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A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 11 p.m. EST Wednesday for 43 Indiana counties, including Marion, Hamilton, Hendricks and Johnson counties in the Indianapolis area.

The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center issued the watch at 4:45 p.m. EST. It covers counties across central, southern and southwestern Indiana.

Storms could produce damaging wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph, isolated large hail and localized flash flooding from heavy downpours. The National Weather Service in Indianapolis said an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.

These are all of the counties in the watch area: artholomew, Boone, Brown, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Daviess, Decatur, Dubois, Floyd, Gibson, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Marion, Martin, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Orange, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Putnam, Rush, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Warrick and Washington.

INDIANAPOLIS — One person is dead after a motorcycle and truck crashed in a subdivision at the intersection of Bade Road and Gleneagle Drive, police said.

Just after noon Monday, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were dispatched to a report of a serious bodily injury crash on the far east side of Indianapolis. When they arrived, officers found a crash site that involved a motorcycle and a pickup truck.

The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital in critical condition. That person later died at the hospital, IMPD said. The driver of the pickup truck remained at the scene and is cooperating with officers. Police said they’ve not observed any signs of impairment from the driver.

IMPD’s fatal crash investigation team is investigating.

INDIANAPOLIS — A 55-year-old Indianapolis man is facing charges after police recovered 16 stolen vehicles and nearly $4,000 in cash from an alleged chop shop on the city’s near northeast side.

According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, Anthony Scott Owens was arrested following an investigation that began on Sunday when officers responded to the 2800 block of North Euclid Avenue to recover a stolen vehicle.

During the recovery, officers observed suspicious activity consistent with a chop shop operation — a location where stolen vehicles are broken down and their parts sold for profit.

Police secured a search warrant after learning that stolen vehicles had previously been recovered at the same location and that vehicles were being stripped for parts.

Officers executed the warrant on Tuesday and recovered 16 stolen vehicles in various stages of being parted out.

Officers also located several vehicle parts linked to five additional stolen vehicles. $3,900 in cash that was seized is being held for forfeiture.

Scott faces preliminary charges of corrupt business influence and auto theft.

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man has been convicted of attempted murder and two counts of battery with a deadly weapon for stabbing three people during a large fight outside a northwest-side bar in 2024.

Estinfil Filsmagre was found guilty of attempted murder, a Level 1 felony, and two counts of battery by means of a deadly weapon, Level 5 felonies, Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears announced.

“The chaos that unfolded that night was fueled by the defendant’s brazen decision to insert himself into a conflict and turn it into a near-fatal bloodbath,” Mears said. “He now faces decades in prison for his actions.”

The stabbing happened June 17, 2024, outside Miami’s Garden Restaurant and Lounge. Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers arrived to find blood, broken glass bottles and bloody clothing scattered throughout the parking lot. Several people had suffered stab wounds.

Filsmagre was found lying on the ground with injuries. Investigators later recovered a knife in a nearby tree line.

Witnesses told investigators that a disturbance outside the lounge escalated into multiple fights involving as many as 50 people.

Surveillance video showed Filsmagre walking toward one of the fights, despite not being involved in the altercation. He was then seen stabbing multiple people.

After the stabbings began, the crowd turned toward Filsmagre. He eventually ran from the group and threw his knife toward the tree line, according to investigators.

One victim was stabbed in the chest less than an inch from her heart. The wound punctured the pericardium, the protective sac surrounding the heart.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indianapolis Colts are short on wide receivers.

That’s even more evident now following Tuesday’s NFL trade deadline.

On Tuesday, the Colts traded wide receiver Josh Downs to the Kansas City Chiefs and wide receiver Keenan Allen to the San Francisco 49ers.

Following Allen’s trade, which was prior to Downs’ trade, the Colts announced that they signed Nick Westbrook-Ikhine to the 53-man roster from the practice squad.

As a result, the team now has five receivers on the active roster (with their stats from this season):

• Deion Burks – 6 receptions, 60 yards.
• Ashton Dulin – 4 receptions, 84 yards, 1 touchdown.
• Anthony Gould – 1 reception, 16 yards.
• Laquon Treadwell – 16 receptions, 215 yards.
• Nick Westbrook-Ikhine – 0 receptions.

