Local News

Connersville, IN — Natasha McHugh, 26, of Connersville, was arrested on allegations of arson and criminal recklessness after allegedly starting a fire on Nov. 14, 2020, at 817 E 5 St. in Connersville. Working closely […]

Batesville, IN – Kids Discovery Factory received $10,000 in COVID-19 Emergency Relief Funding from the United Way of Franklin County. Grants were made possible through a partnership between Lilly Endowment, Inc. and Indiana United Ways, […]

Greensburg, IN — Due to high winds and severe weather overnight, Decatur County REMC (DC REMC) is experiencing widespread outages across the territory with most of the outages reported in southern Decatur County. Officials report […]

Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 977 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Thursday. A total of 680,998 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, […]

Franklin County, IN — Update — The National Service has added Decatur and Jennings County, as well as all counties in Central Indiana, under the High Wind Warning that is in effect from 11 pm […]

Brookville, IN — Reid Health is partnering with the Franklin County Health Department to launch a COVID-19 high-volume vaccine clinic in Brookville to help boost vaccination rates in the county. The clinic, located at the […]

Statehouse – Legislation co-authored by State Representative Randy Frye laying the groundwork for municipalities to partner with companies to utilize personal delivery robots in Hoosier communities could soon be law. According to REp. Frye, a […]

Indianapolis, IN — The Indiana Department of Health is partnering with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IU Health to host a multi-day mass vaccination clinic at the speedway to protect Hoosiers from COVID-19. The Indiana […]

Ripley County, IN — Ripley County Prosecutor Ric Hertel submitted his findings in court on Wednesday, regarding the officer-involved shooting in Batesville from November of 2020. Hertel stated that the State has found that the […]

Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 976 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Wednesday. A total of 680,046 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, […]

Statehouse — State Senator Jean Leising recognized National Agriculture Day from the Senate floor at the Statehouse on Tuesday, March 23. Established in 1973, National Agriculture Day is devoted to educating people on where food, […]

The Salt-Pipe Creek Watershed Project is hosting a stream workshop virtually over Zoom today. The workshop title, “Stream Workshop: Stabilization Methods & Permitting” will be from 1 to 3 pm. The agenda: • 1 pm […]