Articles by Tom Snape

Statehouse — The Indiana Senate passed a bill Tuesday that some say would strip teachers and school librarians of a legal defense against charges that they distributed harmful material to minors. While Senators debated the […]

Greensburg, IN — City of Greensburg, Decatur County, state officials, and Meri Binsar Simorangkir – the outgoing Consul General of Indonesia – huddled at Mayasari Indonesian Grill Tuesday to discuss ongoing efforts to ship Indiana […]

Statehouse — A pair of bills authored by State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) is one step closer to becoming law. Leising’s legislation aimed at ensuring utility reliability across Indiana passed the Senate Tuesday by a […]

Statewide — Indiana State Police has received several concerns from citizens reporting an apparent phone scam. ISP receives numerous reports of phone scams each year, but this particular scam involves using the ISP General Headquarters […]

Batesville, IN — Employee volunteers from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital will visit Batesville Primary School (BPS) on Thursday, March 2 as part of Read Across America Day. The volunteers will read books to students that promote […]

Ripley County, IN — The Ripley County Reads Park Hop begins March 1 and runs through May 6. The Park Hop is a free, community-wide scavenger hunt throughout the 20 area parks, trails, and natural […]

Statehouse — Indiana lawmakers are moving forward with a bill that would require schools to investigate all reports of bullying and to notify the parents of the students involved. Under House Bill 1483, the bullying […]

Decatur County, IN — The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office says in the two weeks since the third anniversary of Donna Mitchell’s disappearance, conversations have been generated by media coverage and Facebook posts. The Sheriff’s Office […]

Southeastern IN — We dodged a bullet. That’s the assessment from local Emergency Management Agency directors after strong to severe storms rolled through the area Monday afternoon. All four counties in WRBI’s primary coverage area […]

Decatur County, IN — The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Decatur County until 4 pm Monday. A watch means conditions are favorable for the development of severe thunderstorms capable of producing […]

Undated — “American Pickers” is coming back to Indiana. Producers of The History Channel hit TV show that explores the world of antique “picking” plan to film episodes of the documentary series in the Hoosier state […]