Regional Summary, Monday 1/21

Indiana Summary: --- A Little Warming On The Way For Indiana (Indianapolis) -- A little warming is coming to Indiana this week. Some snow also in the forecast. After temperatures in the single digits and below zero over the weekend, a high today in central Indiana is expected around 30-degrees and a high of 30 is forecast for Tuesday, with highs in the 20s for the rest of the week. Also snow with accumulation from one to maybe three-inches on the way to central Indiana tomorrow morning by rush hour. --- Today Is Martin Luther King Junior Day (Indianapolis) -- Today is Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Day. Various celebrations to honor the civil rights leader are to be held at various venues throughout the day. This is also a federal holiday. For the most part, city, county, state and federal offices including banking and mail pickup and delivery are on hold until tomorrow. --- Four Men Arrested In Connection With Murders Of Four (Indianapolis) -- Four men have now been charged in connection with the fatal shootings of a baby, a toddler and their mothers in Indianapolis last week, including the one man who surrendered to Toledo Police. Ronald Davis and Dante Hobson face four counts of murder and robbery in connection with the killings last Monday. Twenty-one-year-old Zarumin Coleman faces charges of conspiracy to commit robbery while 36-year-old Jasper Frazier is charged with attempt to commit robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery. He turned himself in to the Safety Building in Toledo, Ohio last Thursday. Authorities say Frazier told reporters in Indianapolis that the shootings began as a home invasion robbery and two of the suspects began shooting the women as they held their children in their arms. Frazier claims he had nothing to do with the shootings and was afraid for his own life. Indianapolis Police say they expect formal charges to be filed by tomorrow. --- Funeral Today For Murdered Mother And Daughter (Indianapolis) -- There will be funeral services today for Andrea Yarrell and her infant daughter, Charlii, who died one week ago. Both were shot-to-death, along with another mother and son, at a home on Hovey Street. Visitation starts at 10 a.m. at Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church. The funeral is at noon. Gina Hunt and one-year-old Jordan were laid to rest on Saturday. Four men are in custody in connection to the shootings. All of them will be in court Tuesday. --- One Killed In Weekend Shooting In Lawrence (Lawrence) -- One person was shot and killed over the weekend in Lawrence, east of Indianapolis. Police detectives say that 19-year-old Deontae Coleman was shot in the neck and was taken to Wishard Hospital in critical condition. Thats where he died. Eighteen-year-old Gerald Ford has been arrested in the case. He faces various charges today. --- Mother And Boyfriend Arrested After Infant Tests Legally Drunk (Muncie) -- A young mother and her boyfriend have been arrested over the weekend in Muncie after authorities say the womans baby tested legally drunk. Investigators say the little boys blood alcohol level was zero-point-118. Nineteen-year-old Amanda Elbert and Edward Williams were arrested. Police say they found empty beer bottles just feet away from the child at 30 Mulberry Street. The child is now in the custody of his father. --- Irsay Says He Wants Dungy To Stay With Colts (Indianapolis) -- This could be the week that Tony Dungy makes his decision whether or not to stay the head coach of the Super Bowl Champion Indianapolis Colts. There has been talk that Dungy could be going to Florida but there are indications that he will stay. Colts owner Jim Irsay says he remains optimistic that Dungy will stay here. The 52-year-old Dungy has spent the past several days with his family in Tampa. Kentucky Summary: (Louisville, KY) -- Louisville has landed a convention that is expected to bring about 12-thousand visitors to town. Officials say the event could bring an estimated eleven-million-dollars to the local economy. The national organization of career and technical education students, SkillsUSA, will hold the convention in Louisville. The convention is currently being held in Kansas City, Missouri. The event will be held at the Kentucky Exposition Center for four days in late June each year from 2015 till 2020. (Louisville, KY) -- The Louisville Post Office has unveiled the 31st stamp in the Black Heritage series. The stamp is in celebration of former civil-rights activist Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. The stamp honors turn-of-the-century author and lawyer Charles Chesnutt. A special award was also be presented to council member Reverend A. J. Elmore during the celebration, which was held on Friday. (Louisville, KY) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will present a check to the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights tomorrow. The presentation will take place at the KCHR headquarters. The commission is honored to be the recipient of the 99,800-dollar Fair Housing Initiative Program Grant, which will help increase education and outreach programs to communities with disabilities, housing providers and immigrants and refugees across Kentucky. (Frankfort, KY) -- Governor Steve Beshear has ordered emergency funds for several heating crisis programs. Officials say the funding will be allocated to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program and the Weatherization Program. The states Cabinet for Health and Family Services made a request for the program. Beshear says "increase in the cost of heating fuel has created an additional burden on financially-strapped families, making the availability of energy assistance even more critical at this time." (Frankfort, KY) -- The Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice says 26 officers graduated last week from basic training. The 26 officers represent 16 different agencies throughout the state. They completed 18 weeks of training of recruit-level-officer academy instruction. Some of the graduating officers were from Louisville and Bullitt County. Illinois Summary: --- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Today (Chicago) -- Today is the