Spc. John Lundy, right, and Spc. Matthew Sturgill, obscured, leap into the arms of Pfc. Devin Horton in a burst of joy Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at Camp Atterbury in Edinburgh, Ind., as 109 members of the 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry, Army National Guard prepare to board buses home to Kentucky and join their families for the holidays. The men arrived at the camp Dec. 21 to demobilize as part of the last soldiers to leave Iraq. The U.S. military announced Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, that the last American troops have left Iraq as the nearly nine-year war ends.
Bartholomew County Sheriff Mark Gorbett hopes economic stimulus grants will bolster his department's ability to address an increasing workload - one that included this recent dispatch to a report of shots fired. Gorbett said detectives are investigating 25 percent more cases this year.
Firefighters battle heavy flames erupting from a barn that caught fire Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, on County Road S 750 E.
Columbus North graduates Courtney Turner, left, and Delaney Lego laugh as they hug Saturday following commencement.
Firefighters work to extinguish a structure fire Tuesday night at 3835 N. Road 325W, south of Lowell Road. Fighting the fire was complicated by the home's location near the Driftwood River, which had risen to within 2 feet of the back of the house.
Andrew Laker | The Republic Firefighters and paramedics transport Chad Summers to a StatFlight helicopter as Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department deputies Nick Martoccia, right, and Dewayne Janes interview witnesses following an accident on northbound I-65 Friday afternoon.
Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., left, and Rep. Baron Hill, D-Ind., exchange glances Friday at City Hall during an informal discussion with top executives from local businesses.
Emergency responders tend to Peggy Hennig who was trapped in her vehicle following a head-on collision on State Road 46, Thursday afternoon, Sept. 27, 2012, near Dam Road.
Columbus firefighters work to extinguish a blaze outside the Faurecia plant Monday morning, July 7, 2014.
Columbus firefighters work to extinguish a blaze outside the Faurecia plant Monday morning, July 7, 2014.
James Scott, 34, of Columbus is carried to an ambulance by Dewayne Janes, Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department deputy, second from left, and Matt Noblitt, Columbus Fire Department Public Information officer, fourth from right, after members of the Swift Water Rescue Team pulled him from floodwaters near Indianapolis Road and Eighth Street. Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department Maj. Mark Gorbett, left, Columbus Police Department Capt. Mike Brown, third from right, CPD Sgt. Mike Holt, second from right, and Lt. Bob Jarrard, right, assisted in the rescue.
The SWAT team advances on Joshua Buster after they forced him out of his 9th Street home with tear gas Friday evening. Buster allegedly pointed a shotgun at his fiance during a domestic dispute and then barricaded himself inside the house.
K-9 officer Branch Schrader is led by his dog Argo outside JCB, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, after a suspected robbery.
Michelle Moore, Edinburgh, comforts her son Cameron, 5, a passenger in a one-vehicle rollover accident Friday, June 25, 2026 on Indiana 31 near Road 550 N in Bartholomew County. Moore's mother Pat Cox, center, and sister Lisa Burton react as they arrive at the scene. The accident happened shortly after 3 p.m. when driver P.J. Moore backed up his truck in the emergency lane to retrieve lost cargo and strayed the vehicle into a steep ditch. Moore and his passengers, son Cameron and aunt Charlotte Tabor, were all wearing their safety belts and were not injured.
Afraid of passing on her flu symptoms, Dorothy Galbraith visits her grandson Chase Galbraith through his living room window Thursday evening, Jan. 24, 2013. The two-year-old has been receiving treatments for leukemia after being diagnosed in late December.
Ehren Wright, 5, jumps between logs May 24, 2013, in a small park where homes once stood in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood but suffered major damage during the flood of 2008. The semi-public play area and garden was a result of Puddles 2 Park, a project of Columbus Signature Academy-Lincoln, which aimed to rejuvenate the neighborhood. In the background is the Cummins Tech Center, which also sustained heavy flood losses.
Columbus Township firefighters hose down a burning house near Garden City Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 21, 2014.
Charlie Williams laughs after seeing his wife Peggy emerge from the voting booth several minutes later than him Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Parkside Elementary School.
