INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Electric services company AES Indiana on Thursday hosted community office hours at the Julia Carson Transit Center in downtown Indianapolis.

AES says its office hours events are a chance for the company to meet its customers where they are. It’s the first time the utility has tried something like this.

The utility offered assistance for a range of needs including answering billing questions, setting up payment plans, and discussing how to be more energy-efficient.

Mallory Duncan, director of communications at AES, says it’s good to see customers in person. “Sometimes it’s just better to talk face-to-face, and it’s easier than over the phone. So, we wanted to offer this opportunity to all of our customers, no matter where they’re located.”

Thursday’s event was the first of three sessions at the transit center. AES will be back with customer service agents on from 10 a.m.-noon Saturday and 5-7 p.m. Wednesday.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – During spring practice, Indiana football coach Curt Cignetti speaks with the media once per week.

Up until Thursday, Cignetti’s assessments of practice had been largely positive, but on Thursday, Cignetti came off the field frustrated with the way the players approached the day.

He said so, unprompted, to start his Thursday morning press conference at Memorial Stadium.

“It’s a race to improve as much as you can, and up to today, I think you know, the effort and the improvement is on track,” Cignetti said.

“I think today, we squandered an opportunity to improve as much as possible, and we were inconsistent in too many areas. Probably not mentally prepared to come out and do what it takes to have a successful practice. And improve as much as possible,” Cignetti continued.

Cignetti elaborated further on what bothered him about the way the Hoosiers went about their business.

“It was too much inconsistency across the board at all positions. Whether it’s a lack of detail, focus, preparation, which leads to a breakdown in execution,” Cignett said.

What also concerned Cignetti was that the coaching he wants his staff to deliver wasn’t being heeded by the Hoosiers.

“Good players want to be coached. Great players. You can’t coach them enough. You can’t give them enough. They want more. Inconsistent players want coached on their terms. And today, we had too many inconsistent players that didn’t come out prepared, ready to improve and live up to the standard that we’ve set for each individual and the team and offense, defense, special teams,” Cignetti said.

“We just didn’t have enough juice out there. There were too many coaches yelling to get going,” Cignetti continued. “Up to today, I think the practices, they’re never perfect, but the effort and energy has been great.”

Cignetti lated noted that he did not let the players leave the field without conveying how he felt about their approach to practice on Thursday. Cignetti observes practices from his own vantage point, usually by himself, as he makes the effort to try to see as much of the practice as possible, leaving the detail work to the coordinators.

“That message got sent on the field during practice. I didn’t wait until after practice to send it. Sometimes it’s a little X-rated message,” Cignetti said.

Thursday was practice No. 10 for Indiana. The Hoosiers had their first scrimmage last Saturday and will have another this Saturday that will be closed to the public.

After that, there is one more practice before Indiana plays its spring game at 8 p.m. next Thursday at Memorial Stadium.

Cignetti isn’t focused on the spring game or the season to come in the fall. He wants to drive the point home, in no uncertain terms to his players, that spring preparation is what leads to fall success.

“I’m sure I’ll go in and look at the tape, it’s never as good, never as bad (as you think), but that’s where we are today. I’m really not worried about what it looks like four months from now. My focus is on, what were we today? What did we put on tape?” Cignetti said.

INDIANAPOLIS – Five new cases of measles have been confirmed in Allen County, bringing Indiana’s total for 2025 to six.

What we know:

The Indiana Department of Health reported five additional measles cases—three minors and two adults—in Allen County. These new cases are linked to the initial case identified earlier this week. All individuals are reportedly recovering well.

Four of the minors were unvaccinated, while the vaccination status of the two adults is unclear. State and local health officials are continuing to investigate the cases and notify anyone who may have been exposed.

There are currently no known links between these cases and measles outbreaks in other states. Officials emphasized that the risk to the general public remains low.

What we don’t know:

It’s still unclear how the initial case was exposed to the virus.

What you can do:

Two doses of the MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine are 97% effective in preventing measles. Children typically receive the vaccine at 12-15 months and again at 4-6 years, but it can be given to babies as young as six months in certain situations.

Anyone experiencing symptoms such as high fever, cough, runny nose, red eyes, or a rash should stay home and call their healthcare provider before visiting a clinic or hospital.

Tiny white spots, known as Koplik spots, may also develop inside the mouth.

Dig deeper:

Allen County is the largest county in Indiana and encompasses Fort Wayne.

These are the first confirmed cases of measles in Indiana since early 2024, when a case was reported in Lake County.

Though measles can spread easily through airborne droplets that remain infectious for up to two hours, even a single case is treated as an outbreak.