STATEWIDE — Background checks for gun purchases are soaring in Indiana.

The South Bend Tribune reports that for the first four months of 2016, more than 730,000 background checks were conducted.

That’s more than

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.

AURORA, Ind. —A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a threat at Dearborn County High School last week, police said.

BRIGHT, Ind. — Residents of the Bright area enjoyed tours and conversation as Dearborn County Hospital Bright Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine hosted an open house recently to showcase its newly expanded facility.

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind.

STATEWIDE — The 2017 Ripley County Lilly Endowment Community Scholar will be named early in December 2016.

Previous scholarship recipients were identified in March of the year they graduated from high school.

The change affects

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.

VALPARAISO, Ind.

BATESVILLE, Ind.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ind.