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FRANKLIN COUNTY – Authorities are hoping somebody has information about a female hitchhiker after an armed robbery and carjacking.

Police say a man picked up the woman along U.S. […]

CHICAGO – Hill-Rom and General Electric have settled a patent infringement lawsuit involving Hill-Rom’s hand hygiene technology.

The lawsuit was filed in May when the Batesville-based company accused GE of marketing the product that was […]

Ivy Tech’s campus in Batesville.

INDIANAPOLIS – Ivy Tech Community College ranks among two-year institutions nationwide for the number of associate degrees awarded. […]

Someone is forced to dump alcohol out at the checkpoint Friday. […]

BATESVILLE – Investigators say the misuse of fireworks caused a blaze in Batesville on Saturday.

Batesville Fire Chief Todd Schutte said the department responded to a fire report at 6:55 p.m. […]

Attending the DCH Foundation Scholarship Banquet at Dearborn Country Club are (left to right), front row: Hannah Ascherman, Shelby Prince, Cayli Chase and Sierra Billman; […]

INDIANAPOLIS – State officials are asking Indiana residents the check trees for the invasive forest insects called Asian longhorned beetles.

The beetles have been documented in Cincinnati and officials believe they could soon be in […]

Brianna DiBattiste was last seen in June. […]

RIPLEY COUNTY – A teenager was injured in a scooter accident on Spades Road Friday.

Austin T. King, 17, of Milan was traveling north on the road just before 3 p.m. […]

INDIANAPOLIS – Supporters and opponents of marriage equality in Indiana are headed to Chicago to plead their cases.

The Seventh U.S. […]

Two local fire departments are receiving $5,000 in Volunteer Fire Assistance grants.

DECATUR COUNTY – Two fire departments in Decatur County have been awarded funding in Volunteer Fire Assistance grants.

The Greensburg Fire […]

INDIANAPOLIS – With students back in class, efforts are ramping up to stop incidents of bullying.

Indiana recently was ranked by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as the third-worst state for bullying […]