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After more than 16 years at Fox59, anchor Cheryl Parker is leaving the station to be with her husband and their twin, 20-month-old
daughters.  "This is an extremely difficult decision," said Parker. "However, my family has to come first." 
Parker started at Fox59 as a reporter before becoming the station's weekend anchor. She later joined Bob Donaldson and
Brian Wilkes, who have been together for 13 years, making them the longest-running anchor team in central Indiana. She will
remain with the station through the May sweeps period, with her final night being May 26.

One of the alleged freshman victims in the Carmel High School basketball hazing investigation has hired an attorney and is
threatening a lawsuit. Attorney Robert Turner said the young man was sexually attacked by senior players of the Carmel basketball
team on a bus after a game. Turner said other attacks took place in the school locker room.  "I have other victims’
names and I'd like to talk with them," Turner said.  He said the parents of his freshman client are angry school
administrators have not taken action or made a decisive statement about what will happen to the students accused of the assaults.
Hamilton County prosecutor Sonia Leerkamp said her office will decide on criminal charges by the end of April.

Two Martinsville police officers are on paid suspension after using a stun gun on a 10-year-old. The officers said the boy
was unruly at a home day care center. The Morgan County Sheriff's Department and Martinsville police are investigating
whether the officers used unnecessary force. An officer is also accused of slapping the child, who weighs just under 100 pounds.
Police say this wasn't the first time they've dealt with the boy being out of control and he was trying to hurt others.
Fox59 will have more at 4 p.m.

Bloomington police are looking for the person who set fire to a cat that now is recuperating with burns on 75 percent of its
body. The male cat, named Tree Climber, was brought into the Town and Country Veterinary Clinic on Sunday. It was the second
recent notable attack on a feline in the area; another was brought into the clinic after being shot with an arrow. Police
are investigating, fearing that the attacker or attackers will grow bolder and begin targeting humans.

All four rides at Lafayette Square Mall's Xscape party center have been shut down in the wake of an injury suffered by
5-year-old Denzel Jennings over the weekend. The Indiana State Fire Marshall says that permits related to the rides had expired.
Investigators discovered the violations while examining the facility after Jennings fell out of the teacup ride and hit his
head. He remains in critical condition.