Ray Steele

1 week ago | wishtv.com | Ray Steele |Michaela Springer

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Gov. Mike Braun on Tuesday signed into law a ban on transgender women competing on college sports teams in Indiana. What was HB 1041 is an extension of the state’s similar law covering kindergarten through high school. The ban is essentially already in effect for colleges. An executive order from President Trump and a change in policy by the NCAA limit women’s sports to athletes assigned female at birth. This story was created using a script that aired on WISH-TV.

1 month ago | wishtv.com | Ray Steele

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — You will soon have another chance to not throw away your show at seeing “Hamilton” in Indianapolis. The stage musical based on the life of Alexander Hamilton is set to make its third visit as part of the Broadway in Indianapolis 2025-26 season announced Wednesday. The show composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda will be at Old National Centre for a special two-week run Dec. 2-14. “Hamilton” previously toured through the city in 2019 and 2023.

Nov 15, 2024 | wishtv.com | Ray Steele

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — In a world where fans across the country spend this time of year saying “my rivalry is better than yours”, there’s one college football game in which the schools may be small, but they play for a prize that’s literally the biggest one of all. “It’s about 400 pounds,” Scott Feller, president of Wabash College, said of the legendary Monon Bell. The bell is the prize for the winner of the annual football battle between Wabash and DePauw University.

Oct 30, 2024 | wishtv.com | Ray Steele

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Kanin Wren has long been a Taylor Swift fan. But the idea to become a tribute artist, touring the country performing Taylor’s songs, was not hers originally. The idea came from a consultant hired to help Wren with her burgeoning career more than two years ago. “At first, I was skeptical of the idea,” said Wren, 18, ahead of her “Taylor Swift Experience” show at the “Taylorween” party at HI-FI Indy.

Jul 26, 2024 | wishtv.com | Ray Steele

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — The website ConcertArchives.org says the first documented Indiana concert for legendary rock-and-rollers Styx was more than 50 years ago – Sept. 13, 1972, at the Hammond Civic Center. For several decades now, Styx has made Indiana an annual destination, and that tradition continues Friday night at Ruoff Music Center.