A train collided with a semi in Johnson County on Monday.

Sheriff Doug Cox says that the incident took place on County Road 250 South just east of Old U.S. 31 in the Amity area. Cox explained that the train was headed north on the tracks when it struck the semi, which was west on County Road 250 South. According to the report, the semi pulled into the path of the train, causing the front end of the truck to be sheared off.

Sheriff Cox says that this was a property damage accident with no mention of injuries. He adds that additional details about the crash will be made available Tuesday morning.

A three-vehicle crash in front of Bush’s Market on Saturday resulted in minor injuries.

Judy Jackson, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department Spokeswoman, says that a pickup truck, being driven by 67-year-old Terri Smith, of Columbus, was stopped in traffic in the east bound lane, at 7301 East 25th Street, waiting to turn into Bush Creek Stables.

Authorities say that an SUV, driven by 49-year-old Donna McDonley, of Hartsville, was slowing behind Smith’s pickup when she was rear-ended by a third vehicle driven by 69-year-old Paul Matney. Jackson says that the crash caused Matney to run off the road and into a corn field.

Authorities say that McDonley and Matney sustained minor injuries. Both were treated and released at the scene by EMS.

A Columbus man was arrested over the weekend after he was reported to have been acting suspiciously inside of a business. At approximately

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Columbus Police responded to the 2100 Block of National Road, where they allegedly saw 28-year-old Jacob Perry staggering through a nearby parking lot. When police spoke to Perry, they allegedly found he was carrying a syringe and drug paraphernalia.

Perry was arrested on preliminary charges of Possession of a Syringe (Level 6 Felony), Public Intoxication (Class B Misdemeanor) and Possession of Paraphernalia (Class C Misdemeanor).

A passerby noticed a woman passed out in a vehicle in a store parking lot off of 10th Street in Columbus Saturday and called authorities to check on her. But the victim was found to have a warrant for her arrest and was suspected of being on drugs, police say.

Columbus police responded to the call at about 4 p.m. and found 35-year-old Amy Adair of Edinburgh passed out in the the parking lot of the store on Creekview Drive, says Officer Justin Black. When officers spoke with her the began to suspect she was on drugs and found she had the outstanding warrant from Johnson County. Adair was also found to allegedly have a syringe on her.

She was arrested on a preliminary possession charge for the syringe as well as the outstanding warrant.

A man who was behaving erratically and speaking unclearly Sunday morning in Columbus was arrested on charges including residential entry, police say.

The incident unfolded at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday when officers found a man on the back porch of a home in the 2100 block of Hiker Trace who was creating a disturbance. Officer Justin Black says that 37-year-old Benjamin Leonard is believed to have entered a home in the 2100 block of Westline Drive before police were called to the nearby disturbance.

He was also allegedly found to have a syringe and prescription pills on him when he was arrested, Black said.

Leonard is facing preliminary charges of residential entry, possession of a syringe, possession of a controlled substance and public intoxication.

Three companies are hoping to build affordable housing complexes in Columbus using state tax credits.

Two will be before the City Council Tuesday night asking for the areas of their development to be designated as economic revitalization areas, a necessary step to receiving the state aid.

Robin Hilber, with the city’s community development department, explains that RealAmerica LLC is looking to redevelop a vacant former nursery site at Midway and 25th Street into an affordable senior housing center, as one of the three projects. She says the city considers that a prime spot for development into a housing complex.

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The other two projects seeking the tax credits are Bartholomews at Sycamore, which is planning a housing complex at the former St. Bartholomew Catholic Church site on Seventh Street, and Gateway Apartments, which is planning an affordable housing project at 14th and Michigan. The 14th and Michigan area has already been designated for a revitalization area, Hilber said.

Hilber said the tax credits are in demand around the state and Columbus has already been lucky to receive one approval for the previous Gateway project at the former Golden Castings Foundry site. But Columbus has great need for housing, she said.

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Exhibit Columbus spent Friday and Saturday celebrating the city’s design, architecture and arts with the “Foundations and Futures,” symposium.

The celebrations included a Friday night keynote address at the Commons where decision-makers met on stage with the architects who had been charged with carrying out the client’s vision.

A nearly standing room only crowd filled the upstairs of the Commons to hear the discussions.

Lynne Maguire was part of the team that determined that Columbus Regional Hospital needed a facelift in the mid-to-late 80s.

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Maguire was joined by architect Robert A.M. Stern and hospital president and CEO, Jim Bickel. Stern talked about the task he faced.

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Other discussions on Friday night were centered around Mill Race Park and the Hope Branch of the Bartholomew County Library.  Beth Booth Poor, was the head of the Bartholomew County Public Library when the Hope branch of the library was being designed by architect Deborah Berke.

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Berke talked about the issues surrounding the space, on the Hope Town Square, along with her goals for the building.

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Seymour police saved a man from an apparent overdose early Saturday morning and now he is facing charges including neglect of a dependent.

According to the police department reports, officers were called to the Travel Lodge hotel after a girl reported a possible overdose at about 1:25 a.m. Officers found 45-year-old Seymour resident David Kriete not breathing and unresponsive. Officers used three doses of Narcan to revive Kriete.

He was first taken to Schneck Medical Center for treatment and he is facing preliminary charges of neglect of a dependent, possession of a hypodermic needle, and maintaining a common nuisance.