Our news department checked with the police and hospitals to see if there appeared to be any major problems over the holiday. It seems everything went pretty well, expect in the Newton County town of Brook. We'll have more in the news about one person who was hurt while setting off the fireworks there.
We talked to several people about what Independence Day means to them. At Slayter Center Dave Stanton, a Navy Reservist said "the Fourth of July is the date we celebrate the birth of the greatest nation that's ever existed." "We're celebrating the freedom that we have that we can worship Christ and believe in him," said Kathy Wilkerson. "We have a free country, where we can believe in whatever we want to believe in." Kenzie Cooper is a Purdue student. "People died for us and fought for us. We have a free country, and we can do pretty much whatever we want, so it's good to support all those people," said Cooper.
