>> "INDIANA NEWSDESK" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY: >>> COMING UP ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," CONSTRUCTION ON THE 140-ACRE SUMMIT DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD ON BLOOMINGTON'S SOUTHWEST SIDE COULD START AS EARLY AS NEST YEAR.

>> -- NEXT YEAR.

>> I'M NOT AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT.

I'M AGAINST THE DENSITY AND THE FACT THAT THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY PLAN.

>> THE DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO TAKE 10 TO 12 YEARS TO FINISH.

>>> NEARLY 13 YEARS TO THE DAY OF THE DISAPPEARANCE OF I.U.

STUDENT LAUREN SPIERER, A NEW BOOK REVISITS THE CASE.

>> WE STILL HAVE NO EVIDENCE THAT LAUREN EVER MADE IT OUT OF THOSE TOWNHOUSES ALIVE.

>> AHEAD, WE SIT DOWN WITH THE AUTHOR OF "COLLEGE GIRL MISSING."

AND WE TALK WITH A LAW PROFESSOR ABOUT THE ABORTION RIGHTS CASE GOING ON IN BLOOMINGTON.

WE'LL HAVE THOSE STORIES, PLUS THE LATEST NEWS FROM ACROSS THE STATE RIGHT NOW ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

>>> WELCOME TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

I'M PERRY METZ, SITTING IN FOR THE VACATIONING JOE HREN.

>>> A GROUP OF ABORTION CARE PROVIDERS IS SUING THE STATE IN A CHALLENGE AGAINST INDIANA'S NEAR TOTAL ABORTION BAN.

THE THREE-DAY BENCH TRIAL BEGAN WEDNESDAY AT THE MONROE COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER.

PLANNED PARENTHOOD, GREAT NORTHWEST, ALL OPTIONS AND AN INDIANAPOLIS-BASED OB-GYN FILED THE LAWSUIT SEEKING TO, QUOTE, BROADEN AND CLARIFY LEGAL ABORTIONS IN THE STATE.

THE BAN ONLY ALLOWS AN ABORTION IF THE PREGNANT PERSON'S SERIOUS HEALTH OR LIFE IS AT RISK.

IF THERE'S A LETHALLAL ANOMALY -- LETHAL FETAL ANOMALY UP TO 20 WEEKS.

OF FOR MORE ON THE CASE, WE ARE JOINED BY JODY MADEIRA, I.U.

PROFESSOR OF LAW.

PROFESSOR, LAST YEAR THE INDIANA SUPREME COURT RULED THE ABORTION BAN DID NOT VIOLATE THE STATE CONSTITUTION.

SO WHAT EXACTLY ARE THE PROVIDERS ARGUING FOR?

>> WELL, I THINK THAT'S AN EXCELLENT QUESTION.

WHAT THE PROVIDERS ARE REALLY HOPING FOR IS TO QUALIFY THOSE TERMS, SERIOUS RISK TO LIFE OR HEALTH.

AND SO BASICALLY THOSE AREN'T MEDICAL TERMS, AND WHAT THEY ARE HOPING IS THAT THERE CAN BE SOME TRANSLATION TO PROVIDE MORE GUIDANCE TO DOCTORS, TO HELP SAVE WOMEN'S LIVES WHEN, IN FACT, THOSE KINDS OF COMPLICATIONS ARISE.

>> HOW IS THE STATE THEN RESPONDING TO THE LAWSUIT?

>> THE STATE IS RESPONDING IN A NUMBER OF WAYS.

FIRST OF ALL, THEY ARE SAYING WHY ALL OF THESE HYPOTHETICALS?

WHY HAVEN'T YOU PUT FORTH A REAL PERSON?

AND, OF COURSE, THAT COULD EXPOSE A WOMAN TO NEGATIVE RAMIFICATIONS IN CAREER, IN SOCIAL LIFE, ET CETERA, FROM OTHERS, FOR EXAMPLE, IF SHE COMES OUT AND SAYS I HAD AN ABORTION, EVEN FOR THIS SERIOUS HEALTH RISK.

