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WSLM COUNTRY NIGHT WITH THE STARS

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1220 AM WSLM COUNTRY is celebrating its country roots with a special COUNTRY KARAOKE night at FRIDAY NIGHT ON THE SQUARE this Friday night. As you Karaoke from the best of Country music – old and new – you’ll also be able to sign up for some great concert tickets and a chance to see the stars LIVE in Nashville, Tennessee.

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WSLM COUNTRY wants to send you and a friend to A NIGHT WITH THE STARS during the 2014 CMA Music Festival in Nashville, TN June 5-8.

“WSLM 1220 AM is getting back to its country roots,” said owner and general manager Becky White. “Dad started the station in 1953 and it was originally a country and western station. As a matter of fact, the Number One Country DJ in the US was working at WSLM – that was Sag-a-long Taylor Porter.”

Now a member of the Country Music Association, White and 1220 AM WSLM COUNTRY are making plans to send listeners from the Kentuckiana area to the annual Music Festival in Nashville.

First off, said White, WSLM will be sending four couples to the CMA Music Festival’s nightly concerts at LP Field, where the Tennessee Titans play football. Those tickets are for Thursday, June 5, 6, 7 and 8th.

“These concerts were sold out at the end of last year’s festival so these are some of the hottest tickets in area right now,” said White.

  • Thursday night’s show will feature Brantley Gilbert, Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley, and Rascal Flatts.
  • Friday’s show includes Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Jason Aldean, The Band Perry and Eric Church.
  • Saturday’s live show will feature Chris Young, Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban, Little Big Town and Darius Rucker.
  • The festival will close out on Sunday night with Brad Paisley, Hunter Hayes, Lady Antebellum, Thomas Rhett and the Charlie Daniels Band.

 

“Just going to see one of these shows is going to be a tremendous,” said White. “If you’re a country music fan, you’re going to have a great time…it’s going to be like going to four or five concerts all in one night!”

White will also give away four pair of tickets to the CMA Music Festival’s newest attraction, the AT&T U-verse Fan Fair X at the Music City Center.

“This is the fan part of the festival that features hundreds of booths featuring some of your favorite musicians and country performers,” said White. “Located in the new Music City Center, its air conditioned and a huge new building in downtown Nashville. You can get autographs, listen to interview sessions and hear new music.”

Finally, White will give away two tickets with access to all activities, all days of the CMA Music Festival.

“This is the grand prize,” said White. “You’ll get to experience everything and have a ball!”

The ticket winners will be announced on June 1 and you may enter through WSLM’s social media, website at wslmradio.com and through signing up at events like Friday Night on the Square and through contesting on-air at WSLM Radio.

1220 WSLM COUNTRY broadcasts 24/7 to the Tri-State area and reaches 3.6 million listeners.

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Text to 911 Starts Roll out in Indiana

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Starting today cell phone carriers Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint will make texting to 911 via cell phone a possibility.

Each county must individually sign up for the program, and many aren’t on board yet, including Marion County and most of Central Indiana.

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In many areas calling 911 is the only option.

The program is called Next Generation 911. Users would simply address a text to 911, then type a message describing the emergency.

This would be especially helpful, for example, during a home break-in when the victim is hiding and unable to speak.

However, Indianapolis Public Safety Center Chief Tim Baughman said there are concerns with the new technology.

For example, when someone calls 911, they relay all necessary information to the dispatcher in a short amount of time: name, location, a description of the emergency and responses to any questions the operator may ask in response.

One concern is, texting this information would take a considerable amount of time.

Baughman said 911 dispatchers in Marion County field roughly three million calls each year. Their main goal, he said, is sending help as soon as possible, and city leaders don’t want to implement a program that may get in the way of that.

Another concern is that, even if a user sent a text to 911 with a smart phone, the Next Generation 911 system has no way of knowing from where the text originated, even if it’s sent from a smartphone with GPS.

“When a call comes through the old E911 system, we know where they’re calling from, it comes up on the screen automatically,” Baughman said. “If you come through text without some sort of application on the front end, we won’t know their location, so that’s something that’s going to have to be shared and that’ll be time consuming.”

Indianapolis has formed a committee through the office of Public Safety Director Troy Riggs to look more into the new system.

Bartholomew County is currently is using the system. Tipton, Putnam and Fayette Counties have signed on to the service. In those locations, public safety administrators say they’re still testing the system to work out any bugs. For the time being, they ask residents to continue calling 911 until the texting system is fully functional.

