Local News

Sunman, IN—After hearing of a schoolmate being hospitalized and diagnosed with Juvenile diabetes on Saturday, Nolan Maple, a 7th grader at St. Nicholas School decided he wanted to do something nice for her.  “I saw […]

Greensburg, IN—Last week, Greensburg Police Officers were dispatched to the area of Village Green Street in reference to a male that had just run into a residence and advised the female occupant that someone was […]

Batesville, IN—On Sunday afternoon, August 18th, 2019, the Ripley County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a vehicle accident involving injuries located on SR 129 at the intersection of CR 1100 north near Batesville. […]

Cleves, OH—More lane closures to announce on I74, but this time, it’s in Ohio. In order for crews to clean debris from the Great Miami River under Interstate 74, between East Miami River Road and Hamilton […]

Batesville, IN—Rising Sun Regional Foundation, Ripley County Community Foundation, and Walmart awarded a total of $18,000 to Batesville Fire & Rescue for a new, state-of-the-art life-saving device, the LUCAS 3 Chest Compression System. The LUCAS […]

MADISON, IN—New traffic patterns are scheduled to begin this week, weather permitting, for additional work to begin on the $9.5 million U.S. 421 bridge approach project in Madison. For a list of the location changes, […]

Dillsboro, IN— UPDATE: The driver of the vehicle was Justin Burris, 28, of Cleves, Ohio and the passenger was identified as Angileah Staat, 22, of Cleves, Ohio.   Original Story: Sunday afternoon, the Dearborn County […]

North Vernon, IN—Dave O’Mara Contractor, Inc. is scheduled to complete work on the first of four box culverts on S.R. 7 in Jennings County next week. Following completion, the point of closure will move slightly […]

Dearborn County, IN—The Dearborn County Highway Department has announced three road closures for this week White Plains Road will close today from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for culvert installation. The closure will occur approximately […]

Statewide—Indiana’s unemployment rate fell to 3.4% for July, which is lower than the national rate of 3.7% according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. The Hoosier state’s unemployment rate dropped 0.1% compared to June […]

Napoleon, IN—Lathan Davis, 4, of Napoleon, won the 2019 Indiana State Fair Champions of Champions Peddle Tractor Pull.  The third round was 220 lbs. and won by 8 inches.  Davis is the son of Michael […]

Brookville, IN—Saturday afternoon, officers with the Brookville Police Department executed a search warrant at a residence on Cliff Street in Brookville, Indiana. This search warrant was the result of an ongoing investigation conducted by narcotics […]