Carlisle News

A train carrying illegal immigrants stopped in the Wabash Valley on Friday. Officials originally thought there were about 15 people on board a CSX train passing through Carlisle, Ind., When the train stopped, there were only four aboard and all of them were illegal immigrants.

"Its a few years old," she said of her shallow, above-ground swimming pool, "but it's about all I really got worth anything." Perhaps in hotter weather the deal would have made more sense, but an Indiana woman's offer of her above-ground pool and $200 in gas money just wasn't enough to lure an undercover FBI agent into a plot to kille the Hoosier's ...

A Paxton woman was found dead in her Sullivan County home early today and a Linton man has been arrested in connection with her death.

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Editor's note: Send news of social, fraternal and philanthropic organizations to Groups and Gatherings, Tribune-Star, P.O. Box 149, Terre Haute, IN 47808; community@tribstar.com ; or 231-4321 . List time, date, address and nature of event or meeting.

MISHAWAKA, IN: Joyce Ann Kline, 67, passed away on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 in St. Joseph Regional Medical Center, South Bend.

A former Sullivan County commissioner has been charged with two felony counts of official misconduct for allegedly using that office for personal gain, according to Indiana State Police.

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Governor Mitch Daniels named Chelesa Arthur of New Carlisle as Indiana's Top Young Scientist for 2009.

A New Prairie High School senior has received $10,000 as Indiana's top young scientist.

The Indiana State University Department of Music will present a Spring Choral Showcase at 7:30 p.m. today in Centenary United Methodist Church at 301 N. Seventh St.

Now that spring is almost officially here, many outside events will begin taking place, including one this weekend all about maple syrup.

CARLISLE, Ind. -- Indiana prison officials say an inmate surrendered to authorities more than a day after he walked away from a southwestern Indiana prison.

Authorities in Indianapolis capture the inmate who escaped from the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle earlier this week.

A minimum-security offender who walked away from prison this week in Sullivan County was still at large Thursday evening.

The Mooresville Park and Recreation Board will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at the park office in Pioneer Park, 1102 Indianapolis Road.

Police don't even have a trail of crumbs as they search for over $600 worth of Girl Scout Cookies stolen from a southwestern Indiana community center.

Six people in all were arrested on meth-related charges over the weekend. The Sullivan County Drug Task Force had been investigating Randy Thacker of Carlisle for several months.

Everyone's having to tighten their belts, and St. Joseph County parks are no exception.

12 at Kye's II from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.. Tickets are $20, $15 for members of the organization, and may be purchased using an online form at www.jeffmainstreet.org or at several Southern Indiana locations, ...