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66-year-old Christi Bennett was arrested by Bloomington Police Wednesday evening in Scottsburg, Indiana. Wednesday, investigators tracked Bennett to a motel in Scottsburg, about 70 miles southeast of Bloomington, and found the car in the parking lot.
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Attorneys for a man scheduled for execution at the Federal Prison in Terre Haute next week have asked a federal judge to delay the sentence. Daniel Lee is scheduled to be executed on July 13. His attorneys asked a federal judge to move that date to the spring of 2021, citing safety concerns posed by the coronavirus. Lee and another man Chevie Kehoe were convicted in 1999 for the 1996 murders of a family of three, including an 8-year-old girl. If Lee’s execution is carried out, it would be the first federal execution since 2003. Two other men are scheduled to be executed the same week at the same facility: Wesley Purkey on July 15 and Dustin Honken on July 17.A fourth man, Keith Nelson is scheduled to be executedon August 28. Last month the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal blocking all four executions. In that appeal, attorneys for the inmates were challenging the government’s execution method.
Two-thirds of U.S. parents say they’ll send their kids to school again this fall. 21% were still uncertain about their decision. Many are waiting to hear more about their schools’ plans. Parents said they had no choice but to send their children to school because they had to work. For many families, a surge in COVID- 19 cases would make them reconsider sending children to school. Most support measures to safeguard kidsincluding fewer children on buses, daily temperature screening, alternating classroom and online learning, testing school staff, and requiring staff and older kids to wear masks. Researchers at the University of Michigan surveyed nearly 1,200 parents in June. According to the survey, 75% of parents supported daily temperature checks and testing of kids if one tested positive for COVID-19. Most parents supported face masks for staff and middle and high school students, but not for younger children, especially kindergarten through second grade. There wasn’t much support for closing playgrounds and halting all extracurricular activities.
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A large crowd had gathered at the Monroe County Courthouse Monday night to hear from Bloomington resident and County Human Rights Commission member Vauhxx Booker. Booker was the victim of a racially motivated attack by multiple white men at Lake Monroe on July 4th. DNR police who responded to the scene at Lake Monroe say they will be filing a report on the incident with the Monroe County Prosecutor.
Protesters are demanding that Monroe County Prosecutor Erika Oliphant prosecute members of the group who assaulted Booker. They also want the DNR to fire the officers that didn’t arrest the suspects in Booker’s assault.
Monday night’s demonstration ended just after 9 p.m. The crowd was dispersing when a car that appeared to drive into the crowd intentionally. Two members of the crowd seemed to jump on the car to stop it.
The driver, described by witnesses as a woman older than 50, drove her car into the group, one demonstrator was left face down near the crosswalk at 6th Street. The victim appeared to be conscious when an ambulance transported her from the scene. Bystanders have posted vivid cell phone footage of the incident on social media. Police are working to determine the identity of the driver. Multiple witnesses tried to chase after the car to get the license plate number.
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School sports and extracurricular activities resume today. According to the Department of Education, it will happen in three stages, each providing more liberties to participants and spectators. The IHSAA announced athletes are limited to 15 hours per week on a school campus until July 19 — the anticipated end of the first returning phase.
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This week on “Your Money With David Hays” David takes a look at the last few months.
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Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton has tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, indicating he has very likely experienced a COVID-19 infection.
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The MCCSC Path to Re-entry and Recovery was passed by the Board of School Trustees in a special meeting Tuesday. It is now the blueprint for reopening the Corporation schools. The 97-page plan is posted on the MCCSC web site. There are several clarifying comments now included in the plan. The changes and explanations are indicated in red on the web site. The modifications are based on feedback, over 300 written public comments submitted on the internet, and Board changes to the plan which was originally presented to the Board at its June 23rd meeting. The additions, explanations, or changes to the plan as proposed may be viewed at MCCSC.edu. What is posted on the MCCSC web site will be the guiding plan for the reopening of schools August 5th.
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Bills for Duke Energy customers in Indiana will increase over the next two years after the state authorized the increase for the utility. It is unclear the amount of increase ratepayers will see on their bills. It will likely be a 6% increase or more for residential customers, according to Kerwin Olson, Executive Director of the consumer advocacy group Citizens Action Coalition. The IURC approved a $146 million increase in annual revenue for Duke Energy. The increase is a “significant reduction” from the utility’s originally requested nearly $400 million and its later revised request of $362 million, according to the IURC. The Commission approved increase is 60% less than what Duke had asked for. Duke’s original request– one of the largest in Indiana history – could have raised rates for customers by as much as $23 per month.
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