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Water Authority Says Inspectors Are Not Theirs
(BEDFORD) - The North Lawrence Water Authority is concerned about reports of people claiming to be water employees visiting people’s houses.
Fire Takes Mitchell Home, 2 Pit Bulls
(MITCHELL) - A fire in the Town of Mitchell claimed one home and 2 dogs.
Rainey To Replace Chase As County Clerk
(BEDFORD) - Lawrence County Recorder Myron Rainey has been selected as the new Lawrence County Clerk for after the first of the year.
Meeting To Discuss Controversial Bedford Turkey Farm
(BEDFORD) - The controversy over a proposed confined feeding turkey farm in Bedford will get a public airing at the Lawrence County 4-H Expo Hall.
Conservation Officers Urge Life Vests For Anglers, Hunters
(UNDATED) - With the fall fowl hunting and fishing seasons upon us, Indiana conservation officers are warning anglers and hunters to wear proper flotation devices when on or near the water.
Film Crew Set To Film Flick At Marengo Cave
(MARENGO) - A Hollywood film crew comes to Marengo Cave next month for two days of shooting on an upcoming action flick.
Lawrence County Residents Face Charges Of Generosity
(BEDFORD) - A number of Lawrence County residents face being locked up next Wednesday, all of them being accused of wanting to help kids suffering from muscular dystrophy.
Whooping Crane Lost, But Now Found
(SCOTTSBURG) - A whooping crane that got separated from other migrating birds while being led by ultra light aircraft pilots in Southeast Indiana has been found.
Kelley School Wins Business Competition At Purdue
(BLOOMINGTON) - At the same time Indiana University was stealing the Old Oaken Bucket back from Purdue at Memorial Stadium, Indiana’s Kelley School of Business MBA students were busy taking top honors over Purdue at a business and marketing competition hosted at the West Lafayette campus.
Springville Man Suffers Serious Head Injuries In Rollover
(BEDFORD) - A Springville man is seriously injured after running his SUV off the road last night.
3 Young Mitchell Residents Charged With Theft
(BEDFORD) - Three people from Mitchell were arrested last night for stealing from the Wal-Mart, but what was interesting is the odd mélange of items they allegedly tried to take.
Bedford Police Pension Board Meeting Friday Afternoon
(BEDFORD) - The Bedford Police Pension Board has announced a meeting for Friday afternoon to discuss the filling of a couple of vacancies.
Seymour Trooper Honored In Jackson County
(BROWNSTOWN) - The Brownstown Exchange Club honored Master Trooper Martin Mead of State Police Seymour as Jackson County Officer of the Year.
3 Arrested For Various Charges From Disturbance Call
(BLOOMINGTON) - Bloomington police made a number of arrests Sunday resulting from a single disturbance call.
IU Study Shows HIV, AIDS Risks Just As High In Rural Areas
(BLOOMINGTON) - Researchers at Indiana University say that just because you live in a conservative, rural community, that doesn’t mean you’re less at-risk of contracting HIV, AIDS or other sexually transmitted diseases.
Details Released From Fatal Mitchell Accident
(MITCHELL) - Most of the details of an accident in Mitchell that killed a baby and his grandmother have been preliminarily released.
BNL Hosts Student Financial Aid Night December 4th
(BEDFORD) - If your high school student is college bound, Bedford North Lawrence High School is the place to be next week Tuesday.
Hunters Invited To Spring Mill For Deer Herd Thinning
(MITCHELL) - Spring Mill State Park will be open to hunters this week.
State Police Bloomington To Issue Electronic Tickets
(BLOOMINGTON) - State troopers in Bloomington are making the issuance of citations a little more efficient.
Paoli Girl Injured In Crawford County Accident
(CRAWFORD COUNTY) - A Paoli woman was injured last night in SR-237 in Crawford County when she ran her vehicle off the road.
