Local News

Statewide—Unemployment rates for the month of October are still trending lower in southeastern Indiana than the state average.  Bartholomew county was at the lowest at 2.2%, followed by Jackson County at 2.3%, Decatur County at […]

St. Leon, IN—The state winning East Central  FFA Nursery/Landscape CDE (Career Development Event) team competed in the 2019 National FFA Nursery/Landscape CDE at the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana on October 30- November 1. […]

Shelbyville, IN—A fire that heavily damaged a Shelbyville building Wednesday and left two firemen with minor injuries may have been arson. Lieutenant Michael Turner of the Shelbyville Police Department says detectives have been questioning four […]

Taylorsville, IN—The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office responded to Taylorsville Wednesday morning after a report of a possible stabbing. Sheriff Matt Myers says Ross Stroud, 30, of Columbus, was taken into custody and the suspect was […]

Madison, IN— Wednesday, after entering a plea of Guilty but Mentally Ill, Joseph Steven Keith Newcome, 34, Madison, was sentenced to 38 years for the May 3rd, 2019, attempted murder of Johnathan Bell, 23, also […]

General Motors is issuing a recall on more than 640,000 pickup trucks because the seat belts can set the carpeting on the floor of the vehicles on fire. A small explosion is used to move […]

Statewide—Dozens of Hoosier foster children will receive backpacks full of books thanks to a recent Colts gameday Books for Youth collection drive.  The Indiana Department of Child Services this week announced the final totals: Fans donated […]

Madison, IN – UPDATE: According to the Jefferson County Prosecutor Office, Monday, Michael D. Crawley was sentenced to twelve years fully executed at the Indiana Department of Correction at a sentencing hearing held in the […]

Greensburg, IN—The Kids’Closet will be opening today from 5-7 pm at The Learning Center located at 422 E. Central Ave in Greensburg. Children must be accompanied by an adult and have proof of Decatur County […]

Osgood, IN—Tuesday evening a Holton man was arrested on numerous charges after leading troopers on a vehicle pursuit in Ripley County. The incident began when Trooper Nicholas Albrecht attempted to stop a 2000 Buick LeSabre […]

Greensburg, IN—The Decatur County Solid Waste Management office announced that Tox-a-Way was a huge success for us this year! Though wait times were longer than normal, this was due to a larger attendance (over 620) […]

Statewide—Do you like shooting stars? Then you’ll want to make a concerted effort to look skyward on tonight when a brief bevy of them could streak out of the east-southeast sky. This is when the […]