NewsCenter 13 News reports including stories on the Hollandsburg Massacre that occurred ten years earlier in 1977, including testimony from one of the surviving victims and mother to three of the deceased, Betty Jane Spencer, who became victim’s rights activist. Also included is a news report on the record sales of Indiana University Men’s Basketball tickets for the Final Four games in New Orleans.
[AI-Generated Summary] This broadcast of NewsCenter 13 Sunrise, hosted by Anne Ryder on Monday, December 29, 1986, covers a series of developing stories across Indiana. The news cycle is dominated by the aftermath of a suicide bombing at the Howard County Courthouse in Kokomo, where defendant Robert Gray detonated a briefcase containing pipe bombs and ammunition during his drug trial, causing extensive structural damage and injuring 15 people. Political tensions also rise as a state commission begins a recount for the nation’s closest congressional race in Indiana's 3rd District, where Republican John Hiller led Democrat Tom Ward by only 66 votes. Additionally, the broadcast highlights local emergencies including an electrical space heater fire that displaced residents at the Chapel North apartment complex, the recovery of Space Shuttle Challenger artifacts to be displayed at the State House, and a "Say No to Drugs" celebration for Hamilton County teens.
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