INDIANAPOLIS- A second wave this week of showers and storms arrives later this afternoon and evening, one or two could be strong to severe.

TODAY: The first half of your Thursday will be most cloudy with highs climbing this afternoon into the mid 70s. Scattered rain and storm chances move in later this afternoon around and after 3pm. There is a level 1 risk of severe weather for today. Main impacts will be gusty winds and downpours, but there will be enough spin in the atmosphere to support a brief spin up tornado especially south of Indianapolis.

TONIGHT: Scattered showers and storms will turn more isolated overnight with lows sliding back into the low and mid 50s.

TOMORROW: The front will be slow to clear so a few lingering showers are possible in the morning hours. The main story will be the wind, gusting 30-40mph for much of the day out of the northwest. That will keep highs in the mid 50s all day long.

TOMORROW EVENING: A few wrap around showers will work in from the north, so not all of our high school games will remain rain free. It will be cool as well with temperatures around 50 degrees! Lows will fall to around 40 overnight, so most should avoid the frost but some isolated spots could see some patchy areas of frost.

SATURDAY: Mainly sunny and cool with highs in the mid 50s. Fall weather for sure for IU vs Ohio state kicking off at noon. Expect a temperature around 51 degrees!

SUNDAY: Temperatures will fall to around the mid 30s Sunday morning, leading to a better chance of frost formation. A south wind and sunshine will warm us up to the mid 60s in the afternoon. Ideal weather for Colts and Titans kicking off at 1pm on Sunday!

7 DAY FORECAST: Very quiet weather next week with temperatures getting warm each day, back into the mid 70s by Wednesday.

WHITE COUNTY, Ind. — Two people are dead after a crash on Interstate 65 in White County Wednesday evening.

According to Indiana State Police, just before 4 p.m., officers responded to a double fatal crash on I-65 near the 194-mile marker, which is about six miles south of the Remington area.

Preliminary investigation indicates that a semi-tractor trailer was traveling northbound on I-65 in the left lane when, for reasons still under investigation, it left the roadway, entered the median, and crossed into the southbound lanes.

At that time, another semi-tractor trailer was traveling southbound in the left lane. The northbound semi struck the southbound semi, and both vehicles came to rest, blocking the southbound lanes, according to ISP.

Despite life-saving efforts, two people died at the scene. A third person was taken to the hospital for treatment.

Police did not confirm if the drivers of the semis were the ones who died.

ISP said a bystander stopped at the scene and provided critical information to first responders while assisting with life-saving efforts. “Their actions and willingness to help were appreciated during this difficult incident,” ISP said in a statement.

State police are asking drivers to seek an alternative route and say all lanes will be closed in both directions for “several hours.”

The crash remains under active investigation.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

GREENWOOD, Ind. — A Greenwood mother was arrested Tuesday after her 5-year-old child was found walking near a creek, wearing only a diaper.

According to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department, just before 4 p.m., officers and firefighters were dispatched to the Winterbrook mobile home community, located off of West County Line Road, on the report of a child found near a creek.

A deputy found a 5-year-old child walking into brush adjacent to the creek, wearing nothing but a diaper. First responders evaluated and cared for the child while officials spent over an hour knocking on doors and speaking with residents to try to find the child’s parents. Officers also made repeated announcements over patrol vehicle public-address systems and activated their sirens to draw attention.

At approximately 5:06 p.m., one sergeant returned to a residence where officials had previously knocked. After several minutes, the child’s mother, 29-year-old Amber Allee, answered the door and told officers she had a young child.

Allee then checked the child’s bedroom, and discovered the child was missing.

Allee told investigators she put her child in the bedroom for a nap sometime between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., then went to sleep herself. She stated she was sleeping until she was awakened by the deputy knocking and said she had not heard earlier knocking, sirens, or announcements.

Police found an open bedroom window without a screen and items belonging to the child outside the window. The investigation also identified concerns regarding supervision, the child’s care, and precautions to prevent the child from leaving the residence, according to police.

The Indiana Department of Child Services responded to the scene.

Allee was arrested and taken to the Johnson County Jail on an allegation of neglect of a dependent, a low-level felony.

White River Fire Department personnel also fitted the child with a Project Lifesaver device to assist with locating the child in the event of a future disappearance.

NIKUMARORO, Kiribati— A Purdue University-backed expedition has begun an underwater search for what could be the wreckage of Amelia Earhart’s missing airplane in a remote South Pacific lagoon.

The 17-person Taraia Object expedition, a joint effort involving Purdue University, Purdue Research Foundation and the Archaeological Legacy Institute, began its underwater survey Wednesday at Nikumaroro, a remote atoll about 400 miles southeast of Howland Island, where Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan were supposed to land during their attempted flight around the world in July 1937.

The team is investigating an object in the lagoon known as the Taraia Object. Researchers first noticed it in satellite imagery in 2020, and aerial photographs dating to 1938 also appear to show the object.

The expedition is examining the possibility that Earhart and Noonan landed on Nikumaroro and became castaways after disappearing during their flight.

