Patrols, Charlie's Charter hours back to normal
The most common crime around campus is theft, Gene Burton, director of public safety, said. The holiday season combined with Muncie’s economic troubles has led to a spike in burglary rates across the city.
“We take more theft calls than we do anything else,” Burton said. “This time of year its not unusual for car break-ins to go up.”
McLEAN, Va. (AP) — The wife of U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., has been charged with drunken driving and hit-and-run after hitting a parked car in northern Virginia.
Stops included Fort Wayne, Noblesville
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Hundreds of people lined up at stores in Fort Wayne and Noblesville in hopes of meeting Sarah Palin.
About 700 people were already in line at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at a Meijer store in Fort Wayne where the 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate was scheduled to sign copies of her bestseller, "Going Rogue," starting at noon.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue University has backed away from a total ban on smoking on its main campus and instead will limit it to specific areas while prohibiting smoking in university motor vehicles.
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