INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Josef Newgarden celebrated his first Indianapolis 500 win Sunday night.
He cashed in Monday at the race's annual victory dinner.
The two-time IndyCar champ earned a record $3.666 million for the biggest win of his career, an increase of more than $500,000 over last year's race winner, Marcus Ericsson.
Triple-A International League Glance
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man charged with fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer when she responded to a domestic violence call in 2020 is seeking an insanity defense as he tries to avoid the death penalty.
Triple-A International League Glance
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Ganassi vs. McLaren headlines Indianapolis 500 title fight, some 300,000 fans expected
May 27, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Four custom McLaren GTs lined the curb in front of St. Elmo Steak House, the see-and-be-seen spot in downtown Indianapolis, in a massive flex by the race team trying to win the Indianapolis 500.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time champion Takuma Sato led a strong showing from the Chip Ganassi Racing quartet in final practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Friday, while Graham Rahal and Katherine Legge worked feverishly to get up to speed before race day.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A.J. Foyt Racing is one of the underdogs of Gasoline Alley, which seems odd to say given that its namesake won the Indianapolis 500 on four occasions and he remains one of the most accomplished drivers in the history of motorsports.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Stefan Wilson fractured his back during a heavy crash with Katherine Legge in practice for the Indianapolis 500 on Monday, and the British driver will not be allowed back into his car for the 107th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”
Triple-A International League Glance
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Saturday’s Transactions
May 21, 2023 GMTBASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A suburban Indianapolis Army veteran has been convicted in the road rage shooting death of a Muslim man, after witnesses said he hurled ethnic and religious insults at the victim, including yelling, “Go back to your country,” before opening fire.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A crash on the first lap of the IndyCar season-opening race, then again six weeks later on the opening lap at Long Beach.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Takuma Sato and Scott Dixon gave Chip Ganassi Racing a big boost in the first Indianapolis 500 practice.
Nobody else could catch the two Indianapolis 500 winners Wednesday.
Six shot and wounded after fight breaks out at gathering in central Indiana, police say
May 14, 2023 GMTANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — Police in central Indiana are investigating a shooting that left six people wounded.
Police said in a statement that the shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday in Anderson, a city of about 29,000 people about 40 miles (65 kilometers) northwest of Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Palou sent an early message by aggressively passing pole-winner Christian Lundgaard on the first lap of the Indianapolis Grand Prix.
He was driving to win — and wasn’t leaving anything to chance.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis 500 is the biggest race in the world. Every driver in the IndyCar Series wakes up each day focused on drinking the winner’s milk and kissing the iconic Yard of Bricks.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Christian Lundgaard is turning Indianapolis Motor Speedway into his favorite racing venue.
Less than 10 months after the 21-year-old from Denmark earned his first IndyCar podium finish on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile road course, he returned Friday and claimed his first career pole.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A sheriff's deputy died after being attacked in her Indianapolis home by a dog that also bit and wounded her 8-year-old son, authorities said Wednesday.
Tamieka White, 46, was pronounced dead at the scene Tuesday night shortly after Indianapolis police officers responded to her home on the city's east side, officials said.
Tuesday’s Transactions
May 10, 2023 GMTMajor League Baseball
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Recalled LHP Drew Rom, INF Terrin Vavra and INF/OF Ryan O'Hearn from Norfolk (IL). Placed INF Ramon Urias on the 10-day IL. Optioned LHP Keegan Akin to Norfolk.
4 staff leave Indianapolis-area school where kid ate vomit
May 9, 2023 GMTBROWNSBURG, Ind. (AP) — Four staff members at a suburban Indianapolis school have been fired or have submitted their resignations after a 7-year-old special education student was told to eat his own vomit.
Monday’s Transactions
May 9, 2023 GMTBASEBALL
Indianapolis Mayor Hogsett wins primary in bid for 3rd term
May 3, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett easily won the Democratic primary on Tuesday, setting up his fall campaign for a third term against a wealthy Republican businessman to lead Indiana’s largest city.
IndyCar banking on new docuseries to boost interest
April 28, 2023 GMTBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The first episode of “100 Days to Indy” featured a behind the scenes look at the IndyCar series and its personalities, and even a shirtless Josef Newgarden.
Man gets 240 years in prison for 2020 slayings of 4 people
April 28, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A man convicted of four counts of murder and other charges in the fatal Indianapolis shootings of three young men and a young woman was sentenced Friday to 240 years in prison.
Indiana governor endorses revised GOP state budget package
April 28, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A messy state budget deal gained the endorsement of Indiana Gov.
Wednesday’s Transactions
April 27, 2023 GMTBASEBALL
5 school staffers charged after boy told to eat own vomit
April 26, 2023 GMTBROWNSBURG, Ind. (AP) — Five staff members at a suburban Indianapolis school have been charged with neglect or failure to report neglect after a 7-year-old special education student was told to eat his own vomit.
Mother, boyfriend charged after child found dead in Indiana
April 26, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A woman and her boyfriend have been charged in the death of the woman's 2-year-old daughter, whose body was found in a rural area of central Indiana, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Tuesday’s Transactions
April 26, 2023 GMTBASEBALL
Teacher discussions could be limited under Indiana bill
April 25, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republican state Senators signaled their final approval Tuesday of a bill that would remove the requirement for administrators to discuss some topics with a teachers union representative, a proposal educators across the state have denounced as an avenue to strip their negotiating power.
Indiana lawmakers give approval to anti-ESG investing bill
April 24, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republicans pushed through a proposal Monday taking a stand against socially and environmentally conscious investing although disagreements within their legislative majorities narrowed it from what conservatives first sought.
