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13News Top Stories | Noon Oct. 28, 2026
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- 13News Top Stories | Noon Oct. 28, 2026
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- 8:13
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- The latest local news, weather and sports for central Indiana at Noon on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026.
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- Tickets on sale for 2027 Indianapolis 500, other IMS events
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- Tickets for the 111th Indianapolis 500, Brickyard 400 and other major events at Indianapolis Motor Speedway next year are now on sale, IMS announced Wednesday.
Fans can purchase tickets online at IMS.com, by phone at 317-492-6700 or at the IMS Ticket Office at 4790 W. 16th St.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/sports/motor/indianapolis-500/tickets-for-2027-indianapolis-500-other-ims-events-now-on-sale-indycar/531-792083f7-d84c-43a6-9d31-0aca515e765e
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- New pedestrian bridge coming to Nickel plate Trail on Indy's northeast side
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- 0:26
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- Crossing one of Indianapolis' busiest northeast-side corridors could soon look much different for pedestrians and cyclists.
The Indianapolis Department of Public Works unveiled plans Tuesday, for a pedestrian bridge that would carry the Nickel Plate Trail over 82nd Street in Castleton, allowing trail users to cross above traffic instead of navigating the busy intersection.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/new-nickel-plate-trail-pedestrian-bridge-design-castleton-walking-bicycling/531-80663cc6-cb86-40c3-8adb-c6df037fa11b
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- Henry County deputy resigns, arrested on theft and fraud charges
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- A sergeant at the Henry County Sheriff's Office resigned and was arrested on four charges Tuesday.
The sheriff's office said in a press release Sgt. Ryan Burns was arrested on charges of theft, fraud, ghost employment and official misconduct after an investigation by the Indiana State Police.
After concerns arose within the sheriff's office about Burns' "Operation Pull Over" activity, an internal review of records associated with deputies' participation in the program was conducted in early May 2026. During the review, discrepancies were found regarding possible criminal conduct, the release said.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/sergeant-henry-county-sheriffs-office-arrested-multiple-charges-following-may-investigation/531-4087caf7-6d42-4725-9c6e-de01aa29484f
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- Police investigating after man found shot, dead off Fall Creek Trail in Indy
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- 0:31
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
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- IMPD is investigating after a man was found fatally shot on Indianapolis' northeast side Wednesday morning.
According to IMPD, shortly before 5 a.m. Oct. 28, officers responded to the 6800 block of Fall Creek Road, near Shadeland Avenue, on a report of a person shot.
When officers arrived, they said they found a man with gunshot injuries. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/impd-investigating-after-man-found-fatally-shot-on-indys-northeast-side-indianapolis-indiana/531-cf7be429-2479-4b7f-9553-64c50842e0ba
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- 'Christmas at the Kringles' cast previews horror comedy
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- 11:23
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- 'Tis the season for a frighteningly thrilling holiday comedy.
"Christmas at the Kringles" follows the Seversons (Ron Livingston, Rachel Bilson and Jack Jewkes), a family starting fresh in a quiet suburban neighborhood, where their next-door neighbors, the Kringles (Thomas Lennon, Arden Myrin, Alexis Kemp, Zeke Jones and Beverly D'Angelo) celebrate Christmas year-round. However, that charm quickly turns unsettling.
"Christmas at the Kringles" opens in theaters Friday, Oct. 30.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/entertainment/in-the-spotlight/christmas-at-the-kringles-rob-riggle-arden-myrin-rachel-bilson-horror-comedy-interview/507-b9a228d5-e085-440a-9fdb-5232301074a5
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- Cheerios Resealable Bags
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- 0:32
- Date posted
- 9 days ago
- Description
- Resealable bags in Cheerios boxes? General Mills says it’s a thing!
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- Ted Bundy linked to 1974 cold case murder of Utah teen
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- 0:48
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- DNA connects serial killer Ted Bundy to the death of another Utah teenager, authorities announced Tuesday, exactly 52 years after her body was discovered in the woods by a hunter.
