State and Local News

Unemployment went up slightly in Howard and most surrounding counties in June, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Howard County’s jobless rate is now an even ...Read more

The Muncie School Board is expected to renew the contract of the bus company that has provided bus transportation for the past year.  The contract with Auxilio Services is expected to be renewed ...Read more

Marion Police say the death of a local man Sunday is being investigated as suspicious. Grant County Coroner Chris Butche says 39-year old Brian Gochenour was found dead Sunday in an abandoned ...Read more

Marion Police say their investigation is going slow into the shooting incident that left two men dead late last week at a local home. 23-year old Justice Jackson and 27-year old Joshua Lopez were ...Read more

Ten candidates will be interviewed tonight for two openings on the Marion School Board, and the two winners could be sworn in as early as Tuesday night. The ten candidates are vying for two opening ...Read more

Marion firefighters say an electrical problem apparently sparked a fire at a home in the 29-hundred block of South Branson Street Sunday. Firefighters were called to the home just before 6 p-m and ...Read more

The National Weather Service has confirmed two small tornadoes touched down in Wabash and Madison Counties during the storms that rolled through the area Friday. One twister briefly touched down in ...Read more

Gas prices continue to fall in Indiana…although slowly according to GasBuddy.com. The average gas price in the stat now stands at 2-81 per gallon. That’s down about three-cents from last ...Read more

Indiana State Police say they will be cracking down on the “Move Over” laws in the coming week. There will be extra state troopers on the look out for drivers who don’t move over ...Read more

Nearly four out of five Indiana school districts will be adding metal detectors in the coming months. Governor Eric Holcomb announced two weeks ago that the state would supply handheld metal ...Read more