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Former funeral director Marvin L. Boatright was found guilty of forgery Tuesday, but a jury failed to come to an agreement on 13 other felony charges, including corrupt business influence and theft. Boatright, who operated a funeral home at 21st and Illinois streets, was arrested last year on charges he falsified death certificates, stole funeral trust money and continued to do business after the state suspended his license. Sentencing is set for next month. The state revoked his license in 2008, after he continued working following an earlier suspension. That suspension came after Boatright had a body cremated against the family's wishes.

A 10-year-old Tipton girl was found safe late Tuesday night after police say she was taken by an unknown man while riding her bike. But now police are investigating her great-grandmother's apparently unrelated disappearance. Serena "Renie" Weicht was found unharmed around 11 p.m. Tuesday at the Wendy's restaurant on U.S. 31 in Westfield. She told police a man grabbed her and forced her into his car around 6:30 p.m. She said he drove her around before dropping her off at the restaurant. Noblesville police, meanwhile, are looking into the disappearance of 74-year-old Dorothy Heard, who has been missing since Monday night.

The Wal-Mart store in Plainfield was evacuated shortly after 8 a.m. Tuesday after a contractor accidentally cut into a refrigerant line in the dairy cooler. Emergency crews from Plainfield, Avon and Danville responded to the call. About 100 customers and employees were inside the store at the time. Authorities said no one was injured. Hazardous materials crews shut off the line and tested the air inside the store to make sure it was safe before allowing employees to return about 9:30 a.m. The store is expected to reopen this morning.

Despite a show of support from students and parents, Brownsburg High School orchestra teacher Christian Starnes was fired Monday for verbally threatening a problem student. Starnes admitted the transgression and said he accepted the consequences of his actions. The Brownsburg School Board terminated his teaching contract at the recommendation of Superintendent Jim Snapp. Students and parents who attended the meeting were not permitted to address the board.

Ten days after an Indiana University student vanished, Bloomington police said Monday they plan to release enhanced security camera video in the hope the public can help identify the vehicle or vehicles that drove through the area around the time the woman disappeared. Lauren Spierer, 20, was last seen walking home alone from a friend's apartment about 4:30 a.m. June 3. Police Capt. Joe Qualters said one—and possibly two—vehicles are visible in video sequences police obtained from cameras near where the Greenburgh, N.Y., native vanished. Police want to talk to the drivers, and if it turns out the footage actually shows one vehicle circling through the area, that would be particularly interesting, he said.