State and Local News

Purdue University has officially launched its online arm “Purdue University Global.” Chancellor Betty Vandenbosch says Purdue Global’s student body will range from mid-career ...Read more

Legalizing industrial hemp could lead to significant growth across various industries important to Indiana’s economy, according to researchers studying the cannabis plant. The push to remove ...Read more

A once-touted downtown Kokomo building project is now up for sale and its one remaining tenant is moving out. The 30-thousand square-foot commercial Firestone Plaza building on Union Street in ...Read more

The Delaware County Commissioners yesterday said they would no longer put a hold on building permits for a te-thousand-hog farm proposed for the northern part of the county.  That came after state ...Read more

Monday marks the start of the application period for the Little Giants Pre-School programs for Marion Community Schools. Applications will be accepted today at Riverview Elementary until 3 p-m.  ...Read more

Tickets remain available for next week’s Marion Easter Pageant, but officials say they are going fast. The Marion Easter Pageant will be performed next Monday and Tuesday nights at 7 inside the ...Read more

The Grant County Council last night postponed a vote on whether to allow the hiring of a new court reporter, thanks to the county’s poor financial situation. Superior Court Two officials had ...Read more

The newest World Changer at Indiana Wesleyan University not only performs servant leadership on the job, she encourages students to dedicate their lives to it. Cheryl Bachelder has spent time as an ...Read more

Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma says he’ll seek to conclude the upcoming special session in a single day. Bosma says legislators will limit the agenda to “critical” issues where ...Read more

Computer science and training classes will be offered to all Indiana’s public school students as early as those in kindergarten starting in 2021. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has signed a ...Read more