Articles tagged as: Johnson County
August 26, 2022
Arrest made in fatal shooting at suburban Indianapolis bus stop
Authorities have made an arrest in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy who was gunned down Thursday morning while waiting at a suburban Indianapolis school bus stop by an assailant who fled the scene on foot, officials said.
Read MoreAugust 23, 2022
Mayor: 'Greenwood is a safe place' following deadly mall shooting spree
WFYI’s Taylor Bennett sat down with Greenwood Mayor Mark Myers to reflect on the mass shooting at the Greenwood Park Mall last month and discuss how the community is coping.
Read MoreAugust 12, 2022
FBI: Data from mall gunman's laptop cannot be recovered
Agents were unable to recover data from the laptop found in the gunman’s oven, Herb Stapleton, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Indianapolis office, said during a media briefing.
Read MoreJuly 17, 2022
Gunman kills 3, injures 2 in shooting at Greenwood Park Mall
A man opened fire in the food court of a Greenwood shopping mall Sunday evening killing three people and injuring two before he was shot and killed by an armed civilian.
Read MoreJune 9, 2022
EPA proposes long-awaited cleanup plan for Franklin's groundwater
The EPA wants to inject the groundwater in and around the site with material that will make the harmful chemicals in the water less toxic.
Read MoreMay 26, 2022
EPA to take public comments on cleanup plan for Franklin
Among other things, the EPA wants to treat groundwater south of the Amphenol site using a barrier to break down harmful chemicals as they flow through.
Read MoreMay 23, 2022
Weather Service confirms 3 tornadoes hit Indiana on Saturday
Three tornadoes, one of which toppled a church steeple at the Indiana National Guard's Camp Atterbury, hit parts of central and south-central Indiana on Saturday as a wave of severe thunderstorms swept across the state, the National Weather Service said.
Read MoreFebruary 12, 2022
Indiana man gets jail for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
A central Indiana man has been sentenced to 30 days behind bars for his role in the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2022
Three neighboring Johnson County townships merge into one
The merger of Franklin, Union and Needham townships in Johnson County south of Indianapolis took effect Jan. 1 following unanimous votes in favor of the merger by all three township boards last April.
Read MoreJanuary 13, 2022
Amazon plans to open new central Indiana warehouse this year
The Seattle-based company said Wednesday in a news release that the new sorting and shipping warehouse will bring operations close to area customers and create “hundreds” of jobs in Franklin.
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