Salem woman charged after shooting man searching for ginseng
35 year-old Krystal N. Grangier, of Salem has been charged with reckless homicide after she is said to have fatally shot a man searching for ginseng in a wooded area behind her home. 55 year-old Michael Walker was found dead after a call to 911 at 3:15pm last Friday, according to authorities. Walker was with two other adults and 2 dogs at the time of the shooting. Grangier is charged with reckless homicide, false informing, and invasion of privacy. The trial has been set for March 1, 2022.
All criminal defendants are to be presumed innocent until, and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
IMPD Officer shot attacking dog during disturbance
An Officer with the Indianapolis Metro Police Department killed a dog which attacked him while he was responding to a disturbance near Southeastern an South State Avenues late Tuesday night. According to reports, two dogs charged at an Officer, and the officer responded by firing a shot at one of the dogs, killing it and simultaneously hitting the hand of an individual tending to the dog. That individual was taken to Eskenazi Hospital, and was discharged in good condition. The bitten Officer did not get treated at a hospital. The investigation is ongoing, and body camera footage is being reviewed. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact IMPD.
City of Bloomington Utilities Accepting Proposals for 2022 Residential Stormwater Grants
The City of Bloomington Utilities Department (CBU) invites homeowners to apply for funding through the fourth annual Residential Stormwater Grants Program. The Residential Stormwater Grants Program provides small grants to homeowners for sustainable stormwater infrastructure projects on private residential property. Successful projects improve the management of stormwater before it enters local waterways or the city’s stormwater conveyance infrastructure known as the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
A total of $100,000 has been dedicated in CBU’s 2022 budget to this program assisting owners of single-family residential property with environmentally-friendly drainage projects such as rain gardens, bioswales, and detention pond maintenance.
CBU will host two public information meetings about the grant application process and project requirements on Thursday, December 2, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Switchyard Park Pavilion, 1601 S. Rogers Street; and Tuesday, December 14, at Banneker Community Center, 930 W. 7th Street. The meetings will be recorded and available on the CBU grants webpage at www.bloomington.in.gov/utilities/stormwater/grants. Prospective applicants must submit an application by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 1, 2022.
This Week in Hoosier History
1940 – Robert Lee Brokenburr became the first African American to be elected to the Indiana Senate. An attorney in Indianapolis, he served five terms, authoring legislation which prohibited discrimination in education, employment, and accommodations. He also helped create the Indiana Civil Rights Commission.