Sports roundup
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:01:34 -0700
JONESBORO The Sun Belt Conference announced Monday that Arkansas State freshman libero Megan Baska earned SBC Defensive Player of the Week honors after helping the Red Wolves to a 2-1 record at the ASU Invitational.
Braves win 2nd straight Brown County title
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:15:06 -0700
The Brownstown Central boys tennis team won its second straight Brown County Invitational title on Saturday, while Seymours junior varsity squad competed in three matches at Silver Creek. Brown County Invitational BLOOMINGTON The Braves scored...
Kids caught by police after breaking, entering local business
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:19:11 -0700
Three kids, ages 15, 12 and nine, broke into a business, stole tools, operated a fork lift and floor sweeper and ran from the police, according to a report read by Bloomington Police Department Sgt. Joe Crider.
Big Boi on Tour
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:26:53 -0700
*After starting the summer off with a bang, Big Boi is doing it big again with a Son of Chico Dusty tour to support his debut solo album, Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty. The tour began in his hometown Atlanta on Aug. 26 and will make 19 stops around the country, [...]
PREP ROUNDUP: Comets, Panthers post strong showings
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:11:03 -0700
Fishers took top team honors on the girls side of Saturdays 11-team Western Invitational at Oakbrook Valley Park with 31 points.
HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Bulldogs sweep New Albany tennis invitational
Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:40:11 -0700
For the first time since 1991, New Albany swept its own tennis invitational on Saturday.
Prep Roundup: Rockville wins its first girls golf match; South boys soccer tops Martinsville
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:54:45 -0700
Rockville won its first girls high school golf match of the season Tuesday with a season-best score. The Rox defeated West Vigo 214-251 at The Landing course.
Neal Gerber Eisenberg Partner Deborah M. Gutfeld Appointed to the Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for the Chicago Area
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:51:53 -0700
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP is pleased to announce that firm partner Deborah M. Gutfeld has been appointed to the panel of chapter 7 trustees serving the Chicago area.
Story of Bible's 'Good Thief' Told in New Book
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:19:00 -0700
BETHEL, Conn., Aug. 24 / Christian Newswire / -- It is one of the most compassionate scenes in the New Testament. In his final agony on the cross, Jesus promises paradise to Dismas, the "Good Thief." Who was Dismas, and what events led him to Golgotha that fateful day?
KELLY: Pioneers, Floyd in first of rival games
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:10:06 -0700
The first of the big rival high school soccer games will take place tonight when the Providence boys host Floyd Central at 7.
IU student builds peace garden in honor of slain friend
Mon, 23 Aug 2010 01:58:32 -0700
When Cameray Boyden's best friend was found shot to death on a cold December morning, she grieved. And then she channeled that grief into something tangible: She decided to organize a peace park in honor of those lost to violence or drugs.
Cougar girls capture meet
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:14:16 -0700
Taylor Royalty placed first individually and her teammates turned in strong performances to help Trinity Lutherans girls cross country team place first in Saturdays invitational at Rising Sun, while the boys placed second. At Bloomington,...
State's jobless rate continues slow rise for 2010
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:52:19 -0700
INDIANAPOLIS Indiana's unemployment rate continued its slow rise during July, inching up to 10.2 percent even as the state gained about 8,700 jobs mostly in the manufacturing and construction sectors, figures released Friday show.
Off-duty ISP trooper helps apprehend drunk driver who had fled scene of wreck
Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:37:19 -0700
An off-duty Indiana State Police trooper from the Bloomington Post has been credited for apprehending a hit-and-run drunk driver who fled the scene of a weekend accident in Indianapolis.
Thief steals Bloomington PD car
Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:54:27 -0700
Bloomington Police are on the hunt for a department vehicle and the person who stole it from an officers home. Read more at www.WISHTV.com
India could delay South Fayette teen's murder trial for year
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:02:38 -0700
A South Fayette teenager accused of killing his mother in India could remain in custody for at least a year before facing trial, lawyers familiar with Indian law said yesterday.
Royalty, Payne journey into head-coaching roles
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:45:27 -0700
Cross country has had its share of changes in only four years as a sport offering at Trinity Lutheran High School. The first year drew six boys, 2008 had eight boys and six girls, 2009 had seven on both squads and this fall will have 14 girls and...
Animal cruelty -- but one CAFO crime
Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:57:32 -0700
Editor's note: The Bloomington Alternative videotaped CAFO fighter Rick Dove's "Crimes Against Nature" presentation at the Indiana CAFO Watch Conference and posted it in seven short segments on the Alternative Videos page . Links to each segment, with extended excerpts from them, are published below.
Man struck by stray bullet in Waverly
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:06:57 -0700
Residents in Waverly are afraid to leave their homes after a man was hit by a stray bullet in his own front yard. And neighbors said this is not the first time random shots have been fired there. Residents in Waverly are afraid to leave their homes after a man was hit by a stray bullet in his own front yard. And neighbors said this is not the first time random shots have been fired there.
Auburn walker makes stop in Kent; walking to raise money for severely ill Kent boy
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:14:12 -0700
Don Stevenson has walked more than 40,000 miles for a variety of charities over the last dozen years. But Stevenson rates his current cause as one of the most worthy of all.