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Re: News From The Hoosier State
« Reply #20 on: November 05, 2007, 02:25:50 am »
From the WISH-TV website:


Metro Police Investigate Double Shooting On East Side


INDIANAPOLIS - IMPD is investigating a double shooting on the city's east side

Metro Police say two people were shot around 9:15 Saturday night in an alley behind a house near the intersection of Sherman and 25th Street.

Police say a man was shot three times in the chest. He ran away from the shooters and was taken to Wishard Hospital where he's in critical but stable condition.

The suspects shot a woman once in the leg. She drove to a nearby gas station to call police.  The woman was taken to Methodist Hospital where she's in stable condition.

Police say the double shooting was the result of an attempted robbery.

Police don't have any suspects in custody but say they're looking for two black men in a maroon Dodge Stratus.




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Re: News From The Hoosier State
« Reply #21 on: November 05, 2007, 02:28:27 am »
From the WISH-TV website:


Teen Killed, Child Hospitalized After Muncie House Fire


MUNCIE, Ind. - An 18-year old is dead and doctors are treating an 8-month old at Riley Hospital for Children after a fire broke out in Muncie. It happened around 5:30 Sunday morning.

Fire investigators say 18-year old Alihah Brookins was just inches from the back door, when she died.

There were at least six people inside of the home, including two twins, a two-year old and their mother.

Firefighters rescued 8-month old twin, Savasia, who lived at the house with her mother.

"They brung a little baby out of the house, she wasn't breathing and they had to rush her out to the hospital," neighbor Peggy Ramey said.

Peggy and her sister Amanda, said they often looked after the children.

Doctors at Riley Hospital for Children are treating Savasia.

"They call me nana, I'm like their babysitter, or their older sister," Peggy said.

"Just little angels, in my mind did nothing wrong," Amanda said.

"It's hard because, anything could go wrong with Savasia and I don't want nothing to happen to them," Peggy said.

Peggy said Brookins was a good friend. She was just staying the night at the home to help the children's mother.

"She would help Jennifer with the twins and Journey and help keep them under control when everything was under chaos," Peggy said.

The Battalion Chief was told that the gas service had been shut off, inside the people were using a stove to heat the house.

Muncie's overnight temperature hovered around freezing.

Investigators believe that is how the house caught on fire.

Friends tell 24-Hour News 8, the 8-month old will stay at Riley Hospital for a couple more days.

The fire is still under investigation.



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Indiana News For November 5, 2007
« Reply #22 on: November 05, 2007, 06:51:39 pm »
From WTHR Channel 13:


Hoosier Health Lags Behind Much Of Nation


Washington - Hoosier health is up a notch this year. But a new national study says the state still ranks only 32nd. For the country as a whole, the news is not good. Despite the many hours Americans spend trying to get healthier, the findings say we are not.

"That this year the health of the nation is less good than it was last year," said Dr. Reed Tuckson, United Health Foundation.

While some categories like heart health and cancer rates have improved, they are far outweighed by what people weigh.

"The obesity rate has absolutely skyrocketed in the nation. and you know, we're up to 25% of the nation being obese," said Dr. Archelle Georgiou, study advisor.

The report known as America's Health Rankings rates how healthy people are in each state. It shows some things looking better in Indiana. While the state still has one of the highest rates of smokers in the country, it is down 12%. Those without insurance are down 13%.

But the cancer death rate is among the highest at 217 per 100,000. The rate of obesity among Hoosiers is still high - 27.8% - more than one in four.

There is reason to worry, some say, that after a decade of progress in the 1990's, the nation's health is deteriorating.

"This just tells us the health policies that we have and the systems that we have in place are not working," said Dr. Georges Benjamin, American Public Health Association.

This study says people are living longer than ever. Life expectancy for the average American just short of 78 years. The downside is that in 43 other countries, it's higher. The life expectancy in Japan is 82 years, four years higher than the US.




