Local News

(Ripley County, IN) – The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a hit and run earlier this month along State Road 350 near Osgood. Deputies say it happened on December 1 when a pickup truck […]

(Franklin County, IN) – More than a dozen police cars were involved in a chase in Franklin County Friday morning. A vehicle reportedly led police through Oldenburg before the pursuit ended in Laurel near the […]

(Batesville, IN) – Third grade students at St. Louis School “took a cruise” with Captain Cash to the islands of Earn, Save, Spend, and Borrow last month. On each island, they played games and learned […]

(Washington, D.C.) – The United States Postal Service has announced that all branches will be closed in observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day. This closure affects all postal services, including retail services, mail delivery […]

The following is a letter from Batesville Mayor Mike Bettice —  On behalf of the City of Batesville, Batesville Main Street, Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce, I would like to applaud the efforts of those […]

(Franklin County, IN) – A Brookville woman is dead following a single vehicle accident on the 12,000 block of State Road 1 Thursday night. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says it happened around 9:15 pm […]

(Statehouse) – The Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the 2024 Senate Page Program, said State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg). Through the full-day program, students in grades six through 12 tour Indiana’s Statehouse, listen […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Batesville Community Education Foundation (BCEF) has recently received grants totaling $130,000 from two Hillenbrand foundations toward the construction of an outdoor learning complex at Batesville Primary School (BPS). The additional funding […]

(Bright, IN) – Firefighters from three departments were called to a structure fire on 3100 block of Serenity Ridge Drive in the Bright area just after Midnight. There’s word on a cause, damage estimate or […]

(Franklin County, IN) – Several agencies responded to an accident that shut down the 12,000 block of State Road 1 in Franklin County between Bentley and East Roberts roads Thursday night. State Road 1 was […]

(Decatur/Shelby Counties, IN) – Two people are facing an array of charges following a two-county high speed chase on westbound I-74 this week. The Decatur County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy monitoring traffic on the […]