AND SO HYPOTHETICALS ARE ALSO WHAT ALLOW US TO GET THE BROADEST RANGE OF EXPERTISE, PERHAPS OR EXPOSURE TO WHAT KIND OF RISKS COULD MERIT A CONSTITUTIONAL ABORTION.

AND THEY ARE ALSO BASICALLY ARGUING THAT THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL, AND PERHAPS DOCTORS ALREADY KNOW WHAT TO DO IN THESE SITUATIONS, AND THAT THE REMEDIES AT HAND ARE ALREADY ADEQUATE.

>> HOW LIKELY DO YOU THINK IT IS THAT THIS CASE WILL HAVE NATIONAL RAMIFICATIONS?

>> I THINK IT IS VERY, VERY LIKELY.

SO INDIANA WAS ONE OF THE FIRST -- I THINK FIRST TO PASS AN ABORTION BAN, WHEN THEY BASSED S -- PASSED SB-1 AND IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST STATES TO LOOK AT WHETHER A CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE AS APPLIED -- IN OTHER WORDS, THE LAW AS APPLIED TO PARTICULAR SITUATIONS THAT ARISE NEEDS TO BE MORE DEFINED THAN JUST TERMS LIKE "SERIOUS RISK TO LIFE OR HEALTH."

>> WHEN DO YOU THINK WE WILL HEAR THE JUDGE'S DECISION AND DO YOU EXPECT EITHER SIDE TO APPEAL?

>> GREAT QUESTION.

SO I THINK JUDGE HAMLIN SAID THAT SHE WOULD RENDER A DECISION IN ABOUT 60 DAYS.

SHE WAS VERY, VERY PROMPT.

THE FIRST TIME SHE REVIEWED THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF SB-1 AS A WHOLE, AND THEN I BELIEVE IT'S VERY, VERY LIKELY THAT EITHER PARTY WILL APPEAL.

NEITHER PARTY WANTS TO SEE THE ANSWER BE NO.

AND, OF COURSE -- SO I ANTICIPATE AN APPEAL TO THE INDIANA COURT OF APPEALS AND FROM THERE, IT'S A QUESTION OF WHETHER THE INDIANA SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR IT IF A PARTY DECIDES TO APPEAL THERE AS WELL.

>> THANK YOU.

THAT WAS JODY MADEIRA, PROFESSOR OF LAW, AT THE I.U.

MAURER SCHOOL OF LAW.

>> THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON IS ALLOWING DEVELOPERS TO START ON A PROJECT THAT WILL BRING MORE THAN 4200 HOMES TO THE CITY'S SOUTHWEST SIDE.

BUT EVEN AFTER SEVERAL PUBLIC MEETINGS, RESIDENTS AND OFFICIALS ALIKE SAY THEY STILL HAVE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS.

LUCAS GONZALES HAS THIS STORY.

>> CONSTRUCTION ON THE 140-ACRE SUMMIT DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT MAY START AS SOON AS NEXT YEAR.

THEY DESCRIBE THE SITE AS THE LARGEST SWATH OF UNDEVELOPED LAND IN THE CITY.

IT'S TUCKED BETWEEN THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE NORTH AND WEST AND SUMMIT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND RCA PARK COMMUNITY TO THE EAST.

>> WE HAVE A 140-ACRE PARCEL THAT IS ALREADY SERVED BY EWE TILLEYS -- UTILITIES, HAS DECENT ACCESS AND PERFECT FOR DEVELOPMENT.

AT THE SAME TIME, IT WILL INCREASE AND IMPROVE ACCESS AND SERVICES TO THE GREATER BLOOMINGTON AREA AS WELL.

>> THE PROJECT WILL INCLUDE FIVE NEIGHBORHOODS.

THEY WILL BE BUILT IN VARIOUS PHASES OVER THE NEXT 5 TO 12 YEARS.

