http://www.wibc.com/news/local.aspxThis is the generic, starting category for WIBC's Local News.en-usCopyright 2009, WIBC-FMFri, 20 Nov 2009 22:05:58 GMThttp://emmisinteractive.comThe Marion County Health Department has scheduled two H1N1 flu clinics for students in the Lawrence Township Schools, one of several school systems in the county that wanted the vaccinations outside of regular school hours. The first vaccinations will be Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Lawrence North High School Fieldhouse at 7802 Hague Road. This first clinic is for students from kind...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167293By Stan Lehrhttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167293Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:04:57 GMTThree students at Emmerich Manual High School face marijuana possession charges. One of the three, a 17-year-old boy, is also charged with carrying a handgun without a license on school property, escape and resisting arrest. The boy attempted to flee after school police found a loaded 25-caliber handgun in his back pocket. A teacher had alerted officers, saying he had witnessed an apparent drug de...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167313By Stan Lehrhttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167313Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:05:58 GMTIndicted earlier this week by a federal grand jury in Des Moines, a former Indiana gay activist has pleaded not guilty to conspiracy charges. Marla Stevens was released on bond, but her whereabouts are being monitored electronically. She entered her plea while seated on a motorized scooter bearing one "Dennis Kucinich for President " and two "Mickey Mouse" bumpers. The charges stem from the allege...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167296By Stan Lehrhttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167296Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:21:22 GMTPurdue University says it is facing a shortfall of $70 million over the next three years if state appropriations and general education fees do not increase. As part of a proactive approach to deal with that projection, President France Córdova has announced the institution wants to cut $30 million before the state's next two-year budget cycle begins. University Treasurer Al Diaz tells Inside In...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167291By Liz Thomas/Network Indianahttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167291Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:03:44 GMTThe Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame announced Friday that former Indiana University head basketball coach Bob Knight will be the featured speaker at a December fundraiser dinner in Indianapolis benefiting the organization. The event will be held Thursday, December 17 at Primo Banquet and Conference Center located at 2615 East National Avenue on the south side of Indianapolis. Doors will open at 5:0...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167292By Joe Wambachhttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167292Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:05:41 GMTDesmond Turner--convicted of the Hamilton Avenue killings--will spend the rest of his life in prison, barring appeal.  Marion Superior Court Judge Robert Altice has sentenced Turner to life without parole, plus 88 years on separate charges of criminal confinement, robbery and burglary. Listen: An appeal is sure to come. Turner told the court that he knows now "how Christ felt when he died ...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167226By Stan Lehrhttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167226Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:07:06 GMTIronically, the heart-wrenching statements from the survivors of the Hamilton Avenue victims played no role in the sentencing of the convicted man. Indiana law doesn't allow judges to consider victim impact statements in cases that could bring the death penalty or life in prison without parole. Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi is calling for reform. "This tragedy has literally left a wake of d...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167281By Stan Lehrhttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167281Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:02 GMTThe state's official utility watchdog hasn't decided yet what stand to take on a proposed 35-percent water-rate hike for Indianapolis. Listen: The Office of the Utility Consumer Counselor says it's not unusual for cities to do an emergency interim rate hike, then follow almost immediately with a second request. The Indiana Utiilty Regulatory Commission approved an 11-percent rate hike for waterworks...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167261By Eric Bermanhttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167261Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:28:06 GMTIndiana's unemployment has edged up to 9.8 percent. Listen: The jobless rate is up a tenth of a point from revised September figures. That's statistically insignificant, but it does break a streak of three straight months of improving unemployment numbers, following a June peak of 10.7 percent. 1,900 more people were listed as out of work in October, while the number of people with jobs shrank by 37...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167228By Eric Bermanhttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167228Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:55:11 GMTOprah Winfrey's announcement that she is leaving her talk show in 2011 is not really too big of a surprise for some. Ball State University Associate Professor of Telecommunication Dom Caristi says there's been speculation for some time that Winfrey was going to step down. He says there was talk during her last contract negotiation. Caristi says everyone knew the announcement was coming, but was not ...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167217By Joe Uleryhttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1167217Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:27:56 GMT