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A teenager accused of killing three friends in a drunken-driving crash goes on trial Monday. Police say 19-year old John Wilson
slammed his car into a tree along Moller Road in Indianapolis in December 2008, killing three passengers. He was driving between
58 mph and 68 mph in a 35-mph zone, according to investigators. Wilson faces multiple charges, including operating a vehicle
while intoxicated, causing death.

An Indiana Senate bill would make it legal for state micro-breweries to sell carry-out beer on Sundays. Sunday sales of wine
already are permitted at the stateâ??s wineries. The bill would not affect beer sales at grocery and liquor stores.

A heater may be to blame for a fire at a hotel on the east side of Indianapolis that began either late Sunday night or early
Monday morning, according to investigators. The fire broke out in a second-story room at the Budget Inn East near 21st Street
and Shadeland Avenue. Damage was contained to that room, according to crews, and no injuries were reported. Fox59 will have
more at 4 p.m.

Support is pouring in for The United Way of Bartholomew County. The agency suffered a devastating loss when fire gutted
its offices and warehouse Christmas Eve. The community has offered furniture, office supplies, computer equipment and space
for the 37 social service groups that use the building. The Columbus fire inspector said an electrical problem likely started
the fire.

Detectives believe a Geist-area man found dead in his home was killed. At first, police thought Steve Pence, 49, who was
legally blind, may have accidentally fallen down stairs, but investigators say he suffered blunt-force trauma to the head
consistent with homicide; also, an upstairs window was broken in the house, which is in the 11000 block of Windhaven Court.
His body was found Wednesday by a concerned neighbor. Police say they have few leads to go on.