Officer arrested for DUI of painkillers

" An IMPD officer was arrested Tuesday night for driving under the influence of prescription medication. Police tell 24-Hour New 8 Officer David Dinsmore crashed his squad car into a mailbox in the 7100 block of East Edgewood Avenue. He was arrested and booked into the Marion...

Brian Dorian: Lynwood Cop Arrested in 'Honey Bee' Shootings

Brian Dorian Has Been Arrested in Connection with a Shooting Spree in Illinois and Indiana Earlier This Week That Left One Man Dead and Two WoundedMr. Dorian has been arrested on first-degree murder charges after being picked up at his home in Lynwood. He is now being held on...

Indiana BMV Chief Quits over Bathroom Sex Scandal

" Indiana’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles commissioner resigned Thursday after being caught with his pants down. Andrew Miller was arrested Wednesday for public indecency and indecent exposure for an incident in a downtown Indianapolis bathroom. The governor’s office accepted...

Illinois and Indiana Shooting: Man Shoots 3 For No Reason

Update: 4:32 pm PTThe identity of the suspect is still unknown, but he is being described as 'mentally unstable' and was last seen heading towards Gary. Update: Brian Dorian Has Now Been ArrestedIt has now been revealed that the man drove past the scene of the first...

Easy to Purchase Residential Foreclosures, But Next Step Is Hard

Developers find it easy to purchase residential foreclosures in Indiana, but completing their rehabilitation is proving to be difficult, particularly for those who do not have the funds. For developers in...

Judi Lykowski's News Resume

I'm enjoy having time off over the summer from teaching TV Broadcasting, and awaiting the Mass Comm class I'll be teaching again this year at Indiana University. I have a lot of talent, resources and contacts...

Bean Blossom Reunion Performances with Tony Rice and more

The 44th Annual Bill Monroe Memorial Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival will be held June 12-19, 2010 at the Bill Monroe Memorial Bluegrass Music Park & Campground in Brown County, Indiana.  The 8-day event includes a stellar line-up of over 50 bluegrass...

FBI Arrests of Hutaree Christian Militia Made in MI, IN and Ohio

Members of a group known as the Hutaree Christian Militia, said to be organizing for the end of the world, have been arrested in Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. "On its Web site, Hutaree quotes several...

Brendan Burke, Son of Toronto Maple Leafs GM Killed in Auto Crash

Brendan Burke, 21, the youngest son of Toronto Maple Leafs' president and general manager Brian Burke, has died following a car crash on treacherous roads in snowy Indiana. Brendan grew up in Boston, playing hockey...

US Campaign targets civilians to improve lives of Afghans

One of the most ambitious civilian campaigns the United States has launched in a foreign country in generations targets civilians to improve the lives of Afghans. American civilians are training in 'Afghan City',...

Four Children Hurt As Car Crashes Into Day Care in Indianapolis

Four children were hurt suffering non-life-threatening injuries when an SUV fleeing a police chase crashed into the Stepping Stones Child Care center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Eighteen children were inside the building when the car slammed into a brick wall of the daycare...

Unfair tax caps to nail Indiana farmers

  Indian farmers have been hit hard this year. From a late planting season to a late and wet harvest. But now the Indiana legislature is hitting them from the economic section. A new bill proposal on property tax caps, set to be an amendment in the state constitution,...

Pet Shelters Compelled to Euthanize Animals

Pet shelters throughout the country are now compelled to euthanize animals because their personnel are not able to treat abandoned animals fast enough. A shelter in Elkhart, Indiana has been receiving about 700...

Purdue librarian's anti-gay economics lands him in hot water

Anti-gay blog postings cause furor at Purdue University:  Scholar and political science librarian sets off storm of protest "The issue is not Dr. Chapman’s views of homosexuality, bigoted and wrong-headed though they may be, but that he has abused his...

Purdue University Lets Students Twitter and Facebook In Class

Purdue University in Indiana has launched an application called Hotseat that records what students Tweet, Facebook or text message in class, aggregating that content on a lecture screen for everyone in class to see. Students can engage with each other and their instructor by...

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