Excise Officers Cite 15 Businesses, Arrest Alcohol Trainer

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Indiana State Excise Police officers cited 15 alcohol businesses on 115 charges after a three-month investigation into fraudulent alcohol training certificates.

Excise officers also arrested Matthew B. Miller, 37, of Indianapolis, on two preliminary charges each of forgery (a Class C felony) and theft (a Class D felony) after they received information that he offered to sell alcohol-training certificates to employees at businesses in Terre Haute without requiring they attend any training.

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State law mandates that clerks, bartenders, waiters and managers at liquor stores, bars, restaurants and clubs successfully complete a two-hour alcohol-training program. Employees selling alcohol at grocery stores and drug stores do not need to have permits or complete any training.

Miller is one of the state’s approved certified trainers for in-person server training. Miller’s scheme involved selling certificates for $20-25 each to businesses or employees without providing any actual training. Beginning in 2013, the training could be done online through the Alcohol & Tobacco Commission’s website instead of attending a class in person.

Now, 15 businesses face a total of 115 charges related to Miller’s scheme to sell fraudulent certificates. In addition to Miller’s criminal charges in Vigo County Superior Court 6, he also faces 58 counts of administrative charges for violating the terms of his server trainer license with the Alcohol & Tobacco Commission.

“The server training program offered by the State Excise Police is designed to ensure that servers understand the importance of recognizing the symptoms of intoxication,” Superintendent Matt Strittmatter said. “This is an important public safety concern.”

“By selling fraudulent certifications, Miller compromised the safety of Indiana citizens. Moreover, he violated the public trust for which we have zero tolerance.”

As the enforcement division of the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission, the primary mission of the Indiana State Excise Police is to promote public safety by enforcing Indiana’s Alcoholic Beverage Code. While excise officers have the authority to enforce any state law, they focus primarily on alcohol, tobacco and related laws.

All respondents are to be presumed not liable until, and unless the plaintiff can prove by preponderance of the evidence the respondent’s liability in an administrative hearing. All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless, proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

 

List of Businesses Cited in Server Training Investigation

All respondents listed below are to be presumed not liable until, and unless the plaintiff can prove by preponderance of the evidence the respondent’s liability in an administrative hearing.

  • RR49-30296 The Grove Sports & Eatery, 3206 S. Emerson Ave., Beech Grove, IN 46107 (2 counts Retailer/Dealer Certification Requirement, 2 counts Alcohol Server Criteria, 1 count Prohibited Smoking)
  • RR49-21811 El Meson Mexican Restaurant, 8810 S. Emerson Ave #280, Indianapolis, IN 46237 (2 counts Retailer/Dealer Certification Requirement, 2 counts Alcohol Server Criteria)
  • RR49-23502 The Journey, 7155 E. 96th St., Indianapolis, IN 46250 (9 counts Retailer/Dealer Certification Requirement, 9 counts Alcohol Server Criteria)
  • RR49-04315 Grand Central Dining Car, 511 E. 21st Street, Indianapolis, IN 46218 (2 counts Retailer/Dealer Certification Requirement, 2 counts Alcohol Server Criteria)
  • RR49-90232 India Garden Restaurant, 830 Broadripple Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46220. (1 count Retailer/Dealer Certification Requirement, 1 count Alcohol Server Criteria)
  • RR49-18819 Asaka Japanese Restaurant, 6414 E. 82nd St., Indianapolis, IN 46250 (1 count Retailer/Dealer Certification Requirement, 1 count Alcohol Server Criteria, 2 counts No Employee Permit, 2 counts Employee Records Required, 2 counts No MQ on file)
  • RR49-92173 Just Wing’n It, 7834 N. Michigan Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268 (1 count Retailer/Dealer Certification Requirement, 1 count Alcohol Server Criteria)
  • RR49-02574 Chumley’s, 838 Broadripple Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46220 (11 counts Retailer/Dealer Certification Requirement, 10 counts Alcohol Server Criteria)
  • RR84-04476 Real Hacienda, 2750 S. 3rd, Terre Haute, IN 47802 (4 counts Retailer/Dealer Certification Requirement, 4 counts Alcohol Server Criteria, 1 count No Employee Permit, 1 count Employee Record Required)
  • RR49-27393 Guadalajara Grill Mexican Restaurant, 9918 E. Washington, Indianapolis, IN (10 counts Retailer/Dealer Certification Requirement, 4 counts Alcohol Server Criteria)
  • RR49-05557 Tick Tock Lounge, 2602 E. 10th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46201 (2 counts Retailer/Dealer Certification Requirement, 2 counts Alcohol Server Criteria)
  • DL32-11477 Parsley’s Package Liquor, 1731 E. Main St, Plainfield, IN 46168 (1 count Retailer/Dealer Certification Requirement, 1 count Alcohol Server Criteria, 1 Count No Employee Permit, 1 Count Employee Record Required)
  • RR49-30193 Rhonda’s Dream, 1313 N. Sherman, Indianapolis, IN 46201 (2 counts Retailer/Dealer Certification Requirement, 2 counts Alcohol Server Criteria, Records of Employee Permit Required)
  • RR49-08896 King of Clubs (The Pulse), 5478 N. Brookville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46219 (2 counts Retailer/Dealer Certification Requirement, 2 counts Alcohol Server Criteria)
  • RR49-84231 Bubbaz Bar and Grill, 10030 E. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46229 (8 counts Retailer/Dealer Certification Requirement, 8 counts Alcohol Server Criteria)

