DERBY, Ind. (WISH) — After he was found hanging over a raft on Rainbow Lake, the Perry County Sheriff’s Office says that drowning is the cause of death for a male from Greencastle, Indiana.

Jason Briscoe was identified as the person who died on Rainbow Lake over the weekend.

Around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, deputies got a call saying “there was a male on a raft that may have been experiencing a medical emergency,” the sheriff’s office said in a press release Monday. That caller told dispatch that Briscoe was “hanging over the raft” and that his head was in the water.

At the scene, medics found Briscoe unresponsive. First aid was given, but the Perry County Corner ultimately declared Briscoe dead at the scene.

An autopsy on Sunday led to a preliminary report saying Briscoe died from drowning.

Perry County Sheriff’s Office says Briscoe’s death is still under investigation.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Applications are now open for the KeyBank Guest Chef Program at Gainbridge Fieldhouse for the upcoming Indiana Pacers season.

The program, now in its fifth year, provides a platform for local chefs to showcase their culinary talents to thousands of fans during Pacers home games and special events.

“This program is about more than great food – it’s about supporting our community and showcasing the flavors that make Indianapolis special,” Andy Arnold, Pacers senior vice president of facility operations, said.

During the 2024-25 season, nine guest chefs participated, serving over 7,000 items to fans across 40 regular season Pacers games and 11 playoff games, including the NBA Finals.

Those who sign up for the Guest Chef Program will have the chance to showcase their signature dishes at The Kitchen, a dedicated stand in the main concourse near Section 17 in Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Local chefs like Marlon Llewellyn, owner of Scotchy Jamaican Grill, and Tasha Claytor, owner of T Street Eatz, were among the pantheon of guest chefs who got roaring responses from fans last season.

Interested chefs can visit Gainbridge Fieldhouse’s website to learn more. Interviews begin mid-August and final selections are confirmed in September.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — WISH You Were Here will be in Monroe County to preview the Taste of Bloomington, an iconic festival celebrating the city’s food scene.

Leisure Marketing Manager from Visit Bloomington Jordan Smith joined Daybreak to share the best ways to experience Bloomington as a tourist destination.

He says that Bloomington is more than a college town: its rich history proves that the city is a destination for the whole family, “For instance, we are probably the best hidden foodie destination in all of Indiana. I’m talking 350 locally owned restaurants, about 150 of those are located in our downtown area…”

Whether you want national award-winning restaurants or international delights — like “the only Tibetan restaurant in the state,” Smith says — you can find it all in Bloomington.

Kirkwood Avenue is the perfect place to start your culinary journey around the city, according to Visit Bloomington. “That’s what we kind of call the bridge between the campus and the community … Kirkwood Avenue has all kinds of historic venues,” Smith says.

And with plenty of parking and easy walkability, Smith says, it’s simple to get from Kirkwood Avenue to the downtown square as well. “So that downtown area — Kirkwood, the square, campus — that’s like the central hub of Bloomington,” he says.

To learn more about all the opportunities you have to experience Bloomington with WISH-TV, watch the video above!

ROCHESTER, Ind. (WISH) — Two teenagers, one from Fulton County and the other from Kosciusko County, died in a crash over the weekend.

Sunday at 9:40 p.m., Indiana State Police and the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office both responded to a crash on State Road 114 near County Road 1600 East.

Police say that Coleton Cahill from Claypool, Indiana and Joselynn Hensley from Rochester, Indiana — both 18-year-olds — died in the crash.

Cahill was driving as 2015 Jeep Cherokee eastbound on State Road 114 when, for an unknown reason, the Jeep went off the south side of the road and crashed into a tree. Cahill and Hensley were both pronounced dead at the scene.

Drugs and alcohol are not believed to be involved, but “speed is believed to be a contributing factor in this crash,” ISP said in a press release Monday morning.

(AP) — A federal judge on Monday ruled Planned Parenthood clinics nationwide must continue to be reimbursed for Medicaid funding as the nation’s largest abortion provider fights President Donald Trump’s administration over efforts to defund the organization in his signature tax legislation.

