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Jan 4, 2012 12:03 AM CST

Teenage Paintballer Shot Dead by Farmer

Indiana shooter thought he was aiming at coyotes: Cops

(Newser) - A teen paintballer was shot dead by an Indiana farmer who thought he was picking off a coyote. Brandon Spangler, 17, was struck as he was unloading paintball gear from a car with his three brothers and dad, whom he was visiting from Michigan for the holidays, police said. A...

Baby-Sitter Charged in Indiana Girl's Murder

Dec 30, 2011 2:14 PM CST

Baby-Sitter Charged in Indiana Girl's Murder

Michael Plumadore could face the death penalty

(Newser) - Prosecutors in Indiana charged a baby-sitter with murder and two other felonies today after he told police he bludgeoned and dismembered a 9-year-old girl just days before Christmas. Michael Plumadore, 39, was charged in Fort Wayne with murder in the killing of Aliahna Maroney-Lemmon . He remains jailed without bond.

Slain Girl's Grandfather
Had Been
Sex Offender

Dec 27, 2011 7:12 PM CST

Slain Girl's Grandfather Had Been Sex Offender

Family moved to trailer park to care for him

(Newser) - One of the nagging questions about the horrific murder of 9-year-old Aliahna Lemmon in Indiana: Why would a mother move into a trailer park full of convicted sex offenders with her three young daughters? The answer from AP is a wrenching one: Tarah Souders made the move to care for...

Babysitter Michael Plumadore Admits Beating Aliahna Lemmon to Death With Brick

Babysitter Admits Beating
Indiana Girl to Death

horrific new details

Dec 27, 2011 12:53 PM CST

Babysitter Admits Beating Indiana Girl to Death

Michael Plumadore confesses to killing Aliahna Lemmon, 9

(Newser) - Horrific new details in the murder of 9-year-old Aliahna Lemmon : The neighbor who was watching her and her two sisters has admitted to beating her to death with a brick before dismembering her with a hacksaw and hiding her body parts, according to an affidavit released today. It does not,...

Missing Indiana Girl Aliahna Lemmon Found Dead, Family Friend Mike Plumadore Charged

Missing Ind. Girl
Found Dead,
Babysitter
Charged

Dec 27, 2011 1:49 AM CST

Missing Ind. Girl Found Dead, Babysitter Charged

Investigators find Aliahna Lemmon's body after interviewing family friend

(Newser) - The 9-year-old girl who vanished from an Indiana trailer park last week has been found dead, and the family friend who was watching her and her two sisters has been charged with her murder. County police and FBI agents learned the location of Aliahna Lemmon's body after interviewing 39-year-old...

FBI Joins Hunt for Indiana Girl

Dec 26, 2011 3:30 PM CST

FBI Joins Hunt for Indiana Girl

Aliahna Lemmon disappeared from mobile home park with 15 registered sex offenders

(Newser) - FBI agents descended today upon the Indiana mobile home park where a 9-year-old girl went missing from a family friend's home on Friday, adding new urgency to the investigation after local authorities had called off the search after a single day. Some agents with search dogs searched a nearby...

Indiana State Fair Stage Collapse Lawsuit Will Test Gay Marriage Law

Stage Collapse Lawsuit to
Test Gay Marriage Law

Aug 23, 2011 10:53 AM CDT

Stage Collapse Lawsuit to Test Gay Marriage Law

Beth Urschel suing Indiana over death of Tammy Van Dam

(Newser) - The tragic Indiana State Fair stage collapse could have political implications: Beth Urschel is suing the state, as well as three companies, in the death of Tammy Van Dam, whom she married in Hawaii. But since gay marriage is illegal in Indiana, the $50 million lawsuit will test the state’...

Judge: Hot Teen
Facebook Pics
Protected by
Constitution

Aug 17, 2011 5:33 AM CDT

Judge: Hot Teen Facebook Pics Protected by Constitution

School can't punish girls for out-of-school conduct

(Newser) - A school that cracked down on lewd Facebook lollipop photos got licked in court. Teenagers have a constitutional right to post racy photos of themselves online without being disciplined by their school, an Indiana federal judge has ruled. The ACLU filed a lawsuit on behalf of two girls who were...

Tour Manager's Intuition
Saved Sugarland

stage collapse

Aug 16, 2011 7:39 AM CDT

Tour Manager's Intuition Saved Sugarland

Hellen Rollens held band backstage

(Newser) - As she looked at the sky Saturday night, Sugarland tour manager Hellen Rollens decided to go with her intuition and hold the band backstage. One minute later, wind gusts sent the Indiana State Fair stage crashing down into the audience , killing five and injuring dozens. "As a tour manager,...

