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Shooting Incident 2250 Sunburst Blvd

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 On November 18th, around 4:15 a.m., Evansville Police Officers were dispatched to 2250 Sunburst Blvd. in reference to someone who had been shot. Officers located one adult male victim on scene who had been shot one time. The victim was conscious and able to speak with officers. The victim knew the suspect. The suspect was identified as 44-year-old Quincy Moss. The victim told officers that they had been hanging out together all night but got into a heated argument. The victim said Moss pulled out a gun and the victim pushed him away. Moss then shot the victim one time in his right side. 

The victim was transported to a local hospital with a non-life-threatening injury. Moss was located by officers a short time later and taken into custody without incident. Moss has been taken to the Vanderburgh County Confinement Center and charged with two Felonies: 

  • • Aggravated Battery w/Deadly Weapon: IC CODE: 35-42-2-1.5 
  • • Possession of Handgun by a Felon: IC CODE: 35-47-2-1 

Relays Sharp on First Day of Invite

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana swimming and diving set a program record in the women’s 200-yard freestyle relay to highlight a solid first day at the Ohio State Fall Invitational on Thursday (Nov. 17) inside the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion in Columbus, Ohio.

IU posted NCAA A cuts in all four relays raced on the first day of the midseason competition. IU swimmers and divers recorded 23 NCAA qualifying marks during the preliminary session and added 29 in evening finals.

IU’s quartet of sophomore Anna Peplowski, senior Ashley Turak, junior Elizabeth Broshears, and freshman Kristina Paegle finished in 1:27.77, six tenths of a second faster than the old mark, which Turak was part of during the 2020 Big Ten Championships. The freshman Paegle had the quickest split of the field, anchoring IU in a blazing fast 21.28. Turak also broke 22 seconds, going 21.85.

Paegle wrote her name in the record book again with IU’s third-best time in the 50-yard freestyle, swimming a 22.07 during prelims. The Bloomington native finished second in the event Thursday night, going 22.11 in her second attempt.

Senior Van Mathias kept his momentum going as the only swimmer to break 19 seconds in the men’s 200 freestyle relay with an 18.61 to anchor IU’s win in the event. Sophomore Finn Brooks’ 19.11 was the third-fastest split, as fellow sophomore Rafael Miroslaw (19.69) and junior Gavin Wight (19.30) made up the first two legs.

The same IU men’s 400 medley relay group that finished second at the national meet last season had its first showcase of the season and impressed. Senior Brendan Burns (45.36), sophomore Josh Matheny (51.11), junior Tomer Frankel (45.96) and sophomore Rafael Miroslaw (41.55) posted a 3:03.98, more than two seconds better than second place Virginia Tech. The fastest time coming into the day was 3:05.89. IU’s B relay posted a B cut, going 3:07.24 to place fourth.

The IU women went an A cut 3:30.60 to finish second in that race with three of the four swimmers from the earlier relay.

IU loaded the A finals in the women’s 500-yard freestyle and 200 IM, placing three of the top six finishers in both races. Sophomores Ching Hwee Gan and Mariah Denigan earned second and third place, respectively, in the first distance race of the week, while Tomer Frankel, going 1:44.57, led Indiana’s 2-4-6 placement in the individual medley.

Junior Anne Fowler was the runner-up on the women’s 3-meter springboard after improving her score by 85 points between prelims and finals. Fowler posted a 375.55 in the evening, just under seven points shy of Kentucky graduate Kyndal Knight. Sophomores Carson Tyler and Quinn Henninger were the top two scorers on the 1-meter board Thursday morning but settled for a third-place finish from Henninger (378.70) and a fifth-place showing from Tyler (359.95) in the second round.

