State and Local News

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

There’s a new scam that’s targeting Duke Energy customers. Several police agencies say scammers are pretending to work for Duke Energy, trying to get customers to pay money for overdue ...Read more

Five people are in custody facing numerous felony counts in connection with a raid earlier this week at two Grant County locations.  The raid was the result of a lengthy investigation. Members of ...Read more

The Marion Police Department, the Marion Police Chaplaincy Program and the local F-O-P chapter are asking for donations for the two young boys who were murdered in late December along with their ...Read more

A new face has emerged in early filings for the Marion City Council. Yesterday, Democrat Javon Washington filed to run for one of three Council at-large spots in the May Primary. Also filing to run ...Read more

Fiat-Chrysler will pay more than 650-million dollars to settle allegations that it cheated on emissions tests involving more than 100-thousand Jeep S-U-Vs and Ram pickup trucks. The automaker will ...Read more

The Walmart Distribution Center in Gas City is looking to hire several employees and the Distribution Center will be the site of a Career Fair Friday. Applications will be accepted and interviews ...Read more

A Marion home suffered serious damage late Wednesday night in a fire blamed on a space heater. Marion firefighters were called to the home in the 300 block of West 27th Street at about midnight ...Read more

Official filing for those running for office in the May 7th  Municipal Primary in Grant County got underway Wednesday morning.  Among the first to file was Gas City Mayor Larry Leach, who is ...Read more