Boy Scouts file for bankruptcy due to sex abuse lawsuits
In the face of hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts Of America filed for Chapter 11 protection on Tuesday. According to federal court papers, the 110-year-old youth organization has less than $50,000 in assets while
UPDATE: Marion man who suffered blunt force trauma dies in hospital
The Marion man who suffered blunt force trauma to the head in a suspected battery on Saturday has died, according to the Chronicle-Tribune. It was confirmed Monday evening that 38-year-old Odale Cobb died early Monday morning at
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to battle climate change
Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos has just committed $10 billion to fight climate change. Bezos plans to use the money to create the Bezos Earth Fund that will help fight what he calls “the biggest threat to our
GasBuddy: Coronavirus, OPEC causing gas prices to rise
If you’ve spent any time at the gas pump over the last week or two, you’ve probably noticed that gas prices have increased. A lot of that has to do with OPEC and the coronavirus, according to
Indiana Senate rejects Dem proposal to keep polls open until 8 p.m.
On Election Day, Indiana and Kentucky are the first states to close their polls, at 6 p.m — and it will stay that way this year. A Senate committee rejected Democrats’ proposal to add two hours of
Muncie man charged for hit-and-run death asks for car back
The Muncie man charged with murder for the hit-and-run that killed a pedestrian in October wants his car back. Aaron Harmon, and the co-owner, Terri Pritz, have filed a lawsuit against Northwest Towing, saying they are still
Kokomo PD make arrests in separate kidnapping, torture case
While investigating this month’s homicide and kidnapping case, police in Kokomo have made arrests in a separate kidnapping and torture case. On Feb. 3, LaShay Young-Beard was found shot to death in a backyard. When police searched
Black Women in the Midwest: Kokomo Project Revisited
In the mid-1980s, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Black Women in the Middle West (BWMW) Project collected manuscripts and photographic records of black women in Illinois and Indiana. Kokomo was