Gregg Montgomery

Noblesville

Senior Digital Journalist at WISH-TV (Indianapolis, IN)

Senior Digital Journalist at WNDY-TV (Indianapolis, IN)

Native Hoosier. Noblesville homeowner. Family farm in Alexandria 150+ years. Purdue.

Articles

3 items from Jim Irsay Collection to be showcased in Seattle exhibit

1 week ago | wishtv.com | Gregg Montgomery

SEATTLE (WISH) — The Jim Irsay Collection will loan several iconic items to Seattle’s Museum of Pop Culture for the upcoming exhibit Never Turn Back: Echoes of African American Music, opening in May. The collection will loan James Brown’s Stage-Worn, Red Sequined Cape; John Coltrane’s 1966 Yamaha Alto Saxophone; and Miles Davis’s 1980 Martin Committee Trumpet.
Guided wildflower hikes return for 40th year in 2 Indiana counties

1 week ago | wishtv.com | Gregg Montgomery

NASHVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Annual guided walks through the wildflowers will return for its 40th year late this month, the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites says. The 40th annual Wildflower Foray will be April 25-27 in Brown and Monroe counties. In addition to guided hikes, the event will feature wildlife workshops and family-friendly activities. Visitors also can participate in a spring wildflower census to help document plant species.
IMPD releases footage from fatal police shooting in February at gas station

1 week ago | wishtv.com | Gregg Montgomery

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department on Friday afternoon released video of a February police shooting on its YouTube page. Police were called just after 2 a.m. Feb. 25 to the Speedway gas station in the 100 block of North State Avenue and along the 1600 block of East Washington Street. An officer recognized a man inside the gas station as Adam Sykes, 31. He was wanted on an outstanding warrant.
Duke Energy's $3.33B project to replace coal units with natural gas faces public scrutiny

1 week ago | wishtv.com | Gregg Montgomery

CAYUGA, Ind. (WISH) — The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission on Thursday will hold two field hearings in Bloomington and Terre Haute to gather public comments on Duke Energy’s plans to build natural-gas units at the site of its coal-fired Cayuga generating station. Duke Energy estimates the project at its Vermillion County station will cost at $3.33 billion. The electricity utility serves about 900,000 customers in 69 Indiana counties.
WWII veteran in Brown County receives Quilts of Valor honor

1 week ago | wishtv.com | Gregg Montgomery

NASHVILLE, Ind. (BROWN COUNTY DEMOCRAT) — Brown County’s last surviving veteran of World War II recently received a special recognition for his service to his country. Maurice Wright, 97, a retired minister and a veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard who served during WWII was presented with a Quilts of Valor quilt during a ceremony in his home in Nashville on March 30. The quilt was presented by members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 18 based in Bloomington.
Perry Township pupil brings razor blade to school, injuring another student

1 week ago | wishtv.com | Gregg Montgomery

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A student at a Perry Township school brought a razor blade to campus Thursday morning, resulting in another student being cut on the forearm, a spokeswoman for the district says. A statement to parents and staff, shared with News 8 from Elizabeth Choi, the communications director for Perry Township Schools, said the injured student received immediate attention from school staff and was later released to his parents for further medical care.
AES Indiana hosts community office hours at Julia Carson Transit Center

1 week ago | wishtv.com | Christopher Claffey |Gregg Montgomery

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Electric services company AES Indiana on Thursday hosted community office hours at the Julia Carson Transit Center in downtown Indianapolis. AES says its office hours events are a chance for the company to meet its customers where they are. It’s the first time the utility has tried something like this. The utility offered assistance for a range of needs including answering billing questions, setting up payment plans, and discussing how to be more energy-efficient.
Indiana's 44th tornado of 2025 surprises Princeton

1 week ago | wishtv.com | Gregg Montgomery

PRINCETON, Ind. (WISH) — Indiana’s 44th tornado of 2025 surprised forecasters and a southern Indiana city on Thursday afternoon. No one was injured, but the county sheriff and the National Weather Service reported damage to multiple homes and trees. The tornado also damaged Princeton Community High School, the North Gibson Community School Corp. reported as it announced classes will not be held Friday.
Marion police: 15-year-old charged with attempted murder, burglary

2 weeks ago | wishtv.com | Gregg Montgomery

MARION, Ind. (WISH) — A 15-year-old was charged with the attempted murder of a 57-year-old after what police say was the burglary of the man’s Marion home early Thursday morning. Police were called shortly before 2 a.m. Thursday to the 100 block of South Forrest Avenue, a residential area off of eastbound State Road 18/West Second Street about a block west of State Road 9/North Baldwin Avenue. Officers found the 15-year-old unconscious, and Michael Daniels with four stab wounds.
Supreme Court orders Trump to bring wrongly deported Maryland man back to US

2 weeks ago | wishtv.com | John Fritze |Gregg Montgomery

(CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday required President Donald Trump’s administration to “facilitate” the return of a Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador but stopped short of requiring the government to return him to the United States. The high court said that the administration must try to return Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who was deported on March 15.