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14-Year Old Indiana Student Hangs Herself Under School Bleachers After Students Bully Her

Kristine Bellino — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:39:56 +0000

Many will say that the Braylee Rice Memorial Facebook page should never have to have been erected. The 14-year old began school this week by hanging herself from the bleachers at her middle school in Marion, Indiana. Friends and family say that Braylee was suffering from depression, but it was bullying from her peers that [...]

Watch Airplane Crash into a House in South Bend, Indiana [VIDEO]

Eric Meier — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:34:10 +0000

A private jet crashed into a home in South Bend Indiana yesterday (3/17) as the plane was attempting a landing at Michiana Regional Airport. New surveillance video has been released showing the plane crash. Two people aboard the plane were killed but no one on the ground was hurt. The surveillance video showing the plane crash is here from [...]

Highway Covered With Flour – Indiana Toll Road Shut Down

Eric Meier — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:26:36 +0000

A portion of the Indiana Toll Road was closed in the northwestern corner of the state after a semi truck accident that caused a load of flour to coat the highway. The accident occurred in LaPorte County between South Bend and Chicago. According to WSBT-TV on Facebook, the highway was closed while the flour was removed. [...]

Super Tornado Outbreak of 2012 – Indiana Town 'Completely Gone' [VIDEOS]

Eric Meier — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:47:06 +0000

An extremely strong and destructive line of tornado-producing thunderstorms passed through the midwest and midsouth today (March 2). The storms hit southern Indiana the hardest. The town of Marysville, about 20 north of Louisville, KY, was described by the Clark County sheriff as ‘completely gone.’ Asked on NBC Nightly News if metorologist Jim Cantore could remember an [...]

Why Would a Politician Call the Girl Scouts a 'Radicalized Organization?'

Kathy Landin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:25:40 +0000

State lawmakers in Indiana were recently presented with a resolution to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts organization and honor the positive influence the group has had on American women. Representative Bob Morris, a Republican from Fort Wayne, was the only representative to refuse to sign, citing a belief that the Girl Scouts is a “radicalized organization.”