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Tour Manager's Intuition Saved Sugarland

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:39:52 CDT

As she looked at the sky Saturday night, Sugarland tour manager Hellen Rollens decided to go with her intuition and hold the band backstage. One minute later, wind gusts sent the Indiana State Fair stage crashing down into the audience , killing five and injuring dozens. "As a tour manager, it's...

Did the Indiana State Fair Tragedy Have to Happen?

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:34:50 CDT

State officials are investigating Saturday's Indiana State Fair stage collapse in an effort to determine if there was any way the tragedy, which killed five people, could have been avoided. "I'm not clear how anyone could have foreseen a sudden, highly localized blast of wind," said Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels,...

Fifth Person Dies in Indiana Stage Collapse

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:43:40 CDT

A stage collapsed during a powerful storm at the Indiana State Fair last night, sending steel scaffolding into the terrified crowd and killing at least five people awaiting a performance by the country band Sugarland. Indiana State Police 1st Sgt David Bursten said today that four people died when the...

4 Dead After Stage Collapses at Indiana Fair

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 23:03:53 CDT

At least four people were killed tonight when a stage collapsed during a storm at the Indiana State Fair, where the country group Sugarland was set to perform. The number of injured has risen to 40, with injuries ranging from mild to serious. Strong winds caused the stage rigging for...

Teen Faces Terror Charges for Blowup Doll Prank

Kevin Spak — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:55:05 CDT

An Indiana high school senior is facing up to eight years in prison for the egregious felony of… bringing a blowup doll to school. Tyell Morton planted the doll in the girl’s bathroom as a senior prank, but administrators didn’t think it was funny. All they saw on the security...

Duke Returns to Title Game

Sat, 03 Apr 2010 22:34:16 CDT

Duke moved within 40 minutes of its first national title in 9 years tonight, getting 23 points from Jon Scheyer to pull away from West Virginia, 78-57. Kyle Singler had 21 and Nolan Smith 19 for the Blue Devils, who squashed West Virginia's feel-good story and will now try to...

West Virginia Stuns Kentucky

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 21:32:31 CDT

It's almost heaven, West Virginia. Da'Sean Butler and the Mountaineers are off to the Final Four for the first time since 1959. Injury replacement Joe Mazzulla scored a career-high 17 points in his first start this season and No. 2 seed West Virginia handled a cold-shooting, top-seeded Kentucky team stocked...

Underdog Butler Gains Final Four

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:08:52 CDT

Butler has earned a trip home for the Final Four. Gordon Hayward made a driving layup with under a minute to go, and the fifth-seeded Bulldogs used the same tenacious defense they exhibited all game in the closing seconds to knock off second-seeded Kansas State , 63-56, in the West Regional...

Super Bowl TV Rating Breaks All-Time Record

M. Morris — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:05:00 CST

This year's Super Bowl was the most-watched TV program of all time, with 106.5 million viewers. More than two-thirds of American TVs in use were tuned in to the Saints' 31-17 upset of the Colts, a figure that soared to 82% in New Orleans and 80% in Indianapolis, reports...