Saturday 4th July, 2009
Councilman wants to restrict panhandling
13 WTHREmily Longnecker /Eyewitness News Indianapolis - Police call it a nuisance, and at least one lawmaker is calling panhandling a public safety issue. Coleman, a homeless man, says he makes up to $18 a...
Palin to step down as Alaska governor
13 WTHRWasilla, Alaska - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin surprised supporters Friday and announced she is resigning from office at the end of the month without explaining why she plans to step down - throwing into...
Cop delivers life-saving shock to man
WISH TV 8Sgt. Darrin Emmons was shopping at Wal-Mart on when he heard someone shouting for help. "I heard someone yell, 'Call 911'," recalled Emmons. Sgt. Emmons arrived to find two women...
Poison still found in picnic tables
13 WTHRBob Segall /13 Investigates Indianapolis - 13 Investigates has found many area picnic tables are still tainted with poison. One year after WTHR first exposed the problem involving thousands of picnic...
Police step up patrols over holiday
WISH TV8State police say an additional 150 troopers will be patrolling the roads during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. It's part of a federally funded program designed to reduce...
Economy impacts fireworks sales
13 WTHRRich Van Wyk /Eyewitness News Indianapolis - People are already celebrating the Fourth of July holiday with some big spending. But is the recession taking the bucks out of the bang? Fireworks sales...
Off-duty officer uses AED to save man in cardiac arrest
13 WTHRSandra Chapman /Eyewitness News Fishers - A casual family outing to Wal-Mart turned into a life-saving mission for an off-duty Fishers police officer. Off the clock and nearly out the door of the...
Adopt a pet for $4 on the Fourth of July
13 WTHR... price for...
Cummins recalling 400 workers at Indiana plant
13 WTHRMary Milz /Eyewitness News Columbus - An Indiana company forced to close because of the shutdown at Chrysler is calling back over 400 furloughed employees. This comes just one day after the US...
Crews clean up fuel spill on Pendleton Pike
13 WTHRIndianapolis - An accident led to a 25-gallon fuel spill on Pendleton Pike Friday afternoon. Firefighters say it happened at 7401 Pendleton Pike at around 1:30 pm. A refrigerated semi truck from...
American woman obsessed with rabbits back in jail
Journal GazettePortland, Oregon — An Oregon woman obsessed with bunnies has been ordered back behind bars after police found her in a hotel room with more than a dozen rabbits.Washington County Circuit Judge...
Newspaper columnists give Gov. Palin dubious honor
Journal GazetteJuneau, Alaska — The National Society of Newspaper Columnists chose Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the winner of its annual Sitting Duck Award, a tongue-in-cheek honor that pokes fun at the most...
Program puts vets to work in community
WISH TV 8As part of a program called Veterans Property Management, veterans trimmed, painted and gave new life to a once dilapidated apartment complex. The gesture was an outward metaphor of the inward...
Colorado company offers banana coffins
Journal GazetteDenver — Casket makers catering to natural burials have offered biodegradable coffins made of such materials as recycled newspapers or cardboard. Ecoffins USA, based in Montrose, Colo., is...
In a first, NKorea airs beer commercial on TV
Journal GazetteSeoul, South Korea — In an apparent first, North Korea — a country that struggles to feed its 24 million people — has aired a beer commercial on state television.The advertisement...
Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard
13 WTHRConcord, NH - Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen Northeast states as a destructive plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the United...
Fireworks suspected in overnight fire
13 WTHRIndianapolis - Fireworks may have sparked a fire overnight at a northeast side home. Bruce Fulling captured his neighbor's pickup truck engulfed in flames in the driveway of a home in the 8700...
British Embassy staff to be tried
Journal GazetteA powerful cleric said Friday that Iran will put British Embassy staffers on trial for fomenting postelection turmoil, a step that would likely increase Iran's isolation and alienate Western nations...
South Bend zoo sees bigger crowds amid recession
13 WTHRSouth Bend - South Bend's zoo has seen a big jump in attendance this year but it faces the possibility of funding cuts as city officials look to reduce spending.Potawatomi Zoo's attendance of...
Local attractions fit family budgets
WISH TV 8... reports fewer Americans are expected to hit the road this holiday weekend. The agency blames the decline of the current economy, but that's good news for local attractions. With perfect weather to...
Deer hunts planned at 17 Indiana state parks
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