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Mayor Hogsett dines out after skipping homelessness event amid harassment claims

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June 11, 2025

Mayor Hogsett dines out after skipping homelessness event amid harassment claims

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — I-Team 8 tracked down Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett eating lunch at a downtown restaurant on Tuesday after deciding not to attend a press conference about homelessness in the city. It comes less than 24 hours after Lauren Roberts — who says she experienced sexual harassment and grooming from the mayor’s former top aide, Thomas Cook — was thrown out of a City-County Council meeting.

At 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Hogsett was scheduled to attend a press conference to announce a new initiative with his Leadership Council on Homelessness.

Just before 11:30 a.m., his office announced he would no longer be attending the conference.

“In light of recent events, in order to keep the focus on supporting our unhoused neighbors, this afternoon’s press conference about the Streets to Home Indy initiative is postponed,” his office told News 8.

At around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, I-Team 8 found the Democrat mayor was eating lunch at The Oakmont, a popular downtown restaurant. The restaurant is a few blocks away from the press conference he was set to attend.

Maggie Adams-McBride is a former employee of Hogsett’s, having worked as a project manager in his office.

In early May, she resigned from her post, saying Hogsett did not adequately address cases of abuse and harassment.

“I am deeply concerned about how the administration handles harassment reports, including my own and those of colleagues,” Adams-McBride said in her resignation letter. She never received a response from Hogsett.

She also spoke at Monday night’s City-County Council meeting, joining calls for his resignation.

“He has not been held accountable for internal harm experienced by his workers,” Adams-McBride said at the meeting. “We have heard from survivors who have experienced retaliation, harassment, and systemic neglect, and these patterns don’t just exist in isolation.”

Following the meeting, Adams-McBride went to the restaurant on Tuesday.

When Hogsett left the restaurant, I-Team 8 was across the street and attempted to ask him why he had chosen not to attend the press conference and asked if he had a response to the City-County Council meeting Monday night.

He did not answer any questions at the restaurant.

Later on Tuesday afternoon, I-Team 8 sat down with Hogsett at the City-County Building for an interview and asked him about his interaction with Adams-McBride.

“I was having lunch and so she came up and we did have a conversation,” Hogsett said. “It’s unfortunate that she’s left the office, because I thought she was a wonderful employee, but she’s moved on to different things and I just said, simply wished her the best.”

I-Team 8 also asked the mayor if he was watching the City-County Council meeting and saw Roberts being thrown out of the meeting.

“I thought it was incredibly regrettable,” Hogsett said.

I-Team 8 also asked Hogsett what he has to say to current employees who are fearful of reporting harassment within his administration.

“I think it’s important that we continue to evolve the process for protection for all employees, and that includes confidentiality and anonymity, if they do have concerns,” Hogsett said.

As previously reported, I-Team 8 asked Hogsett if he has plans to resign.

“No, I don’t,” Hogsett said. “We’ve for two and a half years left in this term, and we have a lot to accomplish.”

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9-year veteran defensive back, Colts agree to seek trade. How it impacts Colts’ future

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April 10, 2026

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9-year veteran defensive back, Colts agree to seek trade. How it impacts Colts’ future

The Colts and veteran slot cornerback Kenny Moore II, one of the franchise’s longest-tenured active players, have mutually agreed to pursue a trade this offseason, a league source confirmed to IndyStar on Friday

Moore, who has spent nine of his NFL seasons in Indianapolis after emerging from the 2017 draft an undrafted free agent and landing with the Colts following a training camp spent in New England, would be the second team captain dealt this offseason (along with linebacker Zaire Franklin) — should a trade partner be found before the 2026 season ramps up — and second bonafide team leader, along with former No. 1 wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. Coming off a start to a season where the Colts sprinted out to an 8-2 start to hold the top spot in the AFC, only to finish on a seven-game slide that often featured a crumbling defense in high-pressure moments, longtime Indianapolis general manager Chris Ballard pledged early this offseason to get “younger and faster” on defense.

The notion has often been associated, in particular, with the team’s front seven, but in the Colts’ secondary, which one could argue is almost bursting at the seams with starting-caliber talent, Moore is far and away the most veteran member at the nickel corner position — a spot on the field that future second-year corner Justin Walley may be primed to slide into in order to get the rehabbing former third-round pick on the field with the outside corner spots spoken for by All-Pros Sauce Gardner and Charvarius Ward.

Given the Colts’ lack of a clear-cut starting strong safety alongside free safety Camryn Bynum, there was reason to wonder, too, if Moore could be asked — or even challenged in camp alongside other challengers for the role — to look at moving to safety, in order to both allow Walley a spot in the starting lineup while maintaining Moore’s veteran leadership, experience and tenacity.

In 14 games in 2025, Moore logged a single interception in an early season road game against the Titans — one he returned for a 32-yard touchdown. The veteran corner also forced two fumbles, registered 1.5 sacks, recorded 55 tackles (three for a loss) and had three quarterback hits. Though some of his numbers didn’t show it — his tackle numbers marked a career-low since his rookie season, and his single interception marked just his third campaign in nine seasons without at least two picks — Moore’s 2025 season was among his best while targeted in coverage, even if he at times looked to have lost half a step while working his way back from an Achilles strain that cost him three games in the early half of the season.