Bundy has been dead since 1989, but the tally of his confirmed victims continues to grow due to advances in DNA testing. He killed at least 30 women and girls in multiple states in the 1970s, and many more escaped or survived with injuries.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/utah-authorities-connect-serial-killer-ted-bundy-to-1970s-homicide/507-214f52ca-2a1f-46b2-b1bc-75c954c9816d
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- Indianapolis Zoo hosting sensory-friendly ZooBoo tonight
- Runtime
- 0:18
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- The annual tradition brings trick-or-treating and whimsical ways to experience the zoo ahead of Halloween.
The activities run on Wednesday through Sunday until Nov. 1.
On Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays, the events run from 2-7 p.m.
On Fridays and Saturdays, those hours are extended to 2-9 p.m.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/life/animals/zooboo-returns-to-indianapolis-zoo-through-november-halloween-holiday-spooky-haunted-animals-wildlife/531-cc70e7e2-16ae-4aec-ba45-7f7999ed0c26
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- Crews start clearing out former homeless encampment near popular trail
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- 1:35
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Bicyclists Richard Rardin and Z Burdeski say they've reached out to local officials about the issue of trash along the Fall Creek Trail next to the Monon Trail.
"I took a video and sent it to Councilman Gibson, just indicating how unsafe it was. I know some ladies that ride. They're afraid to go down that area," Rardin said. "There's a lot of trash down there that just ruining the, you know, the land in the water."
"I did tell her about it, and she did say she was going to report it to the homeless advocacy people and parks recreational people," Burdeski said.
Two weeks after 13News saw trash blocking the trail and reached out to the Office of Public Health and Safety, crews are out cleaning up what remains.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/crews-start-clearing-out-former-homeless-encampment-near-fall-creek-monon-trail-unhoused/531-ea5000c3-3af2-4e3f-a1ab-31290910bce4
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- Man killed in shooting on east side of Indianapolis
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- 0:34
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- A man is dead after a shooting on Indianapolis' east side early Wednesday morning.
IMPD officers were dispatched to a report of a person shot at a home in the 6000 block of East Washington Street, just east of Arlington Avenue, shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday. At the scene, they found a person suffering from apparent gunshot wounds.
The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to police.
IMPD says the man later died at the hospital.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/person-critically-wounded-in-east-indianapolis-shooting/531-712b40cc-9ccf-45b1-a84d-23479b64f480
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- Holding onto 70s for as long as possible, likely through Halloween in Indiana
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- 3:53
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Cold fronts are eventually on the way next week for November. Eventually a big drop is possible near or after Election Day.
Enjoy more sun today with highs in the 70s. We should keep 70s with on-and-off cloud chances through Halloween Saturday. More clouds are likely next week with 60s and increasing rain chances.
-13News Meteorologist Matt Standridge
#weather #forecast #Halloween
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- Kids, families enjoy special night celebrating Peyton Manning Children's Hospital
- Runtime
- 0:48
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- The annual event with games and music inside Lucas Oil Stadium gives current and former patients at the hospital and their families a chance to have some fun.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/kids-families-enjoy-special-night-celebrating-peyton-manning-childrens-hospital-lucas-oil-stadium/531-794a47e5-154b-4713-8bec-36ce5c71e9eb
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- Here's what the new Nickel Plate Trail bridge could look like in Castleton
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- 2:29
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Crossing one of Indianapolis' busiest northeast-side corridors could soon look much different for pedestrians and cyclists.
The Indianapolis Department of Public Works unveiled plans Tuesday, for a pedestrian bridge that would carry the Nickel Plate Trail over 82nd Street in Castleton, allowing trail users to cross above traffic instead of navigating the busy intersection.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/new-nickel-plate-trail-pedestrian-bridge-design-castleton-walking-bicycling/531-80663cc6-cb86-40c3-8adb-c6df037fa11b
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- 13News Top Stories | 11 p.m., Oct. 27, 2026
- Runtime
- 7:13
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- The latest local news, weather and sports for central Indiana at the 11 p.m. hour on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026.
