State and Local News

Plans have been finalized for Sunday’s 20th annual Ball Drop in downtown Kokomo to see in the New Year. While several establishments will start earlier, the city’s official New Year’s ...Read more

Two young sisters who died in a fire at their Kokomo home on Christmas Eve morning and a man who died in a fire in his home Christmas Day have been identified by local authorities. 12-year old ...Read more

A man who tried to steal a pickup truck in Kokomo was thwarted by a 9-year-old inside the vehicle who was armed with a pellet gun. Kokomo police say the man tried to steal a red Dodge Ram at a ...Read more

The Indiana Legislature gets down to business for the 2018 session a week from today, and though it is a “short” session this year without a budget to pass, it will likely be a busy session as ...Read more

Indiana’s unemployment rate fell to 3.7-percent in November.  That’s down from 3.9-percent the previous month. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development says while the state lost ...Read more

It’s the day after Christmas, but it’s still a holiday for most city workers in Marion. City Hall is closed again today and city bus and transportation services will not operate again today as ...Read more

The organization known as “Caring and Sharing For the Holidays” gave and shared with an estimated 27-hundred Howard County residents this year. The group provided food, clothing and presents to ...Read more

Kokomo Fire officials say a second fatal fire occurred there over the weekend. One person was found dead inside a home in the 24-hundred block of Rouge Drive on Christmas Day.  Meanwhile, two ...Read more

First Farmers Bank and Trust officials have announced plans to invest a substantial amount of money into employees, employee development training and into the communities they serve. In response to ...Read more

All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle branches will have reduced hours in observance of the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s holidays. B-M-V branches will be closed this coming Saturday through ...Read more