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Petersburg woman to get artificial pancreas

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A southern Indiana woman will be the first in the U-S to get a device dubbed an artificial pancreas for people with diabetes.

Fran Lewis of Petersburg learned last month she was to get the small device which looks like a pager.

It was approved just last month by the U-S Food and Drug Administration.

The mechanism relies on a computer algorithm which syncs the results of a continuous reading of the wearer’s glucose levels with a pump that provides appropriate amounts of insulin.

Lewis says the new pump will allow her to enjoy life more and worry less about her ever changing blood sugar levels.

Manning Fever

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Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning is coming back to town to play against the team he led for 14 seasons.

Manning, now quarterback for the Denver Broncos, brought more than excitement to Colts fans  —  he brought tons of extra visitors to Indianapolis.

And with them, lots of extra cash spent in restaurants, bars, and hotels.

Chris Gahl, of Visit Indy, calls it the “Peyton Effect.”  Downtown hotels which are a bit of half-full during a normal week-end are now virtually all taken because Number 18 is coming back to play the Colts.

POSSIBLE FLOYD CO. LAYOFFS

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Up to 50 Floyd County employees could be out of a job under a plan to close the county‘s budget gap.

County officials are looking at a nearly $2 million deficit that will need to be closed and officials are mulling over a plan.

That plan would include the possibility of taking out a loan and having a tax to pay it off or laying off employees.

County Councilman Jim Wathen says about 1/3 of the issue can be tied to the expenses of the David Camm and William Clyde Gibson trials but some can be connected to things like the $800,000 purchase of land from Northside Christian Church for a proposed park.

The issue will be discussed at a special meeting Thursday evening at 5:00 p.m. at the Pineview Government Center on Corydon Pike

Beware Fake Colts Tickets

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Demand is high because of Peyton Manning‘s return to Lucas Oil Stadium.

But Indianapolis Police warn Colts fans looking for tickets for the Broncos game Sunday night to be wary.

COLTS STICKERPolice suggest you buy from a licensed broker, not from individuals on the street or online.

And beware of anyone seeking to trade for an upgrade.

They could be handing you fakes to get your legitimate tickets.  If someone shows you a ticket, check the quality of the paper stock and look for misspellings and off center logos.

House ends shutdown, funds government until January 15

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The U.S. House of Representatives voted 285-144 Wednesday night to approve a compromise agreement that ends the federal shutdown, funds the government until January 15 and extends the debt limit until February 7.

The Senate approved the measure earlier in the evening. President Obama has vowed to sign the bill “immediately.” The final agreement makes only insignificant changes to the president’s health care law, by requiring income verification for people receiving health care subsidies from the government. And it also authorizes a bipartisan committee of negotiators to hammer out a long-term budget deal by Dec. 13, before government funding runs out again in January.

Senates votes to end gridlock

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The U.S. Senate voted 81-18 Wednesday night to approve a compromise agreement that would end the federal shutdown, fund the government until January 15 and extend the debt limit until February 7.

The measure now moves on to the House of Representatives for a vote.

The compromise was completed by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell after a House effort to offer a counter-proposal nearly derailed Senate negotiations.

The final agreement makes only insignificant changes to the president’s health care law, by requiring income verification for people receiving health care subsidies from the government.

And it also authorizes a bipartisan committee of negotiators to hammer out a long-term budget deal by Dec. 13, before government funding runs out again in January.

Meth Lab Bust Scott County

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Tuesday afternoon,   troopers from the Indiana State Police Post at Sellersburg and deputies from the Scott County Sheriff’s Department went to 3235 Hardy Lake Road in Scott County looking for an alleged active Methamphetamine Lab and a wanted person.

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When the officers approached the residence they noticed two people in the rear of the home near an outbuilding.

They went to speak to them and as they approached they noticed the two men, Christopher D. Axsom, 31, from Chestnut Street in Columbus, IN and Dustin A. Evans, 23, from Buckingham Drive in North Vernon, IN, were standing by an active Methamphetamine Lab.

They were both immediately placed into custody and a search of the area located other items commonly used in the production of Methamphetamine.

Both subjects were incarcerated at the Scott County Jail on the charges of Possession of Methamphetamine and Possession of Pre-Cursors to Manufacture Methamphetamine.

The Indiana State Police Methamphetamine Lab Team came to the residence to dismantle and clean up the Methamphetamine Lab.

The wanted person the officers were looking for was not at the residence.

Former Secretary of State appeals guilty verdict

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Former Secretary of State Charlie White appeared in court Tuesday to appeal his guilty verdict after a jury convicted him of six felony charges linked to voter fraud.

White had registered to vote at his ex-wife‘s house, saying that he lived there. However, prosecutors argued that White actually lived with his current wife in a Fishers condo outside of his town council district.

White was sentenced to one year of home detention and blamed his lawyer for a weak defense and is suing him for legal malpractice.   White elected to call his former wife, his mom and his former lawyer in hopes of getting a new trial.

In a post-conviction document, White says former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi gave him “ineffective” counsel and was ignorant of the law.  White said Brizzi decided not to call witnesses during the trial or put him on the stand.

Brizzi testified Tuesday for about four hours and said it would have been a disaster to let White testify during his 2012 trial.
White and his wife will testify next week as the hearing continues.

Former Secretary of State appeals guilty verdict

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Former Secretary of State Charlie White appeared in court Tuesday to appeal his guilty verdict after a jury convicted him of six felony charges linked to voter fraud.

White had registered to vote at his ex-wife‘s house, saying that he lived there. However, prosecutors argued that White actually lived with his current wife in a Fishers condo outside of his town council district.

White was sentenced to one year of home detention and blamed his lawyer for a weak defense and is suing him for legal malpractice.   White elected to call his former wife, his mom and his former lawyer in hopes of getting a new trial.

In a post-conviction document, White says former Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi gave him “ineffective” counsel and was ignorant of the law.  White said Brizzi decided not to call witnesses during the trial or put him on the stand.

Brizzi testified Tuesday for about four hours and said it would have been a disaster to let White testify during his 2012 trial.
White and his wife will testify next week as the hearing continues.

BEECH GROVE MAYOR ON AMTRAK DEAL

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The mayor of Beech Grove says he‘s pleased with the last-minute deal to keep the Amtrak line from Indianapolis to Chicago running.

Mayor Dennis Buckley says the new deal is good for his city, including the 550 people who work at the Amtrak maintenance facility.  He says the jobs generate about 49-million dollars to the local economy for Beech Grove, Indianapolis and Central Indiana.

The deal announced Tuesday includes contributions from the state, Amtrak and cities along the route including Indianapolis, Crawfordsville, Rensselaer and Lafayette.

West Lafayette and Tippecanoe County will also contribute.

INDOT says it costs two-point-nine-million dollars to operate the line for one year.

However, Buckley says more work needs to be done to keep the line running for years to come.

He says long-term planning needs to be put in place so this issue doesn‘t keep coming up every year.

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