The new order replaces a previous edict handed down by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston last week. Talwani initially granted a preliminary injunction specifically blocking the government from cutting Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood members that didn’t provide abortion care or didn’t meet a threshold of at least $800,000 in Medicaid reimbursements in a given year.

“Patients are likely to suffer adverse health consequences where care is disrupted or unavailable,” Talwani wrote in her Monday order. “In particular, restricting Members’ ability to provide healthcare services threatens an increase in unintended pregnancies and attendant complications because of reduced access to effective contraceptives, and an increase in undiagnosed and untreated STIs.”

A provision in Trump’s tax bill instructed the federal government to end Medicaid payments for one year to abortion providers that received more than $800,000 from Medicaid in 2023, even to those like Planned Parenthood that also offer medical services like contraception, pregnancy tests and STD testing.

In its lawsuit, Planned Parenthood had argued that they would be at risk of closing nearly 200 clinics in 24 states if they are cut off from Medicaid funds. They estimated this would result in more than 1 million patients losing care.

“We’re suing the Trump administration over this targeted attack on Planned Parenthood health centers and the patients who rely on them for care,” said Planned Parenthood’s president and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson. “This case is about making sure that patients who use Medicaid as their insurance to get birth control, cancer screenings, and STI testing and treatment can continue to do so at their local Planned Parenthood health center, and we will make that clear in court.”

The federal department of health did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Previously, the department said it strongly disagreed with the judge’s initial order that allowed some Planned Parenthood members to receive Medicaid funding.

“States should not be forced to fund organizations that have chosen political advocacy over patient care,” said the department’s communication director, Andrew Nixon. Doing so, he said, “undermines state flexibility” and “concerns about accountability.”

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Back-to-school season is here, and while parents are busy grabbing supplies and organizing routines, health experts say it’s also the perfect time to focus on sleep and nutrition.

Amanda Pantone, a registered dietitian with Community Health Network, joined News 8 Daybreak to share ways families can set their kids up for success both in the classroom and at home.

“It’s important to get the right amount of sleep to help with mental and physical well-being,” Pantone said. “If we’re not getting enough sleep, it can increase our risk of chronic conditions like obesity, hypertension, diabetes, and decrease attention and cause behavior problems at school.”

While many assume eight hours of sleep is the magic number, Pantone says it depends on age.

• Children ages 3–5 need 10–13 hours.
• Kids ages 6–12 need 9–12 hours.
• Teens between 13–18 need 8–10 hours.

“It’s all to do with growth,” she said.

Pantone also encouraged parents to start dialing back screen time in the evening, especially as the school year starts. “Reducing screen time around bedtime is a big indicator of helping your kids fall asleep,” she said. “Because the blue light emitted by screens actually decreases our body’s natural release of melatonin, which is the hormone that helps us fall asleep.”

As for those kids who insist on keeping their iPads or want to read in bed? Pantone says the type of activity matters.

“I think reading at night would be okay, because we’re not getting that blue light,” she said. “But try to set limitations, like, ‘Okay, these are the expectations an hour before bedtime.’ Let’s reduce that screen time.”

She also had a few practical suggestions for helping kids part ways with their devices at night.

“I love an old-school alarm clock rather than using phones as the alarm, just to help encourage putting devices away. Let’s keep them in the living room or in the kitchen,” she said.

And when it comes to food, Pantone says the key is balance, giving kids what they want and what they need.

“My husband’s actually a teacher,” she said. “School lunches can be really early, he told me yesterday his lunch was at 10:30. So when kids get home, they’re quite hungry. It’s important to have snacks that include both protein and fiber, which come from our fruits and vegetables.”

Pantone recommends preparing simple snack options that travel well and give kids fuel for the day, “If you’re sending them with snacks to school, I encourage packing a cold bag with some ice packs. That allows for more options, especially if they have after-school activities.”

She pointed to a healthy snack duo as an example: apples and trail mix.

“The trail mix is going to be more of the protein and healthy fat,” she said. “And then the apple, I always use snack time as a way to bridge gaps on a food group you may not have hit yet that day, whether that’s a whole grain, a fruit, or a vegetable with your protein.”