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Indiana News For November 5, 2007
« Reply #23 on: November 05, 2007, 06:58:07 pm »

From WRTV Channel 6:


IMPD Hopes Sketch Will Lead To Bank Robber's Arrest


INDIANAPOLIS -- Investigators on Monday released a composite picture they hope will lead to the arrest of a man they said robbed an Indianapolis bank at gunpoint last month.

The Regions Bank branch in the 7900 block of Madison Avenue was robbed at about 10 a.m. on Oct. 15.

Police said a man walked into the bank armed with a black semiautomatic pistol and ordered customers to face a wall.
 

The robber took an undisclosed amount of cash from tellers and then left the bank.

No one was injured in the robbery. Police said they think the same man might have also been involved in another robbery at a Chase Bank Branch in the 3700 block of South East Street on Oct. 24.

The man is described as between 5 feet 11 inches and 6 feet tall and about 160 pounds.

Police released both a surveillance photo and composite sketch in hopes that someone will recognize him.

Officials asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-92-ALERT.


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Indiana News For November 5, 2007
« Reply #24 on: November 05, 2007, 07:03:18 pm »
From WRTV Channel 6:



Officials Expect No Repeat Of May Election Fiasco


INDIANAPOLIS -- Hoosiers are set to go to the polls Tuesday to cast their votes for city and town candidates, and election officials in Marion County said they are much better prepared than they were in May.

Marion County Clerk Beth White said Tuesday's general election should go much more smoothly than May's primary, in which dozens of polling places opened late or not at all.

White said she is confident she has enough workers to get precincts running on time.
 

"We had a very good weekend. Our inspectors came and picked up their materials, which is an extremely good indication that they are going to show up on Tuesday," White said. "It's in their hands now. We've delivered the materials. We've done the training. We've oriented them properly. They know where they're supposed to go, and they know what time they're supposed to show up."

The deadline for absentee voting expired at noon Monday. White described the absentee vote as heavy, but lines were not long Monday morning.

White estimated that more than 10,000 ballots were mailed into her office.

Marion County has 917 precincts. As of Sunday night, White said, inspectors had not picked up information for about 40 precincts.

At the same point in May, about 400 kits still were waiting to be picked up in White's office, 6News' Norman Cox reported.

Aside from being registered, prospective voters will also need to bring a government-issued photo identification.

The Bureau of Motor Vehicles' BMV2U mobile branch was out Monday to issue driver's license renewals and ID cards required for voting.

BMV branches, which normally are closed on Monday, was scheduled to be open until 8 p.m. this Monday. On Tuesday, they will be open from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Anyone with questions about the election can call the Hoosier Voter Helpline, which is staffed by members of the Secretary of State's Office from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 866-461-8683.

Hoosiers can find out where they are supposed to vote at indianavoters.com.


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Indiana News For November 5, 2007
« Reply #25 on: November 05, 2007, 07:09:25 pm »
From WRTV Channel 6:


Carnival Worker Critically Injured In Fight


DOTHAN, Ala. -- A 60-year-old Indiana man critically injured in a fight with a carnival co-worker remained on life support at an Alabama hospital after a fight.

Dothan Police Cpl. Frank Meredith said Mike Cowherd of Indianapolis, a concessions worker at the National Peanut Festival, received a severe head injury Thursday and is not expected to recover. He was being treated at Flowers Hospital in Dothan.

Police plan to question Sane Michael Westover, 29, of Indiana, who was identified as the co-worker involved in the fight.
 

Authorities told The Dothan Eagle that Westover left the state, but they expected him to return to Dothan and face police questioning about the fight.

Cowherd and Westover both worked on the midway at the festival and are employed by West Concessions.


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« Reply #26 on: November 06, 2007, 01:12:12 am »
From the WISH Channel 8 website:

Fishers Construction Sites Popular Targets For Copper Thieves


Fishers, Ind. - Fishers police say they arrested two men early yesterday morning for cutting open walls and stealing the copper tubing inside. Police say the thieves were targeting new homes under construction.

