Local News

(Plainfield, IN) – Duke Energy is strengthening part of its electric grid to improve reliability and reduce power outages in Southeast Indiana. The company will soon begin rebuilding a span of a 345-kilovolt (kV) transmission […]

(Oldenburg, IN) – Congratulations to Oldenburg Academy English 9 student Bridgette Ehrhard on being named the winner of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis Vocations Essay Contest. Ehrhard’s essay honored Blessed Carlos Acutis. She received her award […]

(Statehouse) – A bill authored by State. Sen Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) that would track how many Indiana students are being taught cursive writing is headed to the Governor’s desk. Senate Enrolled Act 72 would require […]

(Southeastern IN) – Accelerate Rural Indiana (ARI) has formed a Regional Development Authority (RDA) to further cement Interstate 74’s southeastern corridor as a top destination for talent. The informal coalition of Batesville, Greensburg, Rushville, and Shelbyville […]

(Bartholomew/Decatur Counties, IN) – A Madison man was arrested following a chase through Decatur and Bartholomew counties and an officer-involved shooting Tuesday night. Indiana State Police say the incident started around 10:30 pm when Hope […]

(St. Leon, IN) – One of three East Central High School FFA teams that competed in the Indiana FFA Nursery/Landscape Career Development Event last Saturday at Franklin Community High School placed 1st and won a […]

(Ripley County, IN) – Returning for a third consecutive year, Nine13sports, a nonprofit organization that teaches students about the power of a bicycle, visited each middle school in Ripley County to engage students in the […]

(Batesville, IN) – The Margaret Mary Health Foundation is thanking donors who helped make a pair of grants awarded to the hospital in March possible. The wheelchairs in the Margaret Mary Health Main Lobby were […]

(Indianapolis, IN) – More than a dozen cultural institutions, libraries, universities, and other nonprofit organizations across the state have received grants from Indiana Humanities to provide public humanities programs in their communities. Fifteen non-profits around […]

(Decatur County, IN) – The Fed Ex semi-truck driver who was hit in the head by a thrown rock on I-74 near St. Paul over the weekend is speaking out. Travis Hampton and his daughter […]

(Statewide) – A group of veterans is fighting back against mental-health problems and the plan for their mission is not only designed to rescue them but also other veterans in need of assistance. The Indiana-based […]

(Greensburg, IN) – Greensburg Community High School’s 2023 Chautauqua presents the 45th anniversary showing of “Grease” starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John Thursday night at 7 in Goddard Auditorium, with a special appearance by the […]