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Henry County judge rejects plea deal for Google mapping driver charged in 120-mph chase
NEW CASTLE, Ind. — A Henry County judge rejected a plea agreement in the case of the driver of a Google mapping vehicle who allegedly led police on a high-speed chase. Coleman Ferguson III, 37, of Indianapolis, was arrested on July 31, 2023, after he was accused of leading Landon Dean, Middletown's police chief, on a chase with speeds that reached 120 mph. ...
ISP Pendleton District K-9 retires after seven years of service
PENDLETON, Ind. (WPTA) - Indiana State Police (ISP) shares that one of its K-9 officers, Tora, has officially retired following seven years of service to the ISP Pendleton District alongside ISP Senior Trooper Tom Ratliff. Tora is a nine-year-old Belgian Malinois who was selected as a dual-purpose K-9 for the...
Docs: Henry County woman arrested after bribing sheriff with free haircuts
HENRY COUNTY, Ind. — A Henry County woman was arrested earlier this month on bribery charges after she reportedly told deputies that she would provide free haircuts if she did not go to jail. According to court documents, 49-year-old Angela Showalter was arrested on the following charges: At around 12:35 a.m. on May 9, Henry […]
Indiana mom left twin toddlers, 7-year-old alone in car at Cincinnati casino: court docs
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - An Indiana woman is under arrest on charges she left her twin toddlers and 7-year-old child alone in a vehicle parked at Hard Rock Casino in Cincinnati. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office charged Kylie Pratt, of Rushville, Indiana, with three counts of endangering children. Her twins are 18 months old, according to criminal complaints.
New Palestine's flawless fielding highlights semifinal rout: 'Everyone was spectacular'
PENDLETON — Courtney Study hedged. And who could blame her? Shortly after shutting out Pendleton Heights on four hits in the Class 4A Sectional 9 semifinal Wednesday night, the senior hurler was asked which of her teammates' web gems was her favorite. "Oh my gosh. I can't pick one....
IU basketball 'has done a great job' recruiting Braylon Mullins. But top programs circling now, too.
GREENFIELD – Luke Meredith had a policy against answering calls on his cellphone from out-of-state numbers. Too much spam. But the Greenfield-Central boys basketball coach had to set aside that approach this week. After lunch Tuesday, he was talking with an assistant coach from Kansas when another assistant from Michigan State called and...
New Castle youth, 16, sentenced to 8 years for role in fatal shooting
NEW CASTLE, Ind. — Sixteen-year-old Adrian James Dukes of New Castle was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison — the maximum penalty under the terms of a plea bargain — for his role in a May 2023 homicide. Dukes had pleaded guilty to unlawful transfer of...
5+ tort claims linked to Sheriff costly to Henry County, insurance policy canceled
HENRY COUNTY, Ind. — “You know, I’m not concerned about bogus tort claims,” said Henry County Sheriff John Sproles in an hour-long interview in March. In 2022, Sproles had only been a cop for three years when he won a contested four-candidate Republican primary and breezed to victory in the general election to become Sheriff. […]
Staff cheers for veterans at airport ahead of Memorial Day
ARLINGTON, Va. (WANE via STORYFUL) – People cheered as veterans disembarked an aircraft at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, on Tuesday, May 21, ahead of Memorial Day weekend. Footage posted by Lisa Farbstein, a spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), shows elderly veterans coming from...
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