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Northeast Indiana
Fort Wayne
Mostly Cloudy
H 68° · L 52° · Rain 83%
as of 1:40 PM
66°
Komets opening night brings new concessions to the Memorial Coliseum
Central Indiana
Indianapolis
Cloudy
H 74° · L 53° · Rain 75%
as of 1:40 PM
70°
Man and woman found dead during IMPD welfare check on Discovery Drive
Southern Indiana
Evansville
Cloudy
H 88° · L 53° · Rain 37%
as of 1:40 PM
81°
Evansville's Coat-A-Kid drive marks 40 years, collecting coats through Dec. 31
Komets opening night brings new concessions to the Memorial Coliseum
Fans at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum will find a new chicken stand and the building's first self-serve checkout kiosk as the Komets open their season.
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Northwest Indiana
Purdue University Northwest starts the year with a new dorm and a refreshed classroom building in Hammond
Purdue University Northwest opened the semester with the new Calumet Hall residence hall and an upgraded Classroom Office Building, both furnished through a long-running partnership with Pulse Technology.
Valparaiso police step up patrols after a Saturday morning crime wave on the city's east side
Police are investigating a home burglary, a garage burglary, two stolen vehicles and three thefts from vehicles — all reported in one neighborhood in a single morning.
Northeast Indiana
LaGrange salon owner wins Ivy Tech's 2026 New Venture Competition and $40,000
Ginny Ritchie of Ginny Rose Studio took the top prize on her third attempt, and plans to put the money into a mobile unit, a private-label skincare line and new equipment.
Michigan man faces charges after Kosciusko County child is found with him at a Kalamazoo hotel
A 27-year-old Michigan man is jailed in Kosciusko County on child solicitation and kidnapping charges after investigators traced his phone to a Michigan hotel. The charges are allegations.
Fort Wayne police confirm active investigation into '764' online network targeting kids
Detectives are working at least one local case tied to the violent online network, and police used a Wednesday briefing to warn parents about how predators reach children through games and chat apps.
Measles cases keep climbing in Northeast Indiana as the state total reaches 34
Allen and DeKalb counties each added a case in the state's Oct. 13 update, and four northeast counties now account for 13 of the 34 measles cases Indiana has confirmed in 2026.
Sweetwater raises the final beam on its $36.7 million Fort Wayne expansion
The music retailer placed the last structural steel beam on a roughly 170,000-square-foot addition to its distribution center, part of a $36.7 million investment in its Fort Wayne campus.
Central Indiana
Man and woman found dead during IMPD welfare check on Discovery Drive
Officers found both people with gunshot wounds at a northeast-side home on Wednesday afternoon. Police say there is no threat to the community.
Secretary of state candidate Ballard plans to sue to force an election commission meeting on finance complaints
Independent candidate Greg Ballard says he will ask a Marion County judge to compel the Indiana Election Commission to meet on campaign finance complaints involving two rivals, and will drop the case if a meeting is called by Oct. 26.
Indiana flood survivors have until Oct. 25 to apply for federal disaster aid
Residents in 24 Indiana counties hit by August storms and flooding face an Oct. 25 deadline for FEMA help, after more than 60,000 applications and over $142 million awarded so far.
Indianapolis council members from both parties draft new oversight rules for police surveillance technology
After officers were criminally charged over license plate camera searches, councilors are preparing a TRUST Ordinance with public hearings, data limits, audits and a resident-led oversight board.
Indianapolis weighs clearing the Fall Creek Trail encampment — with housing help first
The city says no cleanup date is set for the growing camp beside the trail near the Monon, and belongings will not be removed until the people living there have been helped into housing.
Indianapolis is taking out the 125-year-old Emrichsville dam on the White River
The low-head dam south of 16th Street has blocked fish and endangered paddlers since 1899. Crews are removing it with about $875,000 in grants, and the river gets a year of monitoring afterward.
Southern Indiana
Evansville's Coat-A-Kid drive marks 40 years, collecting coats through Dec. 31
Don's Cleaners is collecting new and gently used coats for local children in the program's 40th year, with donations accepted at its locations through Dec. 31.
Evansville police release bodycam footage from the fatal Illinois Street shooting
Police say an officer fatally shot a man who pointed a gun at officers at a home where a woman had been shot. The woman's injuries were described as non-life-threatening, and the shooting remains under investigation.
Evansville breaks an October heat record — and a 12th record high of 2026 is within reach
The city hit 90 degrees on Monday, beating a mark that had stood since 1989, in what the National Weather Service says has already been an unusually record-heavy year.
'I Am Jane Doe' demonstrators rally outside the Evansville Civic Center
River City Rising closed a week of Evansville events with a demonstration in support of a former Cornell student whose lawsuit has drawn national attention to how her case was handled.
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