Keep in mind that two of the Colts’ other receivers, Alec Pierce and D.J. Montgomery, are on the Injured Reserve list.

Colts wide receivers head coach Reggie Wayne knows he’ll have his work cut out for him the rest of the season, especially following the departure of the team’s top two receivers this year in Downs and Allen.

Wayne posted on social media that it “might be time to dust off the old Reeboks.”

Wayne, of course, played 14 seasons for the Colts from 2001-14. He finished his career with 1,070 receptions and over 14,300 receiving yards.

The Colts (2-7) will hope to snap their current five-game losing streak on Sunday when they host the Miami Dolphins (1-7). Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. EDT inside Lucas Oil Stadium.

INDIANAPOLIS — Highs in the 60s continue Wednesday with colder, more fall-like air to follow for the end of the week and coming weekend. Some rain is on the way and parts of Indiana could even experience the first flakes of the season.  

TUESDAY NIGHT:

Mostly clear & quiet. Areas of fog are possible.  Lows in the 30s to lower 40s.  

WEDNESDAY:

Increasing clouds with mild highs in the lower to middle 60s.  Areas of rain with some embedded thunder will likely develop by late afternoon and early evening.  A few gusty storms are possible, widespread severe weather seems unlikely.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT:

Mostly cloudy with lingering showers. Lows in the 40s.  Turning breezy.

THURSDAY:

Mostly cloudy, breezy, and cooler with scattered showers.  Highs in the 40s to around 50.  

THURSDAY NIGHT:

Mostly cloudy, breezy, and colder. Lows in the 30s with morning wind chill values in the 20s.  Some light snow showers are possible.

FRIDAY:

Variably cloudy, blustery, and cold. Highs in the 40s.  Lingering rain & snow showers are possible.  It’ll be a chilly night for high school playoff football with evening temperatures in the 30s.  

FRIDAY NIGHT:

Variably cloudy, breezy, and cold. Lows in the 30s & 20s with wind chills in the 20s by daybreak.

WEEKEND:

Lots of sunshine as high pressure moves into the region. Look for highs mainly in the 40s with overnight lows in the low 30s and 20s.  

WESTFIELD, Ind. — Big changes are coming to one of Central Indiana’s largest sports destinations.

On Tuesday, Gov. Mike Braun joined Westfield city leaders to break ground on a new 152-acre development at Grand Park.

Millions of visits are made to Grand Park every year, with families coming from across the country for sporting events. Now, Westfield leaders want to give those visitors more reasons to stay while creating something new for the people who live there.

“It’s a 112 million dollar investment, including a 510 space parking garage, approximately 250 residential apartments, and 25,000 square feet of retail space,” Ersal Ozdemir, founder and owner of Keystone Group said.

The project is part of an estimated $1.1 billion investment that will be developed in phases.

The idea is to create a place where people can live, work, and spend time, even when there isn’t a tournament happening.

“We’re hoping it’s going to bring in businesses and really create an economy around sports. It’s going to more than kids playing sports here, it’s going to be professional sports with Indy Eleven and the hockey team, it’s going to be businesses focused on sports. This is going to be an incredible ecosystem that I think it’s going to be good for our state,” Westfield Mayor Scott Willis said.

Grand Park has already become a major economic driver for Westfield.

Gov. Braun hopes to attract more visitors, create jobs and keep more tourism dollars in the community.
He thinks Grand Park is an example of what other cities across Indiana can do to grow.

“That is like an anchor for an economy that will ripple across the rest of the state, and then there’s always going to be things you can see in certain places that you want to try to emulate. That’s kind of my job to find out what that is, and then make it possible for the other places that would like to have at least some of it,” Braun said.

But the transformation won’t happen overnight. The project is expected to be complete by the end of 2028.

“We’re hoping in 2028 you’ll see this come alive with restaurants and shops and offices on the main level and then apartments and office space going vertical from there,” Willi said.