Indianapolis, IN
Bynum brings viral dance moves to Colts defense
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — There was never a doubt in Camryn Bynum’s mind where he wanted to be once the free agency offers started coming in last week. The Indianapolis Colts were at the top of the list.
The four-year safety made the decision official last Monday — agreeing to a four-year, $60 million deal at 4 a.m. Filipino time. That’s right. The newest member of the Colts defense spends the offseason living in the Philippines with his wife. So as the deals were getting done in the afternoon Eastern Standard Time, Bynum was sitting “crisscross” in his bed, weighing his options before ultimately choosing the Colts.
But even before the legal tampering period opened, Bynum had his eyes on the Horseshoe. He talked with multiple current and former Colts to get their take on the organization — including cornerback Stephon Gilmore, who he played with in Minnesota last season.
“I reached out to (Gilmore) during the process to say, ‘Okay, what’d you think about it?’ He said, ‘For your type of personality, you’re a family person. You’re laid back. I think that’s a place for you,’” Bynum said. “That’s the first thing I saw when I got here — just how tight knit everything is, and just how personable everybody is… Once everything fell down to it, I felt for sure this is the place I need to be.”
Bynum also got a positive recommendation from current Colts linebacker Segun Olubi. The two went to high school together and continue to be great friends and training partners. Olubi even traveled to the Philippines to help Bynum with his football camps during the offseason.
“That’s somebody I consider a real friend that I’ve been knowing since high school, so it’s really cool being teammates with him, especially the type of person he is – a dog and a worker like myself so we can really relate,” Bynum said.
Bynum was an impact player for the Vikings defense the last four years, racking up 342 tackles, eight interceptions and four fumble recoveries during that time. He started getting national attention when his in-game coordinated celebration dances with teammates went viral on social media — his most memorable moves coming from movies like White Chicks, Parent Trap and High School Musical. Even the behind-the-scenes videos during his rehearsals gained major attention.
But what people didn’t see was all the work he put in to get moments worth celebrating.
“I pride myself on being one of the hardest workers in the room,” Bynum said. “Putting in so much extra work, being a leader, leading by example, not a super rah-rah guy, but somebody that’s always going to be consistent being in the right spots on the field but also off the field, being somebody that’s really locked in in the meeting room and keeping my head down, focused during the week. It doesn’t seem like it because obviously, I’m really out there in the media on Sundays, but during the week, I’m locked in because I want to be able to earn those moments, to be able to have fun on the field on Sunday.”
Bynum said he’s ready to bring that energy to the Colts defense this season.
Watch the full introductory press conference in the video player above.
IndyGo serves 22,000 riders daily who rely on it for jobs and healthcare. The funding is voter-approved and separate from road budgets.
IndyGo paratransit services have possible 57% rate hike
Ryan Malone appreciates IndyGo paratransit rides. He has vision impairments and MS. He talks about the rides and the proposed 57% fare increase.
The April 14 letter titled, “Indianapolis doesn’t prioritize pothole repairs” raises a fair frustration shared by many drivers, but it misrepresents priorities, ignores dedicated funding streams, cherry-picks numbers and overlooks how IndyGo delivers broad, measurable value that helps roads and the city overall.
The 2026 Indianapolis city budget directs unprecedented funding to roads. The Department of Public Works’ most recent capital plan included $218 million for transportation infrastructure in 2026, in addition to key investments in additional snow removal and road maintenance equipment. DPW’s transportation capital funding has nearly tripled since 2016. Since that time, the city has resurfaced 1,279 lane miles and strip-patched 1,169 more.
The city is prioritizing basics; roads got a massive boost even with tighter revenues.
The state funding formula has disadvantaged Indianapolis by using two-lane road mileage and ignoring urban complexity. But House Enrolled Act 1461 shifts to a lane-mile formula and provides $50 million extra annually to Marion County — and state law restricts those funds to construction and reconstruction of local streets.
There are several points aimed at IndyGo that are worth correcting and adding important context the public should understand about this critical city service.
The claim that IndyGo’s $432 million budget “could go a long way toward streets” is the most misleading. The 0.25% income tax was voter-approved in 2016 — with nearly 60% voting yes — specifically and exclusively for public transit. These locally raised dollars leverage up to a 400% federal match, multiplying their impact several times over and ensuring Indianapolis captures funding that would otherwise go elsewhere. Diverting them would break a voter promise.
The “less than 2% uses the bus” stat is a classic distortion. IndyGo’s 2025 ridership included 6.7 million trips, or nearly 22,000 riders Monday through Friday. Transit serves disproportionately low-income, senior, disabled and car-free residents who rely on it for jobs, healthcare and school. It isn’t a luxury — it’s mobility infrastructure.
Public transit isn’t in competition with roads; it complements them. Every $1 invested in public transit generates $5 in broader economic activity. The Red Line alone delivered more than $7 per $1 invested, and IndyGo’s BRT network has already attracted more than $1.2 billion in corridor development.
By completion of the Blue Line, IndyGo will have paved more than 90 miles of Indy streets and built or repaired more than 1,300 ADA ramps. Nearly 7 million riders take cars off the road — fewer vehicles mean less congestion and less wear-and-tear on pavement, directly reducing potholes.
Potholes are real, but scapegoating IndyGo distracts from the actual balanced progress underway. Indianapolis is a world-class city with a great future, and the best is yet to come.
Richard Wilson is treasurer of the IndyGo Board of Directors.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WISH) — Purdue University has received a $20 million commitment from the Ricks Family Foundation to establish the Purdue Institute for Healthcare Systems Innovation at the Indianapolis campus.
The institute in the Mitch Daniels School of Business aims to improve health care efficiency and effectiveness, the university said in a news release issued Wednesday afternoon.
Dr. Christina Ricks and her husband, David A. Ricks, the chair and CEO of pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Co., are the primary leaders of the foundation.
James “Jim” Bullard, a dean for the Daniels School of Business, said in the release, “Considering the health care situation in the U.S. today, there is a clear need for rigorous, market-informed research that challenges conventional thinking and drives new solutions. This institute will allow Purdue to lead that work and make a lasting difference.”
As Purdue works to develop its relatively new Indianapolis campus, the university recently announced that plans for a 12-story apartment building on recently acquired canal property in Indianapolis are now on hold as the university develops its campus, Mirror Indy reported.
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INDIANAPOLIS — A woman was critically injured in a shooting on the northeast side of Indianapolis Tuesday night.
According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, officers were called to the 5500 block of East 41st Street around 8:45 p.m. to investigate a shooting. When police arrived at the scene, they located an adult female with injuries consistent with gunshot wounds.
Per IMPD, the victim was transported from the the scene to a local hospital in critical condition. Police reported that hospital staff later provided them with an update that indicated the victim remains in critical condition.
Investigators believe the shooting occurred inside a residence on 41st Street. One shell casing was found in the front yard of that residence near its driveway. Police do not believe that stray shell casing is related to the shooting in any way.
Law enforcement detained a person of interest during its investigation of the shooting. IMPD has not yet provided any of the detainee’s identifying information like sex, age or name.
Police do not believe the shooting poses any ongoing threat to the public. Investigators are, however, still encouraging area residents to call IMPD at (317) 327-3475 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at (317) 262-8477 to pass along any information they may have on the shooting.
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