Field for new Senate seat keeps growing

Plus, guy with explosive outside courthouse pleads guilty. Rep. Baird skips Capitol security, fined $5,000

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Christian Beaver (Photo provided)

FIELD GROWS FOR NEW STATE SENATE DISTRICT: Christian Beaver, a West Lafayette …