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Firefighters battle blaze at Sugar Creek Fabricators
A fire early Saturday morning gutted a business north of the city. Crawfordsville firefighters were dispatched at 4:16 a.m. Saturday to Sugar Creek Fabricators at 503 W. C.R. 300N. Crawfordsville Fire Chief Scott Busenbark said the initial call, which likely came from a motorist traveling on nearby Interstate 74, came...
Pickup Truck Driver Killed In Accident On I-70
Putnam County, In. – One person died and 2 other injured Friday morning in an accident mile marker 35 in Putnam County on Interstate 70. West bound traffic was slowed due to an earlier accident when a pickup truck driven by Norma Rivera, 54, of New Castle, Delaware slammed into the back of a semi driven by Bhagwant Singh, 49, of Indianapolis. Singh was slowed with the hazard lights flashing on his semi when the accident occurred. Norma Rivera was pronounced dead at the scene and two passengers in the pickup truck, an adult male and a child, were transported via air ambulance to local hospitals in Indianapolis with non-life-threatening injuries.
Ex-Danville firefighter arrested for domestic battery
DANVILLE, Ind. — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a recently-resigned Danville firefighter on June 20 for a domestic battery charge. According to court documents, police responded to a disturbance around 4:09 p.m. at a Johnson County residence. There, they found 39-year-old Joseph Gourley — an employee of the Danville Fire Department from July 2023 to his resignation on Saturday — sitting in the front yard, seemingly intoxicated.
Semi truck fire closes I-65 in Clinton, Boone counties
CLINTON COUNTY, Ind. – A semi truck fire in Clinton County closed part of I-65 Tuesday morning, affecting traffic in both Clinton and Boone counties. According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, the fire happened at mile marker 156. Officials were diverting northbound traffic to State Road 47 and suggested using US 52 as an […]
Man sentenced to prison for not complying with probation terms
BEDFORD – Andrew M. Lee was placed on probation on June 22, 2023, for unlawful possession of a syringe, a Level 6 felony. He was sentenced to 910 days with 746 days suspended. He was given 164 days credit for time served. Lee was ordered to serve 545 days...
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