Over the past few years, copper thefts have increased because the demand for scrap copper has also gone up. Police say the thieves usually take the stolen copper to scrap yards and sell it for cash.

Fishers police say Michael and Aaron Bertram ripped about $1,000 worth of copper tubing out of the walls of four homes. The Bertram brothers caused thousands more in damage. "They were knocking out walls, pulling out dry wall, pulling out pipe from the wall and cutting up the pieces and using it as scrap," said Sgt. Gerry Hepp of the Fishers Police Dept.

Fishers police say, with all the new construction,  they see at least one copper theft a month. State lawmakers passed a law in July to help address the problem. The law requires scrap yards to ask for customer ID.

One westside scrap yard says since the law passed, it's turned away customers for refusing to show identification.

Police say it's still too early to know if the law is working. But when asked who was keeping track of the records kept by the scrap yards, Police said they don't know.

"We're only about 4-5 months into it. It's just going to take time," said IMPD Lt. Jeff Duhamel.

Right now, police do not have a timeline as to when they'll actually start checking the customer records at Indiana scrap yards.

Even though the law was designed to decrease scrap metal thefts, Police say they don't expect to see a decrease in copper thefts until the price of scrap copper goes down.

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« Reply #27 on: November 06, 2007, 01:16:43 am »
From the WISH Channel 8 website:



CBS Takes Responsibility For Audio Incident During Colts -Pats Game

INDIANAPOLIS - The Patriots are calling foul against the Colts one day after defeating the blue and white at the RCA Dome. But CBS, the network that broadcast the game, is taking responsibility for the audio incident in question.

The Patriots claimed the Colts were blasting artificial crowd noise through the dome speakers during the game, which is against NFL rules. New England says during Sunday's game you could hear a skip that proves the crowd noise wasn't real.

The play in question occurs when New England has the ball for the first play of the 4th quarter. But if you watch the play from the 24-Hour News 8 cameras rolling at the same time the problem isn't there. And if you listened on the Colts radio broadcast it wasn't there either.

The Colts would not talk about the allegations on camera.

Instead they issued this statement: "CBS has informed us that the unusual audio moment heard by fans during the Patriots-Colts game was the result of tape feedback in the CBS production truck and was isolated to the CBS broadcast. It was in no way related to any sound within the stadium and could not be heard in the stadium."

The Colts go on to say, "We trust this will put an end to the ridiculous and unfounded accusations that the Colts artificially enhanced crowd noise at the RCA Dome in any way."


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Indiana News For November 15, 2007
« Reply #28 on: November 15, 2007, 03:14:53 pm »
From WISH TV 8:


NCAA Headquarters and Museum Remain Closed


INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA is keeping its headquarters and Hall of Champions closed for another day as it continues to clean up from a fire in the museum.

NCAA spokesman Erik Christianson says the organization hopes to reopen the headquarters on Friday. However, the museum will remain closed indefinitely for repairs.

The fire started in a second-floor area containing some interactive exhibits and was contained by a sprinkler system. Water drenched some exhibits.

The museum shares a ventilation system with the headquarters and some smoke got into the system. Christianson says the smoke didn't reach the headquarters building, but another day is needed to clean the system.

An electrical problem is believed to have caused the fire.




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Indiana News For November 15, 2007
« Reply #29 on: November 15, 2007, 03:18:28 pm »
From WISH TV 8:


World's Third Oldest Person Dies In Muncie


MUNCIE, Ind. - A Muncie woman who was considered the world's third oldest person has died at the age of 113.

Bertha Fry died on Wednesday at Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. The cause of death was listed as pneumonia.

Fry was born on December 1st, 1893, in Switzerland County in southeast Indiana. She attended Hanover College and was a school teacher. She had been living in a Muncie retirement community since 1979.

Her daughter, Barbara Money, says Fry's mind remained sharp until the end.

In April, Fry traveled to Shelbyville to visit with Edna Parker, who at 114 is now listed by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest person.




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