Indianapolis, IN
Local organization working directly with teens to find root causes of violence
INDIANAPOLIS — As gun violence continues to impact young people in Indianapolis, one organization is working directly with teens to make a change.
Brandon Randall, founder of Tru Colors Consulting, has spent 20 years mentoring youth. He said the work is deeply personal.
“I’ve lost over 50 students to gun violence and several more to the criminal justice system,” Randall said. “For me, it’s very personal work.”
Randall is currently working with 11 young men who have spent the past year researching the root causes of violence in the community.
“Hopefully, they influence other young people to get involved in the community as well,” he said.
Between July and September 1, six children under the age of 18 have been killed by gun violence in Indianapolis.
Police continue their efforts to get firearms off the streets. Just this past Sunday, officers arrested a 16-year-old on Washington Street downtown who was carrying a gun.
“There was some investigatory work being done, and that’s how officers located that individual,” said Officer Tommy Thompson with IMPD. “This is not uncommon. Our teams work very hard, our officers on the street work very hard.”
Thompson stresses that parents and guardians also play a role.
“Where is our child at? Why are they out at night? Are they allowed to be out at night? Why do they have a firearm? Who are their friends?” asked Thompson.
The 11 young men working with Randall will share their findings and personal stories during the Power of TRU Generations Violence Conference at the Madame Walker Theater.
“There are a lot of young people wanting to change,” Randall said. “They want to turn their life around, and they want their peers to change. I’m hoping people who attend this conference walk away with that.”
The conference is scheduled for Saturday, September 20, at 1 p.m.
Indianapolis, IN
WISH-TV in San Jose with Purdue basketball
SAN JOSE, Calif. (WISH) — WISH-TV Sports Director Anthony Calhoun is in San Jose covering Purdue basketball in the NCAA Tournament.
Purdue will play Texas in the Sweet 16 on Thursday. If it wins that game, it will play the winner of Arizona and Arkansas in the Elite 8, with a chance to advance to the Final Four in Indianapolis.
Tune in to WISH-TV for live coverage starting on Wednesday in San Jose.
The Boilermakers are in the Sweet 16 for the third straight season. Tipoff against the Longhorns is scheduled for 7:10 ET on Thursday.
Indianapolis, IN
Counting Crows, Switchfoot to headline 2026 Indy 500 Carb Day
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A pair of 2000s alternative rock favorites are slated to kick off the festivities ringing in the world’s largest single-day sporting event.
Counting Crows will headline the 2026 Miller Lite Carb Day Concert on May 22, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced. Fellow rockers Switchfoot will open the show at the IMS, kicking off the weekend festivities for the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500.
Carb Day admission tickets start at $50 and are on sale at ims.com. Purchase admits entry to the traditional Carb Day proceedings, including the final practice for drivers and the annual Pit Stop Competition, as well as the show later in the evening.
Pit wristbands, which allow for closer access to the concert, start at $40. A wristband, however does not allow for admission to the concert on its own. Purchase of a Carb Day admission ticket is required to attend the show. Carb Day admission and pit wristband combo packages are available starting at $90.
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Counting Crows rose to prominence in the 1990s with hits like “Mr. Jones” off their smash 1993 debut album “August and Everything After.” They maintained notoriety into the millennium with a string of successful releases punctuated by the 2004 single “Accidentally in Love,” which remains a collective favorite off the “Shrek 2” soundtrack.
Switchfoot, the Crows’ alternative compatriots, enjoyed similar success in the early 2000s. “Meant To Live” and a re-record of popular single “Dare You to Move” emerged as enduring tracks off the group’s 2004 album “The Beautiful Letdown.”
The two bands join past headliners like last year’s double bill of All American Rejects and Bret Michaels, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rick Springfield, Journey and many others in the concert’s 34-year history. The 2026 event will mark both groups’ inaugural Carb Day performance.
Counting Crows and Switchfoot join popular EDM artist Zedd as the confirmed headliners for this year’s Indy 500 entertainment. The German producer will lead up the crop of DJs scheduled for the Snake Pit on race day, May 24.
The annual Legends Day Concert, traditionally featuring country artists, has not yet announced its headliner. The show is set for May 23 at Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park.
Contact IndyStar Pop Culture Reporter Heather Bushman at hbushman@indystar.com. Follow her on X @hmb_1013.
Indianapolis, IN
IMPD says detective arrived at crime scene smelling like alcohol
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A city detective was arrested after being accused of driving away from the scene of an investigation while intoxicated, according to a news release from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
Detective Caitlin Harris, an eight-year veteran of the Child Abuse Unit, faces preliminary charges of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, both misdemeanors.
Harris was acting as the on-call detective on March 22, 2026. Colleagues who summoned her to help with an investigation into a child’s injuries that evening noticed she smelled like alcohol and contacted a supervisor, the news release stated.
A sergeant immediately responded, the department said, but by then Harris had finished her investigation and left the scene.
The sergeant asked Harris to pull her vehicle over, but she instead drove home, where she was met by a lieutenant who also believed she’d been drinking, the department said.
Harris was taken to a hospital for a blood draw. Detectives from IMPD’s Internal Affairs, Special Investigations and OVWI units were all present, the department said, and Harris was “determined to be under the influence of alcohol.”
IndyStar was unable to reach Harris and court records were not available at time of publication.
Chief Tanya Terry placed Harris on paid administrative leave and stripped her of police powers later that day.
The investigation that Harris initially responded to has been reassigned to another detective, according to the department.
Once an internal affairs investigation is complete, IMPD will decide whether to review Harris’ recent cases.
Harris was one of two detectives subject to a Citizens’ Police Complaint Board case last summer after a woman said the investigators assumed her children were unresponsive due to an opiate overdose rather than a heat-related illness. The children had been left alone in a car for several hours while their mother worked at a temp agency, but charges were never filed. IMPD’s Internal Affairs office did not find the officers at fault for their handling of the case.
Harris is the third IMPD officer charged with a crime so far in March. Officer Anthony Mauk faces allegations of hunting deer without a license in Steuben County, and Officer Taylor Jones was arrested on an allegation of battery after an altercation at an Indianapolis gym.
Ryan Murphy is the communities reporter for IndyStar. She can be reached at rhmurphy@indystar.com.
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