State and Local News

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration say Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for the month of February will now be distributed on Wednesday, instead of this ...Read more

Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight will not seek re-election this year. Goodnight shocked city residents yesterday that he would not seek a fourth term in office, saying he didn’t want to be someone who ...Read more

Requests for single-family housing building permits in Kokomo last year reached a level that hadn’t been matched since 2003. In all, 114 permits were issued in the city last year, the most since ...Read more

Public ice skating in Kokomo isn’t done for the year after all. City officials say the Frozen Sandlot at Municipal Stadium will remain open for public skating through Dr. Martin Luther King ...Read more

Delaware County authorities have located a missing Muncie man who was the subject of a Silver Alert. 70-year old Michael Keller was last seen Monday morning.  Police said he might be in danger and ...Read more

The recent widespread outbreak of the flu in Indiana has led Marion General Hospital to restrict visitors at the hospital until further notice. M-G-H spokesman Don Tricarico says the decision to ...Read more

New numbers show widespread flu infections across the United States.  An estimated 6 to 7 million people have had the flu so far this season. The latest report from the Centers for Disease Control ...Read more

Dunkin’ is coming to Marion this week. Dunkin’…formerly known as Dunkin’ Donuts…will open its’ new Marion location at 826 North Baldwin Avenue this Thursday morning at 5 a-m, ...Read more

Graduation rates at Howard County high schools spiked in 2018, according to figures from the Indiana Department of Education. Kokomo High School’s graduation rate jumped from 79-percent in 2017 ...Read more

Muncie will have a new Mayor in 2020. Dennis Tyler announced Friday that he will not seek re-election after serving two terms in office. The 76-year old Tyler’s time in office has included ...Read more