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Indiana provides BeachAlert and guidance on ill deer and chronic wasting disease
Before you go to the beach or try to help an ailing deer in Indiana, check with the state. Here's an alert and some guidance that we shared in this week's Outdoor Adventures column. BeachAlert ...
Mistrial declared in case of Indiana man accused of fatally shooting five, including pregnant woman
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial in the case of an Indianapolis man accused of fatally shooting five people, including a pregnant woman, after a witness verbally confronted the defendant in front of the jury. Marion County Superior Judge Chris Miller declared the mistrial Tuesday in the...
Rural Otterbein man killed in crop-dusting plane crash in Benton County
FOWLER, Ind. ― Robert Ray Cottingham is the crop-duster pilot killed Monday evening in a plane crash southwest of Oxford, Benton County Coroner Matt Rosenbarger said Wednesday in news release. Rescuers found Cottingham strapped inside the yellow crop-dusting plane that crashed in a bean field about 6:40 p.m. Monday near Benton County Road...
Teacher on 12-year-old Drowning Victim: ‘He was Mr. Popular’
DANVILLE — A South View Upper Elementary School teacher is remembering 12-year-old Christopher D. London as “everybody’s friend.”. Funeral arrangements still are pending at Leek & Sons Funeral Home in Danville for London, whose body was found last week in the Vermilion River. He went missing after swimming with friends on July 15.
UPDATE: Next of Kin Located of Pedestrian Killed in Accident
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWS-GAZETTE STORY BY JENNIFER BAILEY. Vermilion County Coroner Jane McFadden reports that next of kin has been located for James W. Ritter of Danville. McFadden said she located two cousins of Ritter’s, who are brothers. Tuesday afternoon update:. The pedestrian who died after being struck...
Danville AMBUCS Camps Serve Kids With Special Needs
Children and young adults with disabilities from across Vermilion County are having some fun this summer. Bill Pickett has the story…. The Danville AMBUCS are hosting their annual summer camps based out of the Gao Grotto on Lake Vermilion. Lori Lyons is a co-director at the camp…. {AUDIO: “This...
6 people charged in connection with Nov. 14 shooting in Lafayette
LAFAYETTE, Ind. ― Keaton Compton supposedly was going to let a 15-year-old boy take the fall for Compton shooting at a pickup truck on Commanche Trail on Nov. 14, 2023, according to prosecutors who charged six people for the incident. The teenager was supposed to take the rap because Compton, a convicted felon, would face a long prison sentence if he's convicted of charges, according to prosecutors. ...
Olympic proclamation comes true for Purdue diver Maycey Vieta, just not how she envisioned
WEST LAFAYETTE — Maycey Vieta was 6, maybe 7 years old, when she first proclaimed her intentions to compete in the Olympics. Silly, Vieta admits now. "At that time, I would tell myself, 'I want to be an Olympian,'" Vieta recalled. "Obviously, I had no idea what that meant or what went into being...
Purdue Football: Boilers already eyeing Bucket Game clash
As he enters his second season at the helm, Purdue football coach Ryan Walters knows there is plenty of football to be played between the season opener August 31 and the regular season finale against Indiana. However, that’s not stopping the second year head coach and Purdue football from already...
Off Podium Empire: Purdue Boilermakers at the Olympics
Bee One Gee news, your inbox. Every Friday. One of the more entertaining things about this stupidly large project has been identifying what niches certain schools have in Olympic sports. USC and UCLA own the women’s beach volleyball and water polo teams. Iowa and Penn State have a lock on wrestling. Nebraska is dominant in volleyball and Washington have been the premier rowing team for a century. Enter Purdue and their stacked diving team.
Stolen car, receipt provide key clues as police arrest suspect in Bloomington man’s murder
OWEN COUNTY, Ind. – Deputies arrested a man in connection with the death of a Bloomington man whose body was found near the Owen-Monroe county line. A stolen car, a receipt from an auto parts store and accounts from the victim’s friends helped investigators track down the suspect. The Owen County Sheriff’s Office took 25-year-old […]
Where Else moves back to State Street amid closure of Chauncey Hill Mall, opening in August
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The move of Where Else Bar has been a long time coming, but owner Jordan Hassan will tell you that's due to more than one reason. After the few remaining Chauncey Hill Mall tenants were mailed certified notices to vacate the property by Aug. 1 in order to make way for a new 13-story high rise development, Hassan said his dream of moving Where Else back onto State Street was revived. ...
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