Police: Michigan man sought sex with teen | IndyStar.com

Police: Michigan man sought sex with teen | IndyStar.com:

"A Michigan man who traveled nearly 200 miles for a rendezvous with a 13-year-old girl was arrested in Carmel after he found cops waiting for him, police said.

Simon M. Kemp, 58, Sturgis, Mich., thought he was going to meet a 13-year-old girl he had communicated with online since March, police said.
Kemp was arrested Friday and charged with two felony counts of child solicitation, two felony counts of attempted child molesting and a count of dissemination of matter harmful to minors, Carmel police said."

Sunherald.com: Escaped Indiana prisoner caught in Mississippi

AP Wire | 09/02/2006 | Escaped Indiana prisoner caught in Mississippi:

"Authorities acting on tips from the public arrested an escaped Indiana prisoner while he slept in the back seat of a car near a convenience store.

Kevin Alva, 49, escaped Monday while in custody of a private prison transport service by running into the woods north of Interstate 10 at the Mississippi Welcome Center.

Media coverage helped generate the tip that landed Alva back in custody shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday. He is being held in the Forrest County jail pending extradition."

No leads seen in Indiana arson

No leads seen in Indiana arson:

"A fire that roared through several historic buildings last week in downtown Madison, Ind., was arson, and authorities said yesterday they do not have any leads.

'I'm pretty frustrated and aggravated,' Mayor Albert Huntington said.

The fire, on Aug. 25, gutted the Elks lodge built in 1902 and a former city hall built in 1876. It damaged three other buildings along West and Third streets."

Indiana Barrister: Political Potpourri Part II

Indiana Barrister:

"Stadium View
Republican County Councilor Ike Randolph is calling on the city to give up its luxury suites at the RCA Dome, Lucas Oil Stadium, Conseco and Victory Field House. In a news release issued Thursday afternoon Randolph said the private sector should pay for such accommodations, not the public sector. He also says with the operations costs for Lucas Oil Stadium slated to run nearly $10 million annually over budget, the city should not pay for luxury seating. At best Randolph says the city should sublease the suites. He is also filing a freedom of information request with Mayor Bart Peterson's office to find out how much the city has spent on the suites at the Dome, Conseco and Victory Field since 2000."

IPS OKs budget with tax increases | IndyStar.com

IPS OKs budget with tax increases | IndyStar.com:

"The Indianapolis Public School Board approved a budget Thursday that will raise taxes as the district begins to pay off its debt from recent renovation and rebuilding projects.

IPS has finished a large part of the $832 million project, which was approved in 2001 and includes air conditioning in all schools, renovations to older schools and new buildings in some neighborhoods.
District officials are preparing to issue bonds to pay for the third and final phase."

TheIndyChannel.com - Local News - Stadium Operations Funding Called Into Question

TheIndyChannel.com - Local News - Stadium Operations Funding Called Into Question:

"A key state lawmaker said Friday that the state will not provide more money for Lucas Oil Stadium, adding fuel to concerns about how the facility's operation will be funded.

The state, which is in charge of construction, said it has enough money to build the stadium, but the city-operated Capital Improvement Board said it won't be able to operate the stadium because money from taxes that are already being paid was set aside for that.

Neither side knows for sure how much it will cost to operate the stadium each year, 6News' Norman Cox reported. The figure that has been talked about is $10 million."

WTHR - Indianapolis News and Weather - Sen. Lugar discusses Iraq timetable

WTHR - Indianapolis News and Weather - Sen. Lugar discusses Iraq timetable:

"The top US general in Iraq says Iraqis can take over security there within a year to 18 months. Eyewitness News spoke about that timetable with the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Indiana Senator Richard Lugar.

American soldiers may be able to leave Iraq during the next 18 months according to the top US general. Senator Lugar, who was in Indianapolis to speak to the Kiwanis Club, says it's important not to announce a specific date for the Iraqi forces to take control, but Lugar agrees with the 18-month timeline.

'Clearly the American public is anxious. I am anxious about it. Anyone who has someone over there is hopeful they would not be there indefinitely and they won't be. But for the moment headway is being made and some patience is required,' said the senior senator."