Articles by Tom Snape

Franklin County, IN — The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the passing of retired K-9 Lito. A Dutch Shepherd, Lito served the community from 2010 to 2017. During his years of service, Lito was […]

Dupont, IN — The victim of a deadly shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning in rural Jefferson County has been identified. Indiana State Police say 35-year-old Dustin B. Lindner of Georgetown, KY was found dead […]

Statewide — The Indiana Department of Health announced Wednesday that 213 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19. That’s the 11th straight day that new cases have been under 300. The state is also reporting […]

Indianapolis, IN — Indiana’s unemployment rate for May 2021 stands at 4 percent, which is up from 3.9 percent in April. The state’s jobless rate in May 2020 was 12 percent, which happened at the […]

Statewide — Indiana seventh and eighth-grade students can still apply for the 21st Century Scholars program, but the June 30 deadline is quickly approaching. Led by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, 21st Century Scholars […]

Ripley County, IN — The Ripley County Health Department has installed what are believed to be the first two NaloxBoxes in the county. A Naloxbox is a publicly accessible box that contains Naloxone, also known […]

Lawrenceburg, IN — A Silver Alert has been issued out of Dearborn County. The Sheriff’s Office is investigating the disappearance of Shannon Oney, a 16-year-old white female, 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighing 110 pounds, […]

Batesville, IN — The Batesville Community School Board this week approved the hiring of Brian McFee as Associate Principal at Batesville High School. McFee replaces Joe Hartman, who resigned last month so that he could […]

Decatur County, IN — Power outages that easily could have lasted for several days ended up being resolved within 48 hours, thanks to the work of a lot of people. Those are the sentiments of […]

Dupont, IN — Indiana State Police began a homicide investigation following a shooting early Tuesday morning in rural Jefferson County. Shortly after 4 am yesterday, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department received a 9-1-1 call stating that shots […]

Statewide — Indiana DNR has received reports of sick and dying songbirds from five counties. DNR is working with the Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (IN ADDL) and the USGS National Wildlife Health Center to […]