The Big Ten Conference recognized a total of 1,253 students competing in fall sports who have been named to the Academic All-Conference team Wednesday.

The list of honorees features 111 field hockey students, 435 football students, 108 men’s and 198 women’s cross-country runners, 106 men’s and 206 women’s soccer students and 89 volleyball students.

Indiana had a total of 92 honorees on the list for the fall of 2017.

“To have 92 students receive fall Academic All-Big Ten honors speaks volumes about the quality of our students, coaches, and academic support staff,” said IU Vice President and Director of Athletics Fred Glass. “Reaching our highest academic potential is one of our top priorities, and we could not be prouder of this achievement by our students who participate in intercollegiate athletics.”

To be eligible for Academic All-Big Ten selection, students must be on a varsity team, as verified by being on the official squad list as of November 1 for fall sports, who have been enrolled fulltime at the institution for a minimum of 12 months and carry a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.

Big Ten Faculty Representatives established the Distinguished Scholar Award in 2008 to supplement the Academic All-Big Ten program. Similar to the Academic All-Big Ten honor, Distinguished Scholar Award recipients must be letterwinners in at least their second academic year at their institution. However, the Distinguished Scholar Award encompasses only students with a minimum GPA of 3.7 or higher for the previous academic year, excluding summer school. The Academic All-Big Ten threshold is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher for a student’s academic career.

A complete list of all the Indiana honorees by sport is below.

Field Hockey

Nora Aucker

Cameron Gibson

Kelsey Giese

Ciara Girouard

Elle Hempt

Andi Jackson

Katie Johnson

Maddie Latino

Jessica Morford

Taylor Pearson

Grace Sensenig

Taylor Swope

Abby Urbanek

Claire Woods

Football

Johnny Albomonte

Ben Bach

Justin Berry

Joshua Brown

Andre Brown Jr.

Drew Conrad

Rashard Fant

Chris Gajcak

Cole Gest

Dan Godsil

Isaac James

Hunter Littlejohn

Wes Martin

Peyton Ramsey

Jacob Robinson

Conor Thomas

Ryan Wattercutter

Nick Westbrook

Men’s Cross Country

Jackson Bertoli

Bobby Browning

Marcus Ellington

Jordan Huntoon

Daniel Kuhn

Kyle Mau

William Mulloy

Ben Veatch

Adam Wallace

Cooper Williams

Women’s Cross Country

Maggie Allen

Brenna Calder

Haley Harris

Kelsey Harris

Stacy Morozov

Joely Pinkston

Katherine Receveur

Amy Smith

Hannah Stoffel

Grace Walther

Kendell Wiles

Men’s Soccer

Ian Black

Sean Caulfield

Isaac Friendt

Spencer Glass

Jack Griffith

Jeremiah Gutjahr

Andrew Gutman

Rashad Hyacenth

Jordan Kleyn

Grant Lillard

Josh Lipe-Melton

Francesco Moore

Drew Nuelle

Austin Panchot

Trevor Schwartz

Women’s Soccer

Abigail Allen

Mykayla Brown

Chandra Davidson

Caroline Dreher

Julian Gilliam

Alison Jorden

Emma Kershner

Sydney Kilgore

Kylie Kirk

Annelie Leitner

Justine Lynn

Kyndal McKinney

Macy Miller

Maya Piper

Meghan Scott

Kayla Smith

Volleyball

Jessica Admire

Elizabeth Asdell

Kendall Beerman

Victoria Brisack

Samantha Fogg

Hayden Huybers

Meaghan Koors

Jessica Leish

For the first of the innovative TED Talk inspired speaker series outside of Indianapolis, Walk the Talk: Creating Happiness will bring the multi-faceted event to Bloomington, Ind., and will showcase speakers discussing and sharing their personal approaches to creating happiness in this world.

The event will also feature live music, confetti, a light show and more, making it an over-the- top show unlike any other speaker series! Walk the Talk: Creating Happiness will be held on Wednesday, February 21, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. (doors at 7:00 p.m.) at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater in Bloomington, Ind. (114 E. Kirkwood Avenue).

