Kit Hanley

More damage to the backside of Greenwood Bible Baptist Church — the playground area hit pretty hard.

We’re here assessing storm damage in Johnson Co.

At Greenwood Bible Baptist Church, a portion of the roof was ripped from its supports with debris scattered across the parking lot.

We should get a better picture once the sun comes up. Are you seeing damage in your area?

JUST IN - A TORNADO WATCH has been issued for a large portion of western and northcentral IN until 2am
*A few tornadoes - and a couple intense tornadoes are possible. Damaging winds and isolated gusts to 75mph likely along with potential large hail to 1.5"

Not even the heat could stop us from getting our sweet strawberry treat!🍓🍰🙌🏼

Happy 60th annual Strawberry Fest!

What’s your go-to summer treat?!

Celebrating my second day “in the studio” this week with some bright energy! ☀️

These days don’t come around often, but they’re always a nice break from the elements. 🙏🏼💛

Happy Baby Friday!

This morning’s storms left more than just rain behind.

Use caution while driving — large branches and even downed trees are blocking some roadways, including this one on 71st Street.

I also spotted several large branches along Kessler while driving to the station this morning! Stay alert, and watch for storm debris on the roads!

META is making moves…whether we like it or not.

Meta, Facebook's parent company, is helping train workers for the growing data center industry in Indiana through its new "America's Workforce Academy." The company says it plans to invest more than $115 million in the program's first year, training thousands of workers across four cities, including Indianapolis.

The program requires no degree and no prior experience. Participants receive fully funded training, including tuition, travel, lodging, and a daily stipend. Those accepted are guaranteed a job offer with a Meta contractor upon successful completion and will be placed on data center construction projects.

This comes as multiple data center developments are being considered across Morgan, Shelby, Hendricks, Henry, and Marion counties.

On one hand, it's hard to ignore the opportunity: paid training, no student debt, and a direct path to employment. Meta calling the jobs “the most stable and in-demand careers over the next decade.”

On the other hand, I can't help but wonder: are we creating jobs in order to replace other jobs? Are we shifting the workforce toward building the systems that may eventually eliminate many traditional roles?

What do YOU think?

A golden Wednesday🥇🏊🏼‍♀️

Look who stopped by to talk all things TYR Pro Swim Series — the one and only Lilly King, 3x Olympic gold medalist and a good friend!

Accidental …and winning!🤩👯‍♀️

Please ignore what the humidity did to my hair. 🤣

An Indianapolis mother of seven was found brutally murdered in Mexico. Her sister says her husband is behind bars, but many questions remain.

Family members identified the victim as 30-year-old Makala Pendley.

Heartbreaking news: Her sister confirms that Pendley’s seven children, along with her body, are now on their way back to Indianapolis.

Our Max Lewis has the latest details:

An Indianapolis mother was found brutally murdered in southern Mexico.

Her family identified her as 30-year-old Makala Pendley.

Makala's sister told me she was found naked in a ditch. She had been r***d and severely beaten. The local prosecutor in Mexico said her cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head.

The discovery of her body set off a desperate search for her 7 children who were supposed to be with her. On Tuesday afternoon, Makala's sister said authorities in Mexico found the children and have arrested their father.

We've not been able to confirm the arrest with Mexican authorities.

Makala's sister said she fled to Mexico with her children because she was afraid they would be taken away from her. She and her children were reported missing to Indianapolis police back in February.

IMPD said Mexican officials found the children and took custody of them but later returned them to Makala.

Makala's sister said her nieces and nephews will be returning to Indianapolis along with their mother's body.

Still a lot we don't know but this is what we've gathered so far.

Check out these photos from a massive fire at a construction trailer in Zionsville.

The fire broke out just before 3 a.m. this morning near Chauncey Street and Johnson Road. Firefighters from Zionsville, Whitestown, and Pike Township responded and were able to bring the large blaze under control in about 20 minutes.

Fortunately, no one was at the construction site when the fire started, and no injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

📸 Photos courtesy of the Zionsville Fire Department.