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Trucker shortage around nation

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The nation‘s trucking industry is dealing with a shortage of qualified drivers.

Indiana Motor Truck Association President Gary Langston says trucking companies are dealing with higher federal standards, insurance rates, safety procedures and other issues.

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He says those factors are making it more difficult to find drivers to haul freight.

Langston says vendors also don‘t want to deal with companies that may not hire drivers with relatively clean records.

He says the IMTA is working with Indiana colleges that have trucker training programs in an effort to hire more qualified drivers with good records.

Week 3 of Bisard Trial

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Week three in the David Bisard trial opens today in Allen Superior Court in Fort Wayne.

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After receiving testimony Friday from a toxicology expert that blood evidence is 100 percent accurate and reliable Judge John Surbeck has allowed the blood to be admitted as evidence. Throughout the case, defense has challenged the blood as being mishandled and collected improperly.

Those tests showed Bisard with a blood alcohol content of more than twice the legal limit.

The suspended Indianapolis police officer is accused of a fatal drunk driving crash that killed one and seriously injured two others.

ISP Trick Or Treat Safety

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The Indiana State Police would like to remind parents of a few safety tips to observe during the Halloween holiday. Parents and children will be out in full force this week trick-or-treating and the Indiana State Police would like to remind parents that observing just a few rules will help can make the evening both fun and safe.

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•Keep costumes short to prevent trips and falls.

•Try make-up instead of a mask. Masks often obstruct a child’s vision, which makes tasks like crossing the street and going up and down stairs dangerous.

•Make sure children wear light colors or put reflective tape on their costumes.

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•Make sure older children trick-or-treat with friends. Together, map out a safe route so parents know where they will be.

•Instruct children to stop only at familiar homes where the outside lights are on.

•Encourage children to trick-or-treat while it’s still light out. If children are out after dark, make sure they have flashlights and travel on well lighted streets.

•Remind children not to enter the homes or cars of strangers.

•Follow your communities trick-or-treating hours.

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•Remind children not to eat any of their treats until they get home.

•Check out all treats at home in a well-lighted place.

•Only eat unopened candies and other treats that are in original wrappers. Remember to inspect fruits for anything suspicious.

Additionally, many communities, schools and churches offer children safe alternatives to trick-or-treating designed to keep children safely within parents’ view. Some hospitals and schools allow children to trick-or-treat by going from room to room virtually eliminating the dangers associated with being out walking on the street after dark.

Camm still faces civil trial

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The murder case against David Camm ended last Thursday with his acquittal — but not all the former state trooper‘s legal battles are over.

Kim Camm had two life insurance policies totaling nearly a half-million dollars, with David Camm as the beneficiary.

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The acquittal means a state law barring a murderer from profiting from his victim‘s death no longer applies. But attorney Nick Stein says Kim‘s parents, Frank and Janice Renn, will argue Camm‘s guilt under common law, in essence retrying the murder case in civil court.

The burden of proof is lower in a civil case, requiring the Renns only to prove Camm‘s guilt more likely than not, rather than beyond a reasonable doubt.  Stein says the Renns don‘t need the money, but “can‘t stomach” the thought of it going to Camm.

He says they remain “wholeheartedly” convinced of his guilt despite the acquittal. The estates of Kim Camm and their children Brad and Jill, totaling about 160-thousand dollars, are also in dispute.  The money has been in escrow while Camm pursued his appeals.

With the criminal case now over for good, Stein estimates it‘ll take a year or two to bring the civil case to trial.

2 IU Students Arrested Relating to Stabbing

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Two Indiana University students were charged Sunday morning in connection with a stabbing that injured another student at a campus apartment building, school officials said.

University police arrested 18-year-old Zesen Shen and 21-year-old Kaiyu Lao, IU spokesman Mark Land said in a news release. Shen has been charged with intimidation and battery and Lao was charged with intimidation, Land said.

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Police said Shen, Lao and a 20-year-old IU student were in the Tulip Tree apartment’s parking lot around 3:30 a.m., Land said. Witnesses told campus police the three were there “to resolve a dispute when the suspects began chasing victim and wounded him with a knife,” Land said.

University police Lt. Craig Munroe told the Indianapolis Star the student was stabbed in the back. The 20-year-old was taken to IU Health hospital in Bloomington with an injury that isn’t life-threatening, Land said.

The incident prompted university officials earlier Sunday to tell students to seek shelter behind locked doors. The school gave students the all clear around 7 a.m. CDT.

One Arrested in Stabbing Incident at IU

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One person was arrested Sunday morning in connection with a stabbing that injured an Indiana University student at a campus apartment building, school officials said.

University police arrested 18-year-old Zesen Shen at about 8 a.m. Sunday at the Tulip Tree Apartments in Bloomington, IU spokesman Mark Land said in a news release.

Police said Shen, another suspect and a 20-year-old IU student were in the apartment’s parking lot around 3:30 a.m., Land said. Witnesses told campus police the three were there “to resolve a dispute when the suspects began chasing victim and wounded him with a knife,” Land said.

University police Lt. Craig Munroe told the Indianapolis Star (http://indy.st/1ckrtoX) the student was stabbed in the back. The 20-year-old was taken to IU Health hospital in Bloomington with an injury that isn’t life-threatening, Land said.

Campus police are still looking for the second suspect, and the investigation is continuing, Land said.

The incident prompted university officials earlier Sunday to tell students to seek shelter behind locked doors. The school gave students the all clear around 7 a.m. CDT.

IU Stabbing Update

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Police are combing the campus of Indiana University at Bloomington for two men armed with a knife after a student was slashed during a fight in the parking lot of a housing complex earlier this morning, the university said.
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However, the University called off a warning to students and faculty to take shelter, saying that although the suspects remained at large, there was no immediate threat to anyone on campus.