SOME SAY IT'S BEEN RUSHED.

>> I'M NOT AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT.

I'M JUST AGAINST THE DENSITY, AND THE FACT THAT THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY PLAN.

THERE'S NO ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS.

THERE'S NO CONCEPT PLAN.

>> THE DEVELOPERS SAY THE NEXT STEP IS DESIGNING THE ROADS, THE STREETS AND NEIGHBORHOODS.

SCOTT WORRIES THE AREA IS NOT EQUIPPED TO HANDLE A DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SCALE.

BUT HE SAYS SOMETHING SMALLER WOULD BE FEASIBLE.

>> I THINK 2500 TO 3,000 IS THE MAX IT SHOULD BE, BUT THEY SHOULD HAVE COME IN AND SAID LET'S SEE YOU DO 2,000 AND COME BACK WHEN THAT IS COMPLETED AND WE'LL GIVE YOU THE REST DEPENDING ON HOW WELL YOU PERFORMED.

VERSUS CARTE BLANCHE.

>> HE WORRIES A POSSIBLE INFLUX OF SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE WILL OVERWHELM NEARBY ROADS, ESPECIALLY WEIMER ROAD, A TWO-LANE LANE NEAR ARBOR RIDGE.

HE WORRIES THAT IT WILL WORSEN THE FLOODING ON WEIMER.

SOME COUNCILMEMBERS.

HAVE THE SAME CONCERNS.

>> I THINK WE WERE VERY STRIDENT.

I OPPOSED IT IN PART BECAUSE I THINK WE SET THE BAR VERY LOW.

WE TREATED 140-ACRE DEVELOPMENT LIKE IT WAS 14.

>> ROLLO SAYS HE WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE IMPACT ON TRAFFIC, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND INFRASTRUCTURE BEFORE VOTING ON IT.

HE ALSO WANTED A GREATER COMMITMENT TO OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING.

THE COUNCIL IS REQUIRING 40% OF THE HOMES TO BE DEVELOPED TO ALLOW INDIVIDUAL OWNERSHIP.

ROLLO SAYS THIS REQUIREMENT, WHICH WAS LOWERED FROM 50%, IS NOT ENOUGH.

>> WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HOUSING THAT -- WHERE PEOPLE CAN BUILD EQUITY.

AND SO WHAT I'M AFRAID OF IS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CAUGHT IN A RENT TRAP, AND THEREFORE, WE NEED OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING.

>> OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS THE COUNCIL ADDED BEFORE APPROVING.

OTHERS HOLD THE DEVELOPER TO SPECIFIC STANDARDS ON ASPECTS SUCH AS BUILDING HEIGHTS AND AFFORDABILITY.

ROLLO SUPPORTED MOST OF THE CONDITIONS BUT SAYS SEVERAL WERE REVISED LAST MINUTE.

HE ALSO WORRIES THE DEVELOPERS WILL OFFSET PROJECT COSTS BY USING WEST SIDE TAX INCREMENT FINANCE DISTRICT.

HE SAID IT WOULD EFFECTILY SUBSIDIZE THE PROJECT.

THEY SHOULD BE SHOULDERING AS MUCH OF THE COST AS POSSIBLE.

THE DEVELOPERS SAY THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY TO IDENTIFY POSSIBLE FUNDING COURSES, INCLUDE -- SOURCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TAX INCREMENT FINANCING.

>> IT'S ONLY NATURE NATURAL TO BE CONCERNED WHEN YOU HAVE A LARGE DEVELOPMENT BEING APPROVED FOR RIGHT IN YOUR BACK YARD.

BUT THERE ARE MANY SAFEGUARDS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE IMPACTS ARE MINIMAL.

>> PIEDMONT-SMITH SAYS CERTAIN INFRASTRUCTURE MUST BE PUT IN PLACE BEFORE CONSTRUCTION CAN START.

