State and Local News

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

Indy Metro Police need your help finding a man wanted for sexually abusing children. Oscar Hernandez is wanted in Marion County on two counts of child molesting. IMPD says he may have also molested ...Read more

A police officer is apologizing after he accused McDonald’s employees of taking a bite of his meal after he realized he was the one who took the bite. The officer bought a McChicken sandwich ...Read more

Bartholomew Consolidated Schools will have new technology on school buses when the school year begins. They will be equipped with cameras that can see all around the bus and display the image in ...Read more