Jay Adkins

Indianapolis

Digital Journalist at WISH-TV (Indianapolis, IN)

Digital Journalist at WNDY-TV (Indianapolis, IN)

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Ribbon-cutting for Fletcher Place upgrades

1 day ago | wishtv.com | Jay Adkins

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Community leaders on Thursday cut the ribbon on improvements made at Fletcher Place Community Center. It’s one of four legacy projects from the WNBA All-Star Host Committee. Fletcher Place officials completed a number of enhancements with the grant from the WNBA All-Star Host Committee, including kitchen upgrades, playground improvements, and additions to the community garden. The WNBA All-Star Host Committee granted $1 million worth of upgrades to four local nonprofits.
Azura Stevens, Kelsey Plum each score 20-plus and the Sparks beat the short-handed Fever

1 day ago | wishtv.com | Jay Adkins

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Azura Stevens scored 23 points, Kelsey Plum had 21 points and six assists, and the Los Angeles Sparks ended a four-game losing streak by beating the short-handed Indiana Fever 85-75 on Thursday night. Indiana played without Caitlin Clark due to a groin injury. Clark had recently returned from a quad injury that kept her sidelined for five games. She returned on June 14 and scored 32 points to help the Fever to a 102-88 victory against the Liberty.
NFL player comes home to host free camp and Community Fun Day

1 day ago | wishtv.com | Jay Adkins

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle and former Pike High School football star Michael Jerrell announced his first annual Community Fun Day on Thursday. The event will take place Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pike High School. A welcome table will open as early as 9 a.m., followed by a picture and autograph session with Mike. As a senior on the Pike football team, Jerrell earned All-Indiana and All-Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference honors playing offensive tackle.
Basketball court at Indy airport ahead of WNBA All-Star Game

1 day ago | wishtv.com | Jay Adkins

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — There is a new look at Indianapolis International Airport ahead of the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game. The airport put in a basketball court decked out in WNBA All-Star logos. The court features all WNBA team logos, and is designed in the Indiana Fever colors. “We see this as a service to our community,” said Megan Carrico, senior director of public affairs for Indianapolis Airport Authority.
PHOTOS | Basketball court at Indy airport ahead of WNBA All-Star Game

1 day ago | wishtv.com | Jay Adkins
Future Presidents of America holds summer camp

1 day ago | wishtv.com | Jay Adkins

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Future Presidents of America held a summer camp for students interested in the presidency. Fifteen student scholars ages 12-16 attended the camp. It was held at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. Organizers said the camp hopes to reveal the exceptional character qualities that make a great president. “The camp is about leadership through the lens of the presidency,” said Gavin Sigua, a high school sophomore.
Trumps drop 'Made in the USA' label for new phone

1 day ago | wishtv.com | Jay Adkins

NEW YORK (AP) — When the Trump family unveiled a new phone before a giant American flag at its headquarters earlier this month, the pitch was simple and succinct, packed with pure patriotism: “Made in the U.S.A.”The Trumps are apparently having second thoughts. How about “proudly American”?
Prairie Creek Reservoir Beach temporarily closed

1 day ago | wishtv.com | Jay Adkins

MUNCIE, Ind. (WISH) — Muncie city officials are temporarily closing Prairie Creek Reservoir Beach due to elevated levels of microcystins, a toxin produced by blue-green algae. Recent testing revealed a level of 9.9, exceeding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‘s (EPA) safe threshold of 8. The closure will remain in effect until after treatment and testing indicate levels have returned to a safe range.
New Albany man arrested for threatening McDonald's in Clarksville

1 day ago | wishtv.com | Jay Adkins

CLARKSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Law enforcement officers on Wednesday arrested a 57-year-old man from New Albany for making a threatening phone call to a McDonald’s in Clarksville. On June 9, Indiana State Police began an investigation into a threat of intimidation from a local business. A preliminary investigation revealed that on June 6, a threatening phone call was made to a McDonald’s in Clarksville. This threat was allegedly made by Steve A. Wilburn, 57, of New Albany.
Funding of Olympic sports a bargaining chip as NCAA seeks antitrust help

1 day ago | wishtv.com | Jay Adkins

(AP) — College sports leaders seeking antitrust and other protections from Congress have a potential bargaining chip: School assurances that they will provide funding for their increasingly imperiled Olympic programs, by far the biggest pipeline of talent for Team USA.