State and Local News

Smokey the Bear turns 75 today. The Smokey the Bear campaign was created by the US Forest Service in 1944. In the wildlife fire prevention campaign, which is the longest-running public service ...Read more

With a backdrop of corn as high as an elephant’s eye, the New York Yankees will meet Chicago Aug. 13 on the diamond in Dyersville, Iowa where the movie Field of Dreams was filmed. MLB is ...Read more

Do you ever wish you could hit the reset button on your DIY vacation? Perhaps you had it all mapped out and your trip just didn’t go according to plan? Well, a family from Sweetser won a $10,000 ...Read more

Stargazers should be in for an amazing show in the sky this weekend as Jupiter and Saturn will align with the moon. On Friday night, the moon will appear close to Jupiter, then on Saturday night, ...Read more

For the first time in three decades overdose deaths have stopped rising, according to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control. Since 2017, prescriptions from retail pharmacies for ...Read more

An Indianapolis program to help ex-convicts get jobs has gotten a boost from the U.S. Department of Labor. For two decades, RecycleForce has specialized in providing first jobs to ex-offenders. A ...Read more

A family favorite is closing hundreds of its dine-in restaurants. Pizza Hut says they want to focus more on the delivery side of their business. Pizza Hut has close to 7,500 dine-in restaurants ...Read more

Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana has released details for its new attraction. The theme park says the $7 million Cheetah Chase will be the world’s first ...Read more

Merrillville-based MonoSol is expanding to Lebanon and aims to hire employees for its new manufacturing plant. The company will hold a career fair today to fill about 95 positions. The company says ...Read more

A student in Muncie has been arrested after threatening to come to school with a gun. The Muncie Police Department says a male student left Muncie Central High School earlier in the day Wednesday ...Read more