Regional Summary, Tuesday 4/1

Indiana Summary Police Look Into Shooting And Robbery At Starbucks (Indianapolis) -- Indianapolis Metropolitan Police are investigating a shooting at a Starbucks Monday night. Investigators say someone was shot at the northside establishment at Fall Creek Parkway and College Avenue during a robbery. Witnesses told police that three men wearing masks and carrying guns entered Starbucks and demanded money from the customers. A 42-year-old man was shot in the leg as he ran from the store. He has been listed in stable condition. Police were told that at least one of the suspects is a woman. --- Plainfield Police: Letter Concerning Mans Death Held Bogus Information (Plainfield) -- Plainfield Police say that a letter sent to them containing information saying the death of 29-year-old Brad Hensley involved murder is bogus. The letter was received by investigators shortly after the body of Hensley was found in his Jeep that was pulled from a pond near his home after missing for two-years. Detectives say the letter was written by an 88-year-old woman from Mars Hill who didnt provide any relevant information in the case. Its not clear how Hensley died. --- I-65 Crash Kills One (Boone County) -- A crash Monday night in Boone County killed one person. The Boone County Sheriffs Department says a semi truck and pickup collided just north of Whitestown in the north bound lanes. The victim was in the pickup, according to investigators. The identity of the victim hasnt been released. --- Latest Winning Hoosier Lottery Numbers Daily Three-Midday: 4-9-3; Daily Three-Evening: 3-6-8; Daily Four-Midday: 2-2-3-5; Daily Four-Evening: 0-0-1-1; Lucky Five-Midday: 7-15-23-25-28; Lucky Five-Evening: 13-20-26-31-35. Kentucky Summary (Louisville, KY) -- Louisville Metro Police are investigating Louisvilles latest homicide. Police were called to a vacant home at 26th and Greenwood Avenue to respond to a break-in yesterday evening. Police say they then found the body of a African-American man inside of that home. Officials say he had been shot multiple time. His name has not been released. Officers are trying to determine if this shooting is related to another shooting that happened at 32nd and Grand yesterday. That persons name hasnt been released, but police say he is hospitalized in critical condition. (Frankfort, KY) -- Governor Steve Beshear will travel to Dearborn, Michigan later this week to meet with officials from the Ford Motor Company. Beshear will be joined by Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson, Economic Development Secretary John Hindman, and Greater Louisville, Incorporated President Joe Reagan. Beshear announced the group is looking to determine Fords commitment to replacing the Ford Explorer at the Louisville Assembly Plant. The replacement was part of Fords agreement with the United Auto Workers. (Louisville, KY) -- Louisville Metro Councilwoman Cheri Bryant Hamilton is encouraging residents to review the design of a new firehouse for the Portland area. The design will be available for public review this evening beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Neighborhood House, 201 N. 25th Street. Officials say four-million-dollars has been set aside to build state of the art firehouses in the Clifton, Portland, and Beechmont neighborhoods. The money comes from the sale of 41-point-five-million-dollars in bonds approved by Metro Council last month. (Louisville, KY) -- Mayor Jerry Abramson and the Louisville Office of Youth Development will honor four individuals who have made a difference in the lives of children and youth. The Youth Service Workers Awards Program will take place at 7 p.m. at Memorial Auditorium. The award recipients include individuals who have worked in a variety of school and nonprofit roles with youth of all ages. (Louisville, KY) -- Mayor Jerry Abramson and EMS Director Dr. Neal Richmond will showcase new technology designed to improve patient care. The event will take place at 10:30 a.m. in the Mayors Gallery in Metro Hall. Officials will show off new handheld computers that will be used to improve patient care and monitor for illness outbreaks or bioterrorism exposures. Abramson will also answer questions about the economic development trip to Ford Motor Company headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan tomorrow. (Louisville, KY) -- The Louisville Bar Associations monthly Call-A-Lawyer program will be held on April 15th from 10 to 11 a.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. The program allows anyone to speak anonymously with a volunteer attorney who will provide basic general legal guidance to a question. The program is held on the third Tuesday of each month. For more information on the program call the Louisville Bar Association at 583-5314. (Louisville, KY) -- Kentucky State Police officials say they will be conducting traffic safety evaluations in all eight Post 4 counties over the next month. Troopers will be conducting safety checkpoints on various roadways in Bullitt, Hardin, Jefferson, LaRue, and four other counties, most often during weekend nights when impaired traffic is at a maximum. The primary focus of the checkpoints is to reduce the incidence of drug and alcohol impaired drivers. KSP officials say officers will also be emphasizing the use of seatbelts and child safety seats. Illinois Summary --- Historic Hotel Burning In Lockport (Lockport) -- Several fire crews are on the scene of a hotel fire in downtown Lockport. Authorities are battling a five-alarm blaze at the Towpath Inn at 933 South State Street. Its in the center of Lockports downtown business district, near the Illinois and Michigan Canal. The fire was reported at about 4 a.m. Most of the three-story building is engulfed in flames. Some injuries have been reported, but there is no word on how severe those injuries may be. Metra has stopped all commuter trains on its Heritage Corridor line due to the fire. --- Anti-Gun Violence Demonstration Today (Chicago) -- Simeon High School students will join anti-gun violence advocates and Mayor Daley for a major rally outside the Thompson Center in Chicago this morning. As many as 500 Simeon students will bus over from the school to urge an end to the shootings that have plagued the Chicago Public Schools system and claimed one of their own. Eighteen-year-old Chavez Clarke