Articles by Tom Snape

COLUMBUS, IN — A Columbus man is jailed on a $1 million bond for the death of his son. 35-year-old Travis Tuttle (pictured) is charged with Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Death (Level 1 […]

UPDATE: The murder suspect, who later died as a result of the officer-involved shooting in Rushville, has been identified as 34-year-old Benjamin Petry, whose last known address is North Vernon. The Henry County murder victim […]

FRANKLIN/UNION COUNTIES, IN — The public is invited to cut certain downed trees at Brookville Lake and Whitewater Memorial State Park for use as firewood. Trees eligible for firewood have fallen as a result of […]

ST. PAUL, IN — Formal charges of felony Attempted Voluntary Manslaughter (Level 2), Aggravated Battery (Level 3), and Battery with a Deadly Weapon (Level 5) have been filed against the Adams Township Fire Chief. Thirty-four-year-old […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Accelerate Rural Indiana and Southeast Indiana READI made their respective pitches to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation’s Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative (READI) review committee Monday afternoon in Indianapolis. Each presented […]

STATEHOUSE — State Representative Randy Frye (House District 67/R-Greensburg) has co-authored legislation to help end the statewide public health emergency and protect Hoosier workers. House Bill 1001 would allow Governor Eric Holcomb’s state public health […]

RUSHVILLE, IN — An overnight officer-involved shooting is under investigation in Rushville. The incident happened just after midnight at a gas station on Main Street. Indiana State Police were called in to investigate. No other […]

CONNERSVILLE, IN — A pizza delivery driver died after a porch collapsed over the weekend in Connersville. Investigators say 45-year-old William Fields was on a delivery call when he fell through the front porch at […]

VERSAILLES, IN — Rescue crews from several agencies were called to a pair of crashes that happened several hours apart Sunday in Versailles. Accidents were reported on US 50 west of Versailles shortly before 10:30 […]

CENTERVILLE, IN — Indiana State Police are looking into an officer-involved shooting in Wayne County Sunday night. A Centerville police officer and a Wayne County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a home where a woman who […]

FRANKLIN COUNTY, IN — Two medical helicopters and a pair of ambulances were among several rescue units called to a rollover accident with injuries and entrapment at the intersection of Springfield Road and Riley Pike […]

BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, IN — A sad end to the case of a missing two-year-old girl near Columbus. The body of Emma Sweet was pulled from the White River in Bartholomew County Sunday afternoon. The toddler […]