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Fire scorches Sicilian town

By AP Reports · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11:49 p.m.

A brush fire burns on a hill above the Sicilian town of Cefalu, southern Italy, on Wednesday.

FOIA challenged by White House administration office

By Pete Yost · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11:47 p.m.

WASHINGTON – Opening a new front in the Bush administration’s battle to keep its records confidential, the Justice Department is contending that the White House Office of Administration is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act.

Virginia Tech football team helps campus heal

By Aaron Beard · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11:47 p.m.

First came the massacre on campus, leaving 33 dead and a nation horrified. Then came federal dogfighting charges against Michael Vick, Virginia Tech’s favorite son.

USA men’s basketball looking stronger ahead of 2008 Olympics

By Aaron Beard and Brian Mahoney · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11:46 p.m.

Jerry Colangelo insists he was not out to build a team of All-Stars when he created the USA Basketball national team program. But maybe an All-Star team is exactly what the United States needed.

Probation handed down to Purdue women’s basketball

By Aaron Beard and Cliff Brunt · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11:45 p.m.

The NCAA placed Purdue on two years’ probation Wednesday after it determined that a former assistant women’s basketball coach wrote a paper for a player and made more than 100 impermissible recruiting calls.

Indy zoo dolphin died of heart attack

By Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11:40 p.m.

INDIANAPOLIS - City zoo officials have determined that its 24-year-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin died from cardiac problems.

Police informant busts cocaine dealer

By Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11:39 p.m.

The Bloomington Police Department arrested a local man Tuesday after he was caught dealing cocaine.

Rural Transit bus driver arrested for reportedly striking children with hand

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11:38 p.m.

A Rural Transit bus driver was arrested Tuesday after he reportedly struck two children with his hand.

Police issue warrant for man connected to bank robbery

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11:37 p.m.

Two months after two men robbed the Monroe Bank, the Bloomington Police Department issued a warrant for the arrest of suspect Malik Malik in connection to the crime.

Environmental director grilled on BP chemical dumping

By Alexandra R. Moses · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11:36 p.m.

Indiana’s top environmental official told a legislative panel Wednesday that he wishes his agency had heard months ago the concerns now being raised about the permit allowing a BP PLC oil refinery to dump more pollutants into Lake Michigan.

Ivy Tech’s enrollment increase creates need for new facility

By Kasey Hawrysz · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11:34 p.m.

After five years of enrollment increases, Ivy Tech Community College has surpassed the “mystical 5,000” mark for the fall semester, said John Whikehart, chancellor of the community college’s Bloomington campus.

Intelligence Report

Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11:31 p.m.

[ THE FACTS ] The North American Free Trade Agreement has lasted over a decade now, and its three members – Canada, Mexico, and the United States – began discussing the treaty in Quebec on Monday. Trade between them has jumped 10 percent every year since the treaty’s ratification. The countries have addressed criticisms of NAFTA, including unenforced labor laws and environmental destruction.

ROTC ranks 4th in nationwide program

By Lindsey Alexander · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 11 p.m.

IU’s ROTC showed a complete about-face from past years when it placed fourth out of more than 272 programs from across the country at this year’s Leadership Development and Assessment Course.

Va. Tech stepping up campus safety

By Ab D. Phillip · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 10:58 p.m.

Virginia Tech recommended monitoring troubled students and increasing security Wednesday in an internal report that didn’t address one of the most troubling questions about the massacre: Should administrators have locked down the campus after the first two deaths?

Poster sale generates $8,000 for student club

By Whitney Wyckoff · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 10:57 p.m.

The annual poster sale, hosted by IU Outdoor Adventures, lasts from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily until Aug. 31. Most prints range between $7 and $9.

Freshmen inducted at IU Auditorium

By Kyle Doehla · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 10:56 p.m.

Thousands of students waited quietly in the IU Auditorium Wednesday afternoon. With many just arriving on campus hours beforehand, they were about to officially welcomed into the IU family.

Ryan Seacrest to host Emmy Awards in September

By Lynn Elber · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 9:38 p.m.

LOS ANGELES – Ryan Seacrest of “American Idol” is hosting next month’s Emmy ceremony, but viewers still won’t be able to call in and pick the winners.

Amy Winehouse postpones North American tour dates, citing ‘tour rigors’

By AP Reports · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 9:38 p.m.

Amy Winehouse has put her North American tour on hold, raising more concerns about her health.

Local artist overcomes past through art

By Sara Amato · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 9:38 p.m.

Strokes of bright blue and red watercolors paint the story of Bloomington artist Layla Caplinger’s life. They show her past, her struggles, her journey to artistic freedom. And now, they’ve won her a spot as the featured artist in the Rhythms of the Soul exhibit, now at Bellevue Art Gallery.

Film festival brings out Bloomington’s dark side

By Brian Hettmansperger · Wednesday, Aug. 22,2007 9:38 p.m.

A dark carnival crashes and slashes its way into Bloomington tonight. Making camp at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater, The Dark Carnival Film Festival will feature more than 40 independent horror movies, a sideshow, a horror rock band and, on Saturday night, a Dance Party Massacre.

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