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Police investigating shooting in Columbus

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The death of a woman on the west side of Columbus has led the Columbus Police Department to activate the multi-agency death investigation team.

Columbus Public Safety Spokesman Lt. Matt Myers says the woman, identified as being early to middle aged, was found in an apartment on the city‘s west side Tuesday afternoon. Officers  were called to the apartment after employees found the unresponsive woman. Myers says paramedics along with other first responders arrived on the scene and  were quickly able to determine that the female was deceased.

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As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, authorities were in the process of obtaining a search warrant for the apartment. Myers added that no further information, including the victim‘s identity, will be released until authorities are ready.

Southern Indiana Law Enforcement Joining Forces

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In an effort to make the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday travel period safer, Southern Indiana Law Enforcement Agencies will be joining hundreds of other law enforcement agencies statewide in participating in the annual “Safe Family Travel Campaign”. The campaign began Friday, November 8th, and will continue through Sunday, December 1st.  Law Enforcement will be conducting high visibility enforcement efforts including sobriety check points and saturation patrols targeting impaired drivers and unrestrained motorists.

In Indiana, more than 50 percent of fatalities in auto crashes are due to passengers who did not buckle up. In November 2012, there were 355 alcohol-related crashes across Indiana resulting in 155 injuries and 5 fatalities.
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Please help do your part to make the Thanksgiving Holiday travel period safe by observing the following safety rules:
 – If you are planning to travel make sure you are well rested, a fatigued driver is a dangerous driver.
 – Avoid tailgating; remember the two-second rule.
 – Make sure everyone is buckled up.
 – Put down the electronic devices and drive.
 – Don’t Drink and Drive.
 – Move Over and Slow Down for emergency and highway service vehicles.

Ongoing FBI Investigation in Salem

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WSLM has learned this afternoon from eyewitness accounts that several FBI agents were converging on a home on North Water Street in Salem.

According to witnesses, one man was removed with ankle and hand cuffs. Motorcycles were also removed from the residence.

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A special agent with the FBI office in Indianapolis could not comment on the eyewitness report but offered this statement.

“The FBI is conducting an ongoing investigation in the area, the nature of which I can’t disclose, “Wendy Osborne, Special Agent, Indianapolis office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Osborne said no updates would be available anytime soon.

The Indiana State Police did not have any information on the incident and noted they were not involved.

Tune in on WSLM 97.9 FM and WSLM 1220 AM and log in to wslmradio.com for more about this and other stories as they develop.

Hearing on Carp today

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The fish that has policymakers and environmentalists fearful of serious damage to the Great Lakes ecosystem is the subject of a public meeting this afternoon in Indianapolis.

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For the last decade, the Asian carp has been infiltrating waterways, gobbling up algae and small shellfish that other fish eat.

The carp eat so much that they can crowd out nearly all other species. The Indiana Wildlife Federation is hosting its third meeting with state and federal officials to explain the options for dealing with it.

Executive director Barb Simpson says Chicago has had success keeping the carp out of Lake Michigan with electrified barriers. The Army Corps of Engineers will release a report in the next month or two evaluating the pros and cons of different proposals for dealing with the carp.

Earlier this month, the federation held similar meetings in Portage, near what‘s believed to be the most likely entry point to the Great Lakes, and Fort Wayne. Simpson says the threat in Fort Wayne is the second biggest, because Eagle Marsh south of the city could give the carp access to the Great Lakes watershed.

The Department of Natural Resources is putting up barriers.

Operation Christmas Child collection is this week

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National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child is this week, Nov. 18 through 25.

The Salem Senior Center is the local collection site. They are located on North Shelby Street next to the YMCA complex.

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Participants are asked to fill a shoebox (plastic is preferred) with toiletries, toys (no guns or war-related items), hard candies, school supplies, flashlights, picture books, T-shirt, socks, jewelry, etc.

You may enclose a note to the child and a photo of yourself or your family. If you include your name and address, the child may write back.

Please include a $7 donation with each box to help cover shipping costs. Age categories are: 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14.

Participants are also asked to pray for the child who will receive your box. Drop boxes off at the senior center next week or call Gail Napier, 883-1247 for more information.

Since 1993, more than 100 million boys and girls in over 130 countries have experienced God’s love through the power of simple shoebox gifts from Operation Christmas Child. Samaritan’s Purse works with local churches and ministry partners to deliver the gifts and share the message of Jesus Christ.

