Battle Ground News

A warrant has been issued for James Walter Rowe Jr., charged with forging checks from his church and cashing them at a local business, Cmdr.

Hamilton Heights senior Brian Hensley carded an 81 in Friday's Lafayette Jeff Regional, falling six shots short of qualifying for state as an individual.

Brian Hensley will attempt something Friday that no Hamilton Heights golfer has done.

A PRIMEVAL CALL PIERCES THE AIR IN A DISTANT CORNER OF 'YOUR COUNTRY'. IT'S MORNING AT WOLF PARK IN BATTLE GROUND INDIANA, AND THE PARKS MAJESTIC INHABITANTS ARE STIRRING.. Dana: It allows them to show their ... via WPTA

“Within a few seconds of the first attempt, some officers on the perimeter reported they heard a single gunshot”

A man who shot at officers trying to serve him a warrant is dead and a sheriff's deputy was wounded following a shootout at a home, police said. via WSBT

BATTLE GROUND, Ind. - Police found a man dead after he held them at bay for several hours and exchanged gunfire with officers at a home near Lafayette. via The Herald Bulletin

“I don't even want to see this”

The "river rats" have had a tough week, and their hard work is only beginning. Stranded by floodwaters: The Wabash River remained high enough Thursday that homes between Battle Ground and Americus were islands ... via IndyStar.com

“We catered to an older crowd - people who haven't voted because they were intimidated by the machines or they couldn't stand in line to vote. With absentee voting, we were able to spend one-on-one time with them. It was really rewarding.”

An experiment in two of 92 counties shouldn't be the basis of an overhaul of Indiana's election system. via Journal Gazette

“The noose was small and wasn't left in an area where it would have been generally visible”

Volunteers firefighters set up a trail of 500 miniature American flags leading to a cemetery in Idaville to honor the second soldier from the town killed in Iraq. via IndyStar.com

“Give us back our spiritual capital”

BATTLE GROUND -- On the 196th anniversary of the Battle of Tippecanoe, vandals spray-painted the Tippecanoe Battlefield monument that was erected as a memorial to the historic event. via The Indianapolis Star

“He (the victim) was alert and able to talk to our guys when they arrived. "It started off as a verbal argument. ... We'll have additional information to come later.”

The Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Department is investigating what led up to a verbal argument Monday afternoon that ended with a man being shot in the abdomen. via Journal & Courier

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The man who killed a Logansport woman and injured several others in a drunk driving accident in downtown Logansport last year changed his plea to guilty this week. via Pharos-Tribune

“I'll be at a football game Friday in Fishers, and I'll be looking at the cost of gas there. "I have two boys who play sports and travel all the time. It was cheaper to fly this summer than to drive.”

Retired economist George Horwich would rather explain the meaning of truth than try to figure out gasoline price fluctuations. via Journal & Courier

“We've had a tradition -- and it's still going today -- of a working relationship between the two cities, the county, Purdue and Ivy Tech”

The Lafayette-West Lafayette Development Corp. Chamber of Commerce held its annual awards dinner at the Purdue Memorial Union ballroom Tuesday night. via Journal & Courier

“But I didn't know it was this full.”

A "village" of portable classrooms taking over what was once playground. Music classes on the stage, between the gym and cafeteria. via Journal & Courier

Indianapolis Airport Police say a federal air marshal lost his firearm Wednesday at Indianapolis International Airport. via IndyStar.com