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LEBANON, Ind. - After years of waiting, a local 15-year-old is celebrating a successful kidney transplant. Friends, family and neighbors welcomed Aiden Blackburn home after a month-long stay at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. "Aiden is a wonderful kid," said Megan Cobert, a family friend. "He has a really great sense of humor. His attitude throughout this whole journey through his kidney disease has been incredible.

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RANDOLPH COUNTY, Ind. - Volunteer Fire Departments across the state are struggling to fill their ranks. Some departments are dealing with a third or even half of the firefighters they are used to. "In our county, it's tough," said Jonathan Nicholson, the fire chief with the Lynn Volunteer Fire Department and the president of the Randolph County Volunteer Fire Chiefs' Association. "Sometimes the first 10-15 minutes of a call you may be by yourself or very short-handed with three or four people.

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CASS COUNTY, Ind. - Powerful storms in central Indiana Wednesday night left behind considerable damage in multiple counties. This included the southern part of Cass County. Thankfully, no injuries were reported in any part of the county. "The biggest thing is we can fix things but we can't replace people," said Rocky Buffum, the director of the Cass County EMA. "Everyone is alive. Nobody is hurt.

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GREENWOOD, Ind. - A bill at the statehouse could change the way Indiana cities pay certain taxes to receive grant money. This all has to do with road funding for cities and towns with more than 5,000 people. This includes the city of Greenwood. "This bill would tell us if we don't have a wheel tax in Greenwood that we would not qualify for about $1.5 million [in Community Crossings Grants]," said Mike Campbell, the Greenwood City Council President.

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INDIANAPOLIS - People all across the state are celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Many of those celebrations are happening right in the heart of downtown Indianapolis. "Happy St. Paddy's Day to you all," said Dan Hearvin, celebrating St. Patrick's Day at O'Reilly's Irish Pub and Restaurant. This holiday is not just a one-day celebration. In Indianapolis, it's almost an entire week. The St. Patrick's Day celebrations kicked off with the Greening of the Canal on Thursday for the 29th year in a row.