Police: Child’s remains found in rural central Indiana
April 22, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A child's remains were found during a search in a rural part of central Indiana, Indianapolis police said Friday.
The remains were found about 27 miles (43 kilometers) south of Indianapolis, police said.
Man who shot Indianapolis officers was ex-con for gun crimes
April 21, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The man who shot and wounded two Indianapolis police officers before being killed in a gunbattle with members of the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force was identified Friday as an ex-convict with three weapons convictions.
Enerson to make Indy 500 bid; 2nd day of testing washed out
April 21, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — ABEL Motorsports announced Friday had completed an expected deal with to put RC Enerson in a car for the Indianapolis 500 on May 28.
The 26-year-old Enerson becomes the 34th driver entered in the race, a significant mark because it means at least one car will be bumped out of the traditional 33-car field during qualifying.
IndyCar’s Dixon still upset with O’Ward about race day crash
April 20, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Scott Dixon's opinion about Sunday's crash hasn't changed, nor has Pato O'Ward's respect for the six-time IndyCar champion.
Suspect killed, 2 Indianapolis officers shot in gun battle
April 20, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Indianapolis police officers wounded in a Thursday gun battle that left the suspect dead are expected to survive, a deputy chief said.
The shooting involved officers who were members of the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force, a joint effort among central Indiana police agencies charged with identifying and removing illegal weapons from the community, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Deputy Chief Christopher Bailey said during a news briefing.
Suspect killed, 2 Indianapolis officers shot in gun battle
April 20, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Indianapolis police officers wounded in a Thursday gun battle that left the suspect dead are expected to survive, a deputy chief said.
The shooting involved officers who were members of the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force, a joint effort among central Indiana police agencies charged with identifying and removing illegal weapons from the community, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Deputy Chief Christopher Bailey said during a news briefing.
Indianapolis high school student shot near bus stop dies
April 20, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis high school student was found shot near an intersection and later died, a newspaper reported.
A school bus driver, who at the time was driving about 20 other students, saw the wounded teen lying in some grass near a bus route about 6:30 a.m.
Takeaways of AP report on watchdog probe into DEA hiring
April 20, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog is investigating whether the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration under chief Anne Milgram improperly awarded millions of dollars in no-bid contracts to hire her past associates.
Indiana Senate approves handgun training fund for teachers
April 18, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana state Senators advanced a bill Tuesday that would make state funding available for teachers seeking firearms training, a move critics have said could increase the number of guns in school to the detriment of students.
Indianapolis firefighters rescue dozens from apartment blaze
April 17, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Firefighters in Indianapolis rescued dozens of people from a fatal blaze in a multilevel apartment building early Monday morning.
Multiple people called to report the fire in the three-story, 44-unit building around 4:45 a.m., RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Indiana lifted a dayslong evacuation order late Sunday afternoon for an area near a plastics fire after they said it was determined air quality and other environmental concerns related to the fire were deemed safe.Evacuation order lifted in area near Indiana plastics fire
April 16, 2023 GMT
Saturday’s Transactions
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Friday’s Transactions
April 15, 2023 GMTBASEBALL
‘Exhausted’ Indiana city waits for all-clear after big fire
April 14, 2023 GMTRICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — An evacuation order for people living near an extraordinary plastics fire in Indiana stretched into a fourth night Friday as officials acknowledged “our community is exhausted,” longing to return home and anxious about possible adverse health effects.
2 Indianapolis police officers indicted in Black man’s death
April 13, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two Indianapolis police officers have been indicted by a grand jury in the death of a Black man who died last year after being taken into police custody at his parents' home, prosecutors said Thursday.
South Bend Washington trio tops Indiana girls all-state list
April 11, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — These are the results of the 2023 Indiana Girls All-State teams as selected by a statewide panel of sports writers, broadcasters and coaches, with names, schools, height and scholastic class:
Monday’s Transactions
April 11, 2023 GMTBASEBALL
Indiana man convicted in death of dad found in storage unit
April 6, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis man has been convicted in the fatal shooting of his father, whose body was found in a suburban storage unit nearly 17 months after his disappearance.
Indiana Senate backs GOP bill tightening mail voter rules
April 3, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Republican-backed proposal that would require Indiana voters to submit more identification information to obtain mail-in ballots was endorsed Monday by the state Senate despite objections from opponents that it would make voting more difficult for many people.
Sunday’s Transactions
April 3, 2023 GMTBASEBALL
Friday’s Transactions
April 1, 2023 GMTBASEBALL
Major League Baseball
MLB — Suspended Tampa Bay Florida Complex League RHP Israel Mateo for 55 games without pay for testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance.
Indianapolis police shooting leaves suspect critically hurt
March 29, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An officer-involved shooting in Indianapolis left a carjacking suspect hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday afternoon, police said.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department announced the shooting in a tweet, saying “the suspect involved in this OIS was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.”
Tuesday’s Transactions
March 29, 2023 GMTBASEBALL
Man arrested in deadly shooting outside Indianapolis mall
March 16, 2023 GMTINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis man was arrested Thursday in a January shooting outside an Indianapolis shopping mall that killed a teenager and injured a man.
Indiana couple arrested for alleged role in Capitol riot
March 16, 2023 GMTBROWNSBURG, Ind. (AP) — A suburban Indianapolis couple was arrested Wednesday on charges alleging that they took part in the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Arthur Reyher, 38, and Jessica Reyher, 38, were arrested in Indiana on a felony civil disorder charge and four misdemeanors, prosecutors said in a news release.