Pantone says pre-packing snacks for the week makes it easy for parents to stay consistent. “You’ve actually got it in the bags already. That way parents can really set this out for the week and get things going,” she said.

And even if your child is getting school lunch, she recommends sending them with a little something extra.

“The big thing with school lunch is, with it being so early, they might be really hungry come dinner time,” she said. “So I would recommend offering a midday snack just to help bridge those gaps, especially if they have after-school activities. If dinner’s not going to be until 6:00 or 7:00, it’s really important to make sure that by dinner time they’re hungry and ready to eat, to help with portion control, but not so starving that portion control becomes difficult.”

For tips on picking healthy snacks for kids, click here.

(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — Federal immigration authorities have arrested increasing numbers of people suspected of being in Indiana illegally — but have yet to deputize officer nominees from at least two Hoosier counties in President Donald Trump’s deportation campaign.

And Indiana’s state police agency has no plans to seek such U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement duties for its officers, despite a directive from Gov. Mike Braun promoting participation.

Nearly 1,400 people in Indiana have been subject to ICE administrative arrest since Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, as of June 26. That’s almost an 80% increase over the same period last year, according to ICE records obtained by the Deportation Data Project and published July 15.

About a quarter of those apprehended in June had no criminal convictions or charges, prompting Braun to remark, “If that data is correct, I’d say that should raise eyebrows. Because I’ve been clearly on record: the worst, first. And there are many of them out there.”

The tally comes as the Hoosier State is tapped to bulk up the nation’s deportation infrastructure.

Amid a capacity crisis in federal immigration facilities, Camp Atterbury will be used to hold immigrant detainees. The federally owned military installation is licensed to and operated by the Indiana National Guard.

Meanwhile, the crusade has revealed cracks among Trump’s Hoosier backers and forced immigrant advocates to adjust.

Enforcement-boosting agreements idle

More than 866 state and local law enforcement agencies have entered formal partnerships with ICE to help identify and remove people in the U.S. illegally, particularly those with criminal histories — but only four are Indiana agencies.

The program, authorized in Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, lets ICE delegate certain immigration enforcement powers to state or local officers. There are three active program models: jail enforcement, task force and warrant service officer.

Although available since 1996, the first memorandum of agreement wasn’t signed until 2002, according to a 2021 Congressional Research Service report. The total increased to 72 in 2011, declined to 35 by the end of former President Barack Obama’s administration, and shot back up to 150 in late 2020, near the end of Trump’s first term in office.

As of Friday, ICE’s records of 287(g) participants listed four Hoosier law enforcement agencies.

All signed up this year, after Braun issued an executive order in January directing Hoosier law enforcement agencies to “fully cooperate with ICE, and, to the maximum extent permitted, enter into (287(g)) agreements.”

They include sheriff’s offices in Hamilton, Jasper and Noble counties, as well as the town of Greens Fork’s police department.

But officers nominated by at least two of them haven’t yet been activated.

The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office turned in a jail enforcement agreement dated Feb. 24. ICE signed it March 3.

Under that model, select officers would be able to serve and execute administrative arrest warrants for immigration violations; interrogate and process suspected arrestees; serve warrants of removal; prepare charging documents; transport arrestees to ICE-approved detention facilities; issue immigration detainer requests and more.

But before officers are conferred those powers, they must complete delegation of immigration authority training and score at least 70% on related exams. 

Five members were identified for training, which has been scheduled, Hamilton County Sgt. Bryan Melton said Thursday; they’re “waiting to attend.” ICE has also granted access to its systems and software.

“We have a good working relationship with ICE,” Melton added. His office has held 74 people for transfer to ICE custody so far this year, after holding just 77 across the entirety of 2024.

ICE signed the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office’s warrant service officer deal on March 17.

“To date, that training has not yet occurred,” Chief Deputy Jason Wallace said Wednesday. “As such, we currently have zero deputies/jail officers participating in the program, and it is my understanding that we are not considered active participants until the required training is completed.”

“I am unsure why the training has not yet taken place,” he added. “All necessary paperwork was submitted; however, we have not received any follow-up or communication from ICE regarding next steps.”

His agency has recorded 14 transfers to ICE custody so far this year.