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- FSSA Secretary as Medicaid waiver denials drop to 3.5% following pause, reassessments
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- At a meeting Tuesday, Indiana's Family and Social Services Administration said Medicaid waiver denials are dropping. The denial rate spiked to 6% earlier this year and is now at 3.5%. It comes after the state started reassessing people it had previously denied with a new assessment tool.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/investigations/13-investigates/fssa-secretary-medicaid-waiver-denials-drop-to-35-following-pause-reassessments/531-1d8f8ede-2418-406a-8cc1-e423eb0d0424
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- Gov. Braun joined Republican Party candidate Philip Foust to discuss juvenile crime in Marion County
- Runtime
- 2:25
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Gov. Braun and Philip Foust said juvenile crime in Marion County is reaching a crisis point and laid out what they believe needs to happen next.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/politics/elections/gov-braun-joined-republican-party-candidate-philip-foust-discuss-juvenile-crime-marion-county/531-b598752b-72b0-4e04-8eaf-8c5c3b8a8342
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- Warm and Dry
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- 0:38
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Our weather pattern remains warm and dry. Rain chances increase late week.
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- The shadow hallway, and the spirits that pass by
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- Paranormal investigators set up chairs to watch shadows come in and out of rooms.
STREAM NOW: https://www.wthr.com/video/syndication/ott/growth-ott/if-these-walls-could-talk-sanatorium/507-06cdff98-7fa3-4c7f-81d8-874eeae5c2b2
#halloween #ghoststory #history #spooky
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- Clean up underway at former Indianapolis homeless encampment
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- 0:54
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Crews started working Tuesday morning on cleaning up a former homeless encampment that started blocking popular trails.
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- Colts make major moves ahead of trade deadline
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- 1:37
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Colts start selling as trade deadline approaches
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- Braun rejects Ballard’s request
- Runtime
- 0:31
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Gov. Mike Braun declined to call the Indiana Election Commission to meet to consider Campaign finance violations.
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- IMPD officer arrested
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- 2:04
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- An IMPD officer has been arrested after allegedly driving drunk in his patrol vehicle on Indianapolis' near northwest side early Tuesday morning.
Chaise Watkins, 31, was preliminary charged with:
Operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person (Class A misdemeanor)
OVWI with a BAC of 0.15 or higher (Class A misdemeanor)
According to IMPD, just after midnight on Oct. 27, officers responded to the 1500 block of Stadium Way, near West 16th and North Harding streets, for a report of trouble with a person.
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/impd-officer-arrested-after-allegedly-driving-drunk-indianapolis-indiana/531-346467ad-4409-496c-af92-4ebb265f4ddb
- Title
- Cheerios introduces resealable bags
- Runtime
- 1:10
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Cereal giant General Mills says some boxes of Cheerios-brand products now come with a resealable Ziploc bag.
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- 13Weather Forecast | 6 p.m. update Oct. 27, 2026
- Runtime
- 2:16
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- We're seeing an unusual streak of late October 70° days and they may linger into Halloween weekend.
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- 'Emmy was amazing' | A first grader's lasting legacy
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- A Johnson County elementary school is dealing with the loss of a young student who the entire community celebrated just last year.
At Pleasant Crossing Elementary, classrooms are now quieter, emptier without the smile and spark of 6-year-old Emmy.
"Emmy was amazing," said her first grade teacher Mindy Hedrick.
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/johnson-county-elementary-student-passes-away-after-brain-cancer-battle/531-c67d40c5-5b84-44f2-9a05-cbddde6ec552
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- 13News Top Stories | 6 p.m. Oct. 27, 2026
- Runtime
- 3:59
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Here's the latest from 13News.
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- 13News Top Stories | 5 p.m. Oct. 27, 2026
- Runtime
- 8:44
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Here's the latest from 13News.
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- Impact of screens on teens, tweens
- Runtime
- 4:00
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- A new study about kids and screen time also reveals not all teens enjoy being on social media.
