State and Local News

Howard County authorities say a Converse man has died of injuries suffered in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon on Highway 19 east of Kokomo. Police say 63-year old Thomas Biggs of ...Read more

Marion Police are looking for an armed bandit who started to buy a snack early Wednesday morning, then decided to rob the store. The man walked into the Marion pantry in the 32-hundred block of ...Read more

A Japanese company called Oji Intertech will create up to 33 new jobs as it expands its operations in Wabash County. The company will double its 80-thousand-square-foot plant in North Manchester. ...Read more

CASA of Grant County will hold its’ annual sand sculpture contest Saturday at the Splash House in Marion and organizers say it should be the biggest and best one yet. The Court Appointed Special ...Read more

The City of Marion has extended the deadline for applications for the Executive Director’s job for Main Street Marion through the middle of next week. City officials say last week’s July 4th ...Read more

Miami County will likely not get a syringe exchange program anytime soon after the county health officer said earlier this week that he believed the number of Hepatitis C cases didn’t justify ...Read more

The Howard County Health Department is asking the state for more hepatitis A vaccines after state officials confirmed the first death in Indiana related to an outbreak that has infected nearly ...Read more

The city of Muncie has chosen a New Jersey developer for the city’s downtown riverfront redevelopment plan, which wants 75-million dollars in new commercial and residential space over a wide ...Read more

It may be the middle of summer, but registration is getting underway for the upcoming school year.  Marion Schools will hold on-site registration for students next week.  The on-site registration ...Read more

Several street repair projects are getting underway in Marion this week and that means detours for motorists. Starting today, South Lincoln Boulevard will be closed at South Pennsylvania Street and ...Read more