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A former parole officer is facing multiple felony charges including rape.

The Indiana Department of Corrections launched an investigation after receiving information on 42-year-old Michael Sproessig, who was employed as a parole officer.

According to […]

Stephenson is facing charges after police say he was under the influence of alcohol at the West Harrison Weigh Station. […]

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With a significant winter weather system expected to make its way through the area, citizens are encouraged to prepare and for hazardous roads and possible school and business […]

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One person was killed and three others were injured in a two vehicle crash in Greensburg Thursday morning.

Decatur County Dispatch received an emergency call at 10:26 a.m. […]

Mandela became South Africa’s first black president in 1994.

Former South African president and human rights champion Nelson Mandela is dead at the age of 95.

South African president Jacob Zuma made the announcement […]

The male occupant that was involved in a crash that killed a Jennings County woman is clinging to his own life, according to sources.

Steven Fletcher, 31, also of Jennings County, was flown to Methodist […]

Margaret Mary Health is now accepting applications for its 2014 scholarship program. […]

A new member has been elected to serve on the Ripley County Council.

Juanita “Dee Dee” Kaiser represented Batesville District 1 for seven years, however, the November 18 meeting was her last as a council […]

Two area schools are getting back money from a settlement with Indiana’s largest teachers union.

Franklin County and South Ripley are getting back half of the money they invested in from a failed health insurance […]

Authorities in Decatur County are investigating the events that led to a deadly crash that claimed the life of a Jennings County woman Monday evening.

The Decatur County Sheriffs Office received a report from a […]

Rumors have been circulating throughout the area regarding the possibility of Walmart coming to Batesville, and it has sparked an online petition.

The petition titled, “We are AGAINST a Wal-Mart Store in Batesville, IN,” […]

Franklin County may soon deal with the affects of a revenue decline at local casinos. Lawrenceburg grant program officials recently informed Franklin County Council members that it will not send a $500,000 grant for 2014 […]