CITY OF BLOOMINGTON UTILITIES HAD ALREADY PLANNED TO UPGRADE THE STORMWATER SYSTEMS.

NOW THAT THE PROJECT IS MOVING FORWARD, THE DEVELOPERS WILL HELP TO PAY FOR THOSE UPGRADES.

AS FOR TRAFFIC, THE DEVELOPER PLANS TO EXTEND ADAMS STREET AND SUDBURY DRIVE, BOTH OF WHICH CURRENTLY COME TO A DEAD END.

PIEDMONT-SMITH SAYS THE UPGRADES WILL PROVIDE ALTERNATIVES TO WEIMER ROAD.

A CITY ENGINEER IS REVIEWING A TRAFFIC STUDY FOR THE PROJECT.

THE DEVELOPER WILL HELP TO PAY FOR ANY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT COME OUT OF THE REPORT.

>> OVERALL, THE PROJECT WILL PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED HOUSING FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON.

IT WILL ALSO PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY TAX REVENUES FOR THE CITY OF BLOOMINGTON.

>> PIEDMONT-SMITH SAYS THE ADDITIONAL HOUSING SUPPLY THIS PROJECT WILL BRING, MAY CAUSE THE LOCAL HOUSING MARKET TO EVEN OUT.

SHE THINKS IT COULD BECOME A MODEL FOR OWNER OCCUPIED HOUSING IN BLOOMINGTON.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M LUCAS GANZ.

-- LUCAS GONZALES.

>> THEY WILL HAVE TO GET APPROVAL FOR EACH SITE PLAN THAT THEY SUBMIT FOR EACH OF THE FIVE PLANNED NEIGHBORHOODS.

PA. >> INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS EXPANDED ITS SEAMLESS ADMISSION PROGRAM AND IT MAKES ENROLLMENT EVEN EASIER.

AUBREY WRIGHT HAS MORE.

>> THROUGH THE SEAMLESS ADMISSION PROGRAM, INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL SENIORS WITH AT LEAST A 3.0 G.P.A.

WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ACCEPTED INTO INDIANA UNIVERSITY.

THE PROGRAM STARTED OUT WITH THE FOUR LARGEST I.P.S.

SCHOOLS AND NOW THE AGREEMENT IS IN PLACE WITH EVERY I.P.S.

HIGH SCHOOL.

>> WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE STUDENTS WHO LIVE RIGHT HERE, WHO LIVE IN THE SHADOW OF I.U.

INDIANAPOLIS.

>> WALLSTON SAYS THE PROGRAM WAS CREATED TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO AEND ITING COLLEGE.

THE -- ATTENDING COLLEGE.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION.

THEY WILL COMPLETE A SHORT FORM INSTEAD.

>> WE WILL WORK WITH ALL HIGH SCHOOLS OVER THE COURSE OF THIS NEXT YEAR TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS IN PLACE FOR EVERY INDIANAPOLIS HIGH SCHOOL.

>> MORE THAN 150 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ENROLLED AT I.U.

INDIANAPOLIS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M AUBREY WRIGHT.

>>> I.U.

INDIANAPOLIS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHES THE PROGRAM IN JULY.

>>> NOW, FOR THE REST OF THE -- WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE LUCAS GONZALES PROGRAM.

LUCAS JOINS WITH US THE LATEST HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE STATE.

>> THANKS, PERRY.

>> THE FATE OF FIVE HOUSES BORDERING I.U.

REMAINS IN LIMBO AS THE BLOOMINGTON HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AGAIN TABLED A VOTE ON THEIR DEMOLITION.

THE SALE OF THE FIVE HISTORIC HOMES IN THE 300 BLOCK OF JEFFERSON STREET ON THE CAMPUS' EAST SIDE IS CONTINGENT UPON THEIR DEMOLITION.

THE COMMISSION IS EXPLORING DESIGNATING THE WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD AS AN HISTORIC DISTRICT BUT ALSO ALLOWING THOSE FIVE HOUSES TO BE SOLD.