federal Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. It honors the civil rights leader who would have turned 79 last week. Schools and financial markets are closed, as are state, federal, county and some municipal offices. Courts will also be closed. There will be no mail delivery. However, it is not a parking meter holiday and CTA, Metra and Pace buses and trains will run on their normal schedules. --- Chicagos Second African-American Mayor Dies (Chicago) -- Eugene Sawyer is being remembered as a kind soul. The former Chicago Mayor died late Saturday night at age 73. U.S. Congressman Danny Davis calls Sawyer "the most gentlemanly" elected official he ever knew. Sawyer succeeded Harold Washington after his death in 1987. He was elected Mayor after a contentious, all-night City Council session and took the oath of office at 4 a.m. Sawyer served as Mayor for only two years, until current Mayor Richard Daley defeated him in a special election. Daley calls the citys second African-American mayor a "deeply honorable man." Sawyer recently underwent surgery for a perforated esophagus and had suffered several strokes in the past month. Funeral services are pending. --- Combination Party And Vigil Marks Peterson Birthday (Bolingbrook) -- There was a birthday cake, but no guest of honor. Friends and family gathered yesterday for a candlelight vigil to mark Stacy Petersons 24th birthday. The missing Bolingbrook woman hasnt been seen or heard from since October 28th. Those in attendance at last nights vigil prayed, told personal stories, and vowed to keep up their search for the mother of two. Her husband, Drew Peterson, did not attend. State Police say the former police sergeant remains the prime suspect in Stacys disappearance. Her friends are planning a March fundraiser to help with the search. --- Board President Considers Surrendering Hospital Control (Chicago) -- Cook County Board President Todd Stroger is apparently ready to give up control of the hospital that bears his late fathers name. "Crains Chicago Business" reports Stroger is now in favor of turning over John Stroger Hospital, the countys other two hospitals, and about a dozen clinics to an independent agency. Most county commissioners agree with that plan. The county health system has been plagued by inefficiency and financial problems. Cook Countys Bureau of Health employs seven-thousand workers and is responsible for a quarter of the county budget. Former County Board President John Stroger, who helped expand the health system, died last week at age 78. --- Fire Destroys Home, Injuring Toddler And Grandmother (Chicago) -- An overnight house fire in Chicagos Englewood neighborhood injured a two-year-old girl and her 31-year-old grandmother. Fire officials say ten people lived in the one-and-a-half story home near 57th Street and South Loomis. They evacuated after a space heater set bedsheets on fire, eventually burning the roof down and destroying the home. Both the toddler and her grandmother suffered from smoke inhalation and will likely be released from hospitals later today. --- Quadruple-Murder Trial Jury Selection Moving Slowly (Wheaton) -- Four days of jury selection have so far produced just six jurors for Eric Hansons murder trial. The Naperville man is charged with killing his parents, sister, and brother-in-law in September of 2005. Jury selection has proceeded slowly, in part, because many potential jurors have said they could not impose the death penalty under any circumstances. Six more jurors and four alternates are still needed, and the process wont begin until Wednesday. Hanson is charged with 15 counts of first-degree murder, two counts each of armed robbery, aggravated kidnapping and home invasion, and one count each of theft and mail fraud. --- Anti-Abortion March Down Magnificent Mile (Chicago) -- About 150 anti-abortion activists braved frigid temperatures to march down the Magnificent Mile yesterday. They were part of the archdiocese of Chicagos March For Life, an event organized to coincide with Tuesdays 35th anniversary of the Supreme Courts Roe versus Wade ruling that made abortion legal. The event began with a mass at Holy Name Cathedral and ended with a prayer vigil at the historic Water Tower on Michigan Avenue. The archdiocese is planning other events through the end of the month to call for an end to abortion. --- Teacher Who Lost Eye In Student Attack Out Of Hospital (Elgin) -- The Elgin High School teacher who lost an eye in a stabbing attack Friday morning is now out of the hospital. Fifty-year-old Carolyn Gilbert was attacked by a 16-year-old boy shortly after classes dismissed. Witnesses say Gilbert was stabbed in the neck and near her eye several times by a steak knife. The teen accused in the attack is charged with aggravated battery with a weapon and aggravated battery to a teacher. Both are felonies. Officials are still trying to figure out how the student got the knife into school. --- Officer Caught Attacking Patient May Face Stiffer Punishment (Chicago) -- Chicagos new Police Superintendent intends to take another look at the punishment handed down to a cop caught on tape beating a hospital patient. Officer William Cozzi pleaded guilty last year to misdemeanor battery for a 2005 attack. The "Chicago Sun-Times" obtained security videotape of the incident. It shows Cozzi shackling the victims legs to a wheelchair, then hitting him about ten times. Cozzi was given a two-year unpaid suspension by the police board and is scheduled to return in April. New superintendent Jody Weis has requested a briefing on the situation and is promising to review the matter soon after he takes office next month. --- Decades-Old Chicago Supermarket Closes (Chicago) -- The Hyde Park Co-Op officially shut its doors yesterday with a "New Orleans" funeral. Financial troubles hampered the 75-year-old store at the intersection of 55th Street and Lake Park Avenue. The University of Chicago owns the land, and reached a buy-out agreement with the store. Treasure Island Foods will open a branch there as soon as next month. Co-owners and patrons marched a band through the store and held a small good-bye ceremony yesterday. At one time, the Hyde Park Co-Op was Chicagos largest supermarket. (Copyright 2008 by Newsroom Solutions) RNS-01-21-08 0611CST