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Central Indiana schools announce closures, delays planned for Tuesday

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December 16, 2025

Central Indiana schools announce closures, delays planned for Tuesday

INDIANAPOLIS — Some schools in central Indiana are planning to close or delay the start of their classes on Tuesday.

The closures and delays come in the wake of a difficult weekend of severe winter weather in the Hoosier State. On Saturday, a wintry system dumped more than six inches of snow in some portions of the state.

Points north of Indianapolis like Lafayette received between three and four inches of snow. Towns south of the Circle City like Seymour saw similar snowfall totals. As for Indianapolis itself, more than five inches of snow were recorded in some portions of the city.

After Saturday’s snow, frigid temperatures took hold in the area. A Cold Weather Advisory was issued for much of the state as wind chill values dipped well below zero.

The cold and snow triggered a bevy of school closings and delays for Monday. Schools began to announce delays and closures for Tuesday late Monday night as snow removal crews across the state continued to try to keep roadways clear.

Though some schools plan to close or delay the start of classes on Tuesday, temperature improvements are forecasted. High temperatures are anticipated to exceed the 32-degree freezing threshold and hit 36 degrees. The warming trend is expected to continue on both Wednesday and Thursday, with high temperatures forecasted to reach 40 and 50 degrees, respectively.

Precipitation is forecasted for Thursday, though temperatures are expected to remain warm enough for Indiana to get rain instead of snow.

FOX59/CBS4 is tracking the closures and delays schools plan to implement on Tuesday. Check out the latest available list of closings below:

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A

Area 30 Career Center

Putnam

School

2 hour delay

B

Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp

Bartholomew

School

Delayed 2 hours

Blue River Valley Schools

Henry

School

Delayed 2 hours

Brown County Schools

Brown

School

Closed Today

C

Charles A Beard Mem School Corp

Henry

School

Delayed 2 hours

Cloverdale Community Schools

Putnam

School

2-Hour Delay, No AM Preschool

D

Decatur County Community Schools

Decatur

School

Closed Today

E

Eastern Hancock Comm School Corp

Hancock

School

Delayed 2 hours

Eminence Community Schools

Morgan

School

Delayed 2 hours

Excel Center Bloomington

Monroe

School

Delayed 2 hours

F

Flat Rock-Hawcreek School Corp

Bartholomew

School

Delayed 2 hours

G

Greensburg Community Schools

Decatur

School

Delayed 2 hours

J

Jennings County Schools

Jennings

School

Virtual learning

L

Lawrence County Independent Schools

Lawrence

School

2 hour delay

M

MSD Martinsville Schools

Morgan

School

Delayed 2 hours

Mays Community Academy

Rush

School

Delayed 2 hours

Mitchell Community Schools

Lawrence

School

Delayed 2 hours

Monroe County Comm School Corp

Monroe

School

2 hour delay

Monroe-Gregg School District

Morgan

School

Delayed 2 hours

Mooresville Consolidated School Corp

Morgan

School

2 hour delay

N

New Castle Community School Corp

Henry

School

Delayed 2 hours

Nineveh-Hensley-Jackson Schools

Johnson

School

Delayed 2 hours

North Putnam Community Schools

Putnam

School

2 hour delay

R

Richland-Bean Blossom C S C

Monroe

School

2 hour delay

Rush County Schools

Rush

School

Delayed 2 hours

S

Shelbyville Central Schools

Shelby

School

Delayed 2 hours

Shenandoah School Corp

Henry

School

Delayed 1 hour, 30 minutes

South Henry School Corp

Henry

School

Delayed 2 hours

South Putnam Community Schools

Putnam

School

Delayed 2 hours

South Ripley Community Schools

Ripley

School

Closed Today

Synchronous eLearning

Southwestern Cons Schools-Shelby Co

Shelby

School

Delayed 2 hours

Spencer-Owen Community Schools

Owen

School

Delayed 2 hours

Springville Community Academy

Lawrence

School

Closed Today

Little Hornets Preschool Closed

St. Mary’s School – Greensburg

Decatur

School

Delayed 2 hours

St. Peter’s Lutheran School-Columbus

Bartholomew

School

Delayed 2 hours

T

The Excel Center Bartholomew County

Bartholomew

Other

Delayed 2 hours

The Excel Center-Shelbyville

Shelby

School

2 hour delay

Triton Central Schools

Shelby

School

Delayed 2 hours

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Highlights: Beech Grove at Whiteland; February 27, 2026

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1 hour ago

February 28, 2026

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Highlights: Beech Grove at Whiteland; February 27, 2026

WHITELAND, Ind. (WISH) — “The Zone” featured highlights from eight high school boys basketball games from across central Indiana on Friday.

Watch highlights of Beech Grove at Whiteland above.

Final Score: Whiteland 89 Beech Grove 61

“The Zone” airs each Friday at 11:08 p.m. Click here to watch ‘The Zone’ for basketball highlights on February 27, 2026.

