Military families from across Indiana are invited to participate in the Annual Indiana Blue Star Salute on Saturday, June 21 from 10-2 at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville.  This event honors the sacrifices made by family members of those serving on Active Duty and in the Reserve and National Guard.  Admission and parking are free and the event is open to the public.

Indiana has a rich legacy of military service and honoring our veterans when they return.  Serving alongside our veterans are the parents, siblings, spouses and children of our military families.  For the past 8 years, the Indiana Blue Star Committee has been honoring these family members through a daylong salute that includes recognition of the family’s service member, guest speakers, prizes and a day of family fun.

Each family also receives a Blue Star Banner to commemorate the tradition started during World War I by Captain Robert Quiessner of the 5^th Ohio Infantry to honor his sons serving in Europe.  Today, Blue Star Service Banners are displayed by military families across our country to show pride in their loved one’s service and to remind all Americans that preserving our freedom is not free.  With service members deployed all around the world, we are reminded that communities around our Indiana are filled with proud military families.

To participate in the Indiana Blue Star Salute, military families should register at indianabluestar.org.  More information is available on Facebook and Twitter at Indiana Blue Star Salute.

Tuesday morning, May 27 at approximately 12:30 a.m. the Indiana State Police Post at Versailles received a transfer 911 call of a shooting incident that had just occurred on Bard Road near Crothersville.

According to Detective Roger Drew, investigators responded to the scene where 35 year old Jay McGinnis of Austin had reported the back window of his 2006 Nissan Altima had been shot out.

McGinnis suffered a very minor injury as a result of the shooting. It is unknown if a bullet, bullet fragment, or glass caused the injury.

Investigators have been working around the clock since the incident and early this morning executed two search warrants near Austin in Scott County. As a result of those search warrants, four individuals were arrested on drug related charges.

While the search warrants executed in Scott County were issued as a result of the shooting investigation, the arrested individuals were not involved in the shooting incident itself. For more details regarding the drug arrests, see the related story at wlsmradio.com

The shooter in the incident has been identified by investigators but has not yet been arrested. Investigators are not releasing that individual’s name at this time but say they do not believe he poses a threat to the public. Agencies assisting the state police with the investigation include Crothersville and Austin Police Departments, and Scott and Jennings County Sheriff’s Departments. This is the only information being released at this time. As more information becomes available or if any additional arrests are made, updated information will be released.

Indiana will celebrate innovation this August with Centric’s Day of Innovation conference.  This exciting one-day event allows innovation leaders and practitioners from all backgrounds to converge and learn from a diverse group of people.  It is open to anyone who looks to elevate their organization’s innovative thinking.

The event takes place August 28 at the Hilbert Circle Theater and will feature keynote speaker Jeff Baxter, co-founder of Steely Dan and lead-guitarist of the Doobie Brothers.  Baxter is now a consultant for the Pentagon on counter-terrorism.  Learn from Jeff “Skunk” Baxter how to think non-linear in a linear world.

Other speakers include Doug Boles, President of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; Peter Wilt, President of Indy Eleven; and Joe Van Deman, entrepreneur and former Strategic Operations Manager at Google.