In a way, Moore’s toughness as a blitzer and capabilities in the run game seemed like a solid fit for the veteran nickel corner in first-year defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo’s system in 2025 — particularly for a team that also lost starting strong safety Nick Cross to free agency last month. But in seeking a deal that could net the Colts a mid-round pick, Indianapolis’ crowded secondary room is likely now to have easier avenues for a 2025 camp standout in Walley or new young additions in cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt or safety Juanyeh Thomas to find their way onto the field this fall.

In 2026, Moore enters the final year of a three-year, $30 million deal signed in the 2024 offseason that again (for the second time) made the now-30-year-old the highest-paid nickel corner in NFL history. Including a base salary of $9.49 million, Moore is set to count $13.11 million against the cap this next season, including a $3.2 million prorated signing bonus the Colts paid as part of his deal two years ago. In October, the Colts and Moore mutually agreed to restructure his contract, converting $4.75 million into more bonus money while adding three void years onto the end of his deal of $950,000 each. At the time, the move created $3.8 million in cap space for the Colts over the rest of the 2025 season.

Already with roughly $26 million in cap space open a month into free agency, trading Moore would save the Colts more than $7 million against the cap for this season while saddling them with just over $6 million in dead cap in accounting for Moore’s previous signing bonus money.

Trading Moore would mean the Colts’ sixth lost starter from its 2025 roster (and fourth on defense), a class that also includes Franklin, Cross, Pittman, offensive tackle Braden Smith and defensive end Kwity Paye. Indianapolis is also presently involved in seeking out, or listening to, offers for one-time starting quarterback and 2023 fourth-overall pick Anthony Richardson Sr.

Off the field, the Colts would lose in Moore the team’s three-time Walter Payton Man of the Year Award nominee — including each of the past two seasons, along with 2021.

Joel A. Erickson and Nathan Brown cover the Colts all season. Get more coverage on IndyStarTV and with the Colts Insider newsletter.

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Man arrested for gun and drug possession in downtown Indianapolis

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April 10, 2026

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Man arrested for gun and drug possession in downtown Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis Metropolitan Police officers arrested a man Tuesday for possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon and possession of marijuana according to an Thursday IMPD Downtown District Facebook post.

Police pulled over 33-year-old Malcolm Murray at the intersection if East Ohio Street and North Delaware Street because Murray did not have a license.

Police asked Murray if he had any weapons in his car and he told the officers no.

Police asked Murray to leave the car and Murray put down a crossbody bag that he was wearing.

Narcotics detection K-9 Bruce identified narcotics odor in the car. Police searched the car and found a handgun and marijuana inside the crossbody bag.

Police say that Murray tried to blame the female passenger saying, “Ain’t that your gun.”

Police arrested Murray for possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon and possession of marijuana.

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Downtown fitness center 4th annual ‘Pump it for Parkinson’s’ fundraiser

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April 9, 2026

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Downtown fitness center 4th annual ‘Pump it for Parkinson’s’ fundraiser

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The National Institute for Fitness and Sport hosted its fourth “Pump it for Parkinson’s” on Thursday. It’s a step-a-thon style event with more than 500 locations participating.

Organizers set a goal of hitting 50 million nationally this year. Last year, the fundraiser hit 33 million steps. Locally, NIFS hopes to reach 2 million steps.

The annual fundraiser is part of the nonprofit’s efforts for Parkinson’s Awareness Month, which falls in April.

This year, the group partnered with White River State Park and put up signage for people to track their steps to submit.

President Emily Davenport says exercise has proven to be key in managing Parkinson’s symptoms.

“When we started this initiative four years ago, our goal was to raise awareness on the benefits,” Davenport said. “It’s amazing what we’ve learned of how many people are touched by this disease, whether it’s the diagnosis for themself or a family member, a friend who has that diagnosis.”

Steps were completed on the track in the gym or on exercise machines. NIFS has worked with exercise equipment company NuStep since the event’s inception.

Sales Manager Shane Lehto says his coworkers make a day of the event every year at their Michigan headquarters.

“We also invite the public to come in,” Lehto said. “We’ve got several of our machines set up. We’ve got a big screen TV that’s got a track that they can race on.”

Pump it for Parkinson’s complements the organization’s work in fitness for aging populations. It also runs “Bold Moves,” an exercise regimen for people living with the disease.

Alex Carpenter is an instructor at NIFS who leads some of those classes. He says it’s rewarding to see someone’s progress.

“Honestly, (it’s) the best part of my day,” Carpenter said. “Just seeing that positive interaction and hearing those things that they’re actually benefiting from this — I found through this that this is definitely my passion in life.”

Also new this year, the event includes a vendor fair featuring local resources.

“Hoop it for Parkinson’s” returns on Thursday alongside the step-a-thon portion of the event. It’s a special basketball game at 2 p.m. with people who have the disease.

To submit steps to this year’s Pump it for Parkinson’s, visit the event’s website. Donations can also be made on the Parkinson’s Foundation website.

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