Researchers began the survey using a magnetometer to detect ferrous metals and side-scan sonar to search for objects on or beneath the lagoon floor. The team plans to analyze the data before using additional techniques, including a hydroprobe and water induction dredge, to investigate identified objects beneath the sediment.

“It’s too early to reach conclusions as we’ve got a lot of science left to apply,” said Rick Pettigrew, executive director of the Archaeological Legacy Institute.

The expedition team traveled five days by sea from Tarawa, Kiribati, to reach the island. Before beginning the underwater work, the crew established staging areas, cleared a trail across the island and conducted an initial survey for surface artifacts.

The expedition also installed a solar-powered technology system to support monitoring equipment, including a remote camera and a water-level sensor. The equipment will collect information about the island’s weather and tidal patterns.

Purdue has a longstanding connection to Earhart. She joined the university in 1935 as a women’s career counselor and adviser in its aeronautics department. Purdue Research Foundation funded her Lockheed Electra through the Amelia Earhart Fund for Aeronautical Research. Earhart intended to return the plane to Purdue after completing her historic flight.

The expedition’s findings have not yet established whether the Taraia Object is an airplane or whether it is connected to Earhart’s disappearance.

CARMEL, Ind. — Prompt action by two Carmel teenagers helped avert tragedy when a grandmother and two young children ended up in a retention pond.

On Monday, Oct. 12, at approximately 11:15 a.m., the Carmel Fire Department and the Carmel Police Department were dispatched following reports of two children submerged in water.

Upon arrival, emergency responders found the children, ages 2 and 4, safely out of the water, alongside local brothers Maddox and Grant Larger, ages 15 and 14, who were continuing to assist the family.

According to reports, the children’s grandmother was struggling in the retention pond after the stroller holding the 2-year-old had become partially submerged, while the 4-year-old was strapped to her back. Neither the grandmother nor the 4-year-old knew how to swim.

Noticing the distress, Maddox and Grant took swift action and jumped into the pond to aid in rescue. Together, the boys helped to pull the grandmother and the 4-year-old safely to dry land. Maddox then pulled the stroller out of the water, unbuckled the 2-year-old and began back slaps until the child resumed breathing.

Both children were conscious, crying and evaluated by first responders. Carmel public safety teams noted that the quick thinking and decisive actions of Maddox and Grant undoubtedly saved the life of the 2-year-old.

“The immediate actions taken by Maddox and Grant demonstrated remarkable courage and quick thinking under pressure,” said Sgt. Matt Keinsley. “Their heroic efforts made the difference between a tragedy and a miraculous outcome.”

Maddox and Grant will be recognized for their heroic efforts at the Nov. 16 Carmel City Council meeting.

INDIANAPOLIS — Two Indianapolis residents were on the same roller coaster ride at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday when a man fell to his death.

Brandon Casper and Caleb Sedam were on the Goliath together when a 42-year-old man fell out of another car on the ride, struck several other passengers, and eventually fell to his death.

Casper and Sedam say they were between halfway and two-thirds up the first hill of the coaster when the car came to an abrupt stop. 

“We noticed there was security running around, people with medical bags starting to run towards the station. They were clearing things out with Goliath as the epicenter,” Casper told Circle City Broadcasting in an interview.

The couple says they noticed the other car, which they later learned had the 42-year-old on it, wasn’t fully pulled into the loading station, and began to realize something serious had happened. 

After being stuck on the ride for more than an hour, the couple were harnessed together and slowly led down. They weren’t informed that someone had died until they spoke to another park visitor who had been in the car involved in the accident. 

“It took a lot for us to hold back tears,” Sedam said. “We were in the car right behind this gentleman. Had we not been in a group of five, it’s likely we wouldn’t have jockeyed for the position we did and could’ve been on his train car.” 

The incident also caused the two to reflect on an earlier situation. Casper says the couple was on a different ride at the park before getting on Goliath, and a park employee neglected to check Sedam’s seatbelt before the ride began. 

Both say the incident has shaken their confidence in the ride industry, and they hope to move on as best as they can.

“When you go to a theme park expecting to have a day of fun, to have it turn in the worst way possible…is unimaginable. Our hearts go out to (the family) them,” Casper said.

Six Flags has decided to temporarily close nine other similar coasters at their locations across the country.

INDIANAPOLIS — Two men are in critical condition after being shot on the city’s east side Tuesday evening.

According to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Kevin Duley, at 6:43 p.m., officers were called to the 400 block of North Bradley Street, located off of East Michigan Street and East New York Street, on a report of a person shot.

Arriving officers found a man shot. He was taken to the hospital, where he remains in critical condition.

Just 10 minutes later, IMPD responded to Community East Hospital on a report of a person shot. When officers arrived, they found another man with injuries consistent with a gunshot wound.

Police said he is also in critical condition.

Detectives’ working theory is that both men were shot on North Bradley Street; however, police said they cannot confirm that at this time.

“It was appalling that one person was left in the middle of the street to die,” Duley said.

Duley said neighbors and witnesses assisted in life-saving measures for both victims.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact IMPD or Crime Stoppers.