Indiana
State Fair
Open After
Tragedy

Aug 15, 2011 11:56 AM CDT

Indiana State Fair Open After Tragedy

Visitors mourn those lost in stage collapse

(Newser) - A somber crowd made its way into the reopened state fair today following Saturday night's deadly stage collapse, which shuttered the fair yesterday. The large stage remained in ruins, surrounded by yellow police tape, but a smaller one hosted a memorial for the five lost in the disaster. “...

Did the Indiana State Fair Tragedy Have to Happen?

Aug 15, 2011 6:34 AM CDT

Did the Indiana State Fair Tragedy Have to Happen?

Officials begin probe into stage collapse that killed 5

(Newser) - State officials are investigating Saturday's Indiana State Fair stage collapse in an effort to determine if there was any way the tragedy, which killed five people, could have been avoided. "I'm not clear how anyone could have foreseen a sudden, highly localized blast of wind," said...

Fifth Person
Dies in Indiana
Stage Collapse

UPDATED

Aug 14, 2011 11:43 AM CDT

Fifth Person Dies in Indiana Stage Collapse

More from the mayhem at the Indiana State Fair last night

(Newser) - A stage collapsed during a powerful storm at the Indiana State Fair last night, sending steel scaffolding into the terrified crowd and killing at least five people awaiting a performance by the country band Sugarland. Indiana State Police 1st Sgt David Bursten said today that four people died when the...

4 Dead After Stage
Collapses at Indiana Fair

Aug 13, 2011 11:03 PM CDT

4 Dead After Stage Collapses at Indiana Fair

High winds topple it just before Sugarland performs

(Newser) - At least four people were killed tonight when a stage collapsed during a storm at the Indiana State Fair, where the country group Sugarland was set to perform. The number of injured has risen to 40, with injuries ranging from mild to serious. Strong winds caused the stage rigging for...

Court: Store Wrong
to Fire Worker for
Eating Leftover
Hot Dogs

Jul 8, 2011 9:19 AM CDT

Court: Store Wrong to Fire Worker for Eating Leftover Hot Dogs

Court decides Nolan Koewler was fired unjustifiably

(Newser) - The Indiana Court of Appeals says a department store wasn't justified in firing a worker who took two leftover hot dogs from a company picnic, so it must pay him unemployment benefits. The court ruled yesterday in the case of Nolan Koewler, who was fired from a Dillard's...

Is Cursive Irrelevant?
Indiana Thinks So

Jul 7, 2011 2:25 PM CDT

Is Cursive Irrelevant? Indiana Thinks So

Schools no longer required to teach it

(Newser) - Inevitability department: Indiana has removed a district requirement that elementary schools teach students cursive handwriting, reports Fox 59 in Indianapolis. Beginning this fall, schools can teach cursive if they want, though they may prefer to use the time honing typing skills: Students will now be expected to be proficient in...

Body in Creek
May Be Missing
College Student

Jul 5, 2011 1:58 AM CDT

Body in Creek May Be Missing College Student

Police awaiting test results

(Newser) - A badly decomposed body found in a creek may be that of a missing Indiana University student, reports AP . Police are comparing any identifying characteristics and awaiting test results of today's autopsy, officials tell the Bloomington Herald Times. Bloomington student Lauren Spierer, 20, was last seen by friends walking...

Amish Man
Busted for Sexting Minor

Jun 23, 2011 8:16 AM CDT

Amish Man Busted for Sexting Minor

He showed up with horse, buggy to meet 12-year-old

(Newser) - An Amish man's attempt to embrace new technology—and a 12-year-old girl—has landed him in court on charges of child solicitation, police in Indiana say. Willard Yoder, 26, was arrested after turning up in a horse and buggy to meet a girl whose phone he had sent hundreds...

Teen Faces Terror Charges for Blowup Doll Prank

He could get eight years in prison

(Newser) - An Indiana high school senior is facing up to eight years in prison for the egregious felony of… bringing a blowup doll to school. Tyell Morton planted the doll in the girl’s bathroom as a senior prank, but administrators didn’t think it was funny. All they saw on...

Cops Hunt
Truck Filmed
Near Missing
Student

Jun 16, 2011 2:19 AM CDT

Cops Hunt Truck Filmed Near Missing Student

Footage shows Lauren Spierer smiling before a night on the town

(Newser) - Investigators are poring over film footage of a missing college student from New York and searching for a truck spotted circling her apartment building before she vanished early this month. Lauren Spierer is seen smiling broadly on surveillance footage as she walks down the hall of her apartment building near...

Feds Block Indiana
Planned Parenthood Law

Jun 2, 2011 1:39 AM CDT

Feds Block Indiana Planned Parenthood Law

State law cutting Medicaid funds is illegal, White House decides

(Newser) - The White House has— as promised —moved to block an Indiana law that strips Planned Parenthood of Medicaid funds . State officials have been notified that the law, which cuts off funding to Planned Parenthood because some clinics perform abortion services, violates Medicaid rules because states aren't allowed to...