Tickets are on sale now (free for kids 11 and under, $15 for non-students and $11 for
students, plus applicable fees) at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater Box Office and
bctboxoffice.org.

Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door on the day of the
event. A limited number of media passes are available for this event. Please
contact jennifer@thevogue.com.

This event will also bring back to the area current Vogue owner and Indiana University
Alumnus Steve Ross, who owned the historic Bluebird nightclub in Bloomington from
1981 to 2004.

Ross has always loved the area, and looks forward to bringing discussion
about how people can create happiness for themselves and those around them to adult
and student listeners alike.

“Coming back to Bloomington is like a homecoming for me,” Ross said. “I learned so
much there, and I'm excited to share our speaker series with the Bloomington
community.

Our goal is to create an epic shift, one person at a time, in how people think
about and act towards each other, as well as themselves. We hope this shift creates a
positive wave that washes over everyone in Bloomington!”

The speakers of Walk the Talk: Creating Happiness will inspire and motivate listeners
with messages about their approach to creating happiness in this world.

Those interested in auditioning and sharing their story can contact Steve at
walkthetalkseries@gmail.com for more information.

Auditions will be held Saturday, January 13 and Sunday, January 14 from 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. at the Rose Firebay Theatre at the Waldron Arts Center in Bloomington (122 S. Walnut Street).

Listeners should arrive open to new information and ready to experience the vision of
Walk the Talk, with the expectation of receiving key “take-aways” that can be
immediately integrated into their daily lives, improving the overall quality and awareness
of each person’s life and those close to them.

Yesterday morning at approximately 9:50 am, Trooper Nathan Abbott made a traffic stop on a maroon Chevrolet Monte Carlo south of the Twenty-Three Mile Marker on Interstate #65 in Clark County.  

After speaking to the driver, Jason Fink and two passengers, Kenneth Winchester, (front seat) and Kayla Marling, (back seat), trooper Abbott conducted a search of the vehicle. During the search he located a purple Crown Royal whiskey bag.

Inside of the Crown Royal bag was a black digital scale, alleged Heroin and Methamphetamine residue, numerous plastic bags and plastic straws.  

During the traffic stop, Kayla Marling was also found to be in possession of syringes.

All three of the occupants of the vehicle were arrested and were incarcerated at the Clark County Jail.

Arrested and Charges:

Jason L. Fink, 43, from English Avenue in Austin, was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Heroin, Possession of Paraphernalia and Maintaining a Common Nuisance.

Kayla R. Marling, 24, from English Avenue in Austin, was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Heroin, Possession of a Syringe, Prior Possession of a Syringe, Visiting a Common Nuisance and Obstruction of Justice.

Kenneth D. Winchester, 26, from York Road in Austin, was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Heroin, Visiting a Common Nuisance, and Possession of Paraphernalia.

Today, at approximately 9:00 am, a seventeen year old Ohio boy was found riding on the exterior catwalk of a commercial motor vehicle on I-65 northbound near Seymour in Jackson County.  

The boy, who had been reported as a runaway from Shelby, Ohio, was arrested and transported to Jackson County Juvenile Detention in Brownstown, Indiana.

The incident began when Motor Carrier Inspector Michael Buckley was operating the I-65 scalehouse on I-65, just north of Seymour.  MCI Buckley observed the seventeen year old boy riding on the catwalk of the semi between the cab and the trailer.  MCI Buckley got the driver to stop at the weigh station where he then had troopers to respond to assist.

Initially, the juvenile attempted to hide from the troopers.  He was then taken into custody by Trooper Seth Davidson.  Trp. Davidson was able to identify the seventeen year old juvenile who had previously been reported as a runaway from Shelby, Ohio.  Further investigation determined that the boy may have climbed aboard the commercial motor vehicle somewhere in Kentucky prior to daylight. 

The boy was transported to the Jackson County Juvenile Detention Center in Brownstown, Indiana pending his transfer back to Ohio.

The driver of the vehicle was unaware of the boy riding on his truck and will not face any charges.

