http://www.wibc.com/news/local.aspxThis is the generic, starting category for WIBC's Local News.en-usCopyright 2010, WIBC-FMThu, 02 Sep 2010 18:08:48 GMThttp://emmisinteractive.com (WIBC.com photo: Liz Thomas)Residents of a southeastside homeless shelter are remodeling an area home in hopes of raising money for the organization.Listen: The men from the "For God So Loved The World Ministries" homeless shelter are also registered electricians, plumbers and roofers who have fallen on hard economic times. They are transforming a previously dilapidated home at 1531 N. Rural St., s...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273576By Liz Thomashttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273576Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:08:48 GMTGrissom Air Force Base near Peru could end up with some houseguests, depending on the path taken by Hurricanes Earl and Fiona.Listen: Grissom is an official evacuation site for the Air Force if a storm is strong enough to threaten aircraft on East Coast bases. It hosted the 1st Fighter Wing when Hurricane Isabel drenched Virgnia's Langley Air Force Base in 2003. "We have billeting on base, so we'd ...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273562By Eric Bermanhttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273562Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:49:19 GMTAn inmate will be leaving Indiana's death row after more than 25 years in a deal with prosecutors giving him a 75-year prison sentence for killing a woman during a robbery.A Madison County judge on Wednesday accepted a guilty plea from Mark Allen Wisehart to murder and other charges for the 1982 attack in Anderson that killed 61-year-old Marjorie Johnson.The Anderson Herald Bulletin reports that W...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273467By the Associated Presshttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273467Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:32:14 GMTCincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco gave the experience of a lifetime to 65 random people Wednesday night.Listen: He offered his Twitter followers the chance to eat at St. Elmo's Steak House and the bill was on him. 65 random people hurried downtown and got wristbands to be able to eat dinner with outspoken Pro Bowl receiver. The menu was the world-famous shrimp cocktail, the choice of ...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273386By Reed Parkerhttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273386Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:20:01 GMTA distribution company plans to lease much of an empty warehouse in suburban Indianapolis and potentially hire 140 workers.Illinois-based Caterpillar Logistics Services has told Greenwood officials that it plans to open the distribution center in December.Company spokeswoman Linda Fairbanks tells The Daily Journal of Franklin that the exact number of jobs at the warehouse haven't been finalized.The...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273369By the Associated Presshttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273369Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:13:11 GMTBall State University students have a new Recreation and Wellness Center.The $40 million center, dedicated Wednesday, triples the fitness space on campus.The 400,000-square-foot building also houses a new outdoor pursuits center, featuring a 35-foot climbing wall that resembles Indiana limestone.  It also serves as the site for clinics, programs and rental equipment for outdoor activities.The...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273380By Don Riley/Network Indianahttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273380Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:25:37 GMTThe secretary of state's office says more than 4,000 Indiana residents have gone online to register to vote or update registration information since the state started offering the online service July 1.Citizens must have a valid Indiana driver's license or state-issued ID card to use the online registration form at http://www.indianavoters.com.The National Association of Secretaries of State says ...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273367By the Associated Presshttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273367Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:09:25 GMTAs if the tinder-dry conditions across much of Indiana aren't enough evidence, the National Weather Service says it measured the least rainfall on record for the month of August in Indianapolis. The weather service recorded 0.37 inches of August rain at its station near Indianapolis International Airport, breaking the 0.42-inch mark set in 1897. The agency says less than an inch of rain fell for t...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273203By the Associated Presshttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273203Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:55:14 GMTA downtown Indianapolis YMCA that was damaged in a crane accident will reopen Friday. The YMCA at the Athenaeum Building had extensive water damage after a crane fell onto the building's roof Aug. 23. The crane burst a sprinkler line, sending water through much of the 1890s facility. Structural engineer Wesley Harrison says the structural and water damage issues have been stabilized in the Athenaeu...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273204By the Associated Presshttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273204Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:55:33 GMTWINCHESTER - An eastern Indiana county's 1870s courthouse that once seemed destined for demolition is seeing a major renovation start after years of public campaigns to save the building. Those efforts to preserve the Randolph County Courthouse have culminated with a $7.6 million project that will restore its marble floors, murals, roof and clock tower and give it a 10,000 square-foot addition. Co...http://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273206By the Associated Presshttp://www.wibc.com/news/story.aspx?ID=1273206Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:53:49 GMT