“Around 4 a.m., apparently, three students were involved in some sort of a fight at a student apartment complex at the edge of campus,” said university spokesman Mark Land, adding that police were searching for two suspects, who may be armed with a knife.

“We have just issued an all-clear. We don’t think there is any danger to anyone else on campus,” he said.

He said a student who was stabbed in the fight outside the student apartments had suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was being treated at a local hospital.

IU Students Warned To Stay Inside

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A person armed with a knife is at large on the Indiana University at Bloomington campus this morning after police say the suspect stabbed a person at an on-campus apartment complex.

The stabbing happened around 4 a.m. today at Tulip Tree Apartments, 2451 E. Tenth Street, on the northeast side of campus.

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The person wielding the knife fled, prompting the university to send out an alert about an “armed individual” spotted on campus.

IU-Bloomington Police Lieutenant Craig Munroe said the victim, an IU student, was stabbed in the back after a fight and was taken to an area hospital. He is expected to recover.

Munroe said the victim appears to have been “targeted” and that the incident may have been isolated, but that he was still cautioning everyone on campus to stay alert and seek shelter.

Munroe said the person with the knife is also possibly a student. The university’s Twitter account, @IUBloomington, indicated that police were searching for two Asian men, though Munroe said police believe only one person was armed.

Arturas Rosenbacher, a senior at IU, said since the stabbing he has seen several police cars around campus.

Rosenbacher, 21, lives in an apartment complex on the southeastside of campus facing north toward Tulip Tree.

“Every couple of minutes I’ll see a police car driving around,” Rosenbacher said. “I think I saw two police cars with a spotlight on.”

Rosenbacher said the atmosphere around campus appears calm after the early morning violence, adding that a lot of people are still sleeping.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call (812) 855-4111.

Haunted Hall today at IU

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Bloomington, Indiana – The Indiana University men’s basketball team will hold its Haunted Hall of Hoops on Sunday, Oct. 27 in Assembly Hall. Admission is free. Doors to Branch McCracken Court will open at 2 p.m., with the Cream and Crimson scrimmage set to begin around 2:30.

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“We have enjoyed doing this each year and this gives our players another opportunity to play in front of the best fans in the country,” said IU Coach Tom Crean. “With the exhibition game the night before as well anyone who is a Hoosier fan should have the chance to meet, learn more about and see our team up close.”

Games and Candy start at 2 p.m. and will continue through most of the scrimmage.  Following the scrimmage, children in costume will be allowed to be in a parade on the Assembly Hall floor and group pictures with the coaches and players will be taken immediately afterward.

An autograph session for kids only will follow the parade.  Each child will be given an item that is signed by team members.  No personal items brought will be signed at this event. 

IU wins first exhibition game

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Bloomington, Indiana – Sophomore Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell scored 20 points including six three-pointers to lead #24 Indiana to an 83-68 win over Southern Indiana, a Division II power, in the first exhibition game for both teams.  USI is ranked #23 in the NCAA Division II preseason poll and will next play at Tennessee, November 7, while the Hoosiers will take on Hillsdale, November 4 in their final exhibition tuneup.

“This past week of practice was his (Yogi) best overall week he’s had probably since he’s been here, so I think that really gives us something to build on,” said IU Coach Tom Crean.  “I think the whole key is you take what the game is giving you, and Yogi is good enough where that’s got to be the key.”

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Indiana led for the majority of the game and used contributions from several players to hold off the Screaming Eagles each time it looked like they could make a run.  All totaled six players scored nine points or more for the Hoosiers.

Sophomore Jeremy Hollowell scored 13 points and had two assists, freshman Troy Williams had 10 points and 10 rebounds, senior Will Sheehey had 10 points and four boards, freshman Noah Vonleh had nine points and 12 boards and sophomore Hanner Mosquera-Perea chipped in nine points and five rebounds.

With the game tied at 22-22 with 6:18 to go in the first half, the Hoosiers closed out the half on a 16-9 run when Williams hit a fast break slam dunk at the buzzer to see IU lead 38-29 at half.

 

USI came out the aggressor to start the second half and made it’s first six shots and cut the lead to 44-42 at the first media timeout with 15:37 left in the game.  Williams got a kind bounce on a three-pointer and senior Evan Gordon added a free throw to cap an 11-2 IU run to make it 55-44 with 11:57 left in the game.

The Screaming Eagles would continue to claw back but when Hollowell buried a triple on the left wing, the Hoosiers would lead 67-57 and ended up leading by as much as 18 points.

“I thought the first game under the lights, the first game in front of the fans, I thought our guys played with tremendous energy, said IU Coach Tom Crean.   “I thought we got better as the game went on. I think these guys understood that at some point in time if you just stick with it, stick with your energy, you keep pushing the ball, keep attacking, good things are going to happen.”

Several other IU players provided solid nights.  Gordon would finish with six points, five rebounds and three assists, sophomore Austin Etherington hit four of four free throws and added two steals, and freshman Luke Fischer would contribute two points, five boards, two assists and a blocked shot in 11 minutes after just returning to practice three days earlier.

Statistically, the Hoosiers grabbed 21 offensive rebounds and outboarded USI, 54-36.  The Hoosiers aggressiveness also figured at the free throw line with IU making 18 of 31 to USI’s two of seven attempts.  In addition, the Hoosiers outscored the visitors on the break, 23-2.

“I think the fans are really going to enjoy the team, but I think they are going to be like me, they’ll pull their hair out once in a while, said Crean. Hopefully they’ll understand that these guys are trying to do everything they can do to continue to hold Indiana to the standard they’re at. They want it and that’s well over half the battle.”

The men’s team will be at Assembly Hall tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 to host their annual Haunted Hall of Hoops.  Admission is free. 

 

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