State and Local News

Gas City Police Department (GCPD) Chief Tim Eckstein died yesterday at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital. According to the Marion County Coroner, Eckstein likely died of natural causes. Law ...Read more

The pandemic strikes again, this time canceling the annual Hog Daze festival in Marion. According to a press release from representatives of the Indiana Motorcycle Preservation Society (IMPS), the ...Read more

Like many other colleges and universities, Taylor University Admissions will deprioritize standardized test scores as part of its admission requirements starting Jan. 2021. According to a press ...Read more

A weekend car crash has left one teenager brain dead and another injured. According to a press release from Deputy Chief Stephen Dorsey of the Marion Police Department (MPD), the accident took ...Read more

A Kokomo man is in critical condition after leading a Marion police officer on a car chase early Monday morning. According to a press release from the Marion Police Department, 30-year-old Dustin ...Read more

Last Wednesday, authorities in Kokomo pulled an algae-covered vehicle from a retention pond, along with a body inside. Preliminary investigations have identified the body as that of Ester ...Read more

This year, the City of Mar­i­on is plan­ning to host fire­works down­town to fos­ter safe dis­tanc­ing, pre­vent­ing fur­ther spread of COVID-19. The fire­works show will be Fri­day, ...Read more

This week marks the start of competition for Grace Knolinski, the Russiaville, Ind. teen competing in the 63rd Distinguished Young Women National Finals. The national scholarship program has ...Read more