The Illinois Tollway is currently testing two new smartphone applications that could provide travel information and allow drivers to pay tolls easily with their phones, if approved. One app is called SafeTrip and would announce traffic information over a phone’s speaker. The other would act as a “guest … Read More
Robert Amonette, Indianapolis, has been arrested for allegedly stealing from an 86 year old man as many as 88 times. Investigators report that he forced the elderly man to withdraw money from the bank, sometimes as often as three times in one day. The withdrawal amounts ranged from … Read More
Van Buren county, Michigan, police are asking for help in finding 15 year old Patty McDonald, who ran away from her home Wednesday, Dec. 17. Patty’s father told investigators that he fell asleep in the living room of their house around 8:30 p.m. Dec. 17 and when he … Read More
Indiana State Police headquarters welcomed a delegation of Ukrainian law enforcement investigators for cyber crime training Wednesday, Dec. 17. The Ukrainian representatives also toured ISP’s cyber crime office, learning about the forensic work performed by officers there. The program was part of an exchange coordinated by the United … Read More
The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced that a major piece of the new US 31 freeway was completed Wednesday, Dec. 17, in Hamilton county. A flyover ramp from southbound US 31 to eastbound I-465 opened ahead of schedule. The flyover replaces the existing loop ramp on the … Read More
The U.S. Department of Justice announced a 131-count criminal indictment was unsealed today in Boston, Mass., in connection with the 2012 nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak. Barry J. Cadden, owner and head pharmacist of New England Compounding Center and NECC’s supervisory pharmacist Glenn A chin have been charged with … Read More
A trial began Monday, Dec. 15, in a previously unsolved abduction and rape case in Elkhart county from 26 years ago. Robert E. Quinn, currently serving a sentence for an unrelated child molesting conviction at New Castle Correctional Facility, was charged with felony child molesting, rape and confinement … Read More
A Middlebury woman was killed Tuesday, Dec. 16, in a three vehicle accident at the intersection of US 20 and CR 33. Police and fire crews responded at 11:48 a.m. after a vehicle slowing down to turn was struck from the rear, pushing it into the path of a semi head-on. The semi rolled on its side and went off the road, catching on fire.
Read MoreKOKOMO – Children’s author Norman Bridwell, creator of the “Clifford the Big Red Dog” books, passed away Friday, Dec. 12, at the age of 86. He was born Feb. 15, 1928, in Kokomo, IN. He graduated from Kokomo High School and Herron School of Art in Indianapolis. Bridwell’s … Read More
SOUTH BEND – Photos on Facebook have helped to identify a suspect in two South Bend armed robberies. Federal agents filed a criminal complaint Monday, Dec. 15, accusing Damon Watford and a Facebook friend, Jermont Moore, of robbing two businesses at gunpoint. The incidents in question occurred Nov. … Read More
Three rehabilitated eagles, one male and two females, were released back into the wild Monday, Dec. 15, in Hampton Township, MI. One of the females had been rescued from the Saginaw River in September suffering from West Nile virus, while the other two were emaciated due to not … Read More
A Southern Indiana teacher was charged Sunday Dec. 14 with child seduction, a level five felony, stemming from a sexual relationship with a 16 year old student. Kellen Hubert, 28, of New Albany, reportedly engaged in consensual sex acts with the teen on multiple occasions in November according … Read More
Police in Indianapolis have started using body cameras in a 60 day trial period to determine their effectiveness and work out issues such as staffing, storing data, how long to keep the video and who gets to request access to it. The plan is to start with 12 … Read More
The Ball State University board of trustees approved new room and board rates for the 2015-2015 academic year Dec. 12. New students will pay a rate that is 4.5 percent higher than the current rate. Returning students will see no increase. “Ball State University continues its commitment to … Read More
Zachary D. Reinders, 23, of Fort Wayne was sentenced to 70 years in prison Dec. 15 for the bludgeoning death of a 78 year old woman earlier this year. He pleaded guilty to charges of felony murder and robbery causing serious bodily injury in November, admitting that he … Read More
Goodwill employees in Lafayette discovered two small white boxes filled with cremated human remains while sorting through a lot of donated household items Friday, Dec. 12. Each ash-filled box was wrapped in a velvet pouch and marked with a name and date, which police were able to use … Read More