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- Crown Hill Cemetery headstone concerns
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- 2:30
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
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- More than 200,000 people are buried in Crown Hill Cemetery under the colored trees where families can grieve their loved ones.
"We've been having such a hard time trying to get this right," said LaTonya Jackson.
Jackson and her nephew Michael Williams said their mom and grandmother, Linda Durgan, doesn't rest in peace, and their grief hasn't found peace either.
"The headstone. It's really been bringing a lot of anxiety to us and a lot of stress, because it should have been done a long time ago," Jackson said.
Durgan died in December 2025. The family buried her in January and paid for her headstone in February. Nine months later, a temporary plate the cemetery planted in April still stands on Tuesday morning.
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/family-waits-more-than-nine-months-for-headstone-of-loved-one-buried-at-crown-hill/531-9f0a79d2-4102-4a6f-ae2e-59c3d90fff66
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- The final push for undecided voters
- Runtime
- 2:35
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- President Donald Trump was in Texas for the third time in a month on Tuesday in a last-minute push to block Democrats from notching their first statewide election victory in more than three decades in next week's midterm elections.
Trump was in Corpus Christi and will later travel to Lubbock to boost Republican Ken Paxton’s competitive U.S. Senate campaign against Democrat James Talarico. Not ceding the stage to the presidential spotlight, Talarico was in Amarillo, where he assailed a “broken, corrupt” political system. Like Trump and Paxton, he'll later appear in Lubbock.
https://www.wthr.com/article/syndication/associatedpress/trump-returns-to-texas-for-a-high-stakes-push-to-keep-the-state-in-republican-hands/616-61a5ea47-58e7-4e54-9c99-df34d8f273fc
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- 13Weather Forecast | 5 p.m. update Oct. 27, 2026
- Runtime
- 2:48
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- We're seeing an unusual streak of late October 70° days and they may linger into Halloween weekend.
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- Former IPS building-turned community hub gets remodeling
- Runtime
- 0:58
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- A former public school building on Indianapolis' near east side has been remodeled amid its new life as a neighborhood gathering place and resource center.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday Oct. 27 at the former Hazel Hart Hendricks School IPS 37 near 25th & Keystone. Residents, community leaders and other visitors were encouraged to tour the revamped facility.
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/community/the-heartbeat-of-martindale-brightwood-resource-center-neighborhood-gathering-place-remodel-unveiled-37-place-community-indiana/531-f6aca8b5-705d-47fd-91f1-bb381ddf9683
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- Greenwood first grader's lasting legacy
- Runtime
- 1:57
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- A Johnson County elementary school is dealing with the loss of a young student who the entire community celebrated just last year.
At Pleasant Crossing Elementary, classrooms are now quieter, emptier without the smile and spark of 6-year-old Emmy.
"Emmy was amazing," said her first grade teacher Mindy Hedrick.
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/johnson-county-elementary-student-passes-away-after-brain-cancer-battle/531-c67d40c5-5b84-44f2-9a05-cbddde6ec552
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- Wait... all of these speakers are coming to Indianapolis?
- Runtime
- 1:39
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Harry Connick Jr. Shawn Johnson. Andrew East. Here's who's coming to Indy.
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- Crews clean up near Fall Creek trail
- Runtime
- 2:18
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Bicyclists Richard Rardin and Z Burdeski say they've reached out to local officials about the issue of trash along the Fall Creek Trail next to the Monon Trail.
"I took a video and sent it to Councilman Gibson, just indicating how unsafe it was. I know some ladies that ride. They're afraid to go down that area," Rardin said. "There's a lot of trash down there that just ruining the, you know, the land in the water."
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/crews-start-clearing-out-former-homeless-encampment-near-fall-creek-monon-trail-unhoused/531-ea5000c3-3af2-4e3f-a1ab-31290910bce4
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- Ballard asks Braun to act
- Runtime
- 4:08
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Secretary of state candidate Greg Ballard is asking Gov. Mike Braun to compel the Indiana Election Commission to meet before Election Day after a judge denied Ballard's request for them to do so.
