Indianapolis, IN
Cody Matz travels to Indianapolis for solar eclipse: Video
INDIANAPOLIS (FOX 9) – FOX 9 Meteorologist Cody Matz traveled to Indianapolis to watch the solar eclipse Monday.
Matz provided a play by play of the path of totality while in Indianapolis which can be watched in the player above.
“It was fantastic, best four minutes of my life,” said eclipse watcher Alex Benham told Matz. Benham made a 12-hour drive from Charlotte, North Carolina to Indianapolis to watch the eclipse.
READ MORE: Solar eclipse 2024: Photos, videos from across the US
Matz flew into Indianapolis after doing the morning weather on FOX 9 Monday, and will fly back same day to be on air for the morning weather Tuesday.
The path of totality for the eclipse spanned from Texas to Maine. The last time the U.S. had a full solar eclipse was in 2017.
Indianapolis, IN
The Circle Center Mall was sold for redevelopment. What was in the mall when it opened in 1995?
It was announced last week that Circle Centre Mall in downtown Indianapolis has been sold for redevelopment. It’s been a part of the downtown landscape since 1995.
According a Circle Centre Preview aired on Channel 6 at the time, and now available on YouTube, the mall originally had space for 100 tenants including restaurants, retail and entertainment.
Here’s what was in Circle Centre Mall when it first opened on September 8, 1995.
Retail stores and businesses Circle Centre Mall in 1995
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Ann Taylor
- Banana Republic
- Barani Shoes
- Bentley’s
- Brookstone
- Cacique
- County Seat
- Doubleday Books
- Eddie Bauer
- Enzo Angiolini
- Express
- FAO Schwarz
- Farmer’s Almanac
- Field of Dreams
- Finish Line
- Garden Botanika
- Indiana News
- Kitchen Express
- Junkyard
- Lane Bryant
- Lerner NY
- Limited Too
- Nordstrom
- Parisian
- Ralph Marlin
- Sam Goody
- The Body Shop
- The Disney Store
- Victoria’s Secret
- Warner Bros. Studio Store
- William H. Block
Restaurants and food in Circle Centre Mall in 1995
- Big Easy
- California Cafe Bar & Grille
- Great American Cookie Company
- Johnny Rockets
- Spaghetti Factory
- Sports City Cafe
- Steward & Co.
- Sweet Factory
Entertainment in Circle Centre Mall in 1995
- Starport
- United Artist Theater
The latest: Circle Centre has officially been sold for redevelopment. Here’s when construction could start
The Indianapolis Artsgarden was originally a major draw to the mall and cost $13 million on its own, with a capacity of 600 people.
According to local reporting at the time, the Circle Centre Mall was a $314 million (approx. $643 million today) investment into Indianapolis that brought several businesses into the heart of downtown to be near the mall, including Steak n’ Shake, Clancy’s Inc. and Pizzeria Uno.
The mall was sold for $85 million earlier this week and is planned to be redeveloped. Read the full story about the plans for the future here.
Katie Wiseman is a trending news intern at IndyStar. Contact her at klwiseman@gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @itskatiewiseman.
Indianapolis, IN
Video: Colts GM Says Team 'Got Best F–king Rusher' in 2024 NFL Draft in Laiatu Latu
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The first 14 picks of the 2024 NFL draft were offensive players on Thursday, which gave the Indianapolis Colts the opportunity to select the best defender at No. 15.
And Chris Ballard believes they did with pass-rusher Laiatu Latu.
“We got the best f–king rusher in the draft” the general manager said while laughing in a team-posted video summarizing their draft picks:
Latu was an All-American and the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year in his final season at UCLA in 2023. He posted 49 tackles, 13 sacks, two forced fumbles, two interceptions and two passes defended during a dominant campaign.
Indianapolis was 28th in the league in points allowed per game last season, so it certainly needed to address that side of the ball. Latu gives it an explosive pass-rusher who can get around offensive tackles on the edge and wreck opposing aerial attacks.
The Colts are in the same division as C.J. Stroud and Trevor Lawrence and need as many players who can disrupt those passing games as possible.
And, to hear Ballard tell it, they got the best one available.
Indianapolis, IN
Colts Invite Pitt OL to Rookie Minicamp
PITTSBURGH — Pitt Panthers veteran offensive lineman Jake Kradel will have a shot to compete in the NFL, as he told Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that he is attending the Indianapolis Colts rookie minicamp.
Kradel spent six seasons with the Panthers from 2018-23 and played a variety of positions across the offensive line, with 52 games played and 46 starts.
The Butler, Pa. native didn’t play in any games in 2018, redshirting, but then played in 12 games in 2019, including starting the seven final games at right guard.
Kradel would start and play eight games at right guard in 2020 and continued to do so in 2021, starting the first 10 games, nine at right guard and one at center against New Hampshire, before suffering a season-ending injury, preventing him from playing in the ACC Championship game.
He started all 13 games in 2022, with five starts at his normal right guard and eight starts at center, when Owen Drexel suffered an injury after the second game of the season.
Kradel would play in nine games and started eight in 2023, his final collegiate season, starting the first three at center and then moving to guard after suffering an injury, starting five games back at right guard.
He isn’t the only former Pitt player who will compete at the Colts rookie minicamp, as tight end Malcolm Epps will join him there.
The Colts also drafted Pitt offensive tackle Matt Goncalves with the No. 79 overall pick in the Third Round. They also signed former Pitt quarterback Kedon Slovis as an undrafted free agent.
Pitt had two other players drafted, as the New Orleans Saints took wide receiver Bub Means with the No. 170 overall pick in the Fifth Round and the Las Vegas Raiders selected cornerback M.J. Devonshire with the No. 229 overall pick in the Seventh Round. The Washington Commanders signed cornerback A.J. Woods as an undrafted free agent, and so too did the New England Patriots with former defensive end John Morgan III.
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