INDIANAPOLIS — The outspoken and often-controversial sports radio personality Dan Dakich, who spent 14 years as a midday host in Indy on 107.5 The Fan before leaving in December 2022, is returning to the city’s airwaves.
Dakich will host “Indianapolis’ newest local sports/talk show on Indy’s Sports Ticket 1430 AM/WXNT-AM,” Cumulus Media announced Tuesday. Called “The Dan Dakich Show,” the program will air weekdays from noon to 3 p.m. beginning Monday.
“Indiana’s very own Dan Dakich returns to the airwaves as opinionated as ever and ready to break down all things sports …” said Darlene Park, vice president, market manager, Cumulus Indianapolis. “He is an Indiana sports legend, and we are so excited he is bringing his game to our team.”
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Dakich, a former Indiana University basketball player, assistant coach and interim head coach, left The Fan in Dec. 2022. He continued his 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. weekday show “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich” on Outkick, which describes itself as a “fearless sports media company founded by Clay Travis.”
“Couldn’t be more thrilled to join the fantastic team at Indy’s Sports Ticket 1430 AM. The state of Indiana and I have had a lifetime love affair that extends way beyond sports and sharing that daily is going to, once again, be a blast,” Dakich said in a statement released by Cumulus. “Can’t wait to get started as we build Indy’s Sports Ticket 1430 AM into Indy’s go-to home for all things sports.”
Dakich’s show will go head-to-head with The Fan’s “Query & Company,” which launched in August and is hosted by sports media veteran Jake Query weekdays from noon to 3 p.m.
In addition to 1430 AM, Dakich’s show can be heard on 99.5 HD2 or the Indy’s Sports Ticket 1430 AM app.
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INDIANAPOLIS – A person was critically hurt in a crash on the northwest side of Indianapolis.
This happened around 11 p.m. Sunday. According to the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, it started when a vehicle rear-ended another car near 38th Street and Commercial Drive.
The driver didn’t stop and eventually lost control of the vehicle near 38th Street and Cold Spring Road.
IMPD said the car struck a guardrail. The driver was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.
Mostly clear and pleasantly mild by July standards, with lows falling into the mid to upper 60s. A northeast breeze around 5 to 10 mph gradually diminishes overnight. It is a great evening for taking a walk, sitting outside, or simply opening the windows for a while before the more typical summer warmth returns.
TOMORROW
Sunny and warmer, with highs reaching the upper 80s. A light northeast breeze around 5 to 10 mph keeps the day from feeling too humid, and this looks like another dependable summer day for outdoor plans. After the active and occasionally stormy weather of the past week, central Indiana gets a nice stretch of quiet weather to begin the workweek.
TOMORROW NIGHT
Mostly clear and a little warmer, with lows settling into the upper 60s. Winds become light overnight, and there are no meaningful weather concerns. The warmer nighttime temperatures are the first hint that a hotter pattern is beginning to build.
TUESDAY
Mostly sunny and hot, with highs around 90 degrees. A light east to southeast breeze develops during the afternoon, and humidity becomes a little more noticeable. It is still a very usable summer day, but if you have plans that involve being outside for long periods, make sure to have plenty of water nearby.
TUESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear and increasingly muggy, with lows holding in the low 70s. There will be noticeably less overnight relief than earlier in the week, and air conditioners will be working a little harder by daybreak Wednesday.
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WEDNESDAY
Sunny and hot, with highs climbing into the low 90s. A light southwest breeze develops in the afternoon, and rising humidity may push heat index values into the upper 90s. For those heading downtown for events, concerts, or the Indiana Fever home game Wednesday evening, it will be one of those classic midsummer days where the heat sticks around well into the evening hours.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Mostly clear and warm, with lows near 72 and a light southwest breeze. The hot and somewhat muggy pattern remains firmly in place overnight, with very little cooling after sunset.
THURSDAY
Partly sunny, hot, and more humid, with highs again in the low 90s. A light southwest breeze continues, and there may be just enough instability for an isolated afternoon shower or thunderstorm. Most places stay dry, but this begins the transition toward a slightly more unsettled pattern heading into the end of the week.
7 DAY FORECAST
The quiet weather pattern continues through midweek, but temperatures steadily climb from the upper 80s Monday to the low 90s by Wednesday and Thursday. Humidity also returns, making it feel closer to 100 degrees at times during the afternoons. Rain chances remain very low through Wednesday before isolated storm chances begin creeping back into the forecast Thursday and Friday. The biggest story this week is not severe weather, but rather the return of summer heat and humidity across central Indiana.
INDIANAPOLIS — A shooting that injured a woman at a hotel on Indianapolis’ south side Saturday night is under investigation.
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said officers were called to the Motel 6 in the 4300 block of Southport Crossings Way just after 9:30 p.m. on a report of a person shot.
Arriving officers found a woman who had been shot. She was reported to be in stable condition.
Investigators believe there was an altercation between the woman and a man in a hotel room that led to shots being fired.
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No other information about the incident has been released by police.
