Indiana
Indiana Pacers assistant GM Kelly Krauskopf leaving team for role with Caitlin Clark, Indiana Fever
Indiana Pacers assistant general manager Kelly Krauskopf is leaving the team after a nearly six-year stint in the front office.
Krauskopf isn’t going far, though. In fact, she can work in the same building. She will become the President of both Basketball and Business Operations for the Indiana Fever once the 2024 WNBA season is over. The 2024 WNBA postseason, which includes the Fever, started on Sunday.
The Fever and Women’s Basketball are in a historic moment, and Krauskopf is returning to the franchise to be a leader. She was the Fever’s President from 2000-2018 before becoming the first woman to hold an executive basketball management role for an NBA team with the Pacers.
“The WNBA and the Fever have always been a part of me, and it is truly a privilege to be asked to return to lead this team at this unprecedented time of the growth in women’s basketball,” Krauskopf said in a release. “I want to thank (President of Basketball Operations) Kevin Pritchard for asking me to join his management staff six years ago. There’s no doubt that experience will serve me well as I enter this next chapter.”
Krauskopf drafted Tamika Catchings, the best player in Fever franchise history, and hired Lin Dunn to be the head coach in the 2000s. Together, those moves made it possible for Indiana to win the 2012 WNBA title. They made the Finals three times under Krauskopf’s leadership.
Now, she’s coming back. And she will work with Dunn, who is presently the GM of the franchise. Current Fever head coach Christie Sides was an assistant coach with the Fever during
Krauskopf’s first tenure as President, and Krauskopf told The Next about her role in helping Dunn hire Sides back in 2022.
“She’s just the right fit at the right time,” Krauskopf said.
The new Fever President spent six seasons with the Pacers. They made the playoffs three times with Krauskopf in the front office, including a trip to the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals.
“Kelly has long been a trend-setter and trailblazer, and we could not be more excited for her as she returns to lead the Fever into a very bright future,” Pritchard said. “During her time with us, she was a key part of our front office and was integral in helping build the roster that reached the Eastern Conference Finals last season. As she leaves to write a new chapter in her already successful career, we are grateful for her contributions to the Pacers and wish her the best!”
The Pacers upcoming season starts next week. The Fever are down 0-1 in their best-of-three first-round playoff series.
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — It’s fair season and a new law uncorks adult beverage sales!
The new Indiana law will go into effect July 1st, making it legal to sell alcohol at county fairs.
The Kosciusko County Fair is set to kick off in just a few weeks and Indiana is officially allowing alcohol to be sold.
The law is bringing back something that’s not necessarily new to this fair.
Here’s what you need to know
The new law will go into effect on July 1st. It officially allows county fairs to apply for fee-free permits to sell alcohol.
Officials with the Kosciusko County Fair say they are participating this year. They are implementing the same guidelines they used when they sold alcohol just at grandstand events.
The difference now is, you can walk around the grounds with your drink. But strict guidelines will be in place for purchasing a drink.
“Actually, we’ve never had any issues. Because we card everybody, so we take that seriously. We also got the ID guides so we can identify the different types of IDs,” said Sheal Dirck, Treasurer of Kosciusko County Fair.
The Kosciusko County Fair already have guidelines in place, so this was an easy transition for the fair.
They will be the only vendors selling alcohol, which will make it easier to control distribution.
The sales will also bring in more revenue.
“Hopefully it allows to keep our ticket prices where they are because right now, insurance, utilities and everything else is going sky high and it’s hard to make ends meet,” said Dirck.
However, some fairs cannot participate because of the July 1st start date, like the Pulaski County Fair, which is going on right now. Pulaski County officials said it is on the agenda for next year. Whereas other fairs are choosing to sit this year out.
“We wanted not spend some time to, to see what that really means for us. It was not a decision we wanted to rush into. But we are happy for the option of it,” said Shelly Steury, GM of Elkhart County 4H Fairgrounds.
Leaders at the St. Joseph County and Elkhart County Fairs said neither of them are selling alcohol.
The Kosciusko County Fair is the only fair that will sell alcohol in our area this year.
Indiana
‘Foul play’ suspected in death investigation on Indiana-Ohio state line, Wayne County officials say
WAYNE COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) — Police are investigating the death of a person who died in the emergency department of Reid Health in Richmond.
Wayne County Coroner Brent Meadows was notified of the death Wednesday evening, according to a media release. Evidence has reportedly indicated that foul play is involved.
Officials believe the incident may have occurred in the area of the Petro Travel Center in New Paris, Ohio, just across the Indiana-Ohio state line.
The coroner’s office said the deceased person has been transported to the Miami Valley Regional Crime Laboratory in Dayton, Ohio, for a forensic autopsy and identification.
The office is still working the locate and identify the victim’s family.
This remains an active investigation.
News 8’s Michaela Springer contributed to this report.
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