State and Local News

Test results for third to eighth-grade students passing both the math and English portion of Indiana’s ISTEP+ show achievement gaps for students of color. The percentage of Asian students passing ...Read more

Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight will take part in the 2018 Indiana Language Roadmap Summit this Saturday in Indianapolis. The Summit is conducted by the Center for the Study of Global Change at Indiana ...Read more

A housing study shows there’s a great need for new housing in Kokomo. The study shows a strong demand for both affordable and market-rate rental housing within the city.   The study found that ...Read more

Marion Police say a 13-year old Jonesboro girl and a 17-year old Gas City boy are dead as a result of an apparent murder-suicide at the home of the girl’s father in Marion early Sunday ...Read more

A teacher at Justice Thurgood Marshall Intermediate School in Marion is accused of verbally berating a student in front of her class and threatening to “punch him in the face.” The incident was ...Read more

The Indiana Department of Transportation will begin maintenance work on the Highway 15 bridge that crosses Deer Creek on the south edge of Marion. The work on the bridge is set to begin today and ...Read more

The Marion Splash House is now accepting applications for the Summer 2018 work crew.   They’ll be hiring lifeguards, support crew and managers.    Lifeguards must possess current American ...Read more

A small manufacturing business in Huntington is staying put with a new local owner. Reber Enterprises has acquired Lime City Manufacturing Company, which was founded in 1941. Huntington County ...Read more

Indiana may soon have an official state insect after years of lobbying by elementary school students. The Say’s Firefly is named for New Harmony entomologist Thomas Say, who identified it nearly ...Read more

The Indiana House yesterday approved the takeover of Muncie Schools by Ball State University. By a vote of 65-to-26, the House authorized Ball State to take over the governing of Muncie Schools.  ...Read more