Some Indianapolis bridges in dire need of repair

WTHR :

"13 Investigates has learned that there are a number of bridges in Indianapolis which need to be replaced soon, bridges that school and city buses cross every day.

Gateway Drive could become a gateway to potential disaster. Every day an estimated 500 unsuspecting motorists cross the east-west corridor on the northwest side, unaware of the deep cracks, corrosion and compromised support beams below."

Nascar Fines Greg Biffle

Detroit News -

Greg Biffle was fined $5,000 and put on probation until Dec. 31 for skipping a press-box interview following his second-place finish in the Kroger 200 Busch Series race at O'Reilly Raceway Park last week.

Indiana Cities Eye Summer Curfew Law

Palladium-Item :

"With summer nearing, cities and towns across Indiana are looking at beefing up summertime curfews to keep youth off the streets and out of trouble late at night.

Until last year, when a new version of Indiana’s curfew law was adopted, it was no crime for teens to hang around in a public place at any hour.


Constitutional challenges have taken the state’s curfew law on and off the books three times since 2000, but Indiana’s latest law won’t be challenged by civil rights groups because it includes protections for youngsters’ First Amendment rights."

Senator Calls for Study of Crashes Caused by Semis

WANE-TV :

"Last August, a semi crashed into vehicles stopped in a construction zone on the Toll Road near Bristol, killing a truck driver and four members of one family, including two children.

Thursday's crash occurred in roughly the same area under similar construction conditions.

The crash has prompted Senator Tom Wyss of Fort Wayne to call for a study of commercial vehicle crashes in Indiana. On Thursday, Wyss said Indiana interstates were developing a reputation among truck drivers that 'once you cross the Ohio line, you've got a free ride.' Wyss doesn't believe that's the fault of the Indiana State Police who he believes are undermanned to cover the amount of truck traffic in the state."

Riot Breaks Out at Indiana Prison

iWon News:

"Inmates staged a two-hour riot at a medium-security men's prison Tuesday, injuring two staff members and setting fires in a courtyard.

Indiana Department of Correction spokeswoman Java Ahmed said more than one cell house was involved in the disturbance at the New Castle Correctional Facility, about 43 miles east of Indianapolis.

Corrections officials sent emergency squads and county and state police to the prison. New Castle Mayor Tom Nipp said the entire city police force was also activated."

Indiana: A 150-mile trail, 7 wineries

The Enquirer:

"Seven central Indiana wineries on the fledgling Indiana Wine Trail are finding their niche in America's multibillion-dollar wine industry.

Of course, not everyone on the trail is willing to struggle with Indiana's limitations. Charles R. Thomas, owner of Chateau Thomas near Plainfield, likes his wine 'fine.' He says that kind of taste is impossible to get from Indiana grapes.

'I applaud the people who try to grow grapes here, but it's no secret that I don't think Indiana is the place for it,' said Thomas, 75, and a retired gynecologist. He uses only old world grapes, such as chardonnay and merlot from the West Coast, in his wines. 'But to each his own. That's the strength of the wine trail - the diversity.'"

12 from southern Indiana charged with running caviar ring

AP Wire:

"State conservation officers believed they broke up an illegal caviar ring Monday by arresting 12 southern Indiana residents on accusations of running a network that generated as much as $400,000 for some fishermen.

Members of the ring caught paddlefish from Ohio River tributaries and then sold their eggs as caviar, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. One paddlefish can yield as much as $800 in eggs, and annual income for those who catch them can range from $100,000 to $400,000.

'It's easy money, it's just like picking cherries,' Sgt. Dean Shadley said. 'And I'm sure that was tax free. I can't imagine they reported it.'"