Bailey heading to coach at Butler

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Former Indiana University standout and Bedford North Lawrence Head Girls Basketball Coach Damon Bailey is headed to become the top assistant coach at Butler University.

Bailey who guided the Lady Stars to a 27-1 record and state championship.

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Bailey says he couldn’t resist the opportunity. That means BNL Athletic director Jeff Callahan is hunting for a new head coach to lead the Lady Stars.

Bailey’s oldest daughter, Alexa, has also committed to Butler and will play there starting in 2015-16.

It wasn’t an easy decision for Bailey who is walking away from a two-time state championship team that has a strong nucleus to be successful again. Alexa will be a senior and his youngest daughter, Loren, has two more years to play and his son Brayton is coming up.

But Bailey says the move will benefit his family in the long run. BNL will not lose the Bailey talent, the family plans to stay in Bedford and Damon will travel back and forth to Butler.

Callahan says the Lady Star’s varsity assistant coach, Jeff Allen, seems a likely successor to take Bailey’s spot as head coach and Bailey is supporting that choice.

ISP Investigating Death of Male in Martinsburg

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Indiana State Police are back in the Martinsburg area investigating the death of an adult male on Bixler Road.

According to ISP Sgt. Jerry Goodin, police received a call between 8:30 and 8:45a this morning. No further details about location or cause of death have been released at this time.

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Just a few weeks ago, ISP and Washington County Sheriff’s Department personnel responded to a 911 call regarding the death of Kristi Williams, 41, who was found dead after her boyfriend reported an emergency at the home. State police said Williams died of severe trauma to the neck but no official cause of death has been reported in that case.

There is no word if the two incidents are related.

Stay tuned to WSLM for more on this story.

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Weather leads IUS officials to cancel graduation ceremonies

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The 2014 IU Southeast commencement ceremony was canceled on Monday due to severe weather.

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Only minutes after  graduates and staff took their seats, IUS officials were notified by the IUS police department that lightning was approaching.

The ceremony was suspended and attendees were instructed to take shelter in Knobview Hall or Meadow Lodge. Almost an hour later it was announced that the commencement was canceled.

Students were asked to turn in their rental robes and told if they kept them for a future commencement, they would be charged $600.

Interim Chancellor Barbara Bichelmeyer said that the university is disappointed that the graduates were not able to participate in the ceremony, but that the safety of all in attendance forced the cancellation.

 

One student posted on his Facebook page – “I couldn’t be more disappointed in IU Southeast. I’ve put in my time and my work to graduate, and have the opportunity to hear my name called across the loudspeaker and walk across the stage. What happened today was chaos and a lack of leadership. The IU Southeast Administration dropped the ball and the Class of 2014 suffers the consequences.”

“There was a significant amount of lightning in the area,” Bichelmeyer said. “It is a huge risk management issue for us, so we had to make that call.” Bichelmeyer said that university officials are in the process of finding a way to hold separate commencement ceremonies for each school to make up for Monday’s cancellation.  

She said students should  expect to be notified by email or IUS Notify of any future plans.

“We know you (students) have been working on this for years and years,” Bichelmeyer said. “We want to find a way to do justice, and recognize, with all the pomp and circumstance you all  deserve.”

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