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  • Indianapolis Colts Cheerleader Forgives Teen Who Called Her N–ger

    Indianapolis Colts cheerleader Leanna E. has met with and forgiven a Russiaville, Ind., high school student who used a racial slur to describe her in a photo he posted to Snapchat, the Indy Star reports. On Wednesday night, Leanna tweeted out a photo showing her next to the 17-year-old Western High School student during a…

  • Photo of Injured Teen Working at Chick-fil-A Sparks Viral GoFundMe Campaign 

    A GoFundMe campaign for one Indiana teen has gone viral after a supporter snapped a picture of him sporting a neck brace and a sling while still working the counter at an Avon, Ind., Chick-fil-A. According to the New York Post, Jakeem Tyler, a student at Avon High School, was not expected to be working…

  • Racist Vandal Scrawls 'Kill All Koons' on Ind. Church Door

    Evansville, Ind., police are looking for the person who vandalized a predominantly black church on Thanksgiving. The suspect scrawled, “Kill All Koons” on the church’s back door and “Koons Inside” on the church’s van. “I’ve been the pastor here for 17 years, and we’ve never had anything like this,” the Rev. Todd Robertson, pastor of…

  • Churches in Ind., Md. Vandalized With Trump-Inspired Slurs 

    At least two churches in two separate states were vandalized over the weekend with Donald Trump-inspired slurs, the Indianapolis Star reports. According to the report, St. David’s Episcopal Church in Bean Blossom, Ind., was vandalized sometime Saturday night, with tags on its walls depicting a swastika, an anti-gay slur and the words “Heil Trump,” the site…

  • Ind. Woman Gives Birth to Twins at Age 60

    A 60-year-old Indiana woman has become a mother for the first time, giving birth to fraternal twin boys last week, WFIE reports. “I cried. I was like, you know, you look at TV and you see other people in the delivery room and … it’s like, oh my goodness. And it was me. So, joy,…

  • Man Robs Indianapolis Bank While Dressed Like Rick James 

    Here’s something you don’t see every day. A bank robber in Indianapolis seemingly disguised himself as legendary musician Rick James to commit the crime, USA Today reports.  The man had an accomplice who also seemed to disguise himself in classic garb, going for a more Youngblood Priest look from the 1970s movie Super Fly. The armed duo…

  • Indianapolis Police Searching for Man Who Kept Woman Chained in Basement for Days

    Indianapolis Metropolitan police are searching for a man who they say kidnapped and raped a woman found chained in a basement, the Indianapolis Star reports. According to court documents, Maurice Nelson, 28, is accused of abducting and torturing the 23-year-old victim, who was held as a prisoner. A neighbor reportedly heard the woman’s screams and…

  • Ind. Mom Finds Racist Messages Scrawled All Over Property 

    A southern-Indiana mom is trying to get herself out of a lease after waking up to hateful messages written all over her property last week, WDRB reports. On Wednesday, Mia Frias-Russell woke to a disturbing sight that she said left her no longer feeling welcome in Campbellsburg, Ind. “I was just shaking and in so much fear…

  • More Than 150 Officers Participated in the Launch of Massive Tactical Operation Conducted by Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department

    More than 150 officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department conducted a massive sweep through several of the city’s neighborhoods Saturday as part of the largest tactical operation in its history, IndyStar reports. The operation, dubbed Operation First Step, aims to remove some of the most violent offenders and those with a propensity for violence…

  • 108-Year-Old Man, ‘Grandson of a Slave,’ Meets President Barack Obama

    The White House released a touching video over the weekend of President Barack Obama meeting a 108-year-old man in Indiana last week. “The grandson of a slave shaking hands with the president of the United States,” Lester Townsend said as he took Obama’s hand. “Oh, man, that’s something right there,” Obama responded. “What an honor…