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Patoka Man Arrested after Fleeing from Trooper

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Gibson County – Tuesday afternoon, February 21, at approximately 5:02 p.m., Trooper Hurley observed a four-wheeler traveling at a high rate of speed east on River Road approaching Main Street in Patoka. The rider of the four-wheeler disregarded the stop sign at the intersection and continued south on Main Street. Trooper Hurley recognized the rider as Riley Hill, 23, of Patoka. Trooper Hurley activated his emergency lights and attempted to stop the four-wheeler, but Hill failed to stop and continued south at a high rate of speed. Hill eventually left the roadway on the west side and rode through a field toward Hudson Road. Trooper Hurley eventually found Hill hiding in a nearby junkyard. Hill was arrested without further incident and taken to the Gibson County Jail. He was later released after posting bond. The four-wheeler was also located and towed.

Arrested and Charges:

  • Riley Hill, 23, Patoka, IN
  1. Resisting Law Enforcement, Level 6 Felony
  2. Driving While Suspended, Class A Misdemeanor

Arresting Officer: Trooper Tanner Hurley, Indiana State Police

Assisting Agency: Gibson County Sheriff’s Office

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Vanderbugh County Crash Report

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Senate Passes Bill That Would Prohibit Hoosiers From Protesting At A Person’s Home

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By Xain Ballenger, TheStatehouseFile.com

Sen. Scott Baldwin (left), R-Noblesville, and Sen. Michael Young, R-Indianapolis, debate Senate Bill 348 on Tuesday in the Senate Chamber.

Photo by Xain Ballenger, TheStatehouseFile.com.

The Indiana Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would prohibit Hoosiers from protesting at a person’s home.

Senate Bill 348 is authored by Sen. Scott Baldwin, R-Noblesville, and Sen. Aaron Freeman, R-Indianapolis, and deals with “residential harassment.”

The bill would make “residential harassment, a Class C misdemeanor, to picket or protest before or about a person’s dwelling with the intent of harassing the person in the person’s dwelling. … A person may only be taken into custody for the offense if the person refused an order to disperse.”

Senators raising issues about the bill called it vague and said it would prevent constituents from protesting government officials.

Bill co-author Sen. Aaron Freeman, R-Indianapolis, speaks on Senate Bill 348 Tuesday. The bill was passed in the Senate with a vote of 29-16.

Photo by Xain Ballenger, TheStatehouseFile.com.

“How do you determine whether it was the person’s intent to harass somebody,” asked Sen. Michael Young, R-Indianapolis. “I may have not had any intent to harass other than be a part of the group, show my displeasure with the person’s vote or whatever they said they were going to do.”

Sen. Greg Taylor, D-Indianapolis, said the bill would force officers to enforce a vague law.

Freeman, meanwhile, pushed for the bill to pass.

“Our homes should be off limits—off limits to everybody, by the way, Republican, Democrat, independent, judiciary, whoever,” he said. “This isn’t not protesting a public official. We had plenty of protests here yesterday. There’s plenty of protests here any day of the week that you want it, but it shouldn’t be at your home.”

The bill passed by a 29-16 vote.

Xain Ballenger is a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

Hannah Hood Named MVC Player Of The Week

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Hood batted .571 in home-opening weekend

LOUIS – University of Evansville senior infielder Hannah Hood was named the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week on Tuesday.

Hood batted .571 with six runs, five walks, five RBI, four stolen bases and two home runs to lead the Purple Aces to a perfect 4-0 mark.  In Saturday’s game against Kansas City, Hood was 2-for-2 with three RBI, three runs, a home run, walk and steal.

She followed that up in Sunday’s game against the Kangaroos with a 2-3 effort with another homer, two runs and two RBI.  She also swiped two more bases.  Hood recorded two walks, a steal and hit by pitch in Sunday’s

 

USI College of Liberal Arts to host active shooter training, town hall – UPDATE: Event not open to the public

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The University of Southern Indiana College of Liberal Arts is partnering with USI Public Safety and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) to offer active shooter training and a town hall meeting for discussion in response to recent local and national events. Training and discussion will be available Wednesday and Thursday, March 1-2 to give students, faculty and staff the opportunity to attend. Both sessions will take place from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Kleymeyer Hall, located in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center, 0101. This event is not open to the public.

Active shooter situations are unpredictable and evolve quickly. Training sessions are intended to help the USI community learn how to respond to potential active shooter incidents. Public Safety officers, CAPS counselors and representatives from the College of Liberal Arts will be available to address questions. Attendees are encouraged to express concerns and raise questions to bring greater understanding to the community. 

“USI is a great place to live, work and learn. Our goal is to ensure safety to everyone on campus,” says Julie Minnette, Senior Administrative Associate in the College of Liberal Arts and event organizer. “While circumstances out of our control may happen, we want each person here to be prepared, know they have a large support group and truly feel they belong here.” 