The Noble County Sheriff’s Office and Greens Fork Police Department didn’t return requests for comment on their participation in the 287(g) program. They have memorandums of agreement effective March 25 and April 10, respectively.

ICE also maintains a log of pending partnerships. As of Friday, it listed no Hoosier agencies.

The Indiana State Police indicated that it won’t be among those seeking ICE powers.

“ISP has no plan to enter into a 287(g) agreement of its own,” Capt. Ron Galaviz said.

He directed the Capital Chronicle to Braun’s order, adding, “The Indiana State Police works very closely with all its law enforcement partners at the local, county, state, and federal levels.”

Conservative dissent

As the Trump administration pushes for a daily arrest quota of 3,000, splinters have emerged among the president’s supporters.

“I have people they call me. They’re like, ‘I’m not sure if my crew is going to show up for work Monday morning, because if there’s a raid, or something like that, right?” U.S. Rep. Marlin Stutzman of Indiana said last week, the Wall Street Journal reported.

“If you try to deport all of them, you’re gonna crash the economy,” Stutzman, a rancher, continued. He represents the Third District in northeast Indiana.

The House Freedom Caucus member later wrote on X that he’d “never support giving someone who crossed our border illegally citizenship, amnesty, or the right to vote.” Then, he quoted Trump: “If a farmer is willing to vouch for these people, in some way, we’re going to have to say that’s going to be good.”

Stutzman’s office didn’t return interview requests. But his remarks — and cosponsorship of a bipartisan immigration reform bill — prompted hundreds of critiques from conservative commenters and others.

Micah Clark, the executive director of the American Family Association’s Indiana chapter, called on Stutzman to “remove his name” from the bill while the “national security risks, criminals, traffickers, and other problems facing us from 4 years of an open border are addressed first.”

“This congressional majority should govern with the mandate voters gave them on this issue and set aside what some special interests seem to want — cheap labor,” Clark wrote in a Wednesday newsletter.

When asked about any impacts of the deportation push on Indiana Farm Bureau members, National Affairs Director Brantley Seifers emphasized the value of a temporary agricultural worker visa program, particularly to specialty crop growers.

“The workers our members employ via the H-2A program are essential to that goal, and INFB will continue to advocate against the overregulation that continues to burden farmers who participate in the program,” he continued.

The Indiana Farm Bureau “ha(s)n’t heard of any of our members being impacted by raids, but that’s not to say it hasn’t happened,” spokeswoman Heidi Gant added.

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce declined to provide an interview or comment.

• Click here to view ICE detainer requests across Indiana

State-level officials have largely applauded stepped-up immigration enforcement.

“For too long, Hoosier communities have borne the burden of open-border policies, facing increased crime, human trafficking, and strain on our schools, hospitals, and other taxpayer-funded resources,” Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said in a statement last week. “Using Camp Atterbury to securely detain illegal aliens pending immigration proceedings or deportation sends a clear message: Indiana will not tolerate lawlessness.”

Rokita said his office “stands ready” to back up federal efforts.

Advocates mobilize

The Indiana Latino Democratic Caucus began as a way to encourage political participation but has pivoted to “coordinat(ing) a statewide response to the emergency needs of the Latinos,” according to organization President Karla Lopez-Owens.

“Everybody feels it: this is different,” she said. “It’s unforgiving. It’s cruel.”

The group published a bilingual “Find an ICE detainee” guide, she said, and in the weeks since, they’ve been printed out and distributed to churches, coffee shops and other community spaces.

Lopez-Owens is also a cofounder of the Indiana Undocumented Youth Alliance, which recently launched a rapid response team. About 250-300 volunteers have been trained on best practices when encountering or spotting ICE officers, she said.

The alliance also plans to publish a list of reputable immigration attorneys to combat scams. And it maintains a legal defense fund, which Lopez-Owens dubbed a “very small lifeline.”

“The need far exceeds what’s available, and it wasn’t like this before,” she said. “… It’s not even about preparation, because we’re way past that point. It’s about mitigation and supporting the needs on a day-by-day basis.”

The alliance isn’t the only group struggling to meet need.

