Legal Aid will be holding a MLK Day Free Legal Aid Phone Clinic today.
The phone clinic will be from 3 to 5:30 p.m. today although you need to call to register between noon and 2 p.m.
Legal Aid uses local volunteer attorneys to offer free legal consultations to low-income individuals.
You can call 812-378-0358 between 12 and 2 p.m. this afternoon to register.
kidscommons is postponing its annual fundraiser, Carnivale 2022, due to the surge in cases of COVID-19. The event was originally scheduled for February 11th.
The children’s museum decide to put off the event because of concerns over the health and safety of the community, as well as out of respect to local health care providers, says Ben Wagner, executive director of kidscommons.
Organizers are expecting to announce a new date in the coming weeks.
An Edinburgh police officer was injured Friday night when his vehicle was struck on U.S. 31.
According to reports from the police department, Officer Darren Koors was headed south on U.S. 31, when he began to turn onto State Road 252 from the turn lane. However, his police vehicle was struck by an SUV in the passenger front door, spinning his vehicle into the stop light pole. Witnesses said that the second driver ignored the red light and that Koors had a green turn arrow.
Koors was taken to Columbus Regional Hospital where he was treated and released. The other driver, a 41-year-old woman, was also taken to CRH for non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash is being investigated by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department.
Photo courtesy of Edinburgh Police Department.
A truck driver driving through Bartholomew and Jackson counties had a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit when he was pulled over
According to reports from the Indiana State Police, witnesses reported the semi driving erratically on southbound I-65 at about noon Friday. Troopers stopped the vehicle just north of the Seymour exit. The driver, 62-year-old Mikhail Popov of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina appeared intoxicated and a breath test showed a blood alcohol content of .225 percent.
He was arrested on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle intoxicated with a prior conviction, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with endangerment and operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content of .15 percent or greater.
State police encourage you to call 911 if you see a vehicle operating in a unsafe or dangerous manner.
A St.Paul man died in a crash Friday night on Old U.S. Highway 421 in Decatur County.
According to Decatur County Sheriff’s Department reports, rescue workers were called to the scene of the crash at about 9:13 p.m. with witnesses reporting a vehicle on fire with occupants still inside.
Deputies found 50-year-old Shawn Scudder of St. Paul outside the vehicle and unconscious. Despite life-saving attempts, he was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger, 27-year-old Alan Conner of St. Paul was was also found outside of the vehicle and he was conscious and alert. He was flown to IU Methodist Hospital by Statflight helicopter.
According to the preliminary investigation, Scudder was driving southbound when the vehicle left the roadway, striking a tree and rolling over. The accident remains under investigation.
A Columbus man is facing charges, accused of attacking a patient while working as an Edinburgh Fire Department medic.
According to Johnson County Sheriff’s Department reports, the incident started on December 27th after a single car crash. Medics and deputies were called to the scene and the injured driver of the vehicle was believed to be intoxicated and acting belligerently.
The man was handcuffed but continued to be belligerent toward a female EMT once he was in the ambulance. That’s when 42-year-old Jeramy Goodnight allegedly pressed down on the victim’s eyelids with his thumbs, causing the victim to scream in pain.
Two sheriff’s deputies were in the ambulance at the time and reported the incident to a supervisor. The sheriff’s department investigative division was then asked to look into the incident. After the investigation was complete, the case was forwarded to the prosecutor’s office. On Friday, Goodnight was formally charged with official misconduct and battery.
Prosecutor Joe Villanueva said situations can be frustrating for first responders, but there are lines that cannot be crossed. He said the victim was not a threat to anyone in the ambulance. He said part of doing this job is having a thick skin and letting comments slide, which should have happened here.
The victim did not suffer any serious injury.
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis is warning that you could see some slick conditions out there this morning on untreated roads and streets.
Snow showers are expected to continue to bring a few tenths of an inch of accumulation in some areas. You should allow yourself extra time to reach your destination and give yourself extra distance to stop as you are driving this morning.
Legal Aid will be holding a MLK Day Free Legal Aid Phone Clinic on Monday.
The phone clinic will be from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Monday although you need to call to register between noon and 2 p.m.
Legal Aid uses local volunteer attorneys to offer free legal consultations to low-income individuals.
You can call 812-378-0358 between 12 and 2 p.m. Monday to register.
Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District offices will be closed Monday in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
The recycling center is already normally closed on Mondays. The Bartholomew County Landfill will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Monday for recycling and trash disposal.
The Jackson County Health Department says booster shots for COVID-19 are available at a clinic being held at the National Guard Armory from noon to 8, today through Saturday.
The Health Department will also be offering a booster clinic for Moderna shots only, at the Seymour Community Center on Chestnut Street from 1 to 4 p.m. on Friday, January 21st. Walk ins are welcome at both clinics.