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Bill aims to reassure homeowners of their right to resist unlawful entry

Fox59 — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:49:00 EST

Indiana lawmakers are working on a bill aimed at reassuring Hoosier homeowners of their rights.

Indiana lawmakers are working on a bill aimed at reassuring Hoosier homeowners of their rights.

Lugar, Mourdock to square off in debate April 11

Fox59 — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:24:00 EST

The Indiana Debate Commission will host the event between Lugar and Richard Mourdock on April 11.

Senator Richard Lugar will square off against his Republican primary opponent come April.

Boy dies in apparent drowning at northwest side church

Ann Keil — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:15:00 EST

The incident happened at the Praise Fellowship Assembly of God church.

A 2-year-old boy was pronounced dead after apparently drowning in a baptismal pool at a northwest side church Wednesday afternoon.

War Memorial officials shocked at act of vandalism

Marisela Burgos — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:12:00 EST

Maintenance crews that work on the War Memorial spent several hours cleaning graffiti off of two statues Wednesday.

Maintenance crews that work on the War Memorial spent several hours cleaning graffiti off of two statues Wednesday.

Plea deal reached in Village Pantry shooting

Fox59 — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:55:00 EST

Brandon Payton has agreed to plead guilty to shooting Marcy Birnell in the head last October.

A 15-year-old accused of shooting a Village Pantry worker during a robbery has struck a plea deal.

Police believe Monticello couple died in murder-suicide

Fox59 — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:52:00 EST

Officers found the bodies of Michael Bell and Heather Taylor inside the home they shared in Monticello.

Police said they are not looking for any suspects after two bodies were found in a White County home earlier this week.

INDOT rolls out new plan to pay for accident damages

Joe LePage — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:28:00 EST

The Indiana Department of Transportation is now taking a harder line on the phrase, "you break it, you buy it."

Almost all of us have been there or know of someone who for one reason or another has lost control and smashed into a guardrail, bridge or median barrier. The Indiana Department of Transportation is now taking a harder line on the phrase, "you break it, you buy it."

Statewide smoking ban makes it out of Senate committee

Fox59 — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:38:00 EST

A senate committee voted Wednesday 8-2 in favor of a proposed statewide smoking ban. The proposed bill includes exemptions for casino gaming floors, cigar and hookah bars, tobacco shops and private clubs.

A senate committee voted 8-2 in favor of a proposed statewide smoking ban Wednesday. The proposed bill includes exemptions for casino gaming floors, cigar and hookah bars, tobacco shops and private clubs.

More alleged victims claim man failed to inform them of HIV status

Heather MacWilliams — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:44:00 EST

Propes is known to go by the aliases "R.J." and "Justin Marshall Chamell Jr."

A 20-year-old student from North Central High School said she was shocked when she saw on Fox59 that the man she dated over the fall was HIV positive.

Suspect in Seymour police shooting found dead

Fox59 — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:47:00 EST

A body found in a wooded area in Seymour Wednesday afternoon has been identified as shooting suspect John Michael Fish.

A body found in a wooded area in Seymour Wednesday afternoon has been identified as shooting suspect John Michael Fish. He apparently died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.