Today's News

Joel Diego Mena, 17, of Shelbyville, died Wednesday night after being shot near the intersection of College and 9th streets, police say.

Mena was shot once with what police think was a 9 mm handgun. He was pronounced dead at Jewish Hospital Shelbyville around 9 p.m.

Police have not arrested a suspect in the killing but are seeking Santiago Caballero, 22, of Shelbyville, for questioning, according to Shelbyville Police Chief Robert Schutte.

He added that an autopsy will be preformed at the University of Louisville.

From Korey Stringer of the Minnesota Vikings in 2001 to two high school players in the Louisville area more recently, heat-related deaths have unfortunately become more frequent in the past decade.

With 15-year-old Max Gilpin of Pleasure Ridge Park’s death during preseason practice last summer, a new era has been opened.

Gilpin's coach, David Jason Stinson, has been indicted on charges of negligent homicide, which could land him in prison for up to five years.

 A local man recently released from jail on bail after he was charged with cutting a hole in a pharmacy ceiling and lowering himself inside to rob the place, has landed behind bars again.

Ralph Taylor Williams, 50, was arrested after  police say he wrote a bad check for more than $5,000 for a four-wheel-drive utility vehicle, which he immediately pawned, then repeated the same scam in another county.

Shelbyville Police Reports

Drunken Driving

Brenda R. Rece, 55, of Shelbyville, was arrested Feb. 14 on Mount Eden Road and charged with DUI, second offense, and operating on a suspended operator's license.

Juan Doe, 25, of Shelbyville, was arrested Feb. 14 on Midland Boulevard and charged with DUI, one headlight, no operator's license and giving police a false name.

Ashley Price, 29, of Shelbyville, was arrested Feb. 15 on Smithfield Road and charged with DUI, second offense, and second-degree wanton endangerment.