>> YOU COULD SAY THOSE GO, BUT WE'RE -- WE'RE NOW MAKING THIS A PRIORITY TO PROTECT THIS NEIGHBORHOODS BECAUSE THIS REPRESENTS, YOU KNOW, POSTWAR BLOOMINGTON.

>> THE NEXT BLOOMINGTON HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEETING IS ON JUNE 13th.

>>> ONE OF THE TOP EMPLOYERS IN COLUMBUS, TOYOTA IS EXPANDING THE MATERIAL HANDLING FACILITY.

A $96 MILLION FACILITY THAT WILL MANY OF ELECTRIC FORKLIFTS WILL BE BUILT ON A 65-ACRE LOT ACROSS FROM ITS EXISTING SITE OFF I-65 JUST SOUTH OF THE CITY.

THE STATE COMMITTED UP TO $5 MILLION IN INCENTIVE-BASED TAX CREDITS AND $1 MILLION?

PERFORMANCE-BASED PAYMENTS THIS YEAR.

BASED ON TOYOTA'S PLANS TO EXPAND IN THE STATE.

>> THEY'RE ALL PERFORMANCE BASED IN TERMS OF OUR INCENTIVES AND THEN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY DEALS WITH THE TAX ABATEMENTS PER WHAT THEY FEEL IS APPROPRIATE TO ULTIMATELY, YOU KNOW, GROW.

>> THE NEW FACILITIES IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL BY 2026.

>>> THE BLOOMINGTON CITY COUNCIL PLANS TO SEND THE MONROE COUNTY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BOARD A LIST OF REQUESTS REGARDING THE CONVENTION CENTER EXPANSION PROJECT.

ELECTED LEADERS FOR THE CITY AND THE COUNTY MET THURSDAY TO DISCUSS A NONBINDING DRAFT LETTER BY THE CITY COUNCIL.

SOME DESCRIBED IT AS HEAVY HANDED AND DEMANDING.

>> ONE OF THE BIG REASONS FOR PUSHING FOR C.I.B.

WAS TO TRY TO REMOVE POLITICS FROM THIS WHOLE PROCESS.

>> THE LETTER SAYS CITY EXPENDITURES SHOULD BE LIMITED TO FOOD AND BEVERAGE TAX REVENUES.

CITY FUNDS SHOULDN'T BE USED TO SUBSIDIZE SURFACE PARKING LOTS AND PARKING FOR THE CENTER SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE FOURTH STREET PARKING GARAGE.

IT ALSO SAYS THE C.I.B.

SHOULD NOT CONTRACT FOR SERVICES OR MAKE OTHER FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS WITHOUT FIRST GETTING APPROVAL FROM THE CITY COUNCIL.

>>> OUTGOING MONROE COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT JEFF HAUSWALD HAS BEEN HIRED AS THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT IN KENTUCKY'S BOONE COUNTY STARTING ON JULY 1st.

HAUSWALD AND THE MCCSC BOARD AGREED EARLIER THIS YEAR YEAR TO TERMINATE HAAS WALD'S -- HAUSWALD'S CONTRACT AT THE END OF JUNE.

THE BOONE COUNTY DISVICTIM IS LOCATED IN THE CINCINNATI METROPOLITAN AREA AND THIRD LARGEST DISTRICT IN THE STATE, SERVING MORE THAN 20,000 STUDENTS.

IT HAS 15 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, EIGHT MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND SIX HIGH SCHOOLS.

>>> AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS ARE REACTING TO THE U.S. HOUSE VERSION OF THE FARM BILL LEGISLATION THAT ENTAILS FOOD AASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS PROGRAMS FOR THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY.

A MAJOR CRITICISM TO THE 900 PAGE IN THE $1.5 TRILLION REPUBLICAN-BACKED BILL CONCERNS CUTS TO THE SNAP OR FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.

