Local News

Batesville-based company Hill-Rom has announced jobs cuts and restructuring.

Hill-Rom will lay off 350 employees, which is about 5 percent of its global workforce, according to reports.

The hospital bed company expects the layoffs […]

An accused murderer will plead guilty to the murder of 64-year-old Nancy Hershman, of Milan.

16-year-old Sean David Nichols, of Cincinnati, will appear in Ripley Circuit Court on Tuesday afternoon, where he is expected to […]

On Sunday morning, Ripley County Communications received a report of a female not answering her door due to an unknown problem. […]

Authorities in Decatur County responded to an individual laying on I-74 in the westbound lane near the 135 mile marker on Saturday at 1:30 a.m.

Before police arrived on the scene, a second 911 […]

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) estimates its yellow plow trucks have logged nearly 4.3 million miles and deployed 265,000 tons of granular salt during this record winter through Jan. 18. […]

Decatur County Emergency Management issued Red Level Travel Status on Saturday.  The highest level of local travel advisory, means that travel may be restricted to emergency management workers only.

Ripley County and Franklin Counties are […]

Slick roads may have contributed to a two-vehicle crash involving a Batesville school bus Friday.

Authorities say a 17 year old juvenile was operating a 1998 Jeep Cherokee around 9:25 a.m. […]

The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) recently announced the details of its higher education scholarship program for 2014.

The Foundation’s 2014 Scholarship Program will award up to 46 scholarships in the amount of $1,000 […]

The National Weather Service issuing a Winter Weather Advisory for The WRBI Listening Area in effect Friday (1-24) at 9 PM through Saturday (1-24) at 7 PM.

Overnight snow accumulations 1-3 inches possible.  Wind chill […]

Marty Brennaman (far right) at the Sherman House on Thursday.

One local resident described it as an “up-close and personal experience” on Thursday morning when the Reds Caravan made a stop at the Sherman […]

A St. Leon band is hoping community members can help them win a nationwide contest.

A St. […]

Military activity at the Jefferson Proving Grounds caused concern in local communities Wednesday.

Residents in local towns were alarmed when they felt their homes shaking and heard a “loud roar” Wednesday afternoon. […]