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Westfield Middle School was evacuated temporarily Monday morning following reports of smoke coming from the ceiling. Fire crews said the smoke originated from a failed motor in the air-handling system. Children returned to the classrooms later in the morning.
 

Flood waters in northern Hamilton County claimed the lives of two men over the weekend. David Baker, 42, of Arcadia drowned after his truck was swept away Saturday morning by flood waters from Cicero Creek, near the intersection of 266th Street and Mount Pleasant Road. His body was recovered Sunday morning. Robert Morgan Jr., 64, also from Arcadia, drowned in his vehicle Friday night near the same area.
 

Northbound lanes of Interstate 65 in Indianapolis were shut down for more than an hour Monday morning after a two-vehicle crash that injured two people. The accident happened about 7 a.m. between 71st Street and the I-865 exit. Both accident victims were hospitalized in unknown condition.
 

An Indianapolis man was suspended from his job as a school caregiver for four days after being mistakenly identified as a criminal. Richard Brown, 62, returned to work Wednesday at Lawrence Township schools after struggling for a week to convince state officials that he doesn't have a record, just a common last name. The district suspended him after the Indiana Department of Child Services notified school officials that at least three people with the same name had crime records.

A former assistant principal at Washington High School in Indianapolis pleaded guilty Friday morning to one count of child seduction and one count of obstruction of justice,  avoiding a lengthy prison sentence for having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl. Corey Greenwood, 41, agreed to serve 30 days in jail, six years on probation and register as a sex offender. Police said Greenwood, who resigned last year, had at least five sexual encounters with the victim, including one in his school office.

Boone County commissioners declared a state of emergency Friday due to rising floodwaters. Shelters were set up at Harney Elementary in Lebanon and Zionsville Christian Church for people who’ve been flooded out of their homes. Zionsville police said 15 houses had been evacuated. Eagle Creek is near historic levels, cresting at about 16 feet. Emergency officials are telling people to stay inside unless absolutely necessary.