Cross Country
Disney envisioned the disputed area-now a trailer park-filled with hotels, arguing it would bring millions more into the city. But City Council v. Mickey Mouse isn't over. Disney has filed a lawsuit blocking the housing development, and both sides say they look forward to a citywide vote on the matter.
A Fish Story in the Hoosier State
If you don't associate caviar with the state of Indiana, well, it turns out you're mostly right. Last week in Vevay, Ind., state conservation officers broke up a ring that was illegally harvesting paddlefish eggs and then selling them as caviar.
A shortage of sturgeon eggs has spawned a lucrative market for paddlefish eggs, which have a similar taste and look. Paddlefish can be legally harvested in the Ohio River but not in tributaries like Tanner's Creek, which is among the locales where the ring was allegedly operating. The tributaries have heavy concentrations of spawning fish, and paddlefish are threatened.
A dozen people were arrested and charged with "illegal sale of a wild animal." Some also face money-laundering charges. Refined restaurant-goers in faraway places were very likely duped. "They thought they were getting sturgeon eggs from the Caspian Sea," said Sgt. Dean Shadley of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. "They were actually getting paddlefish eggs from Vevay, Indiana."
With Will Sullivan, Chitra Ragavan, Kit R. Roane and Bret Schulte
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