Local News

Statewide—Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced that 21 rural Hoosier communities will receive more than $12.3 million in federal grant funding. “I’m thrilled to kick off the […]

Greensburg, IN—The Greensburg Housing Authority is in jeopardy of being transferred and no longer being able to provide local services due in part to an obligation owed to HUD.  Past financial indiscretions described by Director […]

Columbus, IN—Early Saturday morning CPD officers were dispatched to a residence on Home Avenue in regards to a report of shots fired.  When officers arrived, they located a man with multiple gunshot wounds inside a […]

Batesville, IN—The City of Batesville was awarded the winner of the Indiana Public Employers’ Plan (IPEP) Winter Hazard Awareness contest. IPEP conducted the statewide contest to determine what municipalities are doing to prepare employees for […]

According to the Farmers Almanac, this year promises to be a stargazer’s treat, especially when it comes to full Moons. In 2020, we’ll have 13 full Moons, including 2 two Supermoons, and two full moons […]

Lawrenceburg, IN —The Dearborn County Convention, Visitor & Tourism Bureau is kicking off the start of the winter season with its annual Winter Fun Giveaway, a month-long contest with a large prize package scheduled to […]

  Indianapolis, IN – Girl Scouts of Central Indiana has received a grant of $7.5 million through Lilly Endowment Inc.’s latest round of financial sustainability grants to central Indiana charitable organizations. This grant is one […]

Batesville, IN—Batesville Primary School will once again offer Little Bulldog Academy Preschool to families, according to BPS principal, Brad Stoneking. Children must be four on or before August 1, 2020 to enter the Little Bulldog […]

Statewide—Radon, a radioactive gas that occurs naturally in most soil, is the second-leading cause of lung cancer among smokers and the number-one cause among non-smokers. It is responsible for more than 20,000 lung cancer deaths […]

Columbus, IN—According to the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s office, on Monday a Columbus North High School student reported to a dean that another North student may be in possession of a handgun. School Resource Officers from […]

Sunman, IN—INDOT contractor J.R. Jurgensen Co. will conduct cold mix patching operations today from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on I-74 EB and WB between Exit 156 (S.R. 101) and the Ohio state line. Crews […]

Hope, IN— In what is believed to be a domestic battery situation in Hope has left one person dead and one injured on Tuesday. According to the Bartholomew County Sheriffs Office, on Tuesday morning, Charles […]