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Mayor Hogsett talks about sexual harassment investigation

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett said Wednesday he does not know what will come of the investigation into claims of sexual harassment against his former top aide Thomas Cook.

The mayor appeared at an afternoon event for the opening of a mixed-use building on the Old Southside, where he was peppered with questions from the media about how the allegations investigation was proceeding.

“You guess is as good as mine. We obviously have some idea of the nature of the allegations that were made by Miss (Lauren) Roberts and Miss (Caroline) Ellert, but how broad that investigation becomes, I guess that’s to be determined.”

News 8 has previously reported that Cook was found to have made inappropriate romantic advances on a coworker in 2014 while employed by Hogsett’s campaign, and the administration knew about it in 2017.

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Three women in total have accused Cook of sexual misconduct. Ellert and Roberts spoke Aug. 13 with News 8.

The Democrat mayor also was asked Wednesday about his choice to bring Cook back to work on his 2023 reelction campaign.

The mayor said he was unaware of the earlier allegations until 2023 when Cook was let go a second time.

“Well, you’re right. He had not worked for me for three or four years and he offered to help. The campaign got started in earnest, I believe, in November or December of 2022. I was made aware of additional allegations against Mr. Cook in October or September of 2023, and, given the investigation that was conducted, he was given the option to no longer work on the campaign, and the contracts that he obtained in his private-sector employment practice were canceled. I didn’t know anything about 2018 or 2019 until October or September of 2023.”

Hogsett earlier in August changed the sexual harassment training requirements for city government employees.

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“Well, there’s no question that order I issued last week, which requires sexual harassment training for all city employees annually, every year, is something, in retrospect, I wish we had implemented earlier. The old process was once you were trained, upon your employment, if you were not a supervisor, you were not required to do the every-other-year, annual training. That was just required of supervisors. Now, pursuant to my executive order, every employee in the city-county enterprise will go through that training every year from now on.”

Also on Wednesday, the city-county government rolled out a new anonymous website for employees to report sexual harassment.

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IHSAA girls basketball semi-state pairings set for Saturday

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Girls basketball teams still alive in the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) State Tournament learned their semi-state round matchups on Sunday.

The IHSAA held its semi-state pairings show on Sunday afternoon. The pairings were determined by a random draw.

Each semi-state site this upcoming Saturday will have four teams from the same class. Each site will have two semifinal games and a championship game with the site’s winner advancing to its respective state championship game later in the month.

Here’s a look at the semi-state matchups on Saturday:

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Class 4A at LaPorte

  • Game 1: Northridge (20-7) vs. McCutcheon (22-5) – 11 a.m. EDT
  • Game 2: Crown Point (23-4) vs. Norwell (23-4) – 1 p.m. EDT
  • Championship: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner – 9 p.m. EDT

Class 4A at Jasper

  • Game 1: Floyd Central (23-3) vs. Lawrence Central (21-4) – 10 a.m. EDT
  • Game 2: Center Grove (26-0) vs. Evansville Reitz (21-2) – 12 p.m. EDT
  • Championship: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner – 8 p.m. EDT

Class 3A at Logansport

  • Game 1: Bellmont (22-3) vs. Culver Academies (22-5) – 10 a.m. EDT
  • Game 2: Connersville (20-7) vs. Fairfield (20-6) – 12 p.m. EDT
  • Championship: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner – 8 p.m. EDT

Class 3A at Southport

  • Game 1: Washington (22-4) vs. Jennings County (19-6) – 10 a.m. EDT
  • Game 2: Northview (20-6) vs. Roncalli (25-3) – 12 p.m. EDT
  • Championship: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner – 8 p.m. EDT

Class 2A at Frankfort

  • Game 1: Lapel (22-4) vs. Bremen (23-2) – 10 a.m. EDT
  • Game 2: Whitko (25-1) vs. Oak Hill (22-3) – 12 p.m EDT
  • Championship: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner – 8 p.m. EDT

Class 2A at Greencastle

  • Game 1: Heritage Christian (19-8) vs. Parke Heritage (19-7) – 10 a.m. EDT
  • Game 2: Eastern (Pekin) (18-7) vs. North Knox (19-6) – 12 p.m. EDT
  • Championship: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner – 8 p.m. EDT

Class 1A at Huntington North

  • Game 1: North Miami (18-8) vs. Elkhart Christian (22-4) – 10 a.m. EDT
  • Game 2: Fremont (26-2) vs. Monroe Central (21-2) – 12 p.m. EDT
  • Championship: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner – 8 p.m. EDT

Class 1A at Charlestown

  • Game 1: Evansville Christian (19-6) vs. Borden (22-4) – 10 a.m. EDT
  • Game 2: Greenwood Christian (16-10) vs. Tindley (17-5) – 12 p.m. EDT
  • Championship: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner – 8 p.m. EDT

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Temperatures feeling more like spring this week

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Our Sunday wraps up nicer than it started. Clouds continue to make a push SE out of Central Indiana. As temperatures cool tonight, we expect areas of fog to develop. The lowest visibility will be over areas that saw rain over the weekend. Some outlying spots could dip into the lower 30s. That means we can’t rule out isolated slick spots through Monday morning.

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Once the fog lifts, we’re in store for more nice weather Monday afternoon. The return of some sunshine and a SW breeze get our highs into the middle and upper 50s.

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Much of the week brings mild to warm temperatures. We could break the record high of 66° Wednesday. We’re currently forecasting temperatures to reach near 70° during the afternoon. Our next chance for showers arrives early Wednesday. A few more showers or storms are possible late Thursday.

Indianapolis Weather Forecast:
Tonight: Mostly clear with fog. Low: 35°
Monday: Morning fog, then partly sunny. High: 58°
Tuesday: Mostly cloudy. High: 59°
Wednesday: AM showers possible. Partly sunny. High: 69°

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‘Great Day TV:’ Remembering the Eskenazi couple’s legacy of generosity and compassion

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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Each and every week, “Great Day TV” shares information, entertainment, and news you can use.

During this week’s segment, host Patty Spitler is joined by News 8’s Stacy Schooler and Dr. Lisa Harris from Eskenazi health, to honor and remember the philanthropists behind a $40 million gift to Eskenazi Health, Lois and Sidney Eskenazi.

They are being honored for their contributions to public health care following their recent passings. Sidney was 95 years old at the time of his death and Lois was 92.

The donation marked the largest gift ever given to a public health facility at the time it was made. Dr. Harris says the couple’s generosity was fueled by Sidney’s childhood experiences as a resident of the south side of Indianapolis, where the hospital served as his family’s primary source of medical care.

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Harris recalled the first time she and Ernie Vargo, president and chief executive officer of the Eskenazi Health Foundation, met with the couple and their daughter, Sandy. Harris described a four-hour conversation dominated by Sid’s stories of hard work, humility and compassion while Lois interjected with warmth and wit.

“The love that they shared was palpable,” Harris said. “Everything we would get to know about them was there in that first conversation.”

Lois was described as a woman who valued individual dignity and made everyone feel important. Harris said the couple lived below their means and Lois had no interest in expensive items.

“As Sid began to do well, he wanted to buy Lois nice things and she had no interest in that,” Harris said. “She wanted to keep it simple.”

When the gift was first announced, the family met with hundreds of hospital staff members who wanted to express their gratitude. Harris remembered Lois wearing a white jacket that day that became covered with makeup from the many employees who hugged her. Harris noted that the family treated the hospital staff as part of their own family.

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Dr. Harris said the hospital will maintain the standards set by the couple.

“The way we honor their legacy is that we continue to work hard and we continue to care,” Harris said. “We continue to work hard and care and that is what they would want.”



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