TEAM SCORES

Women

  1. Ohio State – 711
  2. Indiana – 673.50
  3. Kentucky – 583
  4. Virginia Tech – 439
  5. UCLA – 374
  6. Notre Dame – 285.50
  7. Yale – 264
  8. Ohio – 170
  9. Navy – 136

t10. Cincinnati – 124

t10. Lindenwood – 124

  1. Miami – 32
  2. Pittsburgh – 20

Men

  1. Ohio State – 746
  2. Indiana – 702.50
  3. Virginia Tech – 476
  4. Notre Dame – 458
  5. Yale – 313
  6. Kentucky – 306
  7. Cincinnati – 283.50
  8. Lindenwood – 206
  9. Miami – 68
  10. Pittsburgh – 59
  11. Kenyon College – 22

RESULTS

 

200 Freestyle Relay

Women

  1. Anna Peplowski (22.53), Ashley Turak (21.85), Elizabeth Broshears (22.09), Kristina Paegle (21.28) – 1:27.75 (NCAA A Cut)
  2. Ella Ristic (23.08), Makenzie Looze (22.52), Mya DeWitt (22.98), Chiok Sze Yeo (22.51) – 1:31.09
  3. Aislinn Holder (23.56), Mia Ristic (23.14), Kacey McKenna (23.34), Katharina Wrede (23.08) – 1:33.12

Men

  1. Rafael Miroslaw (19.69), Gavin Wight (19.30), Finn Brooks (19.11), Van Mathias (18.61) – 1:16.71 (NCAA A Cut)
  2. Tomer Frankel (19.93), Jack Franzman (19.55), Luke Barr (19.37), Brendan Burns (19.69) – 1:18.54
  3. Alex Stone (20.97), Joseph Radde (20.13), Ben Stevenson (20.69), Jasper Davis (20.42) – 1:22.21

500 Freestyle

Women

  1. Ching Hwee Gan – 4:41.58 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Mariah Denigan – 4:41.89 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Elyse Heiser – 4:43.39 (NCAA B Cut)
  4. Ella Ristic – 4:46.26 (NCAA B Cut)
  5. Maggie Wallace – 4:48.34
  6. Dominika Kossakowska – 4:54.08
  7. Katie Carson – 4:51.72

Men

  1. Warren Briggs – 4:17.77 (NCAA B Cut)

t5. Mikey Calvillo – 4:19.39 (NCAA B Cut)

  1. Jackson Carlile – 4:24.40
  2. Mason Carlton – 4:26.56
  3. Jacob Destrampe – 4:27.43

200 IM

Women

  1. Mackenzie Looze – 1:56.52 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Noelle Peplowski – 1:57.49 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Brearna Crawford – 2:01.59
  4. Cat Minic – 2:01.91
  5. Anna Freed – 2:02.49
  6. Avery Spade – 2:03.41
  7. Katie Forrester – 2:03.58

Men

  1. Tomer Frankel – 1:44.57 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Jassen Yep – 1:44.99 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Luke Barr – 1:46.38 (NCAA B Cut)
  4. Tristan DeWitt – 1:49.94
  5. Josh Matheny – 1:48.83
  6. Drew Reiter – 1:48.15
  7. Kai Van Westering – 1:48.49
  8. Alejandro Kincaid – 1:51.17

50 Freestyle

Women

  1. Kristina Paegle – 22.11 (NCAA B Cut)

t7. Anna Peplowski – 22.45 (NCAA B Cut)

  1. Ashley Turak – 22.34 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Elizabeth Broshears – 22.67 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Chiok Sze Yeo – 22.76 (NCAA B Cut)

t28. Mya DeWitt – 23.25

  1. Aislinn Holder – 23.64
  2. Kacey McKenna – 23.35
  3. Katharina Wrede – 23.50
  4. Mia Ristic – 23.85

Men

  1. Van Mathias – 19.38 (NCAA B Cut)
  2. Finn Brooks – 19.39 (NCAA B Cut)
  3. Rafael Miroslaw – 19.66 (NCAA B Cut)
  4. Gavin Wight – 19.67 (NCAA B Cut)
  5. Jack Franzman – 20.02
  6. Joseph Radde – 20.55
  7. Jacob Destrampe – 20.76

400 Medley Relay

Women

  1. Anna Peplowski (52.11), Mackenzie Looze (58.59), Elizabeth Broshears (52.36), Kristina Paegle (47.54) – 3:30.60 (NCAA A Cut)
  2. Kacey McKenna (52.82), Noelle Peplowski (58.76), Chiok Sze Yeo (53.72), Ashley Turak (48.56) – 3:33.86