Alabama Man Arrested In Indiana For Illinois Kidnapping
(AUSTIN) - State Police Sellersburg arrested an Alabama man Saturday for kidnapping a 2-year-old girl from Great Lakes, Illinois.
Man Shoots Self In Foot, Drives To Find Help
(MILLPORT) - Indiana conservation officers are trying to find out how a man shot himself in the foot while deer hunting with a muzzle-loading rifle.
Smoking Ban Helps Non-Smokers, IU Study Shows
(BLOOMINGTON) - A new Indiana University study says the number of heart attacks among nonsmokers in Monroe County sank by more than two-thirds in the months after a countywide smoking ban took effect.
Recount Scheduled For Bloomington City Council Race
(BLOOMINGTON) - There will be a recount of a Bloomington city council race.
Tips Available For Cooking Your Turkey
(UNDATED) - Tips for cooking your Thanksgiving turkey are available by calling the Butterball talk-line.
"Puppy Mill" Found West Of Jasper
(JASPER) - Workers removed nearly a hundred dogs from a property in Dubois County after finding what they’re calling a puppy mill.
Man Dead, Wife Seriously Injured After Being Hit By Large Truck
(BEDFORD) - A Bedford man is dead after a freak accident out in the county Tuesday afternoon.
Parsley Named Chief Of Bedford Police
(BEDFORD) - The Bedford police officially have a new chief as of yesterday.
Attorney General Carter Offers Holiday Shopping Tips
(UNDATED) - Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter is warning Hoosiers about frauds and scams that have a tendency to befall shoppers during the holiday shopping season, which officially begins Friday morning.
Orleans Chamber Announces Christmas Light Contest Details
(ORLEANS) - The Orleans Chamber of Commerce has announced their plans for their annual Christmas lighting contest, which is open to anyone within 5 miles of the Town of Orleans.
Buyer Offers Help To Medicare Recipients
(BEDFORD) - Congressman Steve Buyer’s staff will be holding Medicare office hours here in Bedford on Friday the 30th from 2:30 until 4:00pm to help Medicare recipients with questions on the insurance program.
Orleans Woman To Replace Denbo
(PAOLI) - Democratic precinct committee members from Southern Indiana have selected Sandy Blanton of Orleans to be the new representative for the 62nd district.
Merch Stolen From Columbus Freight Terminal
(COLUMBUS) - Police are looking for a trailer containing an estimated 100-thousand dollars in merchandise that was stolen from a freight terminal near Columbus.
Mitchell's Mayor-Elect Discovers Dog Shot To Death
(MITCHELL) - State police are probing into the death of a dog belonging to the mayor -elect of the small Southern Indiana town of Mitchell.
Bloomfield Man Dead In Possible Alcohol-Related Accident
(GREENE COUNTY) - A Bloomfield man was killed yesterday morning in a head-on collision on SR-45 that may involve alcohol.
Bloomington Out Of Debate Hosting Run
(BLOOMINGTON) - The City of Bloomington has been passed over as a final site for a presidential debate for the 2008 election cycle.
North Lawrence On Boil Order
The North Lawrence Water Authority has announced a boil order for people living around the Needmore, Peerless, East Oolitic, Mt. Pleasant, Wallner Quarry Rd. and Bud Ikerd Rd. areas.
Daniels: I-69 Set To Break Ground In Summer
(WASHINGTON, IN) - Governor Mitch Daniels has officially announced ground will be broken for the I-69 expansion project next summer.
Fire Claims Most Of Bedford Home
(BEDFORD) - A potential chimney fire claimed the better part of a house on the south side of Bedford yesterday afternoon.
Oolitic Trash Pickup Moved To Wednesday
(OOLITIC) - Terri Aackler at the Town of Oolitic has announced trash pick up this week in Oolitic will be Wednesday the 21st due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Saturation Patrols To Continue Through Saturday
(BEDFORD) - The patrols for drunks and seat belts are in full swing in Indiana.
