Ray Steele And The News

Download it now to get all the goods from today's news, including a proposed new gun law in Indy and how the Republican establishment is afraid that either Donald Trump or Ted Cruz will be its presidential nominee, and what they plan on doing about it.

Tina is the youngest of Frank Sinatra's children, and as her re-issued memoir "My Father's Daughter" points out, she has a different perspective of her father than her siblings. A wonderful conversation with a wonderful woman who is instrumental (pardon the bad pun) in keeping her father's prodigious life in the public eye more than 17 years after his passing.

For more than 40 minutes, GOP presidential hopeful Ben Carson addressed supporters in a rally Thursday.

They supported RFRA, but two conservative groups think the "fix" to the religious freedom law violates their rights.

Indiana's laws on birth certificates haven't caught up to the legalization of same sex marriage.

The entire show for your downloading pleasure - the top 10 news stories of the day in Indy, plus some extras.... including a gator who ate a burglar. Seriously.

It seemed like an afterthought, but part of Indy's public safety team will remain the same in the new administration.

Troy Riggs wasn't gone from the City-County Building for long.

The new mayor of Indianapolis will not have a bigger paycheck after all.

A former state lawmaker wants to get back into politics by going to Washington.

The first Republican in next year's Attorney General's race is familiar with the courtroom

It might have seemed like a good idea to a social studies teacher; illustrate for your high school class what segregation was like by putting up "Whites Only" and "Blacks Only" signs above the school restrooms and water fountains. Only problem was the principal of Concord High in Elkhart, Indiana didn't know the teacher was doing that...and just saw the signs.

If you missed it, download this and work out to the dulcet tones of two guys giving you the 10 most compelling news stories of the day, plus some extras on 93 WIBC.

Laid back Joey Jaws turns it on Saturday afternoon at 3pm, as he tries to maintain his status as the only champion of the St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Contest. The competition celebrates its third year as part of Big Ten Championship Fanfest on Georgia Street in downtown Indy.

A judge told Concord High School that it could not present a live nativity as part of its Christmas Spectacular, as it has done for decades. The ruling was an injunction from a lawsuit filed by a student and a parent, with backing from the ACLU and FFRF. It's a sensitive story for reporter Carl Stutsman, an alumnus of Concord and former participant in the program.

In our 10 At 10 segment of the day, we hear the story of the NFL crew that's being punished for being so bad - not by suspension or being fired, but being moved off the Colts/Steelers game and to an earlier game this Sunday. I also pose the question of whether instant replay - supposed the solution - has actually helped make officiating worse?

It went away, but now Vision Fleet is back and virtually uncontested, unlike the last time it was here. Also, the proposal to raise the salaries of the mayor and council was officially introduced last night.

Starting home repairs but failing to finish them will land you in court, even if you are already in jail. Plus, fun with T words...

Sure, the mayor of Indy might be underpaid compared to mayors of smaller cities. But does it look good for the Democratic majority on council to propose a raise just as the Democratic mayor is about to replace a Republican mayor? Also, Abdul has the interesting reaction from that Republican mayor, Greg Ballard, who would have to sign the bill.

Please come to Incrediplex in Lawrence Township Saturday afternoon, 2pm, and be inspired by a bunch of great kids, and also raise money for the Timmy Global Health foundation and Riley Children's Hospital at IU Health! Even if you don't like wrestling, you will love the Timmy Takedown, I promise!