An anonymous tip submitted through the HSE Report It! app Monday morning led Fishers Police to recover a firearm from a student’s vehicle at Fishers High School.

According to the Fishers Police Department, the tip was received Monday and indicated that a student might have a gun in his vehicle on school property. School Resource Officers and Fishers High School administrators quickly located the 17-year-old student and searched his vehicle, where they found a firearm.

Police said they do not believe the student intended to use the weapon to cause harm at the school.

The juvenile is facing a preliminary charge of Possession of a Firearm on School Property.

In a statement, police thanked the person who submitted the tip and commended school administrators for acting swiftly.

“We are grateful for our partnership with HSE Schools,” the department said. “Our ability to work side by side allows us to keep our kids and our community safe.”

Ellie Taylor won the FFA National Proficiency Award at the most recent national convention in Indianapolis for her communications work for her chapter at HSE High School.  Now a freshman at Purdue, Ellie spoke with me about her work in the HSE High School Chapter and her national communications award.

Hamilton Southeastern Schools and the Hamilton Southeastern Education Association (HSEA) are heading into mediation this week after the two sides were unable to reach a new teacher contract agreement by the state’s legal deadline.

Teachers overwhelmingly rejected a contract proposal from the school district in a membership vote. With no settlement reached before the statutory cutoff, a state-appointed mediator will now step in, as required under Indiana law.

Position of Both Sides

The school district says it is facing budget constraints that limit how much it can offer in salary increases or benefit contributions. District officials argue that their proposal reflects current financial realities and maintains fiscal responsibility.

HSEA leaders, however, say the district’s offer would effectively move teachers backward. According to the union, the proposed contract would increase teacher health insurance premiums while offering no pay raise, resulting in teachers taking home less money than they do under the current contract.

How the Mediation Process Works

Indiana’s collective bargaining rules for public schools outline a structured process once negotiations reach an impasse.

1. Mediation Begins
A mediator assigned through the Indiana Education Employment Relations Board (IEERB) will meet with both parties in an effort to guide them toward a voluntary agreement. Mediation sessions are confidential, and the mediator cannot impose a solution.

2. Mid-December Deadline
The parties have until mid-December to reach a deal. Any agreement must be ratified by union members and then approved by the HSE School Board.

3. Fact-Finding and “Last Best Offers”
If mediation does not produce an agreement, the process moves to fact-finding:

• Each side submits a “last best offer,” outlining final contract terms.

• A fact-finder reviews financial data, budgets, and comparable district contracts.

• The fact-finder then issues a report evaluating which proposal is more financially appropriate.

4. Possible Imposed Contract
If the sides still cannot reach agreement after the fact-finder’s report, IEERB can impose a contract. By law, the imposed terms must come from one of the final offers—IEERB cannot create a new proposal on its own.

This step is uncommon but exists to ensure every Indiana school district has an approved contract in place.

What’s at Stake

While salary and insurance contributions appear to be central issues, the mediation process offers both sides a final opportunity to craft their own agreement before the state takes a more active role in determining the outcome.

An overnight shooting at a Fishers bar has left one man dead and another in police custody, according to Fishers Police Sgt. Angela Ellison.

Officers were called to the Britton Tavern, located near 141st Street and State Road 37, around 2:45 a.m. Monday. Responding units found a 30-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound inside the establishment. He was later pronounced dead.

“This is very rare for this area. This establishment has been here for many, many years,” Ellison told reporters early Monday morning. She added that incidents of this nature are uncommon in Fishers and emphasized that there is no ongoing threat to the public.

The name of the victim has not yet been released, and police say additional details are expected later today as the investigation continues.

Fishers police arrested a juvenile Saturday after responding to a reported fight involving a firearm at Hamilton Southeastern High School.

According to the Fishers Police Department, officers were called to the school Saturday, November 29, after staff reported an altercation in which a firearm was involved. School officials and police quickly reviewed security camera footage and determined the suspect had already left the building, and there was no ongoing threat to students or staff.