Men

  1. Brendan Burns (45.36), Josh Matheny (51.11), Tomer Frankel (45.96), Rafael Miroslaw (41.55) – 3:03.98 (NCAA A Cut)
  2. Luke Barr (47.52), Jassen Yep (52.06), Finn Brooks (45.79), Van Mathias (41.87) – 3:07.24 (NCAA B Cut)

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Todd Rokita Warns Hoosiers Of Utility Scams

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Todd Rokita Warns Hoosiers Of Utility Scams

On a monthly basis, many Hoosiers worry about the costs of paying utility bills. Their concerns intensify when the arrival of cold, wintry weather forces them to crank up their furnaces to heat their homes.

Attorney General Todd Rokita is warning Hoosiers to stay alert for scammers who try to take advantage of their fears.

He advises watching out for certain telltale tactics. Often, Attorney General Rokita said, scammers will:

  • Call to tell you that you have utility payments overdue and that you must pay right away — often through unorthodox methods such as wiring money or using gift cards.
  • Call “as a courtesy” to let you know you overpaid your utility bill — and asking for personal information they supposedly need to refund your money.
  • Send you an email or text with a link indicating that you have an overdue bill or invoice.
  • Show up at your house unexpectedly to supposedly make needed repairs to equipment such as gas meters — and say you must pay on the spot to keep the heat on.

Don’t fall for such schemes.

As Temperatures Drop, CenterPoint Energy Offers Tips

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As temperatures drop below freezing this week, CenterPoint Energy is reminding its customers about simple energy-saving and safety steps they can take to help lower their heating bills while continuing to stay safe and warm in the cold weather.

Energy-Saving Tips

  • Make sure your heating system is operating safely and efficiently. An annual inspection and tune-up is recommended, and make sure it is performed by a qualified technician.
  • Change or clean your furnace filter regularly. Good air flow is essential for maximizing the efficiency and life of your furnace.
  • Turn down the thermostat. Lower it by 10 degrees at night or when you’re away for at least eight hours. You can potentially save 10% on your space heating costs. With a programmable thermostat, it’s easy to have your heating system work around your schedule
  • Make your home more airtight to keep warm air in and cold air out. Use caulk or weather-stripping to seal leaks around doors, windows and other openings such as pipes or ducts. Close fireplace dampers when not in use so you don’t lose heat. 
  • Keep curtains and blinds open during the day to allow the sun’s heat to warm your house. Close curtains and blinds at night so you don’t lose heat when the sun goes down.

Safety Tips

  • Use space heaters safely. Use a space heater with an automatic shut-off, and keep children, pets and all items at least three feet away. A space heater that uses gas, propane or wood should be vented to the outside. Stoves and ovens should never be used for space heating.
  • Test your carbon monoxide (CO) and smoke alarms to make sure they work properly. Change batteries regularly. Alarms don’t last forever, so replace according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Know the signs of CO poisoning. Early symptoms such as headache and fatigue are similar to the flu, but without a fever. Continued CO exposure can lead to more severe headaches, dizziness, nausea, difficulty thinking clearly and fainting. If everyone in a household is experiencing symptoms, it may be CO poisoning. Get fresh air immediately and call 911.
  • Immediately report a suspected natural gas leak. If you smell the “rotten egg” odor of natural gas, immediately leave on foot, go to a safe location and call both 911 and CenterPoint Energy at 800-227-1376. Don’t use electric switches/outlets, phones (including cell phones), drive or start a car inside or close to the location, or do anything that could cause a spark.

Customers who believe they may have trouble paying their heating bills this winter should contact CenterPoint Energy to set up a payment arrangement and find out if they are eligible for energy assistance that can help pay their bills. To learn more, visit CenterPointEnergy.com/EnergyforIndiana.

Record-High Number Of Women Join The General Assembly

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A Record-High Number Of Women Join the General Assembly
By Sydney Byerly, TheStatehouseFile.com

Taking more seats than ever before, 40 women will be legislators in the 123rd Indiana General Assembly, breaking the previous record of 38 in the 2020 legislative session. 

