Off-duty MPD officer injured in crash

An off-duty Marion police officer was injured in a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon. 48-year-old Kent Wilson was driving a pickup truck on Baldwin Ave., when, for an unknown reason, the truck left the road, hit a pole,

Volunteer youth church leader charged with child molestation

A volunteer youth church leader faces charges of child molestation. Police arrested 44-year-old Scott Christner of Goshen on Thursday after court documents claimed he inappropriately touched an 11-year-old. According to court documents, Christner met the boy at

Muncie man sentenced for courthouse bomb threat

A Muncie man is headed to prison for his involvement in a fake bomb threat at the Tippecanoe County Courthouse. Michael Battering of Muncie was sentenced to five years in the Indiana Department of Correction on Friday.

CDC issues E.Coli warning about romaine lettuce

The CDC has issued an E.Coli warning about romaine lettuce. Consumers are advised to not eat any romaine lettuce harvested in Salinas, California. 28 people have been hospitalized. No deaths reported. Wisconsin had 10 cases-the most reported

MPD: Man charged after leading police on car chase

A Marion man is facing several charges after leading police on a chase across town on Thursday following an alleged robbery at Circle K, located at 1339 W. Second St. Charged was 34-year-old James Wallace who now