http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/in-news/ en-us Mon, 4 Jan 2010 13:29:19 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420510/posts SEARCH GUN PERMIT DATABASE State lawmakers submitted a series of bills this week to protect the privacy of Hoosiers who hold gun permits. At least three different bills have been filed, legislators said. The proposed laws would prohibit the Indiana State Police from publicly releasing the names, home addresses and other identifying information about permit holders. Current law allows anybody to purchase the state's full permit database for $32. It includes a permit holder's race, height, hair color, eye color and more. Rep. Peggy Welch, D-Bloomington, Sen. Greg Walker, R-Columbus, and Rep. Mike Murphy, R-Indianapolis, each submitted a bill to... TMCnet.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2420510/posts#comment Mon, 4 Jan 2010 13:29:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417813/posts INDIANAPOLIS (December 30, 2009) - 2009 traffic fatalities in Indiana are on pace to be the lowest recorded since 1925. Preliminary statistics through December 28 show 680 highway fatalities, compared to 814 for the same period in 2008, according to Indiana State Police (ISP). That is a more than 16 percent reduction. Since 2004, when there were 947 fatalities, there has been a 28 percent drop in roadway deaths. 2009 will be the first year in which ISP issued more than one million traffic arrests and written warnings. .................. Indiana Governor's Office http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417813/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:06:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417758/posts Laporte Herald Argus http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417758/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:50:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416831/posts ANDERSON­ — A man who was shot in the head during an alleged armed robbery attempt last week was released Monday from an Indianapolis hospital into the custody of Anderson police. Spencer R. Simmons, 44, of Beech Grove, was released from Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis at about 10 a.m. Anderson police Sgt. William Casey said Simmons was “brought to APD, and gave a full confession to his participation” in Wednesday night’s attempted armed robbery of the Pizza Hut restaurant on Broadway in Anderson. Simmons was held on $40,000 bond in the Madison County Jail on Monday evening. He is charged... The Herald Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416831/posts#comment Tue, 29 Dec 2009 11:56:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416468/posts ANDERSON – A Pizza Hut delivery person shot a man who allegedly tried to rob the store Wednesday, according to police. A police report said Spencer Simmons, 44, attempted to rob the Pizza Hut on Broadway Street at about 11 p.m. Wednesday. The report said Simmons pointed a .25 Raven Arms semi-automatic handgun at the store’s cashier and demanded money. The cashier loaded about $720 into a small bag. Simmons wasn’t aware that a delivery man, Michael Shaker, had heard the commotion and snuck to the back as well, the report said. “Seconds later, Simmons left the register area, and... Herald Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2416468/posts#comment Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:04:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415414/posts Terre Haute, Ind. – The Terre Haute Rex baseball team was introduced today as the newest members of The Prospect League. The team is owned by Sycamore Foundation Holdings, a non-profit subsidiary of the Indiana State University Foundation; and the announcement rejuvenates a passion for the sport in a community that has played host to famous professionals, supported unique franchises and witnessed baseball history. “Terre Haute has an amazing historical connection to the sport of baseball,” said Indiana State University Foundation Board of Directors Chairman Curt Wilkinson. “We are thrilled to be the catalyst for something that will provide quality... The Journal of Business http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415414/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:38:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414768/posts ANDERSON – A Pizza Hut delivery person shot a man who allegedly tried to rob the store Wednesday, according to police. A police report said Spencer Simmons, 44, attempted to rob the Pizza Hut on Broadway Street at about 11 p.m. Wednesday. The report said Simmons pointed a .25 Raven Arms semi-automatic handgun at the store’s cashier and demanded money. The cashier loaded about $720 into a small bag. Simmons wasn’t aware that a delivery man, Michael Shaker, had heard the commotion and snuck to the back as well, the report said. “Seconds later, Simmons left the register area, and... theheraldbulletin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414768/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:52:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414052/posts INDIANAPOLIS -- Modern-day Grinches messed with the wrong man when they went on a crime spree earlier this week, resulting in the arrest of five people... WRTV 6 (Indianapolis) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414052/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:23:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411322/posts INDIANAPOLIS -- A teacher and basketball coach at Pike High School has been arrested on a charge of child seduction. Sara L. Strahm, 28, was arrested on Friday in connection with an incident involving a 17-year-old girl, said Sgt. Paul Thompson. Police did not elaborate on what prompted the arrest, 6News' Sarah Cornell reported. Strahm, a special education teacher at the school, is also the varsity girls basketball coach. theindychannel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411322/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 21:11:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407991/posts INDIANAPOLIS -- Police are still searching for two men who robbed a jewelry store on the east side, prompting an employee to pull a shotgun and fire several rounds at them. The men, armed with handguns, robbed the Jewelry Doctor store in the 8500 block of East Washington Street at about 4 p.m. Monday. "The suspects … pulled out handguns with the intention to rob," said Indianapolis police Lt. Jeff Duhamell. "They demanded the owner open up the case that contained the jewelry." The men thought opening the case was taking too long, so they began using their guns to... theindychannel.