Triumph and Tragedy: The USS Indianapolis

No one on board the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) knew anything about the cargo they were carrying. What they did know was that the veteran cruiser (launched in 1931) made the trip from San Francisco to the island of Tinian in the Marianas in just ten days. The crew was proud of the “Indy”, and fo...

By Tom Laemlein

Downtown Indy Ambush: Suspect Dies Weeks After Intended Victim Fires in Self-Defense

A 45-year-old suspect, Jamar Thomas, has died from injuries sustained when a robbery victim shot him in self-defense in downtown Indianapolis earlier this month. Thomas’s nephew, Lamonte Thomas, remains in the Marion County Jail facing felony charges after surveillance footage confirmed the pai...

By Brandon Curtis