For questions regarding the event, contact Minnette at 812-464-1735. For questions regarding training, contact Sam Preston, Assistant Director of Public Safety, at 812-464-1845. For questions regarding CAPS, contact Lauren Bailey, Senior Administrative Assistant, at 812-464-1867. Visit USI.edu/safety for more information and resources. 

*Editor’s Note: These events are not open to media or the public. To schedule an interview pre-events, please contact Kaylee Johnson, Media Relations Specialist, at 812-461-5259.

Trailblazer baseball falls on the road at D-I No. 8 Wabash Valley

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  1. CARMEL, Ill. – The Vincennes University baseball team faced their toughest test of this young 2023 spring season Tuesday afternoon after traveling to Mt. Carmel to take on NJCAA Division I No. 8-ranked Wabash Valley College.

The Trailblazers got off to another hot start Tuesday afternoon, with leadoff hitter sophomore Ethan Burdette (Linton, Ind.) reaching base on an infield single and advancing to second on a throwing error, one of three hits Burdette would have on the day.

Burdette was then followed by an RBI double by sophomore Kaden Elliott (New Albany, Ind.) to put the Blazers on the board first.

Wabash Valley would answer back in the bottom half of the first, sending all nine batters to the plate and scoring three runs to grab the lead back at 3-1 after 1.

The VU pitching would settle in as VU led off the top of the fourth with freshman Carter Whitehead (Huntingburg, Ind.) reaching on an error and later scoring on a sacrifice fly by Kaden Elliott, giving Elliott two RBIs on the day.

This would be as close as the Trailblazers would get however as the Warriors plated two runs in the fifth, two runs in the sixth and one run in the seventh to pull away late and grab the 8-2 victory over VU.

“Am I happy with today? Yes and no,” VU Head Baseball Coach Chris Barney said. “From the standpoint of competing, absolutely. But we’ve got to play better baseball. Offensively we had a couple of chances there to really break the game open early and really put some pressure on them and unfortunately they did a good job of working themselves out of a couple of jams.”

“This game here does make us feel good at the end of the day, but we’ve still got to play better baseball overall,” Barney added. “When we’ve got chances to win ball games we have to go out and win them.”

“Offensively it’s all a matter of stringing hits together when the game is on the line,” Barney said. “Kaden did a good job today with two RBIs but he also came up with the bases loaded and hit into a double play. So it was just one of those things where he could have had a really big game, instead he had a solid game. But when we get into those tight situations and it’s time to step up and be the man, we need someone to take that step.”

“But we picked up eight hits today off of some quality pitching, so hopefully today was just getting us ready for this weekend,” Barney added.

Freshman Josh McCormick (Indianapolis, Ind.) got the start on the mound for VU. McCormick would throw two innings, allowing three runs on four hits and striking out one.

Freshman Logan Medsker (Marshall, Ill.) was the first out of the pen and pitch two and one third innings, allowing two runs on four hits and striking out two.

Sophomore Caleb Moore (St. Louis, Mo.) was called on to get the final two outs of the fifth and did so in just five pitches. Moore would also get the first out of the sixth for a full inning of work, allowing two runs on one hit and striking out one.

Freshman Xavier Hart (Jeffersonville, Ind.) pitched one and two-thirds innings allowing one run on two hits and striking out two and freshman Holden Clifton (Louisville, Ill.) took over on the mound after playing at third base to pitch the eighth inning, allowing only one hit and throwing nine pitches.

 

No. 6 Hoosiers Look to Repeat at Big Ten Championships

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No. 6 Hoosiers Look to Repeat at Big Ten Championships

 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Reigning conference champion and No. 6-ranked Indiana men’s swimming and diving returns for the 2023 Big Ten Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, a four-day event spanning Wednesday (Feb. 22) through Saturday (Feb. 25) inside Canham Natatorium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

The Hoosiers are the highest ranked team in their conference at No. 6 according to the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). Ohio State (8), Michigan (17), Wisconsin (23) and Minnesota (25) are also ranked.

The event begins Wednesday evening with the first set of finals in the 200-yard medley relay and 800-yard freestyle relay. The following three days will consist of two sessions, with preliminaries in the morning to determine finals in the evening. All seven sessions can be streamed on the Big Ten Plus digital platform.

MEET INFO

Wednesday, Feb. 21 – Saturday, Feb. 25 • 10 a.m. ET (prelims), 5 p.m. ET (finals)

Canham Natatorium • Ann Arbor, Mich.

