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2 arrested for child neglect after baby found in feces with 13 cats
MUNCIE, Ind. — Police have charged two individuals after they reportedly had a filthy home filled with animal feces that babies crawled in. Sheylene Helmick and Durrand Sherman were charged with three felony counts of Neglect of a Dependent and a misdemeanor charge of Animal Neglect. Officers were dispatched on Monday at 2 p.m. to […]
Hartford City man found dead after welfare check
HARTFORD CITY, Ind. – A welfare check on a Hartford City man is now a death investigation. On Tuesday night, authorities went to a home on West Washington Street to check on a resident. They found 75-year-old Rant Elliott dead inside the home. Blackford County Coroner Zach Crouch received a call regarding the case around […]
SWAT Team standoff in Cambridge City ends in apparent self-inflicted shooting
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind. — The condition and identity of a man who allegedly shot himself in the head during a standoff with multiple agencies Tuesday is still unknown. According to a Cambridge City Police Department news release, about 9:27 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a domestic dispute in the 200 block of North Lee Street. ...
Henry County parents charged with child neglect resulting in death
HENRY COUNTY, Ind. — Two Henry County parents are facing neglect charges after their child died from a dresser falling on top of them, court documents show. According to docs from a Henry County Circuit Court, Steven and Kimberleigh Howlett — 28 and 26, respectively — both face the charge of neglect of a dependent […]
Richmond man sentenced to 60 years after pleading guilty to killing woman
RICHMOND, Ind. — A man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty to murdering a woman in Richmond last year. Online court records indicate that Tommy Wayne Earl has pled guilty to murder in Wayne Circuit Court. In exchange, a level 6 felony of intimidation and a class A misdemeanor of […]
Police arrest Muncie man accused of firing multiple shots near Ball State campus
MUNCIE, Ind. — A Muncie man faces multiple preliminary charges after police said he fired shots at an apartment complex, a mere 0.6 miles from Ball State University’s campus. According to the Muncie Police Department, officers were called around 6:09 a.m. on Sept. 28 to the 800 block of W. Riverside Ave., on the report […]
ByGone Muncie: The city's first hospital
At a quarter past midnight on July 15, 1933, masked men with revolvers stormed the Bide-A-Wee Inn on Muncie’s far-east side. Located where Oasis Bar & Grill is today, the busy roadhouse offered bandits a hefty take from the till and a quick getaway via Burlington Pike or Memorial Drive. The Muncie Evening Press reported the robbers forced proprietor A.C. Skiff into the back and his staff down on the floor, then “looted the cash drawer.” They...
Muncie native says Asheville, NC, may never be the same after Hurricane Helene
Trauma therapist and Muncie native Kambra Meyer, a 20-year resident of Asheville, North Carolina, spoke to a freelance reporter five days after tropical storms hit the area, stemming from the third-deadliest hurricane in U.S. mainland history, Helene. Only Katrina in 2005 and Camille in 1969 caused more devastation and claimed more lives. As of Oct. 2, at least 162 people are reported dead in six southeastern states, with expectations that the death toll will certainly rise as...
Food, music, crafts and fun all on tap at 43rd annual 4th Street Fair
RICHMOND, Ind. — The 4th Street Fair is back and ready for another record-setting year Saturday and Sunday as Richmond's oldest street festival. After last year's fair saw nearly 120 vendors, according to organizer Gail Davis, this year will see an increase up to more than 140, according to a press release. ...
Wayne prosecutor calls citizen 'Cheeto eater' when asked why not prosecute prankster
This story was updated to add new information. RICHMOND, Ind. — The Wayne County prosecutor, when questioned about an apparent decision to not file criminal charges against a recent YouTube prankster who duct-taped himself to a telephone pole along U.S. 40, allegedly responded angrily and called the critic a "Cheeto eater." Dawson, whose last...
Another Center Township deputy constable hit with criminal charges
INDIANAPOLIS — A Center Township deputy constable is in hot water after a police investigation uncovered that he was driving while drunk in late August. The allegations leveled against the deputy constable are the latest in a steady stream of criminal charges filed against members of the Center Township Constable’s Office, including Constable Denise Hatch […]
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