IU Led Team Wins Networking Competition
(BLOOMINGTON) - In what many would consider to be the ultimate geek competition, a team led by Indiana University won first place in an international competition for high-bandwidth computer networking applications.
Congressional Delegation Asks Sec of Ag For Drought Aid
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - The entire Indiana congressional delegation, including Congressmen Buyer and Hill and Senators Lugar and Bayh, has signed on to a letter sent to the acting Secretary of Agriculture, Chuck Conner, asking for federal aid for the 74 Indiana counties affected by this summer’s severe drought.
Orange County Hit By Rash Of Thefts
(PAOLI) - Sheriff Richard Dixon reports more trouble in Orange County in terms of thefts.
Bloomington Boy Stabs Schoolmate With Pencil
(BLOOMINGTON) - A 9-year-old Bloomington boy has been referred to juvenile probation after he stabbed a fellow female classmate’s hand with a pencil.
Bloomington Man Held Up By Armed Burglars
(BLOOMINGTON) - A Bloomington man was robbed at gunpoint last night in his trailer.
Gun Safe Stolen From Paoli Home
(PAOLI) - In a similar incident to the robbery in Bloomington, Indiana State Police Jasper report a burglary in Paoli, Indiana.
State Troopers Offer Winter Safe Driving Tips
(UNDATED) - The Indiana State Police are issuing a number of safe driving tips for the upcoming winter season, and holiday travel season.
2 Cases Of MRSA Confirmed In Dubois County
(JASPER) - Dubois County health officials say school administrators are responding appropriately to the report of two confirmed cases of MRSA.
IU Beats Purdue For "Blood Bucket"
(BLOOMINGTON) - The first salvo in the quest for the Old Oaken Bucket has been fired between Indiana University and Purdue.
65 Year Prison Sentence Handed Down To Bloomington Man
(BLOOMINGTON) - A Bloomington man gets 65 years in prison for stabbing another man to death.
East Oolitic Home Burns To Ground
(EAST OOLITIC) - A fire leveled a house in Shawswick Township late last night.
Anthony Thompson To Be Inducted Into Hall Of Fame
(BEDFORD) - Indiana University will get its fifth Hoosier in the College Football Hall of Fame.
More Flu Shots Still Available In Bloomington
(BLOOMINGTON) - Bloomington Hospital has released information saying flu shots are still available at Promptcare and the Monroe County Public Health Clinic.
Incoherant Driver Strikes Steel Barrier, Runs Off Road
(BEDFORD) - A rather strange accident out in the county sent a woman to the hospital.
Minor Accident Sends Woman To Hospital
(BEDFORD) - A relatively minor rear-end accident sends a Bedford woman to the hospital.
Twins Punished For School Bomb Threat
(BLOOMFIELD) - Twin sisters will be spending time at the Indiana girls school.
"Chizzlers" Strike Again
(BEDFORD) - Another day, another “chizzler.” This time, the Knights of Columbus building was vandalized by people spray painting the word “chizzlers” on its north exterior wall.
20 Orange County Cars Robbed This Week
(PAOLI) - Bill Fullington of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department is reporting a significant increase in the ransacking of vehicles, homes and out-buildings in the past week, and is encouraging everyone to lock up!
Orange County Sheriffs Raise $6k For Children's Charity
(PAOLI) - The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is proud to announce more than $6,000 being raised at their annual golf scramble for the Orange County Clothe-a-Child charity.
Man Steals 4 Purses, Gets Greedy, Gets Caught
(BEDFORD) - A series of purse snatchings in Bedford were brought to a close Saturday night when Bedford police arrested a 30-year-old Greenwood man.
Apartment Broken Into, Rx Drugs, Other Items Gone
(BEDFORD) - A Bedford home was broken into early this morning, netting the robber a number of items of potential value.
Student's Facebook Picture Leads Police To His Door
(BLOOMINGTON) - In another instance of people not being careful about what they post on their social networking websites, an Indiana University student was arrested over the weekend after police matched his likeness on a surveillance video to images of himself on his Facebook.com account.