was shot and killed in the Simeon parking lot after weekend classes on Saturday afternoon. Seventeen-year-old Samuel Hill and 19-year-old Ronald Little are both charged with first-degree murder in his death. Fifteen-year-old Miguel Pedro was also shot and killed over the weekend. That means 20 Chicago Public Schools students have died as a result of gunfire this school year. --- One Teen Killed, Two More Injured In Shootings Overnight (Chicago) -- Two Chicago teenagers were injured and a third killed in shootings last night. The Cook County Medical Examiners office says 17-year-old Shannon Brown died after being shot in the stomach at about 10:30 p.m. A police spokesman says Browns assailant jumped out of a gangway near the intersection of Wentworth Avenue and 103rd Place, fired, and ran off. No one is in custody. Its not clear if Brown was a Chicago Public Schools student, and police arent yet sure if he was the target. Earlier, police say a 16 and an 18-year-old were both hospitalized with injuries from a shooting near the intersection of South Kedzie Avenue and West 65th Place. The incident happened about 7:45 p.m., and police do have a suspect in custody. One of the teens was shot in the hand, and the other in the back. Police say the shooting may be gang-related. --- Obamas Church Holds Prayer Service For Ex-Pastor (Chicago) -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obamas South Side church held a prayer service for its former pastor last night. Three-thousand members showed up to support the Reverend Jeremiah Wright. His controversial comments about race and government policies have become a major issue in the presidential race. Obama has denounced the comments, but the Illinois Senator has said he cannot disown Wright or his church. Wright was in attendance at last nights service, but did not address the crowd. He stepped down from Trinity earlier this year. --- River Flood Warnings Issues For Three Area Waterways (Gurnee) -- Possibly heavy flooding is worrying northern Lake County residents. Flood warnings have been issued for the Des Plaines River in Lake and Cook Counties, the Fox River at Algonquin, and the Kankakee River at Shelby. The area was already saturated with snowmelt and rainfall before the showers and isolated storms that pushed through the area Sunday night and Monday. That extra precipitation has caused the Des Plaines River to rise about a foot. And if too much rain falls in Wisconsin and filters down the Fox River, that waterway could rise over its banks. Antioch and Fox Lake homes have already seen some flooding. Some emergency management officials are concerned that the floods could turn out to be as bad as those in August that damaged more than 400 homes. --- Rezko Trial Resumes With Levine Detailing Cellinis Involvement (Chicago) -- The corruption trial of Governor Blagojevichs former adviser and fund raiser has resumed. Key prosecution witness Stuart Levine returned to the witness stand Monday. Levine testified that businessman and political heavyweight Bill Cellini told him that Rezko was getting a lot of pressure to help Chicago Alderman Dick Mell "make money." Mell is Governor Blagojevichs father-in-law. Levine also said that he and Cellini came up with a way to stop a plan consolidating three state pension funds under one board. Levine said Cellini proposed contacting Rezko and ex-Blagojevich fundraiser Christopher Kelly to get them to use their influence to kill the plan. In return, Levine said that he and Cellini would use their clout to give preferential treatment to Rezko and Kellys favored money-management companies. Rezko is on trial for allegedly shaking down companies that wanted to do business with the State of Illinois. Blagojevich, Cellini, and Kelly are not charged in the case. --- County Financial Officer Predicts More Financial Troubles (Chicago) -- Cook County residents still smarting from the upcoming sales tax increase may eventually need to dig even deeper into their pockets. County Chief Financial Officer Donna Dunnings told a luncheon meeting at the City Club of Chicago yesterday that the countys costs will rise about five-percent a year. That would mean the budget shortfall closed by this years one-percent tax increase would return as early as 2011. Dunnings says one key to keeping costs down will be continued efforts to make government more efficient. --- Gang Violence Activist Chases Shooting Suspect (Aurora) -- An anti-gang violence advocate chased down a man suspected of shooting her daughter yesterday morning. The shots rang out shortly after 11 at a home in the eleven-hundred block of Kane Street in Aurora. That home belongs to the mother and sister of Community Advocacy Awareness Network founder Mary Fultz. Fultz nephew was the apparent target, but one of the bullets hit her 21-year-old daughter in the leg. Two suspects ran off, and Fultz chased them to a home on Fenton Street. Police eventually caught one of the two in a nearby cemetery. Fultz daughter was treated and released from a nearby hospital. A nearby elementary school was placed on lockdown as police investigated the shooting. --- Degorski Confession Now Allowed In Trial For 1993 Murders (Chicago) -- A panel of appellate judges has ruled that a jury can watch a videotaped confession in the Browns Chicken murder case. The judges Monday overturned Judge Vincent Gaughans ruling last year that the tape violated the Miranda rights of 35-year-old defendant James Degorski. The four-minute video shows Degorski admitting his role in the 1993 murders of seven people at the restaurant in northwest suburban Palatine. The tape then shows Degorski saying he did not want to be videotaped. Juan Luna was convicted last year for his role in the murders. He is serving a life sentence at the Stateville Correctional Center. Degorski faces the death penalty if found guilty. --- Husband Takes Wife Hostage For Short Time (Evergreen Park) -- Evergreen Park authorities say a man held his wife hostage for a short time at a clothing store in the Plaza mall last night. Police say the 22-year-old put a gun to his wifes back at the Rainbow clothing store about 5:30. After about 20-minutes of negotiating, the man put down his weapon and left the store. He was arrested, but is not being identified and charges have not been announced. (Copyright 2008 by Newsroom Solutions) RNS-04-01-08 0634CDT