KIXS FM 108 » stage collapse http://kixs.com The Country Leader Sat, 25 May 2013 17:01:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Settlement Between Indiana State Fair, Stage Collapse Victims and Stage Owner Rejected http://kixs.com/settlement-between-indiana-state-fair-stage-collapse-victims-and-stage-owner-rejected/ http://kixs.com/settlement-between-indiana-state-fair-stage-collapse-victims-and-stage-owner-rejected/#comments Sat, 18 Aug 2012 13:00:48 +0000 Billy Dukes http://tasteofcountry.com/?p=115108 Fifty one of the 62 families with legal claims after last August’s Indiana State Fair tragedy had agreed to a settlement that would have protected the state from further legal action. The stage owner decided that wasn’t enough. Mid American Sound announced that minimum participation requirements were not met, without revealing what those requirements were.

]]> http://kixs.com/settlement-between-indiana-state-fair-stage-collapse-victims-and-stage-owner-rejected/feed/ 0 Joey Foley, Getty Images Sugarland Addresses Indiana Stage Collapse in Moving Open Letter http://kixs.com/sugarland-addresses-indiana-stage-collapse-in-moving-open-letter/ http://kixs.com/sugarland-addresses-indiana-stage-collapse-in-moving-open-letter/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:25:45 +0000 Jeff Giles http://tsminteractive.com/?p=37143 After experiencing the terror, confusion, and sadness of last Saturday night’s stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair, the members of Sugarland are understandably shaken up. And while their tour continues, the band’s thoughts and prayers remain with the victims and their families.

In a heartfelt open letter posted on their website, Sugarland addressed the incident, trying to put their feelings into words and explaining their plans to honor those who died while continuing to sort out the events that led to the collapse.

]]> http://kixs.com/sugarland-addresses-indiana-stage-collapse-in-moving-open-letter/feed/ 0 Rick Diamond, Getty Images Indiana State Fair Concert Stage Collapses, Killing Five [VIDEO] http://kixs.com/indiana-state-fair-concert-stage-collapses-killing-five-video/ http://kixs.com/indiana-state-fair-concert-stage-collapses-killing-five-video/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:30:12 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=35831 Thousands of people were gathered at an outdoor stage at the Indiana State Fair on Saturday night when high winds from a storm caused the stage rigging to collapse, killing five and injuring at least 40 others, multiple outlets report.

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