SALEM ROTARY CLUB TO RAISE FUNDS FOR DISASTER RELIEF – PHILIPPINES

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 The Salem Rotary Club is raising funds to assist with disaster relief in the Philippines as a result of Super Typhoon Haiyan.  The storm destroyed entire coastal towns with record winds and tsunami like waves as much as 16 feet in height.  The city of Tacloban was nearly destroyed.  Over a half a million people are estimated to have lost their homes.

All funds raised by Salem Rotary will be given to ShelterBox USA. www.shelterboxusa.org.  Each shelter box contains a tent, thermal blankets, water purification supplies, a basic took kit, a multi-fuel cook stove and utensils,  and a children’s pack.  ShelterBox USA is a Rotary affiliated organization.

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Each Shelter Box costs $1,000.00 and weighs approximately 120 pounds.  Each Rotarian has been challenged to raise $99 towards this effort.  This will fund three shelter boxes.  Salem Rotary Club is seeking additional donations from the community to purchase additional boxes.

President Mike Motsinger stated, “Anyone wanting to contribute to this huge relief effort and who wants to be sure that their donation is used for the purpose for which its given can donate through Salem Rotary Club”.  All donations are tax deductible.

Donations for this purpose can be given to any Rotary member, dropped off at Old National Bank, First Savings Bank, Regions, First Harrison, Mead Law Office, Loy & Fordyce, or mailed to Salem Rotary Club, PO. Box 593, Salem, IN  47167.

Tower is Artist of the Month

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Donna Tower of Campbellsburg is the artist of the month at Lost River Market and Deli.

Tower has nearly 20 oil paintings on display in the market’s Art Corner. The work ranges from floral features to landscapes.

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Tower lives on a Campbellsburg farm with her husband Bill.

She is a former teacher at Bradie Shrum and West Washington elementary schools.

After retiring in 2007, Tower took art lessons from Marilyn Morgan, and also has taken lessons from Buck Paulson, Wyatt LaGrand and Barry Powell.

Her work has been exhibited at various art shows, including the Columbus Art Fair.

Commissioners and Council to meet again about health insurance

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The Washington County Commissioners will meet this morning at 8a in Executive Session, followed by a public meeting at 9a.

At 10a the County Council is scheduled to meet in joint session with the Commissioners to continue to discuss county employee health insurance.

Others on the agenda are Joe Edwards with SRI, John Mead, representing the local airport project and Dean Freije, with Freije Treatment System.

Attorney Tom Scifres and Auditor Sarah Bachman are on the agenda for 11:30p

The meeting will be held at the Government Building near the jail on Martinsburg Road.

Tippecanoe School moves 950 students

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The Tippecanoe School Corporation is moving 950 students whose schools were damaged by Sunday‘s severe storms.

Both Southwestern Middle School and Mintonye (min-TAHN-yay) Elementary School suffered heavy damage from the storms.

Students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade will be moved to First Assembly Community Ministries.

Seventh and eighth graders will be moved to Wea Ridge Middle School in Lafayette.  T-S-C Superintendent Dr. Scott Hanback says he is grateful for the community support and the alternative locations are ideal locations “that will allow us to keep our school community united.”

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The district says initial estimates indicate it could be six months to one year before students can return to their original schools.  Classes for the affected students are canceled for Tuesday as teachers and administrators prepare for the move to the alternative locations.

Rokita tours Indiana tornado damage

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After touring parts of Indiana damaged by Sunday‘s tornadoes, one Indiana congressman says he will be consistent with his past votes to see federal budget cuts if relief money exceeds a certain level.

Republican Congressman Todd Rokita toured storm damage in his district on Monday; Komomo, Logansport and Lafayette, and says if Governor Pence asks President Obama for a federal disaster declaration, “you bet I‘ll be behind it.”

Rokita was criticized by some in both parties back in January for voting against $50 billion in supplemental emergency money for victims of Sandy in the northeast.

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He argued that since the money was not originally in the federal budget, it should be offset with cuts from other parts of the budget.

The congressman says the same standard applies to his 4th District.  “I will probably be offering amendments if it goes to an emergency funding situation on what will offset those costs, what we‘ll be willing to live without” Rokita said, adding that it was too early to tell if that would be the case.

The initial reports of damage across Indiana and eleven other states that were hit by Sunday‘s storms do not appear to approach that caused by Sandy, so enough money may have been allocated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency to cover it already.