Statehouse– Decatur County could be getting a local magistrate, according to State Representative Cindy Ziemke. According to Ziemke, House Bill 1043 would allow Decatur County to add a magistrate, which would alleviate the heavy caseloads […]

Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 3,733 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Thursday. A total of 601,937Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, 2,867,990 […]

Brookville, IN — Water will be shut off between Mill Street and 8th Street today in Brookville for maintenance.  Crews are installing a new valve on a water line in the area.  Officials at the […]

Batesville, IN — There will be no charges in a fatal September shooting that occurred in Batesville, announced Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Chris Huerkamp. According to Prosecutor Huerkamp, the death resulted from a justifiable use […]

Southeastern, IN — While more than half the counties across the state have seen improvements with their COvid-19 statistics, Ripley, Franklin, and Dearborn Counties will continue in the Red status category on the state’s color-coded […]

Statewide — Indiana Department of Workforce Development is hosting an upcoming webinar titled, “Unemployment Insurance and Fraud: What Hoosier Employers Need to Know” on January 28 from 2 to 3 pm. The event is free. […]

Columbus, IN — Columbus POlis Department (CPD) officers arrested a man on several felony charges after he reportedly overdosed inside a Columbus apartment on Monday evening. At approximately 11:00 pm, CPD officers responded to a […]

Batesville, IN — Batesville Main Street has released a new website that will help drive business to the downtown district. It is partnering with Locable to help promote the downtown merchants and events. This website […]

Statewide — The Indiana State Department of Health has reported that 2,942 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Wednesday. A total of 598,313 Indiana residents have tested positive for the coronavirus. To date, […]

Statehouse — State Senator Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) made the following statement Tuesday evening in response to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s 2021 State of the State address: “Tonight Gov. Eric Holcomb outlined a number of priorities and […]

Statewide — Governor Eric J. Holcomb addressed the Indiana General Assembly on Tuesday as he virtually delivered his 2021 State of the State. The Governor focused on how to seize the challenges presented by the pandemic […]

Osgood, IN — On Tuesday morning around 6:15 am, Ripley County Communications received a report of a vehicle rollover crash involving a fire truck. The crash occurred on Brownstown Road west of the intersection with […]