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Is Darryn Peterson Trying to Avoid Indiana?

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14 hours ago

February 27, 2026

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Is Darryn Peterson Trying to Avoid Indiana?

The Indiana Pacers are hoping to retain their 2026 first-round pick, which is protected 1-4 and 10-30. If the selection lands between 5 and 9, it conveys to the Los Angeles Clippers as part of the Ivica Zubac–Bennedict Mathurin trade.

At the top of the 2026 NBA Draft class, three names are consistently labeled as generational talents: AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer and Darryn Peterson.

Indiana would welcome any of the three. The bigger question is whether that feeling would be mutual.

On a recent episode of The Bill Simmons Podcast, Simmons was joined by draft analysts Tate Frazier and J. Kyle Mann. During the discussion, Mann shared an interesting note about Peterson.

“I’ve gotten the impression from talking to people close to Darryn,” Mann said, “that Darryn is more likely to say, I’m interested in being the full on brain of this team. I don’t really want to play with another superstar, I want to be the center of the universe.”
J. Kyle Mann on The Bill Simmons Podcast
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If that perception holds weight, it creates an intriguing dynamic.

The Pacers were one game away from an NBA championship last season and already feature two established stars in Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam. Indiana is not a franchise searching for a singular identity, it already has one.

To be clear, Mann’s comments reflect conversations and impressions, not a public statement from Peterson himself. Still, the fit is worth examining. Indiana’s backcourt rotation already includes Haliburton, Andrew Nembhard, Aaron Nesmith and T.J. McConnell. If Peterson were the pick, the Pacers would find ways to get him on the floor. He is that talented. But Indiana could not offer him an immediate “face of the franchise” role the way a Brooklyn, Sacramento or Washington might.

Mann also offered insight into how Dybantsa may view a situation like Indiana’s.

“AJ, people that know them both have told me that AJ is probably more likely to fit in with an Indiana,” Mann said. “Which is interesting because AJ likes to have the ball. Is he willing to be quick off of the ball with Haliburton? I just think that’s an interesting wrinkle in this.”
J. Kyle Mann on The Bill Simmons Podcast

The contrast is fascinating.

Hearing that Dybantsa would fit in more than Peterson is intriguing. Play style wise, I would lean more towards Peterson’s fitting how Indiana likes to play, especially with how Dybantsa has been utilized at BYU.

Jan 24, 2026; Columbia, Missouri, USA; Kansas Jayhawks guard Darryn Peterson (22) looks to pass against BYU Cougars forward AJ Dybantsa (3) during the first half at Mizzou Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images | Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

If we’re talking locker room fit, I think Dybantsa would embody what a Pacer is all about. Comes from a small market. Wants to win and doesn’t need the big city to do it in. He’s confident but won’t let his ego interfere with the success of the team. Just a levelheaded kid with a desire to be great, and would have one of the best playmaking point guards alongside him to help maximize his talent.

These two are the most polarizing and often mentioned names amongst NBA draft circles when looking at the top two in the class. If the comments made by Mann come to be true, the Pacers would be better off drafting the uber talented 6-9 forward, Dybantsa, than drafting a 6-6 elite shooting guard who would rather be “the guy” than a guy.

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Mother demands justice after woman killed in wrong-way crash on I-65 in Northwest Indiana

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February 27, 2026

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Mother demands justice after woman killed in wrong-way crash on I-65 in Northwest Indiana

HOBART, Ind. (WLS) — A wrong-way crash left one woman dead and two others seriously injured in Northwest Indiana earlier this week, police said.

The mother of the 20-year-old who was killed spoke exclusively with ABC7 Chicago as she is demanding justice.

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Just before 2 a.m. Saturday, the Hobart Fire Department responded to the horrific crash on Interstate 65 involving two vehicles, north of 61st Avenue near Merrillville, Indiana.

Rylee Hanson, 20, was killed in what investigators says was a head-on collision with a wrong-way vehicle in the northbound lanes.

“I had Rylee when I was 20 and she made me who I am,” mother Karen Hanson said. “She made me want to be a better person and she made me strive, to reach goals, so I could set examples for kids… She was half of my life. I don’t know how to be me without her.”

Her family says Rylee was a ray of light who graduated from Kankakee Valley High School in Demotte, Indiana where she earned her EMT certification from Ivy Tech Community College. She was headed to criminology studies at Indiana University.

Her parents are appalled nobody has been charged in the crash.

“We want to see change with how drinking is handled,” Karen Hanson said. “There’s gotta be a better way for how people drink or get served or more punishment for impaired drivers out on the road where they’re not getting so many chances.”

Troopers said they believed that the driver of the car going the wrong way was impaired at the time.

“We are going to make her as proud as she made us,” Karen Hanson said. “Because she did… there are no words to tell you about the pain. It is indescribable.”

The investigation is still ongoing. Anyone with footage of the crash, or of the vehicles prior to the crash, has been asked to contact Indiana State Police.

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