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IndianapolisPost.com Saturday 28th January 2012 Issue 047/10
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Super Bowl events for Saturday, Jan. 28
INDIANAPOLIS - The Super Bowl line-up continues Saturday, which is expected to be a big weekend for locals to come to town. Saturday's theme...


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Obama seeks government reforms in Congress
President Obama and Vice President Biden on Friday worked to rally congressional Democrats preparing to do battle with Republicans leading into the 2012...
Garage openers attracting thieves
FORT WAYNE – Lock your car doors, and don’t leave anything valuable inside – including your garage door opener.That’s the not-so-radical advice Fort Wayne police have for city residents...
Crews work to lift detour at busy span
FORT WAYNE – Commuters won’t know for a few more days whether one of the main arteries into downtown Fort Wayne will be open to traffic at the start of the next business week.Toni Mayo,...
Felony charged in payroll scam
A Fort Wayne mother beat her 13-year-old daughter with a belt and threatened to kill her, authorities said.Camesha L. Monday, 29, of the 600 block of Tillwater Lane, was charged this week with felony...
1 remains on lam in Steuben drug case
Four people were arrested Friday night during a drug bust on the city's near-northwest side.Vice and narcotics officers and the Emergency Services Team, aka a SWAT team, searched a home at 1113...
Gunshot near lake nets felony count
A Fort Wayne mother beat her 13-year-old daughter with a belt and threatened to kill her, authorities said.Camesha L. Monday, 29, of the 600 block of Tillwater Lane, was charged this week with felony...
Mom faces charges in beating with belt
A Fort Wayne mother beat her 13-year-old daughter with a belt and threatened to kill her, authorities said.Camesha L. Monday, 29, of the 600 block of Tillwater Lane, was charged this week with felony...
Drug raid nets 4 arrests
Four people were arrested Friday night during a drug bust on the city's near-northwest side.Vice and narcotics officers and the Emergency Services Team, aka a SWAT team, searched a home at 1113...
1 hurt, 1 arrested in Noble crash
Four people were arrested Friday night during a drug bust on the city's near-northwest side.Vice and narcotics officers and the Emergency Services Team, aka a SWAT team, searched a home at 1113...
Woman spared jail time in spouse's shooting
A Fort Wayne woman will spend no time behind bars after she pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal recklessness in the shooting of her husband.According to court documents, Shalanda Woodfin, 38, was...
Man pleads guilty to identity fraud
A man pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to a charge of conspiracy to commit fraud with identification documents.In December, a U.S. District Court grand jury in Fort Wayne indicted Ronald...
Role in theft ring brings 2-year term
After she admitted to being part of a smash-and-grab” theft ring that targeted cars in parking lots, 21-year-old Samantha Cole was sentenced Friday to two years in prison or home detention and two...
Ivy Tech adding to auto program
FORT WAYNE – With the purchase of a new building, Ivy Tech is getting ready to ratchet up the numbers in the school’s automotive technology program.The community college announced Friday it...
Ex-Republican in race for 3rd District spot
FORT WAYNE – A former Republican prosecutor in Kosciusko County will seek the Democratic congressional nomination in the 3rd District.David C. Kolbe, 57, an attorney in Warsaw, is the third...
Huntington raising tuition, fees 2.5% next school year
Gov. Mitch Daniels met privately Thursday with three Concordia Lutheran High School students and their parents to ask their thoughts on the state’s new voucher program.He liked what he...
Obama, Biden rally Democrats
CAMBRIDGE, Md. – President Obama and Vice President Biden on Friday worked to rally congressional Democrats preparing to do battle with Republicans leading into the 2012 election. In remarks at...
Santorum goes home for break, tax time
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – Rick Santorum is tired, trailing – and going home. The former Pennsylvania senator is taking a pause from Florida campaigning just days before the Tuesday primary that...
Pierce, Celts too much for Pacers
BOSTON (AP) -- Paul Pierce played more than 44 minutes in Orlando on Thursday night, then boarded a plane with his Celtics teammates and arrived in Boston after 3 a.m. Friday. If he was tired, he...
Downtown rocks on first night of Super Bowl celebration
INDIANAPOLIS - Former Poison front man Bret Michaels rocked the stage in front of a packed Super Bowl Village Friday night. "It's a great feeling for me, 25 years, getting to what I love...
Early Village visitors report few parking problems
INDIANAPOLIS - Visitors to the Super Bowl Village say getting there wasn't as difficult as they thought. Many were pleased with traffic flow and didn't experience extraordinarily long...
Super Bowl Village Fun Kicks Into High Gear
INDIANAPOLIS -- The fun and festivities at Super Bowl Village kicked into high gear Friday night.Many visitors got the night started off with the speed and excitement of flying through the air on the...
Local Businesses Score At Super Bowl Village
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana businesses hoped to gain exposure during the Super Bowl Celebration at the Local Underground tent in Super Bowl Village that featured food and merchandise from Hoosier...
Nuns Work To Combat Super Bowl Sex Trade
INDIANAPOLIS -- Several Indiana groups are taking action to combat an increase in prostitution and human trafficking...
Indiana Supreme Court Enters Right To Work Fines Dispute
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Supreme Court said Friday it would step into a legislative dispute over the collection of $1,000-a-day fines imposed on Democrats who boycotted the House to protest a...
