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Gun collection stolen from Muncie home

Police say thieves stole more than 120 handguns and rifles from a gun collector’s home in Muncie. Investigators say
that would be enough weaponry to outfit a small militia, but think the guns will be sold for cash. The collection, which features
many antique guns, is valued at more than $200,000. Muncie police want to talk with two women who had visited the 70-year-old
victim.
 

Hoosier Marine dies in Afghanistan

A Hoosier Marine has died in the line of duty. The Department of Defense confirmed 1st Lt. Brandon Barrett of Marion died
Wednesday supporting combat operations in Afghanistan. Barrett, 27, was assigned to the 2nd Marine division based at Camp
Lejeune in North Carolina. He graduated from Marion High School in 2001 and was a standout athlete. He graduated from the
U.S. Naval Academy in 2006.

 

City gets set for Mini-Marathon

The 34th running of the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon kicks off Saturday at 7:30 a.m. with 35,000 registered runners, the event’s
ninth straight sellout. The race, the largest half-marathon in the United States, sold out five months ago. The Mini-Marathon
Expo continues Friday at the Indiana Convention Center, where more than 80 exhibitors will be on hand. Fox59 will have more
at 4 p.m.

State tourism cuts alter marketing methods

In light of a shrinking budget, the state has dropped traditional advertising campaigns to promote tourism and is embracing
social media outlets to promote Indiana's attractions.

Study: Growing more veggies could profit Midwest

The Midwest is known more for growing corn than cauliflower, but if its farmers raised the fruit and vegetables eaten in
the Heartland, they could create thousands of jobs and millions of dollars in income, according to a recent study.

Lilly hopes Elanco unit becomes a cash cow

Elanco Animal Health chief Jeff Simmons predicts that consumers will opt for food made cheaper by using
Elanco’s productivity-enhancing drugs over pricier organic and locally grown products. But, as a hedge,
he has Elanco developing products to help organic farmers, too.

Veolia concessions worry regulators

Testimony filed in Indianapolis Water Co.’s rate case shows the city in 2007 agreed to take on millions of dollars in costs
from the private firm it hired to operate the utility, including $48 million in retiree medical plan obligations.

HARTON: The IBJ’s 30-year story, retold

| Tom Harton

The tale shows how a germ of an
idea can turn into something special and how people in business can reach across generations—even when they think their
biggest contributions are behind them—to pull others along.

ALTOM: Are you disaster-ready, dust-induced or not?

You know you should back up your data for redundancy. But you can’t back up an entire airline industry. That’s
a lesson we learned recently when a volcano with the cat-crossing-the-keyboard name of “Eyjafjallajökull”
exhaled tons of volcanic dust into the clear skies over Europe and brought aviation worldwide almost to a literal grinding
halt.