WOWO News

Updated: 11-6 1:08am

The Indiana National Guard says it doesn't believe any of its soldiers or airmen were stationed at Fort Hood, Texas during Thursday's shooting. Staff Sergeant Les Newport tells WOWO News that everyone there has their hearts in Texas, and their thoughts are with the soldiers and family members involved.

A Silver Alert for 48-year-old Stuart Stalcup of Fort Wayne has been canceled. That comes after a police pilot discovered what is believed to be his body in a wooded area in Steuben County. Stalcup was a stroke victim who had gone missing from his parents' Snow Lake home last month.

The next H1N1 vaccine clinic will be on Monday from 2 to 6:30pm. Among those eligible...pregnant women, people who care for children under six months old, children from six months through 24 years old, and people 25-64 with chronic health conditions. Well over 11-thousand people have been vaccinated at Carew Medical Park since the clinic opened last month.

It looks like Sarah Palin is set to return to Fort Wayne. The former Alaska Governor is expected to appear in Fort Wayne on November 19th to promote her new book "Going Rogue". There is no word yet on exactly where and when she'll be coming. Stay tuned to Newstalk 1190 WOWO for the latest details as they come in.

The head of Indiana's schools has a warning to the state's superintendents...education funding cuts could be coming. State Superintendent Tony Bennett told the district leaders during a conference call that they should hold off on major spending until the state's revenue issues are resolved.

Good economic news...A military contractor says it plans to start up operations at the Army's Newport Chemical Depot in western Indiana that could bring up to 500 jobs. Telic Corp. says it will open open an administrative, manufacturing, and development center there next year.

A routine traffic stop for a seat belt violation in Indianapolis on Thursday led to a high-speed chase that ended at the Indianapolis Airport with the suspect jumping over a railing and falling nearly 90 feet. 44-year-old Richard Stedman went to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after the chase. Airport officials say the incident did not affect their operations.

The IRS is looking for nearly 14-hundred taxpayers who are due to receive a total of $1.3 million in refunds. The original checks were returned to sender because of address errors. To find out if you are one of the Hoosiers with money coming to you, you can go to the "Where's My Refund" web site or call the IRS at 1-800-829-1954.

A ride at Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana will be getting plenty of exposure in the coming weeks. A National Geographic Film Crew will follow workers hoisting a giant piece of fiberglass four stories in the air for the new "Wildebeest" water ride. The footage will air in June on the channel's "World Toughest Fixes" program.