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Friday May 17 | The Indianapolis Star

Father of slain ISU grad: 'He could always be counted on to step up'

A man who spent his youth in Indianapolis and later served in the Indiana Army National Guard was shot and killed earlier this week as he tried to help a woman being mugged in the Bahamas, police said.

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Thu May 09, 2013

WLFI-TV West Lafayette

Fountain Co. meth raid lands 3 arrests

Three people sit in the Fountain County Jail Thursday after deputies say they were found with items used to make meth.

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Related Topix: Kingman, IN, Veedersburg, IN

Tue Apr 30, 2013

Journal and Courier

Judge rejects second plea in fatal crash

A judge has rejected a second plea agreement for Brandin D. Bacon, a Vermillion County man accused of killing a 70-year-old motorcyclist in a hit-and-run crash last fall.

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Related Topix: Vermillion County, IN, Violent Crime

Fri Apr 26, 2013

Journal and Courier

Worker severely burned after torch touches off explosion in Kingman

A rural Kingman resident was severely burned after a cutting torch he was using touched off an explosion Friday afternoon at Denny's Tire Services in this Fountain County town 35 miles southwest of Lafayette.

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Related Topix: Kingman, IN, Lafayette, IN