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For many families, it's doesn't feel like Christmas until they decorate the tree. But in this tough economy, many people can't afford to get one this year. So a pair of local cousins are providing people the centerpiece of their holiday decorations, even though they face hard times of their own. The stereotypical deliverer of gifts during the Christmas season is Santa. But for Verna Tefteller, the bringers of her biggest holiday gift bear no resemblance to the man in red. Tefteller is an unemployed, divorced mother of five.

LAPORTE -- The story of a famous serial killer accused of murdering more than 20 people in LaPorte could become a movie. LaPorte native Steve Ruminski is trying to raise money to tell the story of Belle Gunness. Around the turn of the 20th century she allegedly lured men to her LaPorte farm after getting them to sell everything they owned, bring cash, and not tell anyone where they were going. Then they were never heard from again. But the real mystery is if Gunness got away with murder.

INDIANAPOLIS -- The IHSAA and the Indianapolis Colts announced the 2010 high school football academic all-stars Monday. The 24 players will be honored prior to Sunday's Colts game. Four area players made the team: OL Michael Furfaro, Mishawaka; RB Darin Hochstetler, Fairfield; QB Kyle Hartson, LaPorte; and LB Calvin Eads, Plymouth. 2010 Indiana High School Academic All-Stars OFFENSE Pos. Name, High School OL Blake Dunshee, Zionsville OL Ryan Mughmaw, Oak Hill OL Jackson Branson, Madison-Grant OL Jordan Leising, Bluffton OL Michael Furfaro, Mishawaka TE Matthew Nagy, Brebeuf Jesuit WR Kendall Griffin, Avon WR Clint Romines, Woodlan RB Darin Hochstetler, Fairfield QB Jason Stemple, Mt. Vernon QB Kyle Hartson, LaPorte PK Neil Miller, Wabash DEFENSE Pos. Name, High School DL Alex Hegg, Seeger DL Clint Davis, Ft. Wayne North Side DL Spencer Murphy, North Miami DL Daniel Dalton, Wood Memorial LB Calvin Eads, Plymouth LB Brad Qualizza, Crown Point LB Kyle Patton, West Lafayette DB Devon Hudson, South Decatur DB Scott McKibben, Lakeland DB Ben Townsend, Blackford DB Tyler Simmons, Kankakee Valley P Miles Stacey, TC Howe Academy

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It's been a long time since LaPorte diver Josh Arndt felt disappointment. "The last high school meet I didn't win," he recalled, "was my sophomore year. " That's a streak of 38 straight first-place finishes, heading into state this weekend.  "I pride myself most on the hard work I put into it," he said. "The streak doesn't come with just getting on the board and doing it. " The streak also includes last year's state title.

LAPORTE COUNTY - A Crown Point woman is behind bars in LaPorte County for killing her husband in Arizona more than 10 years ago. Indiana State Police say 61-year-old Jane Leslie Carpenter was arrested Monday morning on a warrant issued out of Prescott, Arizona for 1 st degree murder. The arrest warrant stems from an investigation into the murder of Carpenter's husband in June 2002 when they lived in Prescott. Authorities say after the murder, Carpenter returned to Indiana, running a business out of her home in Crown Point.

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY — One person has died in an accident at Indiana 2 and Quince Road involving a semi-truck and a car carrying five people, Tribune staff at the scene reported Tuesday evening. An Indiana State Police officer at the Bremen post said the accident involved a semi. A Tribune photographer at the scene reported that the semi driver was not hurt but was taken to a hospital. A Tribune reporter said the front-seat passenger in a Cadillac carrying five people died instantly at the scene.

LAPORTE COUNTY  - A Michigan City-area man will not face jail time for striking a neighbor's house with a bullet fired at a muskrat. LaPorte County Prosecutor Bob Szilagyi has decided not to press charges against 39-year-old Aaron Blount. "I guess he was a bad shot," said Szilagyi. He ruled Blount was negligent in firing the shotgun slug that in the wall of a neighbor's kitchen. However, Sziilagyi did not believe his actions were criminal. "There was no intent to engage in a reckless act with the firearm," said Szilagyi.

LAPORTE COUNTY - The firings of three LaPorte County jail guards appear to have been triggered by a letter from a former jail inmate that arrived at the jail on September 27.  LaPorte County Sheriff, Mike Mollenhauer, says inmate James Mrozinski wrote the letter to a female guard.  Mrozinski is no longer at the jail in LaPorte.  He was transferred to a state prison facility in July.  The letter referenced a relationship between the guard and inmate.  Mollenhauer says there is no proof of sexual misconduct, but he says the guard did traffic in contraband with the inmate.