State and Local News

Unemployment improved in Grant and all surrounding counties in December, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Grant County’s jobless rate last month went down a ...Read more

Officials with the American Red Cross say the need for blood is critical, with supplies very low thanks to dozens of area blood drives having to be cancelled this month due to bad weather. Red ...Read more

Fire investigators say a fire at a home in Jonesboro early Wednesday may have been intentionally set. Jonesboro Firefighters were called early Wednesday to the vacant home on Fourth Avenue where ...Read more

A Marion man has been charged with Arson and other charges in connection with a fire that destroyed his home last month. 58-year old Kevin Houseman was charged with Arson, Criminal Recklessness and ...Read more

Two people face numerous drug-related charges in connection with an investigation by the Grant County Joint Effort Against Narcotics Unit. JEAN Team members raided a home in the 13-hundred block of ...Read more

Officials at the Converse Library are planning a fund drive to raise money for a complete renovation of the library as it nears its 100th anniversary. The Converse Library was one of the Carnegie ...Read more

Indiana State Police virtually closed down portions of U-S 31 Wednesday after freezing rain fell on the area during the early morning hours. With vehicles sliding off the roadway, State Troopers ...Read more

The dates have been set for the the 166th annual Delaware County Fair. 4-H events will be held July 11th through the 18th at the Fairgrounds on Wheeling Avenue.  Midway events and other non-4-H ...Read more

A bill that would disband the Muncie School Board is headed for a vote in the Indiana House next week. Legislative leaders say they aren’t happy with the pace of financial reforms in Muncie ...Read more

Eastbrook school officials were forced to close the Junior and Senior High School buildings today when a gas leak was discovered. The leak was discovered by janitors at a basketball game Tuesday ...Read more