State and Local News

It’s been debated for years, but after a vote Tuesday afternoon the firefly will become the official state insect of Indiana. The effort was led by elementary school students who sent letters to ...Read more

Just when it looked like there would be no North Central Regional Spelling Bee this year for area spellers, the competition will take place after all. Spellers from Howard, Tipton, Miami, Fulton ...Read more

The Indiana House unanimously passed an amended version of a bill that would legalize C-B-D oil with low levels of T-H-C.  It would legalize C-B-D oil as long as it has a T-H-C level that is ...Read more

Governor Holcomb has added four more Indiana counties to the list of those declared as flood disaster areas, bringing the number of counties on that list to 22. Yesterday, the governor added ...Read more

Governor Eric Holcomb will sign Sunday alcohol sales into law today. The new law will allow Sunday alcohol carryout sales in Indiana for the first time since before Prohibition. The bill was passed ...Read more

The Oak Hill School Board has approved changes to the administrative team in Oak Hill Schools that will shift several principals to new positions. According to the “Chronicle-Tribune,” the ...Read more

James Dean’s cherry-red jacket from the 1955 film “Rebel Without a Cause” is going up for auction this week in Florida. Auction organizers say it’s a rare opportunity for ...Read more

A Cold War-Era relic will soon be on permanent display at the Grissom Air Museum in Miami County. A rare rocket sled used by the Air Force to test ejection-rescue systems for B-58 bombers arrived ...Read more

If you like to drink green beer in March for St. Patrick’s Day, that’s okay according to police…but don’t drink and drive. Indiana State Police and local law enforcement officials will ...Read more

Seven more counties have been added to Governor Eric Holcomb’s disaster emergency declaration, making the total 18 in all now with the addition of Benton, Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Jefferson, ...Read more