Ballard filed the lawsuit seeking to compel the commission to consider campaign finance complaints against Democratic candidate Beau Bayh and Republican candidate Max Engling before voters cast ballots on Election Day.
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/politics/ballard-calls-for-gov-braun-to-compel-election-commission-into-meeting-politics-secretary-of-state-greg-beau-bayh-max-engling-lauri-shillings/531-330a5bfe-d77d-4833-9303-220ccaed62ad
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- Community Heath Network talks early-onset breast cancer
- Runtime
- 3:41
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Doctor Tara Spivey and Olivia Bauer talk the importance of knowing about early-onset breast cancer.
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- Governor Braun responds to Greg Ballard's request for Election Commission to meet | Live coverage
- Runtime
- 3:07
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- With Election Day just one week away, Indiana Secretary of State candidate Greg Ballard asked Gov. Mike Braun to intervene in a dispute over campaign finance complaints against two of his opponents. Braun declined.
Ballard, the Lincoln Party candidate, had asked a Marion County Superior Court judge to compel the Indiana Election Commission to meet before the election to consider four campaign finance complaints — two against Republican Max Engling and two against Democrat Beau Bayh.
https://www.wthr.com/article/news/politics/elections/governor-braun-rejects-greg-ballards-request-to-call-indiana-election-commission-meeting/531-735d8d30-d53a-4799-bed1-16b616b8ca91
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- 'The Traitors: New Blood' competitor, Indianapolis native talks show competition
- Runtime
- 3:54
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Doctoral student, Niyyah Bilal Hayes joins us to talk all things show.
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- 13News Top Stories | 4 p.m. Oct. 27, 2026
- Runtime
- 11:12
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Here's the latest from 13News.
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- Indianapolis Motor Speedway president talks 2027 Tickets on sale
- Runtime
- 2:28
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- IMS President Doug Boles talks marquee events ahead of 2027.
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- Marion County Clerk talks about DOJ election monitors
- Runtime
- 1:59
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Kate Sweeney Belll also talked about election security measures.
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- Indianapolis Colts trade Quenton Nelson to Seattle Seahawks
- Runtime
- 2:31
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Quenton Nelson made an All-Pro impact right from the start for the Indianapolis Colts.
The defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks think he can do the same thing for their struggling ground game.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/sports/nfl/indianapolis-colts/reports-colts-trading-pro-bowl-guard-quenton-nelson-to-seattle-seahawks-nfl/531-9b5e5a80-5f71-4b4c-a470-a32d0f2ebcdb
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- Centerville HS senior raises $30,000 for St Jude Hospital
- Runtime
- 1:21
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- 17-year-old Ashton Brandt started giving when she was 4 years old and it hasn’t stopped.
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- Cleanup underway at former homeless encampment along Monon Trail
- Runtime
- 0:29
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Trail users had complained about trash and debris spilling onto the trail. City crews are working to clean it up.
- Title
- 2 things you should do tonight to get better sleep | Parent Squad
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- We all want better sleep, right? Here's the top two things you should do tonight to get it.
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- Send the Love | Be Foundation
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Thanks for your ongoing support of our micro-giving campaigns.
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- Jay-Z to headline 2027 Super Bowl halftime show
- Runtime
- 0:29
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Jay-Z will headline Super Bowl LXI's halftime show.
Apple Music confirmed Monday that Jay-Z will be the halftime performer at SoFi Stadium on Feb. 14, 2027.
The halftime show has become one of the most-watched musical events globally, regularly drawing more than 100 million viewers and dominating social media conversation during and after the performance.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/sports/nfl/superbowl/jay-z-super-bowl-halftime-show-headliner-announcement/507-b931462b-e147-4135-a32f-13a5fb580408
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- Colts traded Quenton nelson to Seattle Seahawks
- Runtime
- 0:22
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Nelson is on an expiring contract and is set to be a free agent at the end of the year.
