February 22, 2012   INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Attorneys for country duo Sugarland say the injuries fans suffered in a deadly stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair were "their own fault." Sugarland's attorneys say some or all of the injuries happened because fans failed to take steps to ensure their own safety before high winds toppled stage rigging onto the crowd awaiting the band's Aug. 13 concert. Seven people died and 58 were injured. In a Feb. 16 response to a civil suit filed in November, they also say fair officials and stage rigging builder Mid-America Sound Corp. were responsible for the stage setup. They call the wind that toppled the structure an "act of God." Sugarland's attorneys are seeking a jury trial. WARSAW- A man was arrested Sunday outside a Warsaw bar for allegedly pointing a gun at a woman and threatening to shoot her. 25-year old Spencer Kelly faces charges for carrying a handgun without a license, criminal recklessness and public intoxication after Sunday’s incident. Witnesses told police that Kelly threatened the woman with a gun at the Time Out Inn, and then another man took the gun away from him outside. INDIANAPOLIS- Indiana Senator Richard Lugar says he‘s a Hoosier and expects to be on the Republican May primary ballot. The six-term senator says he does not expect the Indiana Election Commission to rule against him when it decides on his residency sometime this week. Lugar‘s Republican challenger Richard Mourdock and Democratic challenger Joe Donnelly have questioned Lugar‘s residency. The senator says the address listed on his Indiana drivers license remains valid even though he lives in Mclean, Virginia after selling the house back in 1977. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana senators are taking up work on a statewide smoking ban in the waning days of the 2012 session. The Senate Policy Committee planned to work on the ban Wednesday afternoon. The House-approved measure includes exemptions for casinos and private clubs. It also includes an 18-month delay before the ban takes effect in bars. But Senate policy chairman Ron Alting, of Lafayette, says he wants the exemption for private clubs recrafted. The House version allows private clubs like veterans lodges to vote to allow smoking. But private clubs that allow smoking would not be allowed to have minors in the building. Battles over carve-outs for various groups have led to failure to approve smoking bans in past years. BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) - Indiana University's main campus in Bloomington will begin classes a week earlier than in previous years next fall. The university said Tuesday the first day of classes in Bloomington will be Monday, Aug. 20. The academic calendar also includes a new fall break Oct. 12-14 and an expanded, weeklong Thanksgiving recess Nov. 18-25. The Bloomington Faculty Council approved the changes in 2010. Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs Thomas Gieryn says the longer Thanksgiving break will make it easier for students to get home for the holidays, and the fall break provides a breather during the long fall semester. IU-Bloomington also made changes to its summer class schedule. Students can take classes offered over three consecutive four-week sessions, two six-week sessions, two overlapping eight-week sessions or one 12-week session. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana health officials say they've confirmed a 15th case of measles in central Indiana. Indiana State Department of Health issued a news release Tuesday confirming the latest case without specifying where the person resides. All of the previous cases had been in Boone and Hamilton counties north of Indianapolis. The agency said the latest case doesn't pose an increased risk of spreading the highly contagious respiratory disease to others because the individual has been in self-isolation since being exposed the virus. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - A ridiculed Indiana lawmaker is standing by his allegations that the Girl Scouts are a radical group that promotes abortions and homosexuality. Republican Rep. Bob Morris, of Fort Wayne, told The Associated Press Tuesday that people should do more research into the 100-year-old scouting organization before accepting them as a benevolent group. Morris' opposition became the butt of jokes inside the House Tuesday. Speaker Brian Bosma, a fellow Republican, joked that he bought 278 cases of Girl Scout cookies. Bosma spent much of the day handing out Thin Mint cookies to lawmakers. Morris wrote a letter to House Republicans Saturday accusing the scouts of being a "tactical arm" of Planned Parenthood. The Girl Scouts flatly denied Morris' charges. And Planned Parenthood issued a separate statement calling Morris' charges "woefully inaccurate."