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@kwellscomm @1067WTLC TLCNaptown.com Sports —  It’s basketball madness for local colleges and the pros on this St. Patrick’s Day weekend. Indiana University is turning the page in their men’s basketball program leaving coach Tom Crean in the last chapter. IU fired Crean on Thursday after nine seasons in Bloomington. They made this move on the same day that […]

@kwellscomm @1067WTLC TLCNaptown.com Sports  —  Good Day to you… The Indianapolis Colts are moving on without veteran linebacker D’Qwell Jackson. The team released Jackson, who spent three seasons in Indy.  The move clears some salary cap space as Jackson was set to make $5.5 million in the final year of his current contract in 2017. The […]

@kwellscomm @1067WTLC TLCNaptown.com News & Sports —  The fine line between staying ‘woke’ on social media and being politically correct may have landed a popular Indianapolis deputy mayor and pastor in hot water over a racially charged post on Facebook. Good day to you on this Groundhog Day. More on what that fuzzy-fella-weather-predictor has in store […]

@kwellscomm @1067WTLC TLCNaptown.com News & Sports —  Good day to you on this first day of Black History Month…see a black history nugget below in sports. Job growth and ending a food desert is what’s on the menu to feed the Avondale Meadows neighborhood as a Sav-A-Lot grocery store is set to open on Thursday, […]

@kwellscomm  TLCNaptown.com News & Sports  — Good day to you…but it may not be for some working class Hoosiers on this Tuesday. Rexnord Bearings is moving more than 300 jobs from here in Indianapolis to Mexico. Company officials made it official on Monday. They’d announced tentative plans to relocate in October, but are confirming their final […]

As we’re readying for tonight’s NCAA Tournament with two of Indiana’s schools—Indiana University and Notre Dame—prepping for their individual Sweet 16 battles, we’re also turning our attention from the college game to the activism side of the pro game. The NBA is giving signals that sound like the league might move next year’s All-Star Game […]

There’s a scandal brewing in professional tennis. One, with allegations of sexism against a loose-lipped tennis tournament chief executive and a fiery Serena Williams reaction leading a wave of outrage. I’m Kim Wells–listen to my #WTLCIndySports story where Serena taps into her activism spirit again. It’s posted below so you can “get in the know.” #(@1067WTLC)# : KimWellsMedia […]

In a first for the NFL, the professional league of this country’s most  popular sport is acknowledging a link between football and brain disease. The league’s top health and safety officer conceded and confirmed the tie during a roundtable discussion on concussions convened by the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Energy and Commerce. The official was […]

As SuperBowl 50 is now just a few days away, we’ve learned that when Peyton Manning decides it’s time to hang up his helmet, Colts owner, Jim Irsay, wants him to retire as a Colt. There’s been a lot of recent talk and reports saying that Sunday’s big game may be Manning’s last. In an interview […]

WTLC’s Indianapolis & National Sports Headlines with Kim Wells It was a huge weekend in the NFL heading into this Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Day holiday. Before we get to the details…the Pacers were also in action. The Denver Nuggets used a 45-point fourth quarter to their advantage to take down the Indiana Pacers, […]

  The City of Indianapolis will honor the contributions of the Simon family on Wednesday evening by unveiling a plaque at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Simon’s will join Mayor Greg Ballard  at the dedication ceremony in the Bankers Life Fieldhouse West Plaza at 5 p.m.  Attendees are asked to enter from the Pennsylvania Street side of […]

Get In the Know With Kim’s Post-Election “Hump Day” Indy and National News & Sports Headlines Democrat Joe Hogsett is going to be the next mayor of Indianapolis and he said he’s ready to get to work. Hogsett grabbed more than 60 percent of the vote Tuesday, beating out Republican Chuck Brewer and write-in Independent […]