Spc. John Lundy, right, and Spc. Matthew Sturgill, obscured, leap into the arms of Pfc. Devin Horton in a burst of joy Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at Camp Atterbury in Edinburgh, Ind., as 109 members of the 1st Battalion, 149th Infantry, Army National Guard prepare to board buses home to Kentucky and join their families for the holidays. The men arrived at the camp Dec. 21 to demobilize as part of the last soldiers to leave Iraq. The U.S. military announced Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, that the last American troops have left Iraq as the nearly nine-year war ends.
Bartholomew County Sheriff Mark Gorbett hopes economic stimulus grants will bolster his department's ability to address an increasing workload - one that included this recent dispatch to a report of shots fired. Gorbett said detectives are investigating 25 percent more cases this year.
Firefighters battle heavy flames erupting from a barn that caught fire Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014, on County Road S 750 E.
Columbus North graduates Courtney Turner, left, and Delaney Lego laugh as they hug Saturday following commencement.
Firefighters work to extinguish a structure fire Tuesday night at 3835 N. Road 325W, south of Lowell Road. Fighting the fire was complicated by the home's location near the Driftwood River, which had risen to within 2 feet of the back of the house.
Andrew Laker | The Republic Firefighters and paramedics transport Chad Summers to a StatFlight helicopter as Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department deputies Nick Martoccia, right, and Dewayne Janes interview witnesses following an accident on northbound I-65 Friday afternoon.
Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., left, and Rep. Baron Hill, D-Ind., exchange glances Friday at City Hall during an informal discussion with top executives from local businesses.
Emergency responders tend to Peggy Hennig who was trapped in her vehicle following a head-on collision on State Road 46, Thursday afternoon, Sept. 27, 2012, near Dam Road.
Columbus firefighters work to extinguish a blaze outside the Faurecia plant Monday morning, July 7, 2014.
Columbus firefighters work to extinguish a blaze outside the Faurecia plant Monday morning, July 7, 2014.
James Scott, 34, of Columbus is carried to an ambulance by Dewayne Janes, Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department deputy, second from left, and Matt Noblitt, Columbus Fire Department Public Information officer, fourth from right, after members of the Swift Water Rescue Team pulled him from floodwaters near Indianapolis Road and Eighth Street. Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department Maj. Mark Gorbett, left, Columbus Police Department Capt. Mike Brown, third from right, CPD Sgt. Mike Holt, second from right, and Lt. Bob Jarrard, right, assisted in the rescue.
The SWAT team advances on Joshua Buster after they forced him out of his 9th Street home with tear gas Friday evening. Buster allegedly pointed a shotgun at his fiance during a domestic dispute and then barricaded himself inside the house.
K-9 officer Branch Schrader is led by his dog Argo outside JCB, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, after a suspected robbery.
Michelle Moore, Edinburgh, comforts her son Cameron, 5, a passenger in a one-vehicle rollover accident Friday, June 25, 2026 on Indiana 31 near Road 550 N in Bartholomew County. Moore's mother Pat Cox, center, and sister Lisa Burton react as they arrive at the scene. The accident happened shortly after 3 p.m. when driver P.J. Moore backed up his truck in the emergency lane to retrieve lost cargo and strayed the vehicle into a steep ditch. Moore and his passengers, son Cameron and aunt Charlotte Tabor, were all wearing their safety belts and were not injured.
Afraid of passing on her flu symptoms, Dorothy Galbraith visits her grandson Chase Galbraith through his living room window Thursday evening, Jan. 24, 2013. The two-year-old has been receiving treatments for leukemia after being diagnosed in late December.
Ehren Wright, 5, jumps between logs May 24, 2013, in a small park where homes once stood in the Pleasant Grove neighborhood but suffered major damage during the flood of 2008. The semi-public play area and garden was a result of Puddles 2 Park, a project of Columbus Signature Academy-Lincoln, which aimed to rejuvenate the neighborhood. In the background is the Cummins Tech Center, which also sustained heavy flood losses.
Columbus Township firefighters hose down a burning house near Garden City Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 21, 2014.
Charlie Williams laughs after seeing his wife Peggy emerge from the voting booth several minutes later than him Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at Parkside Elementary School.