>> THIS FARM BILL WOULD ELIMINATE THE ABILITY TO APPROPRIATELY ADJUST AND RELEVEL THOSE SNAP BENEFITS TO THE TUNE OF NEARLY $30 MILLION IN SNAP ASSISTANCE, IMPACTING ALL FUTURE SNAP RECIPIENTS.

>> HOUSE AG SAYS IT WOULD BE THE LARGEST CUT TO THE SNAP PROGRAM IN NEARLY 30 YEARS.

>>> AND PERRY, THE BILL MUST PASS THE FULL HOUSE BEFORE BEING MERGED WITH THE SENATE VERSION OF THE BILL.

>>> COMING UP NEXT ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK," WE SIT DOWN WITH THE AUTHOR OF A NEW BOOK LOOKING TO SHED LIGHT ON THE DISAPPEARANCE OF I.U.

STUDENT LAUREN SPIERER.

>>> AND, YEARS IN THE MAKING, THE LARRY BIRD MUSEUM OPENED WITH A CELEBRATION IN TERRE HAUTE THIS WEEK.

>>> THESE STORIES AND MORE, RIGHT HERE ON "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

>>> WELCOME BACK TO "INDIANA NEWSDESK."

IT'S BEEN 13 YEARS SINCE INDIANA UNIVERSITY STUDENT LAUREN SPIERER WENT MISSING AFTER A NIGHT OUT PARTYING WITH FRIENDS.

THE CASE HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF HUNDREDS OF NEWS STORIES, INCLUDING HERE ON WTIU.

BUT A NEW BOOK RELEASED THIS WEEK HAS DETAILS AND INTERVIEWS THAT HAVE NEVER BEEN PUBLISHED.

PAT BEANE CAUGHT UP WITH AUTHOR SEAN COHEN TO TALK ABOUT HIS BOOK "COLLEGE GIRL MISSING" AND WHERE THE SPIERER INVESTIGATION STANDS AFTER ALL OF THESE YEARS.

>> SO YOU WERE ABLE TO TALK TO PEOPLE THAT HADN'T TALKED BEFORE.

DID IT SEEM LIKE THEY WERE FORTHCOMING?

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE FORTHCOMING WHEN IT CAME TIME TO SPEAK WITH THE PERSONS OF INTEREST IN THE CASE.

THAT WAS MUCH MORE OF A CHALLENGE.

I FIND A -- A FINALLY DID GET A COUPLE OF THEM TALKING.

COREY ROSSMAN, WHO WAS WITH LAUREN THAT NIGHT, AND ULTIMATELY SPOKE WITH ME.

AND SO DID JAY, WHO WAS LAST PERSON TO REPORT SEEING HER.

>> YEAH, THERE ARE'S A LOT OF THEORIES ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO LAUREN THAT NIGHT.

>> WELL, OVER THE YEARS AND YOU GUYS HAVE REPORTED OPEN THIS, AND OTHERS -- ON THIS AND OTHERS AND VARIOUS SERIAL KILLERS, SEX OFFENDERS, WHO -- YOU KNOW, SOME SUSPECTED MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED, BUT NONE OF THOSE THEORIES WENT ANYWHERE AND THEY WERE DISCOUNTED.

13 YEARS LATER NOW, WE STILL HAVE NO EVIDENCE THAT LAUREN EVER MADE IT OUT OF THOSE TOWNHOUSES ALIVE.

>> WHY DO YOU THINK THE POLICE CASE HAS DRIED UP?

AND, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR, THIS DIDN'T SOLVE THE CASE EITHER.

WAS IT JUST PEOPLE NOT TALKING?

>> WELL, THE POLICE HAVEN'T SHARED ANY REAL DETAILS OF WHAT THEY FOUND.

THEY BROW BEAT THE PERSONS OF INTEREST, SAYING THAT THEY WERE NOT FULLY COOPERATING.

THE KIDS -- THE CENTRAL PLAYERS IN THIS LAWYERED UP AND DIDN'T SPEAK.

SO THERE WAS A SITUATION WHERE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T SUGGEST A CRIME.