Mitchell Junior High Principal To Leave November 30
(MITCHELL) - Mitchell Junior High’s principal has filed his resignation at a meeting of the Mitchell Community School board last night.
Jewish IU Student Sues Assailants Using Anti-Semitic Slurs
(BLOOMINGTON) - A Jewish Indiana University student has filed a $28 million lawsuit against 6 former IU students.
Martinsville Family Suing State
(MARTINSVILLE) - The family of a 3-year-old boy who nearly drowned in a swimming pool plan to take legal action.
Shoals Fire Deemed Arson
(SHOALS) - Indiana State Police say a weekend fire that caused extensive damage to the Martin County prosecutor’s office has been ruled an arson.
IU Student Killed In Bedford Accident
(BEDFORD) - An Indiana University student was killed in an automobile accident Saturday morning in Lawrence County as he was heading to his Scottsburg home.
4 Accidents Involving Drunks, Injuries In 1 Day
(BEDFORD) - Saturday was a dangerous day to be out on the roads in Lawrence County.
Prosecutor's Office Torched, Stolen From
(SHOALS) - The Martin County prosecutor’s office in Shoals was set ablaze Saturday night by a man who apparently had designs on stealing from the office.
Man Wanted In Clark County Caught Fighting In Paoli
(PAOLI) - Paoli police, Orange County sheriffs’ deputies and state police Jasper all responded to a fight on Court Street in Paoli, Indiana.
Bloomington Man Attacked, Hits Back
(BLOOMINGTON) - A Bloomington man reported to Indiana University police that he was assaulted by another man, though it didn’t go as the attacker would have hoped.
Guardsmen In Linton Getting Ready To Deploy To Iraq
(LINTON) - Members of the Indiana National Guard in Linton, Indiana are getting ready to deploy to Iraq in just over a month.
Columbus Golf Course Vandalized
(COLUMBUS) - Authorities are looking for suspects they say stole three golf carts Friday and used them to vandalize the Greenbelt Golf Course in Columbus, Indiana.
Troopers Arrest Woman For Allegedly Shooting At Car
(WEST BADEN) - Indiana State Police in Jasper arrested an Orange County woman for criminal recklessness last night alleging she shot at another man’s car.
Alleged Bloomington Shooter Out On Bond
(BLOOMINGTON) - The Indiana University law student charged with allegedly shooting his assault rifle from his Bloomington apartment balcony has finally made bail.
Anthrax Scare Delays Mail To Local Congressman
(UNDATED) - An anthrax scare in Florida is interrupting mail flowing to congressional offices, including those of Indiana Congressman Baron Hill.
2 Arrested For Drug Charges During Traffic Stop
(SEYMOUR) - State police Seymour netted 2 individuals for drug related charges after making a routine traffic stop.
Another Case Of Masked Robbers In Bedford
(BEDFORD) - Bedford police are investigating another robbery, this time, an attempted robbery outside the Burger King early this morning.
French Lick Legislator Steps Down
(FRENCH LICK) - A French Lick state legislator announced his retirement yesterday, effective at the end of the day.
Bloomington Woman Reports Being Raped
(BLOOMINGTON) - A 21-year-old Bloomington woman has reported to Bloomington police Monday that she had been raped the night before.
Supreme Court Names Lawrence County Temporary Judge
(BEDFORD) - The Indiana Supreme Court has named Andrea McCord as judge pro tempore of the Lawrence County Circuit Court.
Orange County Sheriff Releases Statistics
(PAOLI) - Orange County Sheriff Richard Dixon has released monthly statistics for the department for the month of October.
Williams Takes Shot At Local Newspaper
(BEDFORD) - Republican mayoral candidate Jean Williams took a snipe at the Bedford Times-Mail for their endorsing independent candidate, and ultimate election winner, Shawna M. Girgis.
