Christian Rock Band MercyMe's Tour Bus Collided with Car in Fort Wayne, Ind., Killing Two, Injuring Pregnant Driver Kara Klinker Whose Unborn Baby Dies

Christian rock band MercyMe's tour bus collided with a car in northeastern Indiana, killing two passengers and injuring the pregnant car driver, Kara Klinker, who was in the last trimester of her pregnancy, lost her baby. The group canceled their show. No one in band was seriously injured -- just "minor bumps and bruises." Fort Wayne police Officer Liza Thomas said witnesses told police the bus was going through a green light about 1:15 a.m. when the car made a left turn in front of it. The band  had been in Fort Wayne for a Friday night show at Parkview Field.

A news story on the crash and a photo of the damaged front of the bus were posted on the band's website Saturday.

"MercyMe would like to express their incredible heartache over this horrible accident," the band said in a statement. "They are praying for the families of all who this will affect, and are asking others to please pray as well." "Their hearts are heavy," the band's statement said. "They appreciate the concern they have received from people all over the world."

Two passengers in the car, a male and female, were pronounced dead. Driver Kara Klinker, 18, was in her third trimester of pregnancy and the baby died. Klinker was hospitalized Saturday in critical condition, Thomas said.

MercyMe, best known for its 2001 single I Can Only Imagine, started in 1994 in Greenville, Texas. In July, the band was ranked ninth on Billboard magazine's Top Christian Albums list for "10," (INO/Provident-Integrity).

Indianapolis Steak n' Shake Restaurant Closes Its Doors on the Busiest Night of the Indiana Black Expo, But Still Served Some Law Enforcement Officers, Was this an Act of Discrimination?

A controversy is swirling at a popular fast-food restaurant in downtown Indianapolis and may taking on an ugly appearance of discrimination. The restaurant, "Steak n' Shake," closed its doors during the busiest portion of the Black Expo's Summer Celebration. Many restaurants and bar stay open during this period to accommodate the late night crowd. Some are very suspicious about Steak n' Shake's decision to close its doors. Le'Deana Brown, who had her camera rolling on Saturday night (July 18, 2009) during the Summer Celebration, said in an interview with 6 News, "You don't just see a 24-hour restaurant close. I just wanted to raise the question of why would they do something like that," Brown said.

The restaurant's sign indicated routine maintenance as the reason for closing, but Brown reportedly said she noticed that some law enforcement officers were being served."When we got there, we saw that they were in and people were in there eating, but we just couldn't get anything to eat," Brown said. If those allegations are true, then Steak n' Shake should be boycotted because this was a case of discrimination.

 It would be interesting to see if the restaurant has had any such incidents in prior years. Tanya Bell, CEO and president of Black Expo, said that the Indiana Black Expo generates $38 million for the city. It seems suspect that they would close their doors on the busiest night.

Chuck E. Cheese's Accused of Racial Bias in Lawsuit Brought by Three African American Families

According to Business Week magazine, three African-American families have filed a civil rights lawsuit accusing children's restaurant Chuck E. Cheese's and a former Indianapolis store manager, Ken McGill, of mistreating them because they are black.

The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis, has alleged Ken McGill, who was a manager at two different stores, refused to serve them, treated them rudely or forced them to leave while allowing white families to stay. The suit, which seeks damages of at least $500,000, claims Irving, Texas-based CEC Entertainment Inc., which runs the chain, failed to investigate McGill's behavior as the families requested.

This is a public relations nightmare that Chuck E. Cheese would rather not have to deal with. If the allegations are true, the company needs to pay for the actions of this manager, who needs some serious diversity training.