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Alisha Bernhardt, a police officer with Indianapolis Public Schools, has made it to the Hollywood round of "American Idol." She wore her badge and police T-shirt in hopes of setting herself apart during the auditions in St. Louis. Bernhardt was among 10,000 people who showed up for the auditions.

A bratwurst dish served at the Schnitzelbank Restaurant in Jasper took the top prize in the Super 46 competition, a promotional contest conducted by tourism officials to draw attention to the best sandwiches in the state. The bratwurst topped the Mile-High Club served at Rock-Cola 50s Café in Indianapolis.

Two homes and one business building were damaged in southeast-side fires early Friday morning. Indianapolis firefighters battled a blaze that caused minor damage to a vacant house near English Avenue and Rural Street at about 3 a.m. Arson investigators were called to the scene. Two hours later, a home in the 4700 block of Southeastern Avenue suffered fire damage estimated at $65,000. No injuries were reported. Beech Grove firefighters responded to another blaze at 5:51 a.m. Access Mobility Inc.'s offices suffered minor damage when a battery charger for a forklift caused a fire.