YOU CAN'T FINGER POINT AN INDIVIDUAL.

THEY DON'T HAVE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY AN ARREST.

SO I'M NOT SHOCKED THAT HE WITH DIDN'T LEARN MORE AT THE TIME.

I THINK GOING BACK, I COULD SEE THAT EVEN PEOPLE WITHIN THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, THERE WERE A LOT OF OFFICERS THERE WHO DIDN'T THINK THEY WERE DOING ENOUGH AT THE TIME EARLY ON.

THE PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS CAME TO MONTH -- CAME TO TOWN A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER.

THEY SPOKE TO A LOT OF WITNESSES WHO SAID THEY WERE NOT CONTACTED BY THE BLOOMINGTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, OR INTERVIEWED IN ANY SERIOUS WAY.

>> WHAT NEW INFORMATION DO YOU THINK IS COMING OUT IN YOUR BOOK?

>> WELL, THERE'S A WHOLE BUNCH IN THERE THAT YOU CAN ONLY LAY OUT IN A BOOK, BUT, YOU KNOW, ONE THING I FOUND INTERESTING WAS, YOU KNOW, WE HEARD ABOUT SOME VIDEOS EARLY ON THAT SHOWED CORY CARRYING LAUREN AND ALSO OF LAUREN FALLING TO THE PAVEMENT, BUT WHAT I LEARNED FROM ONE OF THE FORMER INVESTIGATORS WAS THAT IT WAS JUST ABOUT 3 A.M.

IN THE MIDST OF ALL OF THIS, THAT CORY COREY ROSSMAN PLACED A PHONE CALL WHILE LAUREN WAS DOWN ON THE CURB.

I THEN WAS ABLE TO TRACK DOWN CORY'S CELL PHONE RECORDS AND FIND OUT WHO HE CALLED AND THAT LED ME TO TRACK DOWN THE INDIVIDUAL WHO HE CALLED.

SO THAT WAS A WHOLE NEW AVENUE FOR REPORTING.

>> IS IT JUST AS SIMPLE AS SHE COULD HAVE O.D.ED OR SOMETHING AND THEN IT'S JUST WHAT DO WE DO WITH HER?

>> YES.

THERE'S A QUESTION OF WHETHER -- BECAUSE SHE HAD A HEART CONDITION, BECAUSE SHE WAS MIXING DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AND BECAUSE SHE HAD FALLEN SEVERAL TIMES AND SHE HAD HIT HER HEAD, SHE WAS IN VERY BAD SHAPE, EVEN JAY ROSENBAUM HAD SHARED THAT SHE HAD BLACKENING UNDER HER EYE.

SO THAT LED TO -- LEADS TO THE QUESTION WHETHER SHE JUST DIED DURING THAT NIGHT AND THAT WOULD BEG THE QUESTION OF WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?

AND YES, ONE THEORY IS THAT THE -- SOME OF THE PEOPLE WHO WERE WITH HER PANICKED AT THAT POINT, BECAUSE, YES, THEY WERE INVOLVED IN THE MIX OF THAT NIGHT, AND HERE WE ARE, ALL THESE YEARS LATER WITH SOME OF THOSE SAME QUESTIONS.

>> THAT WAS PAT BEANE TALKING TO INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR SEAN COHEN, HIS NEW BOOK ABOUT THE DISAPPEARANCE OF LAUREN SPIERER IS "COLLEGE GIRL MISSING: THE TRUE STORY OF HOW A YOUNG WOMEN DISAPPEARED IN PLAIN SIGHT."

>>> YEARS IN THE MAKING, THE LARRY BIRD MUSEUM OFFICIALLY OPENS IN THE TERRE HAUTE CONVENTION CENTER.

CLAYTON BAUMGARTH ATTENDED A SPECIAL EVENT WHERE THE BASKETBALL LEGEND HIMSELF WELCOMED FANS.