Live Results (Swimming): http://bit.ly/41j4tlp/Meet Mobile App

Live Results (Diving): http://bit.ly/3jWYeCQ

Live Stream: bigtenplus.com

SCHEDULED EVENTS (Finals)

Wednesday (5 p.m. ET) – 200 Medley Relay, 800 Freestyle Relay
Thursday (5 p.m. ET) – 500 Freestyle, 200 IM, 50 Freestyle, 1-Meter Dive, 400 Medley Relay
Friday (5 p.m. ET) – 100 Butterfly, 400 IM, 200 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, 100 Backstroke, 3-Meter Dive, 200 Freestyle Relay
Saturday (5 p.m. ET) – 1,650 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 100 Freestyle, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Butterfly, Platform Dive, 400 Freestyle Relay

OF NOTE…

PODIUM WATCH – HOOSIERS WITH TOP FIVE MARKS IN BIG TEN

200 Freestyle Relay (1:16.71)

400 Freestyle Relay (2:49.51)

800 Freestyle Relay (6:22.51)

200 Medley Relay (1:24.09)

400 Medley Relay (3:03.98)

Luke Barr – 200 Breast (1:56.05)

Warren Briggs – 500 Free (4:17.77)

Finn Brooks – 50 Free (19.39), 100 Fly (45.36)

Brendan Burns – 100 Fly (45.81), 100 Back (44.31), 200 Back (1:40.66), 200 Fly (1:42.45)

Mikey Calvillo – 400 IM (3:47.24), 1,650 Free (14:53.70)

Andrew Capobianco – 1M (418.65)

Tomer Frankel – 200 IM (1:44.57), 200 Fly (1:42.72)

Quinn Henninger – 1M (416.63), 3M (411.30), Platform (416.55)

Josh Matheny – 100 Breast (51.65), 200 Breast (1:50.65)

Van Mathias – 50 Free (19.38), 100 Free (42.15)

Rafael Miroslaw – 200 Free (1:32.92), 100 Free (42.78)

Maxwell Reich – 200 Breast (1:54.18)

Carson Tyler – 1M (409.13), 3M (431.40), Platform (423.80)

Gavin Wight – 100 Back (46.46)

2022 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS

Indiana won its 28th men’s Big Ten Championship which came as its fourth in six years. IU scored 1,499.5 points and won nine events to outgain runner-up Ohio State (1,406.5 points).

Brendan Burns was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships after winning all five events he swam. Andrew Capobianco was similarly dominant as the Big Ten Diver of the Championships, becoming the first Big Ten athlete to sweep the diving events at the conference meet. Both athletes have won their respective awards in each of the last two championships.

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY

Indiana has won 28 Big Ten Championships including four of the last six and five since the beginning of head swimming coach Ray Looze’s tenure. The Hoosiers have also managed 12 consecutive top-three finishes going back to 2011.

Indiana has won 304 Big Ten individual titles, counting swimming and diving combined, as well as 71 relay titles.

Lt. Gov. Coleman Announces More Than $18 Million in Federal Funding for Student Mental Health

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COLD SPRING / SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (Feb. 21, 2023) – Today, Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman joined students and local educational leaders to announce federal funding that will increase access to school-based mental health services for over 100,000 students.

The U.S. Department of Education selected two educational cooperatives that applied for funding. The Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services (NKCES) will receive $13,263,481 over five years, and the Ohio Valley Educational Cooperative (OVEC) will receive $5,281,577 over five years.

“As a teacher, I dedicated my career to serving my community from the classroom,” said Lt. Gov. Coleman. “In our education-first administration, Kentucky’s students and their well-being remain top of mind. Now is the time to invest heavily in our students – beyond the tangible objects like facilities and books. I applaud the U.S. Department of Education for this funding, the educational cooperatives for their leadership and the participating school districts for prioritizing their students’ mental health.”

NKCES will use the funding to increase the number of school-based mental health service providers and the number of students receiving school-based mental health services by hiring 10 providers in the first year and 20 in succeeding years. This will impact over 65,000 students in Northern Kentucky.

“As we have lived through the past two years, the need for mental health services is increasing. Providing resources for our students to optimize their mental health is a top priority of ours, which is why we are so grateful to receive this important grant. We are proactive about emotional wellness in our school communities and these funds will be invested to strengthen the pipeline of support for our students,” said Amy Razor, executive director of NKCES. “I am eager to get to work right away with our superintendents and public school administrators to widen access to mental health services and enhance the programs already in place for students across the region.”

OVEC will use the funds to help alleviate the shortage of mental health professionals serving K-12 students for several school districts in north-central Kentucky by recruiting and hiring 12 new certified school counselors. The 12 chosen candidates will be distributed among 10 districts. This will impact over 47,000 K-12 students in Northern Central Kentucky.

“The surge in students’ social and emotional concerns is nothing less than a mental health pandemic,” said Jason Adkins, OVEC’s chief executive officer. “I am grateful for our dedicated team that secured this U.S. Department of Education grant, which will strengthen our efforts to help students.”

As a former teacher, student mental health is a priority for Lt. Gov. Coleman. For the past two years, she has worked with students from the Kentucky Department of Education Commissioner’s Student Advisory Council to address the student mental health crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, they hosted 10 summits across the commonwealth, hearing from students on resources and support they needed. The students collected data and developed policy recommendations that were presented to the Kentucky legislature. More about this process can be found here.

BIG TEN WOMENS FINAL RESULTS

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