State and Local News

Kokomo has begun a free bike sharing program. Known as Koko-Go Free Ride, based at 307 S. Main St., includes 24 adult bikes, four children bikes, tag-along attachments and one tandem bike, ...Read more

Fairmount Township Trustee Sheila Metzger is being accused of using taxpayer money to help herself and relatives, according to The Chronicle Tribune. A special investigation report, released by the ...Read more

Former Marion General Hospital administrator Ann Vermilion has tossed in her hat for the District 31 seat in Indiana’s General Assembly, according to The Chronicle Tribune. If her bid is ...Read more

Fireworks are likely what caused a barn fire in Lebanon last night. The barn was fully engulfed in flames when the Lebanon Fire Department arrived at the barn along South East Street shortly after ...Read more

A local police dog passed away after a training incident last week. On June 27 at approximately 10 p.m., Marion Police Department K-9 Units were conducting criminal apprehension and fence jumping ...Read more

Nine Cadets from the JROTC program at Marion High School recently returned from a week of adventure at Camp Atterbury where they competed in the JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC). Each cadet ...Read more

The Vincennes University Board of Trustees has approved its budget for the next two academic years. The university says tuition for a full-time Indiana resident will rise $172 to $6,074 in the ...Read more

Holocaust survivor Eva Kor has passed away. She was 85. The public speaker and Hoosier died in Poland Thursday morning, according to the CANDLES Holocaust Museum, which she founded in Terre ...Read more

A new study by WalletHub says Indiana is sixth on a list of most energy-expensive states in the U.S. WalletHub says they compared the total monthly energy bills in each of the 50 states, as well as ...Read more

The new school year is just around the corner, and Kokomo Rescue Mission wants every student to experience the joy of receiving a new pair of school shoes, new socks, and new undergarments to begin ...Read more