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407991/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:29:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407091/posts There has been many problems with the automated system of the FSSA. Indiana's citizens that are on the various programs (medicaid, food stamps, and TANF) have reported missing paperwork, the lack of face to face contact and unqualified call center operatives. The problems got bad enough that the federal government started watching the program. Huntington Political Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407091/posts#comment Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:29:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406122/posts A planned promotion to support Second Amendment rights gets pulled. On December 1st, Bloomington's Herald Times posted a database of current gun permits. The local Harley-Davidson shop in Bloomington was outraged. A long-time advertiser with the paper, owners saw it as an unnecessary and dangerous practice. They planned a promotion with Cosner's Guns - Buy a Harley, Get a Gun. Just as soon as it was planned, it was pulled. The NRA has blasted the newspaper as well, saying the list makes it easy for criminals to target homes with or without guns. FOX 59 Indy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406122/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:35:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405243/posts VALPARAISO -- A city K-9 officer who arrested a man who had come to see him about delinquent mortgage payments is being sued for the incident, as are the city of Valparaiso and the police chief. Robert L. Robbins, owner of Certified Inspection Services, is claiming unlawful arrest and false imprisonment, malicious prosecution and intentional infliction of emotional distress by Officer Todd Kobitz when Robbins went to his house on April 14. Among the accusations is that Kobitz turned his police dog on Robbins. The complaint filed in the Porter County Courts system also makes a claim of failure to... Post Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405243/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:18:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404386/posts Motorists who receive minor parking or traffic tickets in Indianapolis, Indiana are being threatened with fines of up to $2500 if they attempt to take the ticket to court. A local attorney with the firm Roberts and Bishop was so outraged by what he saw in Marion County traffic court that he filed a class action suit yesterday seeking to have the practice banned as unconstitutional. "The deck is stacked against the motorist," lawyer Paul K. Ogden wrote. "To penalize that person for seeking justice seems wrong. I know it is done for the purpose of discouraging baseless challenges to... Newspaper.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404386/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 07:54:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401509/posts Franklin D. Roosevelt understood what it meant to be a core Democrat and maintaining his party’s ranks. He built winning coalitions around his policies by empowering previously suppressed groups, such as labor unions and urban ethnics. In the process, he created a 40-year dynasty for Democrats. Today’s bunch? Not so much. The problem for FDR’s party is that it hasn’t adapted swiftly enough to two realities – that jobs are the most important issue to the nation, and that the middle class (which Democrats claim to champion) is dissolving under its watch. It seemed that Democrats may be starting to... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401509/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 15:26:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401636/posts Weis is quoted as saying: "Let me ask you this question: You guys know about things that go on in different places. Was I living with a grad student in Malibu, or was I living with my wife in my house? You could bet that if I were living with a grad student here in South Bend, it would be national news. He’s doing it in Malibu and it’s not national news. What’s the difference? I don’t understand. Why is it okay for one guy to do things like that, but for me, I’m scrutinized when I swear. I’m sorry... LA Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401636/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 20:18:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401267/posts GARY, Ind. -- Authorities said an angry parent attacked a fourth-grade teacher with a stapler at a Gary school while students watched. Police arrested the woman shortly after the attack Thursday afternoon at Beveridge Elementary School. Gary Community School Corp. spokeswoman Sarita Stevens said the woman entered the school from an unlocked door. Stevens said the woman, who is expected to face assault charges, was upset over the teacher's disciplinary tactics with her child. Stevens said the teacher was treated for head wounds at a local hospital. A message requesting more information on the charges filed was left Saturday with... wkly.