>> HUNDREDS GATHERED IN TERRE HAUTE TO CELEBRATE THE OPENING OF THE LARRY BIRD MUSEUM, WHICH BEGAN IN 2018.

PLANES FLEW JO EVERYHEAD SPELLING OUT BIRD 33 IN THE SKY.

THEN TO THE SOUND OF THE CROWD CHANTING HIS NAME, THE DECORATED I.S.U.

BASKETBALL ALUM CAME ON STAGE TO THANK THE FANS FOR THE SUPPORT.

>> MY JOURNEY STARTED OVER 40 YEARS AGO.

AND IT'S NOT A JOURNEY THAT YOU GO ALONE.

I NEVER REALLY FELT I WENT ALONE BECAUSE OF FANS LIKE YOU.

WE WON TOGETHER; WE LOST TOGETHER.

WE STAYED TOGETHER AND HERE WE ARE AGAIN TODAY.

>> THE CITY OFFICIALS THANKED BIRD AND ALL OF THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE PLANNING AND THE BUILDING PROCESS.

>> AS WE OPEN THE MUSEUM TODAY, LET'S CELEBRATE HIS LEGACY, HIS ACHIEVEMENTS, AND THE COUNTLESS HOURS OF JOY HE BROUGHT TO FANS AROUND THE WORLD.

MAY THIS MUSEUM INSPIRE FUTURE GENERATIONS TO SHOOT FOR THE STARS OR AT LEAST A THREE-POINTER.

>> OTHERS SAY THE MUSEUM WILL OFFER UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS TO THE LEGEND THROUGH INTERVIEWS WITH COACHES, TEAMMATES AND RIVALS.

>> THE MUSEUM IS MORE THAN A TRIBUTE.

IT'S AN IMMERSIVE JOURNEY INTO THE HEART AND SPIRIT OF LARRY BIRD AND WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO GIVE THE FANS A GLIMPSE OF THE MAN BEHIND THE LEGEND.

>> THE MUSEUM WILL FEATURE PIECES FROM BIRD'S PRIVATE COLLECTION, INCLUDING ONE OF HIS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL VERSIES AND MANY OF THE TROPHIES HE'S TAKEN HOME OVER THE YEARS.

KIDS CAN PARTICIPATE IN MULTIINTERACTIVE, INCLUDING A SHOOT OUT ZONE AND HOW FAST THEY CAN BLOCK AND MORE.

>> I KNOW THERE WILL BE THOUSANDS OF YOUNG KIDS COME THROUGH THERE.

AND LIKE I ALWAYS SAY, IF JUST ONE OF THEM GETS A FEELING TO DO SOMETHING, NOT ONLY IN BASKETBALL BUT OTHER SPORTS, AND SUCCESSFUL AT IT, IT'S DONE ITS JOB.

>> FOR "INDIANA NEWSDESK," I'M CLAYTON BAUMGARTH.

>> THE MUSEUM IS FREE TO ENTER BUT THE FANS MUST RESERVE A TIME SLOT TO VISIT.

YOU CAN DO THAT ON THE LARRY BIRD MUSEUM WEBSITE.

>>> THE INDIANA FOOTBALL TEAM WILL BE MAKING A RETURN TRIP TO THE ROSE BOWL THIS FALL.

THE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCED GAME TIMES FOR THE FIRST THREE GAMES OF THE SEASON.

THAT INCLUDES A 7:30 SATURDAY NIGHT KICKOFF AGAINST NEW BIG TEN OPPONENT UCLA IN PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, ON SEPTEMBER 14th INDIANA OPENS THE SEASON WITH THE 3:30 KICKOFF AGAINST FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL AT MEMORIAL STADIUM ON AUGUST 31st.

THE HOOSIERS THEN HOST WESTERN ILLINOIS FOR A NIGHT GAME ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th.

>>> THAT'S THE END OF THIS PROGRAM, BUT OUR WORK CONTINUE CONTINUES ONLINE AS THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING WTIU NEWS.

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