The juvenile was later found in a nearby neighborhood by an off-duty Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputy. Police say the individual is not a student in the Hamilton Southeastern (HSE) Schools district.

According to the press release, the juvenile attempted to hide the firearm after leaving the school. With assistance from a Carmel Police Department K9 team, officers located the weapon on school property.

The juvenile was taken into custody on a preliminary charge of Unlawful Possession of a Firearm on School Property. Police did not release additional details due to the suspect’s age.

No injuries were reported in the incident.

HSE High School played Pike High School Saturday night and what school officials described as an “altercation” involving “visiting spectators.”  School officials also say one person was “suspected of possessing a firearm” and “is now in police custody.”

Few other details are available at this time.  See the statement from HSE High School Athletics issued last night below

The Fishers area appears to have received 1-2 inches of snow in this latest storm, much less than areas not that far north of us.  However, there are reasons to be careful on this Sunday.

The National Weather Service office in Indianapolis issued a Special Weather Statement early Sunday morning warning that wind and below freezing temperature readings will result in the freezing of untreated surfaces.  Slick spots are still possible on the roads today.

Here is the full NWS statement:

Temperatures will fall to below freezing most areas by sunrise,
with readings remaining below freezing during the day. This will
cause water on untreated surfaces to freeze, creating the
potential for slick areas on roads.

In addition, gusty winds will continue today. Wind gusts before
sunrise could peak around 40 mph, with gusts during the day in the
30 to 35 mph range.

If traveling today, be alert for slick spots on roads and for the
gusty winds which could make driving more difficult.

The Indy Fuel closed out their weekend on a high note Saturday night, defeating the Toledo Walleye 3-2 in a shootout at the Fishers Event Center. The victory came one night after another overtime finish and capped a historic evening for team captain Chris Cameron, who set a franchise record by skating in his 255th game.

Both teams traded early chances, but the first period remained scoreless thanks to steady goaltending on both ends. Indy and Toledo each registered six shots on goal, and the Walleye carried a power play into the second period after a late cross-checking penalty on Michael Marchesan.

The Fuel killed off the remainder of the penalty to start the second before breaking through at 4:18, when Tyson Feist opened the scoring off assists from Owen Robinson and Jesse Tucker. Toledo responded less than two minutes later with a goal by Brendon Michaelian to even the game at 1-1. Apart from that quick exchange, the rest of the period settled into a defensive rhythm, with Toledo edging Indy in shots 7-6.

The third period opened with a chippy tone, but neither side took penalties during the early physical play. Indy regained the lead at 4:41 when Will Ennis scored his first professional goal, assisted by Cody Laskosky and Sahil Panwar.

The Fuel earned their first power play of the night after a Toledo slashing penalty at 7:54 but were unable to extend their lead. A high-sticking penalty on Cameron at 15:29 proved costly, as Toledo’s Tanner Dickinson scored the tying goal just 19 seconds into the Walleye power play.

Toledo applied pressure in the closing minutes but could not break the tie, sending Indy to overtime for the second straight night. The Fuel controlled much of the extra frame, yet neither team found the net, forcing a shootout with the score still 2-2 and shots tied 25-25.

In the shootout, Indy converted on all three attempts from Panwar, Laskosky, and Lee Lapid. Toledo’s Mitch Lewandowski scored on the Walleye’s first chance, but Brandon Hawkins was denied, sealing the Fuel’s win.

The victory capped a milestone night for Cameron and gave Indy a successful finish to their weekend homestand.

The National Weather Service provided an update Saturday night, saying the Fishers Area should get about one additional inch of snow.  The Winter Storm Warning does remain in place until 10am Sunday.

It would appear areas north and west of Fishers were hit the worst as a result of the snow storm.

Here is the update from the Indianapolis NWS office:

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations up to one inch.
  Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and west
  central Indiana.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.