NIPSCO Offers Winter Heating Safety Tips

nipscoNIPSCO reminds customers of the importance of maintaining a safe home heating system as temperatures drop and winter sets in. You can have a peek at this web-site for more efficient heating system installation. For starters, conduct an annual furnace inspection to make sure it is working efficiently and to protect residents from safety concerns like carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Continue reading

Maximum Sentence Handed Down for Toddler’s 2015 Murder

Shane Weedling
Shane Weedling

The Marshall County man who admitted to beating his girlfriend’s toddler to death with a hairbrush last September because she wet the bed received a maximum sentence for murder this morning in Marshall Superior Court. Judge Robert O. Bowen told Shane Weedling the only factor in his favor was his guilty plea in connection with Serenity Wilson’s murder last year in a Plymouth motel room. Continue reading

Beware of Email Scam

scam-alert-150x120Area residents are receiving emails purported to be from a Knox pastor raising money for a grant to assist needy people. The request gives a telephone number and requests that you send money with a pre-paid card from Walmart. The entire effort is a scam. Report any contact to local law enforcement officials.

Teens Face Reckless Driving and Alcohol Charges Following Traffic Stop

police-lightsA Friday night traffic stop of a car reportedly traveling 110 miles per hour in a posted 60 mph zone resulted in the detention of five teenagers by the Indiana State Police. Troopers spotted a 2001 Dodge Caravan traveling southbound on U.S. 31 just before midnight, according to a news release. As they were catching up to the van, troopers reportedly saw the five teens throw alcoholic beverages out the van’s windows. Continue reading