MPD: Marion man accidentally shoots himself in the hand, injury non-life threatening
Yesterday morning a 20-year-old Marion resident accidentally shot himself in the hand, according to Deputy Chief Stephen D. Dorsey. At around 4:22 am, Marion Police responded to Marion General Hospital for a possible self-inflicted gunshot injury. At
Crime Of The Week: Crime Stoppers searching for Jerica Bell Hewitt
Crime Stoppers needs your help in locating Jerica Bell Hewitt. Hewitt has several active warrants for two counts of battery committed with a deadly weapon, three counts of attempted domestic battery with a deadly weapon and criminal
IWU professor and students co-author research selected for publication
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, a peer-reviewed scientific journal, has selected for publication research that was conducted by Indiana Wesleyan University’s Dr. Warren Rogers, Blanchard chair and professor of Physics, and two of his undergraduate
Silver Alert issued for Leila Veney from New Haven
The New Haven Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Leila Veney, a 6-year-old black female, who is 4 feet tall, 50 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink jacket,
The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Indianapolis over weekend
The U.S. Navy commissioned its new USS Indianapolis combat vessel at a northwestern Indiana port on Saturday. It’s the fourth military vessel carrying the Indianapolis name. Rear Admiral Casey Moton touched on the legacy left behind by
UAW members ratify GM contract, ending strike
United Auto Worker members ratified a new contract, ending a 40-day strike. The final vote passed with just over 57% of workers agreeing to the proposed GM contract. Locally, the vote passed with the support of around
Amazon wins U.S. Defense Department contract worth potentially $10 billion
After locking horns with Amazon in a bid for a lucrative U.S. Defense Department contract, Microsoft has emerged victorious on Friday, landing a deal that could net the computer giant as much as $10 billion over the
Charges filed against 25-year-old who shot Marion girl in the knee
A 25-year-old man has been charged in connection to a seven-year-old girl being shot in the knee while inside her home, according to Marion Police Department Deputy Chief Stephen Dorsey. Tony Cotton was charged with attempted murder,
Grant County Sheriff’s Department makes arrest after body ‘burned beyond recognition’ found in field
A Blackford County man has been arrested in connection to the death of a man found in a burned-out Dodge truck, according to Capt. Ed Beaty of the Grant County Sheriff’s Department. On Friday at around 10
Gas City Mayor Larry Leach alleges opponent Bill Rock committed voter fraud, Rock claims Leach is ‘misleading the public’
Photos: Bill Rock, left, Larry Leach, right. Gas City Mayor Larry Leach is accusing his opponent, Bill Rock whose opposing him as an independent, of “fraudulent voter practice.” According to a letter sent by Leach to the