Carmel police have launched a criminal investigation into an alleged bullying incident involving two Carmel High School freshmen that took place Jan. 22. The case stems from an incident on a school bus filled with Carmel High School basketball players returning from a victory in Terre Haute. School administrators report four coaches were sitting in the front of the bus while three seniors allegedly attacked two freshmen in the back of the bus. One of the freshmen sought treatment at a hospital after the incident. School administrators say they can't comment for legal reasons. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
 

Eboni M. Dodson, 30, of Indianapolis, was killed in a three-vehicle crash Monday night on Interstate 465 near the Keystone Avenue exit. Curt D. Carlson, 45, of Indianapolis was charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death and public intoxication. Tunishia D. Shaw, 31, of Indianapolis was treated at Methodist Hospital and released with cuts and lacerations.
 

Indianapolis police are offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of 32-year-old Michael Horton, who is accused of molesting two young girls on the city's southeast side. Horton faces several felony charges. A reward of up to $1,000 is being offered for help with his capture. Police say anybody with information should call Crime Stoppers at (317) 262-8477.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is expected to name Paul Ciesielski as the city’s new chief of police, sources say.  Ciesielski, commander of the Northwest District, was the department’s public information officer. Spears has been chief for nearly five years. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
 

Alcohol is being blamed in an accident that killed one person on the west side of Indianapolis early Sunday. William Jackson was charged with causing death while intoxicated and driving on a suspended license. Detectives say the 26-year-old was driving a Cadillac that struck a Tahoe head-on in the 800 block of North Lynhurst Drive, killing a 25-year-old passenger in the Tahoe. Four other passengers were injured but are expected to survive. Both Jackson and the driver of the Tahoe fled the scene. Police suspect both drivers were intoxicated.
 

A 63-year-old Indianapolis man is behind bars, accused of killing his girlfriend and another woman. Elwini Hart surrendered to police Saturday night. Police found the bodies of Linda Nickle, 61, and Elizabeth Newcomer, 24, shot to death in Hart’s residence in the 6800 block of Westdrum Drive on the west side. Nickle’s son told police that his mother and Hart had argued about Hart moving out of the home. Hart was moving out so that Nickle’s son and fiancé, Newcomer, could move in. Police say they found marijuana and a gun in Hart’s car.

 

Rumors are flying over who will replace Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh, who this week announced he will not run for re-election. Various media outlets say a grass-roots effort is growing for Indiana Democrats to consider rocker John Mellencamp as a candidate. The liberal celebrity once made a major push for now-disgraced politician John Edwards for president, and many believe he’s a natural choice to replace Bayh. Mellencamp has been outspoken about politics in the past, but he has never held public office. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
 

The man accused of committing the first murder in Avon since the town was incorporated more than 13 years ago goes on trial Thursday. John Cooper is charged with gunning down Michael Gelinas in the driveway of his mother's home last summer. Cooper's wife was the elderly woman's caregiver. She told police her husband and Gelinas got into an argument a week before the shooting. Cooper could face 45 to 65 years in prison if he's convicted.
 

A Boone County man who admitted he killed his ex-wife in front of the couple’s son will spend up to 43 years behind bars. Michael Stayer accepted a plea deal, admitting to voluntary manslaughter for the June 2009 killing of his ex-wife Beth Stayer. The Stayer's 5-year-old son witnessed part of the murder. Judge Steve David on Wednesday called Stayer “a man without remorse” and “a coward.” The relatively light sentence could prompt stronger penalties for those who commit crimes in front of their children. The Indiana Senate is now looking at legislation that would impose tougher sentences for those offenders.
 

Police arrested a 30-year-old driver after he crashed his SUV into the headquarters of the American Red Cross of Greater Indianapolis just after 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. Aaron Diemer of Avon, who suffered minor injuries, refused to allow medics to draw his blood for alcohol testing. He was arrested for driving while intoxicated and for driving while suspended with a prior conviction. Police say the SUV was going at least 70 mph when it traveled through a median, over a traffic-light control box and into the empty building at 441 E. 10th St. Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.
 

A man was shot and killed in his car Tuesday night while stopping to talk to two men on the near-north side. The shooting happened on 39th Street near Graceland Avenue. A female passenger said soon after the victim stopped his car, one of the men on the street shot the driver in the chest, killing him. The vehicle rolled down 39th Street, struck a tree and a pole, and almost hit a pedestrian before coming to rest. The passenger was not hurt, and the victim’s name has not been released.
 

A semi-truck driver managed to escape injury by fleeing his stuck vehicle moments before a train plowed into it. The accident happened Tuesday night in Hancock County on County Road 400 near State Road 67. The driver was hauling a load of wooden pallets to a recycling facility nearby when the truck got stuck on the tracks. Weather conditions may have played a part in the crash.