According to the latest midterm election results, a total of 31 women will serve in the House and another nine in the Senate. 

Seven of these are fresh faces to the Indiana Statehouse: Republicans Becky Cash, Julie McGuire, Jennifer Meltzer, Lindsay Patterson, and Lorissa Sweet and Democrats Andrea Hunley and Victoria Garcia Wilburn. Hunley is the only newly elected woman to join the Senate; the rest will be headed to the House. 

Cash defeated Democratic opponent Jen Bass-Patino 52.7% to 47.3%, with 99% of the estimated vote counted, according to The Associated Press. 

McGuire defeated state Rep. John Jacob in the primary election in May and clinched the seat with 58% of the vote, also defeating her Democratic opponent Andy Miller and Independent candidate Karl Knable. 

Meltzer, the city attorney for Shelbyville and a mother of three, said throughout her campaign that her children were her main reason behind running for office. 

Record-high number of women join the General Assembly
Andrea Hunley a state senator-elect and Democrat, gave a victory speech during the Democratic watch party at Nevermore Union Station in downtown Indianapolis on Election Night 2022. By Maggie McGuire, TheStatehouseFile.com.

“I see what our children were dealing with when it came to COVID,” she toldThe North Vernon Plain Dealer & Sun. “I think it’s important we send people to the Statehouse that have those experiences, that understand what it’s like to be a full-time working mom. Everybody needs some moms.”

Patterson defeated four other Republicans in the May primary election and ran unopposed in the general election. 

Sweet unseated longtime state Rep. Dan Leonard for the Republican party’s nomination in May and picked up 77% of the vote in the general election.  

Democrats flipped a Senate seat by electing Hunley over Republican Evan Shearin. Hunley celebrated the victory at the Democratic election watch party in downtown Indianapolis and said Democrats are building momentum for future elections. 

“It’s not just about 2022. It is about beyond this moment into the future and onto the next cycle and the cycle after that because our democracy depends on it,” Hunley said.

Garcia Wilburn claimed victory after leading Republican Fred Gynn by one percentage point before the election was called by The Associated Press. The district, which used to extend from Noblesville to Kokomo, was significantly redrawn in the 2021 redistricting process and now includes Fishers, part of Carmel, and a small portion of northern Marion County. 

Garcia Wilburn said that as a Latina, she believes more diverse perspectives are needed at the Statehouse. In atweet Tuesday, Garcia Wilburn said she’s “looking forward to bringing joy, good work and drafting even better bills in the Statehouse with [Andrea Hunley].”

The General Assembly falls just shy of matching the percentage of women in Congress, where a new record was set last year, 27.3%. These numbers have steadily increased over the last several election cycles but only represent a fraction of the women in both the state and the country, with women in the general population making up more than 50%.

Sydney Byerly is a reporter at TheStatehouseFile.com, a news website powered by Franklin College journalism students.

Former Statehouse File Reporter Named Top college Feature Writer In Indiana

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Former Statehouse File Reporter Named Top College Feature Writer In Indiana

  • Staff Report

A Franklin College senior and former Statehouse File reporter was named the top feature writer in the state over the weekend.

Isaac Gleitz and Sydney Byerly at the Skyline Club in Indianapolis on Saturday.  Staff photo.

Isaac Gleitz claimed the top prize and $3,000 at the 36th annual Thomas R. Keating Feature Writing Competition held by the Indianapolis Press Club Foundation. Named for the late Indianapolis Star reporter, it brings 10 college journalists to Indianapolis each fall and gives them just a few hours to find and write a feature story. This year’s theme—”everyone has a story”—had them braving the snow within a mile of the Circle looking for that perfect subject Saturday.

Gleitz, of Corydon, found a construction worker endeavoring to overcome past mistakes, creating a remarkably personal portrait of a man remaking himself. “This journalist used vivid descriptions to set the scene and tell a sobriety story with sophisticated structure,” said the judges about Gleitz’s winning entry.

