@kwellscomm Hot963.com News — There are reports that at least three people are dead in a Hoboken, New Jersey transit train accident during Thursday morning’s rush that also left more than 100 others injured, many of them critically. Officials say the cause appears to have been accidental, although it’s very early in the investigation. About 250 people […]
A community forum is taking place right now in Indy on the northeast side to observe National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day–an event which highlights the importance of education, prevention, testing, treatment, services and advocacy in the Black Community around the issue of HIV/AIDS. Friday’s event is helmed by the Minority Health Coalition of Marion County with […]
Officer William Porter’s statements are being revealed for the first time and bring new information to the surface around what happened prior to Gray’s police-custody death. According to the report, Porter informed others Gray needed care, but also wondered if he was faking injuries or being uncooperative. The report also states that Porter informed the van […]
By KimWellsMedia @kwellscomm In breaking sports news at this hour…Tom Brady wins again! This time, the New England Patriots quarterback who is used to winning on the field, has taken on and beaten the NFL. A judge in New York has ruled in Brady’s favor Thursday morning essentially letting the air out of the league’s […]
#Hot963News: President Obama, Others, Remember Legendary Civil Rights Leader Julian Bond, Dead At 75
We’re waking up in a world without one of the nation’s beloved civil rights leaders. Former NAACP head Julian Bond died Saturday night. The Southern Poverty Law Center announced Bond died in Florida, calling its former chairman a “visionary and tireless champion” for civil and human rights. He was the first to lead the SPLC. […]
Updated at 9:40 a.m.: A part of Capital Avenue has reopened to traffic during this Thursday morning’s commute after several downtown explosions blew several manhole covers in the area of Capital Avenue and North Streets. Several building evacuations are still ongoing and Indianapolis Power and Light (IPL) is working with the Indianapolis Fire Department (IFD) to coordinate […]
It was a win for music men John Legend and Common as they took home the statuette for Best Song at the “72nd Golden Globe Awards” Sunday night. Click the music player below to hear more on this story and how the film “Selma” performed nation-wide this weekend. ### kimwellsmedia 011215 Follow me on Twitter @kwellscomm
What does it mean to be a white rapper in Hip Hop? Rapper Macklemore thinks he knows and is tackling the touchy subject in light of the recent tiff between Azealia Banks and Iggy Azalea. In an interview with New York’s Hot 97 radio, Macklemore says it’s important for him to recognize that Hip Hop is […]
The entrepreneur, known as “Indiana’s most successful Black businessman,” William G. “Bill” Mays, died Thursday evening on his 69th birthday. Mays was the owner and founder of Mays Chemical Company and had many other entrepreneurial ventures over the years including this radio station when it was known as “Hoosier 96.3”, other radio stations, a television station, golf courses, […]
Targeted airstrikes against the Islamic militant group, ISIS, are underway right now in Iraq. Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said at least one strike hit ISIS artillery in Erbil. President Obama authorized limited airstrikes on Thursday night in an address from the White House, to protect U.S. personnel and facilities. In that same address, Obama said […]
UPDATE: Victory Qualls has been reunited with her mother. The 4-year-old is safe and unharmed. Qualls was brought to the house of a mutual friend and that friend called police. Detectives have not made any arrest but will continue to investigate the involvement of Dewayne Sims. PREVIOUS STORY: Indianapolis Metro Police are searching for a missing […]