Indiana Conservation Officers investigated an ORV crash that injured an 11 year old juvenile male. The crash occurred today around 1:30pm on Whetstine Road just north of Railroad Road in Morgan County.
 
The juvenile was on a Monster Moto mini bike and following his grandpa who was on a lawn mower. The juvenile attempted to turn around in the roadway when he pulled in front of a Harley Davidson motorcycle, operated by Wayne Luther (62) of Indianapolis.  
 
The juvenile sustained injuries to his wrist, torso and leg. He was transported to IU Health-Morgan and transferred to Riley Hospital for Children. He is in stable condition. Mr. Luther did not sustain any injuries due to the crash.
 
Neither the juvenile nor Mr. Luther were wearing any safety gear at the time of the crash.
 
Drugs or alcohol are not believed to be a contributing factor in this crash.

On December 2, 2017, at approximately 2:34 PM, while traveling on I-265 westbound, Trooper Paul Bailey observed a disabled mini-van on I-265 eastbound partially in the fast lane near the 3.5 Mile Marker in Floyd County. 

Positioned directly behind the van was a plain white Ford Crown Victoria with flashing red and white emergency lights on the rear of the vehicle, and flashing white and amber emergency lights on the front.  

The white Ford Crown Victoria was completely stationary in the fast lane of Interstate #265 causing a traffic problem.

Trooper Bailey made contact with the driver of the Ford Crown Victoria, John William-Michael Ulmer, 23 years old, from Georgetown-Greenville Road in Greenville.

During the contact and subsequent investigation Trooper Bailey discovered an alleged police radio in Ulmer’s vehicle.

John William-Michael Ulmer was taken into custody and transported to the Floyd County Jail where he is awaiting his first court appearance.   

He was charged with: Illegal Possession of Police Radio, Class B Misdemeanor; Unlawful Display of Emergency Lights, Class C Misdemeanor; Reckless Driving-Blocking Flow of Traffic, Class C Misdemeanor and Light Restriction Violation, Infraction.

At approximately 8:38 PM on December 1, 2017 the Jackson County Sheriff received a 9-1-1 call from a home in the 2500 block of South County Road 750 East, south of Dudleytown.

Reserve Deputy Shane Collier was first on the scene where he located Roy Clarkson, 79 outside the residence.

Collier recovered a .38 revolver from Clarkson, who told Collier that two more people were inside the home.

Deputy Collier waited for backup and then officers entered the home where they located Debra S. Newhouse, 53 and her husband John G Newhouse, 48.

Debra is the daughter of Clarkson, and the wife of John Newhouse. The Newhouses live in the home with Clarkson.

It was determined that John Newhouse had one gunshot wound to his right ear.

Jackson County EMS treated Newhouse’s injury at the scene, but Newhouse refused to go to the hospital. No one else was injured. 

The case is under investigation and will be sent to Jackson County Prosecutor for review. It is not believed that alcohol or drugs were involved.

Assisting Collier at the scene were CSI Det. Bob Lucas, Deputy Jeff Walters, Reserve Deputy Steve Murphy, Reserve Deputy Charlie Murphy, Seymour Police Department, Deputy Rick Meyer, Crothersville Police Department, and Jackson County EMS.

State Sen. Erin Houchin (R-Salem) announced the Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the Senate Page Program.

This full-day interactive program gives students in grades six through 12 the opportunity to tour the Indiana Statehouse, observe session debates on the Senate floor, and assist staff with age-appropriate tasks. Students will also meet with their state senator.

“Students participating in the page program are able to get an up-close look at their state legislature,” Houchin said. “Civic involvement is crucial to our democracy, and I encourage students in the area to come to the Statehouse to experience it firsthand.”

The 2018 Senate Page Program will run from mid-January through early March. Positions fill quickly, so it is important to sign up early. Pages are scheduled for Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays during the legislative session starting at 8:30 a.m. and dismissing at 3:30 p.m. Groups serve together on Wednesdays. Serving as a page is considered an excused absence from school.

For more information or to apply, visit www.IndianaSenateRepublicans.com/page-program.