State and Local News

Indiana’s unemployment rate fell in November for the first time since May.  In Grant County, it also went down last month. Grant County’s jobless rate in November stood at ...Read more

During cold weather, people often turn to space heaters to help warm up their homes. Although they’re convenient, space heaters also pose a major risk if they aren’t used appropriately. Space ...Read more

Starting January 1st, there will be no more entrance fees charged to see the boyhood home of Abraham Lincoln in Spencer County, Indiana. The National Park Service, which oversees the Lincoln ...Read more

Meijer is voluntarily recalling three of their products due to a potential listeria contamination. Last week, a Detroit apple grower recalled a variety of sliced apple products for the same ...Read more

Indiana hopes to fill its high-tech job openings by turning to an unlikely source: its prisons. Indiana will launch the “Last Mile” program in 2018, taking inmates who have behaved in ...Read more

Add IU Health-Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie to the list of spots that are now open as warming centers for those who need heat during the frigid weather. Ball Hospital joins Muncie City Hall and ...Read more

An early morning fire Tuesday heavily damaged the garage of a Marion residence and sent three persons to Marion General Hospital. Firefighters were called to the home in the 11-hundred block of ...Read more

First Farmers Bank and Trust officials have announced plans to invest a substantial amount of money into employees, employee development training and into the communities they serve. In response to ...Read more

Fiat-Chrysler is recalling nearly 1.8 million Ram trucks because they can be shifted out of park without the driver’s foot on the brake or possibly without the key in the ignition. The recall is ...Read more

Ambulances at Community Howard Regional Health in Kokomo are now equipped with pet oxygen masks, thanks to a donation from Invisible Fence of Central Indiana. The company donated the equipment to ...Read more