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• Speeding Ticket Fees will go to Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury Fund

  Christina Cole | March 29, 2007 12:18 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  Drivers caught speeding will pay the price of the ticket and additional fees to boot, including $70 in court cost fees. And $2 jury fee, $7 record keeping fee, $3 public defenders and much more. By the time it is done, the average motorist ends up paying close to $110 in court costs and fees for basic traffic infractions.The House-passed version of a state budget, now resting in the Senate's...

• Man Cited After Morning Car Crash

  Christina Cole | March 24, 2007 1:02 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A man was cited Tuesday for leaving the scene of a car accident where two people were injured.The 82-year-old man told police he was crossing Indiana 46 westbound at about 7:25am after he stopped at the intersection. His car hit a car driven by a 23-year-old Terre Haute man who was traveling northbound. After the crash, he lost control of his vehicle, spinning before hitting another car driven...

• Former Indiana CU Employee Suing for Discrimination

  Christina Cole | March 21, 2007 1:53 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Discrimination

  A former Teachers Credit Union employee is currently suing the South Bend, Indiana based credit union for discrimination.The woman, who worked for the Teachers Credit Union from 1993 to 2003, claims in the lawsuit that her former supervisor physically and verbally harassed her on many occasions by calling her names and throwing office supplies at her during various times of frustration. A mental...

• Salmonella Spread By Deli Workers?

  Staff Writer | March 15, 2007 9:46 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  We are receiving reports that a deli worker who was infected with salmonella poisoning from eating tainted Peter Pan Peanut Butter continued to work for months after the worker became sick. The worker was employed at a Brownsburg, IN Wal-Mart and was informed by the Indiana State Department of Health that working near food or in the deli was a health-code violation.If you live in or around...

• Poor Police Training Leads to Wrongful Death Suit

  Christina Cole | March 08, 2007 11:16 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  A survey conducted by the Associated Press reveals at least 30 states - Indiana included - let newly hired local law enforcement officers hit the street entirely too early with little to no training at all.In most cases, recruits are to be supervised by full fledged officers, but that doesn't always take place. These states allow for a grace period prior to rookies being sent to a police...

• Woman Dies in 3-Car Accident

  Christina Cole | March 02, 2007 11:50 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  An Indianapolis woman that was involved in a three-car crash on Tuesday, has died as a result of her extensive injuries.A 2002 BMW was traveling south on Westfield Blvd, when it rear-ended a 1987 Chrysler New Yorker, said Carmel Police.The impact of the crash pushed the Chrysler into the northbound lane, where the car hit a 2002 Ford Explorer head on. The name of the seventeen year old, driving...