Sunday, January 25, 2009

Indiana wins Miss America 2009


People
Denim-clad beauties stood in marked contrast to the traditional, more formal mood at this year's Miss America pageant, as young women from around the country vied for the crown at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

And the winner was? Miss Indiana Katie Stam, 22, a communications major at the University of Indianapolis.

Highway workers find 100k

IndyStar.com
Three Indiana state highway workers picking up trash Friday along I-70 found a little something extra inside an abandoned tire: more than $100,000 in cash.

Police spent hours unfolding, separating, counting and drying the thousands of wet bills at the Indiana State Police post at Pendleton. Investigators are checking the abandoned tire's tread marks to see if they can help determine a possible source of the cash.

Sale of 26 Marsh stores approved by bankruptcy court, remaining 18 stores to close

From Fox59 On Tuesday, FOX59 learned two companies won the bidding war: Topvalco and Generative Growth II. Topvalco is a Kroger subsidiary...