State and Local News

Gen Con, one of the largest conventions in Indiana, is expecting another large attendance this year. The event at Lucas Oil Stadium and the Indiana Convention Center begins this Thursday and runs ...Read more

Ann Vermilion is your next District 31 representative. Last night Vermilion received 36 of 49 votes to secure the seat. Ten voters were absent. She beat Grant County’s Steve Henderson and ...Read more

Yesterday, Gas City and the Mississinewa Community School district announced joint plans to build a $10 million auditorium. The facility would seat 1,200 people and would be run by the school ...Read more

A new study says states that have laws enforcing a delay period before someone who buys a handgun can actually receive it experience lower suicide rates. Ball State economics professor Erik Nesson ...Read more

The body of infamous bank robber John Dillinger is going to be exhumed. Dillinger, the FBI’s Public Enemy Number One back in the 1930s, took his gang and went on a bank robbing spree. His ...Read more

The St. Vincent de Paul Society is in search of a new central location for its thrift store and food pantry, according to the Kokomo Tribune. The store was previously located inside the Church of ...Read more

Some traffic closures could affect those visiting Indianapolis for GenCon. Over 65,000 people are expected to be in downtown for the gaming convention. About 25% of those attending will fly into ...Read more

Three-hundred-and-fifty million trees planted in one day may sound impossible but according to government officials in Ethiopia, that’s exactly what happened. The effort is part of a national ...Read more

There is a scam going around where scammers imitate the appearance of an authentic site created to help people affected by the Equifax data. Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill says scammers have ...Read more