Indiana
Pacers sign two guards to two-way contracts
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Indiana Pacers finalized two more deals for their roster Saturday.
This year’s second-round draft pick Tristen Newton and fellow guard Quenton Jackson both signed two-way contracts with the Blue and Gold — which will allow them to play for both the Pacers and Indiana’s G League team, the Indiana Mad Ants.
Newton comes to Indiana after winning back-to-back national titles with UConn. During the Huskies’ March domination last season, Newton averaged 15.1 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 6.2 assists a game.
Jackson played three games for the Pacers late in the season last year. The most game action he’s seen with Indiana so far is the seven minutes he played against the Atlanta Hawks on April 14. Jackson spent the previous season in Washington, appearing in nine games for the Wizards.
The Pacers have been ironing out the details of many deals this postseason. President Kevin Pritchard and his front office signed forward Pascal Siakam to the second-largest contract in franchise history — a four-year, $189.5 million deal. Wednesday, guard Andrew Nembhard agreed to a three-year extension worth $59 million. Nembhard is in Paris playing for Team Canada in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
RIPLEY COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for two young children in Indiana.
Police in Ripley County, southeast of Indianapolis, are looing for the children who may be siblings.
The first child is 3-year-old Aaliyah Buckingham.
She was last seen wearing a pink cat shirt and tie-dye shorts.
The younger child is 1-year-old Shane Buckingham, last seen in a red shirt and diaper.
Police think both are with 45-year-old Timothy Buckingham, who was last seen driving a brown GMC truck.
Timothy is described as a 6′ 3″ white man weighing 225 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
Photo of Timothy Buckingham provided by Indiana State Police
Police have not confirmed the relationship of the three, or why the children are believed to be in danger.
Anyone who sees the three are asked to contact the nearest police department.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A firefighter for the Indianapolis Fire Department was sent to the hospital Wednesday after battling a fire at a vacant house.
According to a Facebook post made by IFD, the fire happened around 10:15 a.m. at a house on Bluff Rd. IFD says that there were several complications, including limited access to fire hydrants and “interior hoarder conditions” that IFD says was due to squatters.
The injured firefighter received “slight injury,” the Facebook post said.
It took over an hour and a half to get the fire under control, according to IFD, and another hour to put out all the remaining hot spots in the building.
According to IFD, the cause of the fire is currently unknown. Their Fire Investigations Unit is working on figuring out what caused the fire.
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