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401267/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 00:55:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400513/posts he cases of close to 90 anti-abortion demonstrators arrested on the University of Notre Dame campus will not be headed to trial anytime soon. A judge Thursday granted a defense attorney's motion that a higher court decide if the judge should recuse herself from the cases before they move forward. Defense attorney Thomas Dixon, who represents a large number of the defendants, has repeatedly argued that a new judge should oversee the group of anti-abortion activists who have opted to take their trespassing cases to trial. Dixon believes St. Joseph Superior Judge Jenny Pitts Manier is biased because of her... South Bend Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400513/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 21:47:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399960/posts Chicago-based Thomas More Society attorneys appeared in St. Joseph County Criminal Court today to argue for dismissal of trespass charges against pro-life advocates because campus police acted improperly. The charges were brought by local prosecutors based on complaints by University of Notre Dame security police during Obama protests last May at the University. In addition to the motion to dismiss, Thomas More Society attorney Tom Dixon argued that Judge Jenny Pitts Manier had an actual or perceived bias based on her prior rulings, her husband's outspoken criticism of Catholic pro-life teachings as a philosophy professor at Notre Dame and other... Christian Newswire http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399960/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 05:12:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399765/posts KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan, Dec. 3, 2009 – Indiana National Guard soldiers from the 38th Infantry Division’s Task Force Cyclone ensure Forward Operating Base Salerno is maintained properly. Army Spc. David Lillian, right, supervises an Afghan worker during weed removal at Forward Operating Base Salerno in Afghanistan’s Khost province, Nov. 30, 2009. U.S. Army photo by Spc. William E. Henry  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Located in eastern Afghanistan, Salerno is near the Pakistan border and is home to four different elements of the Indiana National Guard. The 1-19th Indiana Agribusiness Development Team; B Company, 2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment;... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399765/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 23:58:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399615/posts Former Republican Congresssman John Hostettler announced today he's launching a bid to challenge Indiana Senator Evan Bayh next year. Hostettler represented Indiana's 8th Congressional district for six terms from 1994 to 2006, eventually losing in a landslide to Democrat Brad Ellsworth. Real Clear Politics/Time http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399615/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 20:44:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399489/posts Officials say a sport utility vehicle that may have been involved in a police chase has crashed into an Indianapolis day care center. It's unclear whether any children were injured. According to television reports, multiple ambulances were called to the scene of Stepping Stones Child Care on the city's north side around 12:15 p.m. Tuesday. Police Sgt. Matthew Mount says it appears that the SUV was involved in an armed robbery and was part of a police chase before crashing into the day care center. ABC / AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399489/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 18:09:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399301/posts Our president has asked for greener energy. In Indiana, Gov. Mitch Daniels has asked for greener energy. And in this state, things are happening. All over the state of Indiana, if you drive through the farmlands, you will see windmills rising above the horizon. Not the oil rig looking mills of yesteryear, but high tech turbines. Huntington Political Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399301/posts#comment Thu, 3 Dec 2009 14:50:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398345/posts Most businesses in Indiana applaud the new tax caps. However, there is one industry in the state that has said no to their elected officials. The farmers of Indiana are rallying against the proposed caps. They say the caps, as listed in the bill, are unfair... Huntington Political Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398345/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 13:01:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398499/posts ·11250 Waples Mill Road ·   Fairfax, Virginia 22030    ·800-392-8683   Bloomington, Indiana Herald-Times Treats Law-Abiding Gun Owners like Registered Sex Offenders!   Tuesday, December 01, 2009   On November 30, 2009, the Bloomington Herald-Times made the following announcement:“This week, HeraldTimesOnline.com will launch its new gun permit database. You’ll be able to search gun permit records by county, city or town and street."The Herald-Times has begun receiving calls and emails, and their response is a defiant defense of their online gun permit database. Anyone who visits the newspaper website will be able to search the number of permits on a given street or neighborhood.... NRA - ILA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398499/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 16:31:45 GMT