State and Local News

The MSD school board has approved the recommendation of a new job role, according to the Wabash Plain Dealer. The new position will be a director of credit alternative recovery program. The ...Read more

The Indi­ana Depart­ment of Trans­porta­tion announced that Ind. 9 will be closed in Grant Coun­ty to allow Nor­folk South­ern to rebuild the rail­road cross­ing. Work will take place on ...Read more

Those on the 2019 4-H royalty list have been announced. This year’s King is Joshua Pluimer, Queen is Haley Scott, Prince is Wyatt Pavy, Princess is Kennedy Miller and Duchess is Emily ...Read more

A man is in stable, but critical condition after a shooting Friday night in the 5000 Block of Prestwick Square in Marion. The victim is 30-year-old Marion resident Kenneth Carter who sustained two ...Read more

A stabbing also took place in Marion around 12:58 p.m. on Friday. McClure Oil store clerk Penny Perkins reported 22-year-old Kenneth Miller came up to her register and was bleeding badly. Perkins ...Read more

Indiana Republican representative Susan Brooks announced this morning that she will not be seeking re-election for a fifth term. Brooks said she’d like to slow down and spend time with her ...Read more

A crash involving a semi and a tanker truck on US 31 just north of Ind. 28 in Tipton County caused a leak of hydrochloric acid. According to Indiana State Police Sgt. Tony Slocum, the tanker was ...Read more

Indiana’s child welfare agency is in-line for more help. Gov. Eric Holcomb yesterday signed two new laws that are aimed at helping what has been a troubled agency. The first law will provide ...Read more

Despite the rapid rise of technology, a new survey shows most Hoosiers are not worried about robots taking their jobs. Thirty-nine-percent of those surveyed in the Jobs and Anxiety report think AI ...Read more

KFC is the latest fast food chain to begin selling vegan burgers. As a trial, KFC will sell a version of its signature crispy chicken burger in the United Kingdom, according to CNN. The food chain ...Read more