Articles by Tom Snape

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN — Ripley County Sheriff’s deputies and Versailles Fire and Rescue responded to a one-vehicle crash with possible injuries at US 421 and County Road 800 South around 8:45 Monday night. Investigators say […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute has announced the results of the enhanced enforcement effort that took place during the holidays to reduce crashes and traffic fatalities. The Safe Family Travel campaign ran […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Governor Eric Holcomb on Tuesday extended Indiana’s coronavirus emergency order for the 23rd time. The state will remain under the order through at least March 4. Indiana’s emergency order has been in […]

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IN — Franklin County Sheriff Peter Cates has released the Sheriff’s Office activity report for December 2021. Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 917 calls for service which is a 9 percent increase over the […]

STATEHOUSE — A bill authored by State Senator Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) that would determine how many acres of farmland are being used for solar and wind energy farms, passed the Senate unanimously Tuesday. Senate Bill […]

SOUTHEASTERN IN — All of Southeastern Indiana is under a Winter Storm Warning from Midnight tonight until 7 am Friday. Heavy mixed precipitation is expected, with several inches of snow and sleet accumulations plus ice […]

PLAINFIELD, IN — Duke Energy is monitoring and preparing for a winter storm system that may cause power outages across Indiana. A mix of heavy snow, sleet, freezing rain, and high winds is predicted to […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — INDOT is preparing for a major winter storm expected to impact all regions of the state over the next few days. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued winter storm warnings for areas […]

VERSAILLES, IN — Convicted double murderer Nikalas Kedrowitz was sentenced in Ripley Circuit Court Tuesday to a total of 100 years in prison. A jury convicted Kedrowitz in August on two murder counts in connection […]

DECATUR COUNTY, IN — A Winter Storm Warning has been issued from 7 pm Wednesday until 1 am Friday for Decatur County. The National Weather Service in Indianapolis says heavy mixed precipitation is expected, with […]

VERSAILLES, IN — The Ripley County Health Department has canceled the walk-in vaccine clinic scheduled for Thursday, February 3rd due to the incoming inclement weather. Anyone with questions or in need of help rescheduling should […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Officials at Margaret Mary Health (MMH) say the COVID-19 positivity rate is still high but declined in the past week to 44.5 percent of patients (157 in total) testing positive. Hospital officials […]