That Jesus guy sure gets around:
A small kitten is being called a holy cat, or a feline with Jesus on her side -- literally.
Ten weeks ago, the Johnson family rescued two kittens after their mother abandoned them outside of their house in Goshen.
Recently Lori Johnson's husband was petting the female kitten, Sissy, when he noticed markings on her fur that look like Jesus.
I wasn't really going to say much about this, merely point out that it's an opening sentence not many of us ever expected to see:
An Illinois man apparently drowned while swimming at a nudist colony just west of Valparaiso, Indiana.
Never mind the gubernatorial race, the condition of Indiana's economy, the worry over gas prices and the housing crisis and all that other silly stuff. This is what Hoosiers really care about:
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.
Remember the phony impersonating wrestler Steve Austin in Greensburg? The story's gotten even better:
former police officer faces theft and official misconduct charges for allegedly pocketing money while investigating a scam that sold fake autographs of action film actor "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.
Indiana residents' use of seat belts has reached the highest percentage ever -- 91.2, up from the 2007 record of 88.4 percent -- and officials remind us to keep up the good work:
"Motorists should remember that wearing a seat belt is not only their best defense against death or injury in a crash - it's the law," said Indiana State Police Superintendent, Paul Whitesell.
We must have a conference center! The future of the city depends on it!! This group that plans to build one says it will "move in another direction" if we don't pass a food and beverage tax to fund it!!!! And the state says the tax must be passed between Jan. 1 and July 31!!!! Hurry, hurry! hurry!!!!!!
Sadly, such tactics would probably work in this part of the state; but at least they're smarter than that in Richmond, for now:
Man, even the thieves are feeling this gas-price crisis:
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Police are holding one of two men who allegedly rode up to a vehicle, demanded money from the driver and fled on bicycles.
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According to a probable cause affidavit, a motorist told authorities he was approached by two men on bicycles at a stop sign Saturday.
The governor and his allies are still pushing lottery privatization, which -- given the election season and the still-lingering anger over leasing the toll road -- might not be the best idea in the world. Now, they're really pushing the idea that it's the a way to improve higher education in the state and stop "brain drain":
Indiana Code 34-7-7 is intended to protect the free-speech rights of those commenting on "matters of public interest." Say someone accuses a cop of wrongdoing, and officials decide to investigate, and a newspaper reports the allegations and the investigation. The investigation finds the accusation was baseless, and the accuser is in turn charged with false reporting, and the newspaper reports that, too.
Sometimes we forget what monsters sexual predators are. This creep from Muncie makes it easy to remember:
Authorities said Dyer took his daughter and two of her friends, ages 15 and 12, to the Best Western motel, 3011 W. Bethel Ave., on March 27, 2006, purportedly so the girls could enjoy the facility's swimming pool.
