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GRANT COUNTY INTERSTATE BACK TO NORMAL

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:34:05 +0000

Interstate 69 is back to normal this morning in Grant County after being shut down for nearly eight hours on Thursday. The crash between two semi-tractor trailers just north of the Gas City exit left one of the drivers with only minor injuries, a miraculous outcome considering the fireball caused by the accident. Driver inattention led to the rear-end crash.

BYRD FACING MORE CRIMINAL CHARGES

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:33:33 +0000

The legal problems of a Muncie woman have gone from bad to worse. 43-year old Tina Byrd allegedly stole $6,400 in college financial aid checks meant for her 19-year old daughter Kassandra Byrd. The mother now faces new charges of theft and forgery. Both women are awaiting trial on conspiracy charges after four-month old Matthew Cheng died in Tina Byrd’s home last January.

ANDERSON TRAFFIC ACCIDENT MIRACLE

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:33:07 +0000

A little boy is doing fine after a crash that led to what Anderson police are calling a miracle. The three-year old was ejected from a van that hit a guardrail on Interstate 69 Thursday afternoon. The boy landed in the highway in the path of a semi-tractor trailer, but the driver of the rig was able to avoid running over the child. The boy suffered a broken collarbone but he’s recovering after a visit to a hospital.

VOYEUR PHOTOGRAPHER ARRESTED

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:32:43 +0000

Anderson police are investigating whether a California man may have used a hidden camera to photograph unsuspecting girls in Madison County. Police arrested 50-year old Roger Suits of Glendora, California on a charge of felony child exploitation in Anderson after the man admitted he used a hidden camera to take shots of teenage girls in Greenwood, Indiana.

PUBLIC RESTROOMS IN JEOPARDY IN NEW CASTLE

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:32:15 +0000

Finding a restroom in a pinch may soon be tougher in New Castle. Mayor Jim Small says he may order that all of the city’s restrooms in public parks be closed because of frequent vandalism. Small says the cost of replacing damaged sinks and toilets is no longer affordable. Small is considering a plan to put portable toilets in parks during special events instead of maintaining permanent restrooms.

PAY TO PLAY AT NOBLESVILLE

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:31:33 +0000

Athletes at one Hamilton County high school will have to pay to play starting this fall. The Noblesville School Board has approved a plan to charge athletes a $50 participation fee and a separate $50 transportation fee per sport. Families will pay no more than $400 per year. The transportation fee will also apply to some Noblesville extracurricular activities that are not sports.

DELAWARE COUNTY SOBRIETY CHECKPOINT

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:30:57 +0000

Indiana State Police will be putting extra muscle into the fight against drunk drivers tonight. Additional troopers will be on the job to staff a sobriety checkpoint somewhere in Delaware County. State Police say they do the checkpoints as a way to reduce the number of alcohol related traffic accidents.

FOUNDER OF QL’S DIES

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:30:35 +0000

A culinary legend in Muncie has passed away after decades of tantalizing tastebuds. 83-year old Q.L. Stevens died Thursday, just three days after his birthday. Stevens was the man who started QL’s Bar-B-Que, a fixture of food and fun in the city’s Whitely neighborhood that became a cult destination for Ball State students and the rest of Muncie’s rib lovers.

ONE LONG BIKE RIDE

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:29:57 +0000

Two Muncie men have put new meaning in the phrase “pedal power.” 59-year old Steve Bryant and 57-year old Bruce Keihn recently finished off a ride from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, a trip that put about 3,500 miles on their bikes and bodies. Bryant and Keihn left San Francisco on May 21 and pulled into Yorktown, Virginia on July 5.

INDY COMPANY CONSIDERING ANDERSON

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:29:26 +0000

Madison County economic development officials are keeping “mum” about whether an Indianapolis company might be coming to Anderson. Backhaul Direct is reportedly considering Anderson and several other Hoosier cities for an expansion that could create more than 100 new jobs. But Rob Sparks of Anderson’s Corporation for Economic Development is declining to comment on the reports.