Immigrant Welcome Center Executive Director Gurinder Kaur said some clients who are self-deporting have requested travel aid, but there is no funding to support them.

Capital Chronicle Reporter Madelyn Hanes and Senior Reporter Whitney Downard contributed.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) –  The high heat will continue for the beginning of the work week. We will see highs into the ’90s with feels like temperatures into the triple digits. 

We have had five 90 degree days in a row today. Today will be the 6th 90 degree day. So far this season we have picked up 19 days of highs in the 90s.

TODAY: Heat Advisory in place for today through Tuesday evening. Areas in southwestern Indiana under an extreme heat warning with heat indices at 110 +

 We will see a sunny and hot day today along with very humid conditions. A spotty shower or thunderstorm possible into the afternoon hours. High temperatures today near 93 with heat indices topping out between 100 and 105.

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies tonight warm and very muggy with lows near 76.

TOMORROW: Heat Advisory still in place for Tuesday. Heat indices between 100 and 105 across much of the state. We will see mostly sunny skies. It will be hot and incredibly humid for the day on Tuesday. High temperatures will be climbing into the low and middle ’90s. A spotty shower or thunderstorm could be possible heading into the afternoon hours.

7 DAY EXTENDED FORECAST: Another hot day on Wednesday with highs approaching 90 degrees. Showers and thunderstorms will be possible heading into the evening hours as a cold front moves across the state. 

Behind the front we are going to look for much cooler conditions and less humidity. It is going to feel fantastic to end the month of July and begin the month of August. A few spotty showers early on Thursday otherwise highs near 80. For the weekend Friday and Saturday temperatures will be into the upper 70s with sunshine. Highs on Sunday return back into the lower ’80s. Night time lows will be falling into the ’60s and even upper 50s early Saturday morning.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indiana native Lilly King will not compete for a medal in one of her signature events at her final world championships before her retirement.

King, 28, failed Monday morning to qualify for the finals of in the 100-meter breaststroke at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. She finished 9th out of 16 swimmers with a time of 1:06.26 seconds.

King was .09 seconds behind 8th place swimmer Kotryna Teterevkova of Lithuania. The top 8 swimmers in the semifinal round move on to tomorrow’s event final. Another U.S. swimmer – Kate Douglass – finished first in the semifinal round to advance to the final.

King, a native of Evansville who also starred at Indiana University, announced in May that should would retire from competitive swimming after this year’s World Championships. She will have at least one more chance to pick up a medal at her final international event, as she is scheduled to compete in the 50-meter breaststroke on Friday.

King could also compete in the mixed 4 X 100-meter medley relay tomorrow and the women’s 4 X 100-meter medley relay on Saturday, though the United States has not yet set its relay rotation for either race.

King has won 11 gold and 2 silver medals at long course world championship meets in her career. She also has a total of six career Olympic medals – three of them gold – in three total Olympic games as well as seven career gold medals in world short-course swimming championships. Her only individual Olympic gold medal came during her freshman year at IU when King won the 100-meter breaststroke at the Rio de Janeiro games in 2016.

The four-time All-America selection in college was only the second swimmer in NCAA history to sweep the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke titles in each of her four years, as she helped IU maintain its status as one of the top college swimming programs in the country. King was awarded the Honda Sports Award after her senior year with the Hoosiers in 2019 as the nation’s outstanding female swimmer.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Twenty days after it left the Hoosier state to help with flood recovery efforts in Texas, Indiana Task Force 1 is returning home.

On July 8, nearly 50 members of IN-TF left Indianapolis for Kerr County, Texas, to assist with search, rescue, and recovery efforts along the Guadalupe River after catastrophic flooding claimed the lives of at least 135 people.

Five days later, 35 additional team members deployed to Texas.

“The historic flooding that occurred between July 4 – 10 has left the area muddy, wet and debris-filled with rough terrain,” IN-TF 1 said in a July 20 Facebook post. “The team reports that members are healthy, remain focused on the mission and are thankful to be lending a hand to the Kerr County community.”

The task force said Friday it was beginning the trip home after 18 days of flood recovery efforts. The team is expected to arrive in Indianapolis sometime Monday afternoon.