Local News

CROSS PLAINS, IN — The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a recreational vehicle crash that injured two Cross Plains residents around 8 pm Thursday. Investigators say 74-year-old Dennis T. Ryker lost control of the […]

ELROD, IN — A Versailles man was flown to the hospital after his tractor-trailer crash on US 50 east of Elrod shortly before 5 pm Sunday. The Ripley County Sheriff’s Office says 57-year-old Robert J. […]

BATESVILLE, IN — The Batesville Police Department is being credited with helping the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit capture a murder suspect. 45-year-old Jeremy Jones is accused of murdering 54-year-old Tommy Casey Jr. […]

SEYMOUR, IN — Troopers from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post began investigating a single-vehicle crash shortly before 8 am Friday that claimed the life of an Elizabethtown man. The initial investigation by ISP Sgt. Stephen […]

MILROY, IN — Several Decatur County fire departments were among 20 agencies that responded to a massive fire early Friday evening at Milroy Pallet in southern Rush County. Units from the City of Greensburg, Adams […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Paul H. Rohe Construction continues work this week on the stormwater and paving project on Huntersville Road. Huntersville will remain closed from State Road 229 to the […]

RIPLEY COUNTY, IN — US 421 is now closed to thru traffic from the bridge north of Michigan Road to just north of the Jac-Cen-Del school campus, as part of the ongoing pavement and bridge […]

BATESVILLE, IN — Knights of Columbus Council 1461 recently presented a check for $2,410 to the St. Louis Parish Mission. The check amount was based on proceeds from a chicken dinner the Council prepared on behalf […]

GREENSBURG, IN — Our Hospice of South Central Indiana’s 28th annual Decatur County Golf Tournament will be held Friday, June 17 at Greensburg Country Club. The tournament is held in memory of Jim Sturges, a […]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN — The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has awarded 200 scholarships to the sixth class of Next Generation Hoosier Educators. Seven students from Southeastern Indiana were among those awarded scholarships. Local recipients’ names, […]

STATEHOUSE — Democrats at the Statehouse have renewed calls for Gov. Eric Holcomb to suspend Indiana’s gas tax. Hoosiers are currently paying more in state gas taxes than ever before at around 56 cents a […]

NAPOLEON, IN — The road closure point for the pavement and bridge replacement project on US 421 near Michigan Road in Napoleon has been moved north of the bridge near the Lutheran Cemetery. According to […]