Franklin College junior and current Statehouse File reporter Sydney Byerly, of New Albany, also competed Saturday, one of just 10 students chosen from around the state—Indiana University, Ball State University, Goshen College and Butler University also sent representatives. Byerly wrote about a downtown Santa lookalike delighting passersby as he worked to hang up holiday lights.

Gleitz and Byerly co-edit The Franklin, the award-winning student newspaper of Franklin College, and have written extensively for TheStatehouseFile.com. Gleitz was recently a top-10 finalist for the Associated College Press’ national in-depth news story of the year.

Read all the entries here: https://indypressfoundation.org/keating-competition/

Direct Service Workforce State Plan And Direct Service Workforce Investment Grant

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Over the past year, the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has worked with providers and stakeholders on the best ways to maximize one-time enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage funds from the American Rescue Plan to improve home- and community-based services for Medicaid beneficiaries. Building on feedback from more than 660 stakeholders, FSSA’s Home-and Community-Based Service Spend Plan outlines how FSSA is investing an estimated $817 million into the HCBS landscape through March 2025.

Following an initial round of HCBS stabilization grants, FSSA is focused on targeted investments that support building provider capacity, enhancing HCBS and caregiver support. Recent examples of these investments include the DDRS’ Innovation Pilot Grant, HCBS Provider Readiness grants and 988/crisis response system development.

A key and critical focus of FSSA’s Spend Plan is on developing our direct service workforce. To that end, we are putting the final touches on a Direct Service Workforce State Plan that will include short-, mid-, and long-term strategies around wages and benefits; training and pathways; and promotion and planning. The plan was built in partnership with the Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy at Indiana University and informed by individuals with lived experience, direct service workers, providers, and others, and we anticipate releasing it next week.

In advance of the DSW State Plan release, FSSA is excited to launch a critical short-term wages and benefits strategy in the form of a Direct Service Workforce Investment grant opportunity. Direct service workers are essential in providing the day-to-day, in-person HCBS supports necessary for people to live, work, and participate in their communities. To recognize the value they bring to HCBS, FSSA is currently engaged in reviewing HCBS waiver rates in partnership with our provider networks. While that important work moves forward, the Direct Service Workforce Investment grants are intended to provide immediate support and offer resources to help retain and maintain a quality direct service workforce.

FSSA is dedicating $130 million to this opportunity with a requirement that 95% of funding awarded flow through to direct service workers. To be eligible for this funding, providers must comply with the following:

  1. Active during State Fiscal Year 2022: Defined as having submitted claims for qualifying paid expenditures during State Fiscal Year 2022 (July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022)
  2. Currently active: Defined as currently providing services to Medicaid beneficiaries
  3. Medicaid provider that provides services to individuals in the home and community: As of the date of attestation, providers must be an actively enrolled IHCP provider and delivering the following types of services:
    • Adult Day Services
    • Adult Foster Care
    • Assisted Living
    • Attendant Care (including Self-Directed Attendant Care)
    • Community/Day Habilitation
    • Extended Services
    • Facility Based Supports
    • Facility Habilitation
    • Home Health Services
    • Homemaker
    • Participant Assistance and Care
    • Pre Vocational
    • Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
    • Residential Habilitation and Support (Hourly & Daily)
    • Respite Care
    • Structured Family Caregiving
    • Waiver Transportation
    • Workplace Assistance

To receive funding, eligible providers should submit the attestation form at this link by Dec. 22, 2022. The form requires providers to attest that they will:

  • Direct 95% of the grant funding to direct service workers
  • Develop a plan for how they will direct grant resources to direct service workers. Completed plans must be posted to the provider’s public-facing website and submitted in the attestation no later than Dec. 22, 2022. Respond to a final grant impact survey that captures how the dollars were spent
  • Obligate money from each round prior to receiving the next round of funding
  • Comply fully with the HCBS Settings Rule: After the March 17, 2023 deadline, providers must be compliant in order to receive further rounds of funding.

FSSA is planning to host a webinar on Dec. 1, 2022, at 1 p.m. ET to provide an overview of the grant. For more information on the grant or the webinar, please see the full announcement and FAQ posted on the FSSA HCBS webpage and look out for further communication from FSSA.

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