North wins, South falls to Conference Indiana co-leaders
The top two teams in Conference Indiana made their way to Bloomington Friday night, but only one still sits atop the conference after the dust has settled. Indianapolis Pike used an unbelievable...
Pierce scores 28 as surging Celtics down Pacers
BOSTON (AP) -- Paul Pierce played more than 44 minutes in Orlando on Thursday night, then boarded a plane with his Celtics teammates and arrived in Boston after 3 a.m. Friday. If he was tired, he...
NBA: Boston 94, Indiana 87
Paul Pierce turned in his second clutch performance in as many nights Friday, scoring 28 points in pacing the Boston Celtics to a 94-87 decision over Indiana. Pierce played 44 minutes Thursday in...
Overnight snow won't add up to much
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Sprinkles late Friday were expected to change to a wintry mix in the overnight hours, but less than an inch of accumulated snow was expected. Nonetheless, with Super Bowl...
Wishard find sparks investigation
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - I-Team 8 continues to investigate whether Wishard Memorial Hospital patients were compromised following a disturbing discovery there. According to a Marion County Sheriff's...
AC rides the zip line
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - WISH-TV Sports Director Anthony "AC" Calhoun was one of the first people to take a ride on the Super Bowl Village zip line. Here's what he had to say about the...
Celtics Cruise Past Pacers
BOSTON (AP) -- Paul Pierce scored 17 of his 28 points in the third quarter, hitting a 3-pointer and two more baskets as the Celtics ran off 11 consecutive points to pull away and beat the Indiana...
Zipline preorder tickets sold out, on-site sales available
Super Bowl Host Committee had hoped the Zipline downtown would be a popular attraction for visitors and boy were they right!Preorder tickets for the Zipline have completely sold out. Don't worry...
Super Bowl Village officially opens, features free concerts and activities
Super Bowl festivities are officially underway in downtown Indianapolis.The host committee officially opened the Super Bowl village with a ribbon cutting Friday afternoon, and the fun continued into...
Nearly 50 cars vandalized in Fountain Square area
Dozens of people woke up Friday morning to find the tires on their cars slashed. It happened along Linden and Orange Streets in the Fountain Square...
Blood drive held in honor of fallen Officer David Moore
Dozens of people rolled up their sleeves Friday in honor of a fallen metro police officer whose death affected the entire community.Marion County Prosecutor Terry Curry hosted a blood drive to...
Mr. Potato Head exhibit opens at Children's Museum Saturday
He's delighted children for 60 years and has even starred in several feature-films. Now, Mr. Potato Head is headlining an exhibit at the Children's Museum.The much-loved character will lead...
Human trafficking bill passed by Legislature, sent to Governor
Friday, the Indiana General Assembly unanimously passed the bill that strengthens Indiana's laws against human trafficking and sent the bill to the Governor's desk for his...
Hoosiers Select the final two Super 46 Sandwiches
The Schnitzelbank Restaurants Bratwurst and Rock Cola 50s Cafs Mile High Club Sandwich are the finalists in Indiana Office Tourism Developments Super 46 Sandwich...
Grandma, 77, surprises family by ziplining at Super Bowl Village
"I'm going with one of my favorite people, Ruth Shaw, the mayor of the east side," said Mark Miles. "She's not been one to go on amusement rides and attractions as we grew up...
Pierce leads Celtics past Pacers for fourth straight victory
Paul Pierce played more than 44 minutes in Orlando on Thursday night, then boarded a plane with his Celtics teammates and arrived in Boston after 3 a.m. Friday. If he was tired, he didn't show...
Celtics hold off Pacers to get back to .500
If he was tired, he didn't show it. One night after helping Boston erase a 27-point deficit and beat the Magic, Pierce scored 17 of his 28 points in the third quarter as the Celtics pulled away from...
Light snow moves into central Indiana early Saturday
INDIANAPOLIS - Light snow will fall in central Indiana overnight and could cause slick spots on the roads. Snow is expected to fall between midnight and 8:00 am Saturday. This includes...
Bret Michaels performs at Super Bowl Village
INDIANAPOLIS - You wouldn't know it to look at the simple black bus parked near the Verizon Stage, but step inside and you're instantly taken into the world of rocker Bret Michaels. ...
Security experts warn of pickpockets in downtown crowds
INDIANAPOLIS - The Super Bowl, hands down, is about good hands, handoffs and - sticky hands? "Just pick it right out," says an expert pickpocket in an online demonstration. "I come...
Indiana legislators OK tougher sex-trafficking law
INDIANAPOLIS - A bill to toughen Indiana's penalties for sex trafficking is on its way to Gov. Mitch Daniels for him to sign into law ahead of next weekend's Super Bowl in Indianapolis. ...
7 women, 8 men among Indiana Supreme Court applicants
INDIANAPOLIS - Fifteen people have applied to become the next justice on the Indiana Supreme Court. The court on Friday released a list of applicants for the vacancy that will be created when...
Indiana court steps into legislative fines dispute
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Supreme Court has agreed to step into a legislative dispute over the collection of $1,000-a-day fines imposed on Democrats who boycotted the House to protest a...