Indianapolis, IN
Food team crafts 'Fearless Flavors' for Taylor Swift's fans at stadium
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The food team at Lucas Oil Stadium, Sodexo Live!, is pulling out all of the stops for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Indianapolis.
There will be food, mocktails and cocktails paying homage to the singer’s music.
Madison Hodgen, the suites manager for Sodexo, and Dave Marguth, the general manager for Sodexo, stopped by News 8 to explain what they have planned for the three shows Nov. 1-3 at the stadium, the last three stops on the tour in the United States.
Question: Tell us a little bit more about the food options and what you guys are doing for Taylor Swift.
Answer: Yes, we are thrilled to host the groundbreaking tour coming in, and we’re hoping that when fans are walking down the street and they see her on the JW (Marriott hotel) and the different street signs, that when they come in the stadium, they still get that special element added to it. So, we do have our standard menu items that are very popular, that we have at Colts games. We’ve changed the names a little bit to them to add that extra flair. So, we do have our “Back to Decem-burger” and our “Fearless Fries” and a few other special touches to our menu items.
Q: Now, that is really exciting, and what’s also really exciting is I hear that Sodexo Live! is not just in Indianapolis. You have four of the final tour dates. What is that about?
A: Yes, Sudexo Live does have the properties in Miami, New Orleans, which she is in this weekend, Indianapolis and Vancouver. So, we are lucky that our team members down South, who have gotten to see her, have sent us a lot of feedback of how we can elevate the experience for our guests coming in next.
Q: So I’m hearing that you guys have this special cocktail that you can actually get at multiple locations. Tell me a little bit about your “Fearless Flavors.”
A: Yes, so in the locations mentioned, you can get the two “Fearless Flavors” cocktails. We have the “Go “Viral,” which is our mocktail, and the “Love Spiral,” which is our regular cocktail. If you’re curious about making this at home, the recipe calls for 1-1/2 ounces of Tito’s, 3 ounces of lime sour, 1 ounce of strawberry syrup, half an ounce of blue curacao, and topped with club soda.
Q: I hear you’re a big Swiftie. How excited are you to be a part of this record-breaking tour?
A: I am thrilled. A year and a half ago, I was in college trying to get tickets, and now here we are being able to actually work it. We’re very fortunate for the events that Indy has been able to be a host for in Lucas Stadium, and this will be one of the biggest.
Indianapolis police shoot homicide suspect on South Harding Street
Indianapolis police shot a homicide suspect after a pursuit ended near I-70 on May 28, 2026. The suspect is in stable condition.
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Indianapolis police shot a homicide suspect after a vehicle pursuit that ended west of downtown near Interstate 70.
Just before 8:30 p.m. May 28, 2026 Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were dispatched to a shooting in the first block of North Rural Street. Arriving officers found Patricia Wieber, 65, with gunshot wounds. Wieber was pronounced dead after being taken to the hospital.
Witnesses were able to give police information about the shooter and officers tracked the suspect to the 7500 block of Bullock Court on the city’s south side. The suspect, identified by police as Ronald Cross, 75, got into a different vehicle with another man. While tracking that vehicle officers attempted a traffic stop near West Southport and Bluff roads. The driver, who is not implicated in the homicide, got out of the vehicle without incident and was taken into custody.
Police said Cross then slid into the vehicle’s driver seat and fled. Officers used stop sticks and then in the 1000 block of South Harding Street near I-70 a SWAT officer used a vehicle to perform a PIT maneuver to stop the SUV, said Kendale Adams, IMPD deputy chief of criminal investigations.
After the vehicle was stopped officers shot the suspect, Adams said. Cross was taken to the hospital in stable condition. No officers were injured.
Adams said two firearms were located at the scene.
During a news conference at the scene, Indianapolis police chief Tanya Terry extended her thoughts to the family of Wieber who was killed in what police believe was a domestic violence situation. She also praised her officers’ handling of the situation.
“[Our officers] did exactly what our community expects them do to in situations like this,” Terry said. “Our officers worked with bravery, coordination and precision in their attempts to safely bring the suspect into custody. I’m extremely proud of them for the work that they’ve done.”
The chief added that Cross would be facing charges in the case and police confirmed hours later that Cross was arrested on a murder charge.
The shooting involving police was among a string of shootings across the city, including one downtown roughly two hours before that left a man in critical condition.
“It’s been a difficult night for our city,” Terry said.
The officers involved in shooting Cross have been placed on administrative leave, per department policy. The Civilian Use of Force Review Board will have a hearing on the shooting and body and dash cameras were activated during the shooting, Adams said.
It is unclear whether Cross fired at officers and what makes and models of firearms were found by police.
Asked those questions by IndyStar, an unnamed IMPD spokesperson did not provide additional information and instead referred to a press release that did not contain the answers.
This is the fourth shooting involving Indianapolis police since the start of the year.
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José Plasencia brings Cuban cuisine to Fountain Square’s Inferno Room
Cuban food never got the opportunity to evolve. Now at the Inferno Room, José Plasencia is giving his homeland cuisine a second chance.
A standout burger can come from unexpected places, as evidenced by one Indianapolis restaurant whose unconventional take on the American classic has earned it a spot on a national USA Today list.
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