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Cierra Putman

Cierra Putman

Verified

Investigative Reporter, WTHR-TV (Indianapolis, IN)

Indianapolis

Beats

Primary beats

United StatesCrimeJustice

Secondary beats

FemaleCultureChildrenTerrorismYakuzaChild RightsEducationSocietyFeminismAdministrationFamilies IssuesInvestigationCommunity JournalismRaceCrime Justice

Doesn’t Cover

gambling, single parenting

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Content

Total articles 634

  • Damage Control: Thousands of women sue, call for transparency after hair relaxers linked to cancer

    By Cierra Putman Verified| WHAS-TV (Louisville, KY) Verified INDIANAPOLIS — Permanent chemical hair relaxers remain popular, despite studies linking usage with uterine and other cancers. Two studies supported by the National Institutes of Health show a higher risk of developing uterine cancer among Black women and post-menopausal Black women who used the products extensively. More than 9,800 people are suing beauty companies, as part of a federal class action lawsuit.

    By Cierra Putman Verified · WHAS-TV (Louisville, KY)

    Mar. 18, 2025

  • SIDELINED: School AED report incomplete after only half of Indiana schools participated

    By Cierra Putman Verified| Our Community Now@ ShareINDIANAPOLIS — Indiana does not require automated external defibrillators (AEDs) in schools and on athletic fields. That may surprise many parents. Lawmakers considered and rejected that mandate in 2023. Instead, they directed the Indiana Department of Education to study the issue and determine how many AEDs are in schools and if schools are prepared to use them. 13 Investigates reviewed the state’s 2023 AED report and found the state failed to answer those questions.

    By Cierra Putman Verified · Our Community Now

    Sep. 06, 2024

  • Damage Control: Thousands of women sue, call for transparency after hair relaxers linked to cancer

    By Cierra Putman Verified| WHAS-TV (Louisville, KY) Verified INDIANAPOLIS — Permanent chemical hair relaxers remain popular, despite studies linking usage with uterine and other cancers. Two studies supported by the National Institutes of Health show a higher risk of developing uterine cancer among Black women and post-menopausal Black women who used the products extensively. More than 9,800 people are suing beauty companies, as part of a federal class action lawsuit.

    By Cierra Putman Verified · WHAS-TV (Louisville, KY)

    Mar. 18, 2025

As seen in

Khou-TV (Houston, Tx),Wkrn-TV (Nashville, Tn),Dayton Daily News,Kiro-TV (Seattle, Wa),Wsb-TV (Atlanta, Ga),The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,Wftv-TV (Orlando, Fl),Palm Beach Post,Wkyc-TV (Cleveland, Oh),Wthr-TV (Indianapolis, In),Kxtv-TV (Sacramento, Ca)

Company Info

WTHR-TV (Indianapolis, IN)

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

+1 317-636-1313