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Actor Josh Brolin and director Michael Mann are among those paying tribute to Val Kilmer, who died Tuesday at age 65.

Kilmers daughter says he died Tuesday in Los Angeles from pneumonia. The versatile played flying ace Iceman opposite Tom Cruise in Top Gun, Batman in Batman Forever and singer Jim Morrison in the biopic The Doors.

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Published on April 2, 2025

Wednesday, April 2 is a Weather Impact Alert Day, and its crucial that residents stay informed and prepared for the potential hazards that may occur.

All of Indiana is in a Level 3 (out of 5) severe storm risk, and southern Indiana is in a Level 4, where the probabilities of tornadoes is conditionally higher. And most of Indiana is in probability area of storms that could contain significant (75 mph) wind gusts, hail (limesized or larger) and/or strong tornado (EF2) risk zone.

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Published on April 2, 2025

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday she has directed federal prosecutors to seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione, the man accused of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4.

It is the first time the Justice Department has sought to bring the death penalty since President Donald Trump returned to office in January with a vow to resume federal executions.

Mangione, a 26yearold Ivy League graduate, faces separate federal and state murder charges for the killing, which rattled the business community while galvanizing health insurance critics.

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Published on April 2, 2025

A wild Wednesday awaits us as a vigorous storm system moves through Indiana. We already have rain and storms in the area this morning, but those storms are not severe. We are watching a deep area of low pressure and a warm front. As the warm front moves through, strong to severe thunderstorms will take place.

Our highs will reach just below 80, and in the Indy metro area, numerous severe storms, 75 mph winds and oneinch hail with tornadoes is possible. To the south, this afternoon and evening, storms could be even more severe and tornadoes, potentially, more numerous from Terre Haute to Bloomington.

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Published on April 2, 2025

An infant was critically injured and four other people were hospitalized after a crash on Indys near west side Wednesday morning, police said.

The twocar crash was reported around 5:15 a.m. April 2 near the intersection of North Tibbs Avenue and West Walnut Street.

An IMPD spokesperson said the crash was between a maroon car driven by a man that was traveling southbound on Tibbs Avenue and a silver car driven by a woman that was northbound.

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Published on April 2, 2025