Members To Rebuild Mitchell Legion Post
(MITCHELL) - The commander of American Legion Post 250 in Mitchell says members plan to rebuild after a weekend fire destroyed the Southern Indiana post.
Girgis, Terrell Win; Other Lawrence County Results
(BEDFORD) - The Cities of Bedford and Mitchell have new mayors elect set to take over running the municipalities in January.
Monroe County Election Results
(BLOOMINGTON) - Whereas the Democrats took a shellacking in Lawrence County, Monroe County is a different story as Republicans are hanging on by a thread.
Orange County Election Results
(FRENCH LICK) - Orange County had a much slower election night than Lawrence and Monroe Counties, with only 3 contested races in the entire county, all in French Lick.
Greene County Election Results
(BLOOMFIELD) - In Greene County, several more electoral decisions were made, including Democrat Tommy L. Jones winning the mayor’s spot in Linton over Republican Kelly Foglesong.
Lawrence Co. 2007 Election Results
(LAWRENCE CO.) - Here are the final unofficial results in the 2007 Lawrence County Election.
Mitchell Trucker Hits Three Cars, Injures Five
(BEDFORD) - A 4 car chain reaction accident involving an International truck-trailer injured 5 yesterday afternoon.
Former Judge's Family Reports McIntyre Under Investigation
(BEDFORD) - The family of Judge Richard McIntyre, Sr. is telling media sources the late Lawrence County judge was under investigation by US attorneys, and that reportedly led to his decision to end his life.
Bedford Police Hunting For Armed Robber
(BEDFORD) - A 53-year-old woman was held up by a masked gunman as she was trying to make a night deposit at Integra Bank late Sunday night.
Mitchell Legion Building Destroyed By Fire
(MITCHELL) - The Mitchell American Legion burnt to the ground Saturday morning, reportedly as a result of a fire originating with a couple propane tanks.
Mr. Lubie Caught Allegedly Overcharging Customers
(COLUMBUS) - An Indianapolis TV station has discovered a local oil-service chain has been suckering customers.
Excise Police Nab Minors During IU Tailgate
(UNDATED) - State excise police officers issued 88 summonses Saturday during the football game against Indiana University and Ball State.
BMV Open Extended Hours To Issue Voter ID Cards
(UNDATED) - For those of you who do not have a photo id but plan on voting, good news.
Second Brown County Student Catches MRSA
(NASHVILLE) - Brown County school officials confirm a second student has been diagnosed with MRSA.
New Bloomington Fire Training Facility Dedicated
(BLOOMINGTON) - A new $380,000 training facility will allow Bloomington’s firefighters to get more practice in real-life situations, including a blaze that will mimic a dangerous basement fire.
Children Found In Home Filled With Dirty Diapers And Debris
(BLOOMINGTON) - Bloomington police found two lice-infected toddlers - ages one and two - living in deplorable conditions Thursday.
IUPD Investigating Bogus $50s
(BLOOMINGTON) - The Indiana University Police Department is investigating a number of bogus bills that have been turning up at campus facilities.
McIntyre's Death Confirmed As Suicide
(BEDFORD) - The Lawrence County Coroner has made an official cause of death determination for Judge Richard McIntyre, Sr., confirming rumors of suicide.
Habitual Traffic Offender Rolls Jeep, Shuts Down SR-37
(BEDFORD) - A habitual traffic offender caused a significant accident early this morning on route 37 just north of route 58.
Johnny Hall-Mar's Taken Twice In 1 Week
(BEDFORD) - The Johnny Hall-Mar station on Lincoln Avenue in Bedford has been knocked over for the second time this week.
Green County Man Killed In Semi-Tractor Wreck
(SWITZ CITY) - A Greene County township trustee is dead after a semi rear-ended his tractor.
Bedford Man Arrested On Battery Charges
(BEDFORD) - A Bedford man was arrested in a domestic battery that occurred Tuesday night.
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