Indiana
Indiana Peony Festival celebrates 5 impactful years this May
(THE REPORTER) — Attention all peony lovers! Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 17, when the Indiana Peony Festival returns to Noblesville’s historic Seminary Park. It’s a special time to celebrate five years of festival growth, success, and community impact.
The Indiana Peony Festival presents Smith’s Jewelers as the 2025 premier festival sponsor. Together, the Indiana Peony Festival and Smith’s Jewelers – known for helping their customers create special moments of their own – are highlighting the beauty behind sentimental moments and festival traditions.
This year’s festival will feature an enhanced experience including 150 vendors, a Hoosier Row food court offering Indiana’s hometown food favorites, beer-wine-special drinks, a kids’ zone, and expanded open spaces for attendees to enjoy the park creating space and time to enjoy exquisite floral installations throughout the park setting.
“We are celebrating a milestone for the festival this year and along with Smith’s Jewelers we want to create a special and memorable experience for our festival goers, too,” Indiana Peony Festival President Kelly McVey said. “It’s a peony party celebrating our Indiana state flower for our community and beyond.”
Other festival events
Peonies in the Park
VIPP (Very Important Peony Person) Night – sponsored by CCHA Law – kicks off the festival on Friday, May 16 amidst the stunning backdrop of Seminary Park. The ticketed event is a fundraiser for the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to continue its work with beautification projects, peony gardens, and horticulture education, as well as promoting Hamilton County as adesirable destination for peony lovers.
Brunch & Booms
In addition to the festivities in the park on Saturday, “Brunch and Blooms,” provides visitors with food and drink throughout the day from local restaurants in seven outdoor locations including four in the Noblesville downtown alleys.
For more information, visit IndianaPeonyFestival.com.
On this episode of “Week in Review,” we cover the Indiana gambling case, the Bears’ 2026 schedule release and the Bulls landing the No. 4 draft pick. We also look at Jim’s Original moving after 85 years and Chicago Fire FC’s new McDonald’s Park stadium name. Plus, Cole Kmet joins Cop on a Rooftop, a White Sox phenom goes one on one and more top stories from around Chicago.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — More than 50 Indiana law enforcement agencies are taking to the roof to help local athletes.
Police and safety officers will be stationed around various Dunkin’ Donuts, taking up donations for the Special Olympics. People who monetarily donate will receive a coupon for a free donut. Those who donate $10 or more will receive a coupon for a free medium hot coffee.
“Supporting the Special Olympics isn’t just an event for us — it’s a commitment to people who inspire us every day,” Sergeant Wes Rowlader said. “These athletes show what determination, courage, and community truly look like. Every dollar we raise helps transform that spirit into training, competition, and lifelong confidence.”
More than 20,000 Hoosier athletes train and compete for free within the Special Olympics. To date, Cop on a Rooftop has raised more than $125,000 for Special Olympics Indiana.
The Indiana State Police will be at the Dunkin’ Donuts at 9821 Lima Road in Fort Wayne from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday.
A man’s family is demanding answers after he was shot by a security guard inside a hospital emergency room waiting area on Tuesday night in Gary, Indiana.
Methodist Northlake Hospital officials said, around midnight Tuesday night, its security staff responded quickly after a patient took out a gun. The hospital said he’d threatened to shoot himself or others.
The hospital commended the security guard who shot the man for “neutralizing the threat and helping ensure the safety of our patients and employees.”
Family members identified the man who was shot as Otis Brown. They said he is a kind father to a 12-year-old boy.
“Just a great person, a happy-go-lucky, always out there trying to do the right thing,” said his fiancée, Stacey Taylor.
Taylor said she was on a business trip when she got a call that Brown had been shot multiple times.
“Scared, uncertainty; you know, what story is right? You know, what happened?” she said.
After he was shot, Brown was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment.
Taylor said she had no idea why Brown went to Methodist Northlake Hospital in the first place. His family said he was trying to leave the hospital when the shooting happened, claiming that the hospital gave him his gun back after he was cleared to leave.
“We just want to get answers, just want to know what happened, particularly when people are defaming his name,” Taylor said.
She and Brown’s family hope the hospital has surveillance video footage that can help provide answers.
Gary police have not provided any details on the shooting. The Lake County Sheriff’s Department said it is investigating the shooting at the request of Gary police, but did not provide any further information.
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