State and Local News

Indiana’s Department of Child Services is firing back at a lawsuit accusing it of failing Indiana foster children. The response from DCS director Terry Stigdon issued not a statement, but a ...Read more

As if normal yellow jacket nests aren’t scary enough, imagine nests filled with more than 15,000 of them. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System is warning of yellow jacket colonies of the size ...Read more

The Grant County smoking ban ordinance is dead in the water after the Grant County Commissioners did not make a motion to adopt the ordinance recommended by the Grant County Health ...Read more

A death has been confirmed from a structure fire last week at 3721 S. Granton Place Drive. The June 28th fire took place at around 8:40 p.m. and resulted in the death of 58-year-old David C. ...Read more

The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a heat advisory which is in until 8 p.m this evening. Hot temperatures in the lower 90s today combined with humid conditions will cause ...Read more

The body of a wakesurfer who went missing at Clear Lake Thursday night was found Saturday night. A witness called 911 Thursday evening to report they had seen 20-year-old John Adams going ...Read more

It’s nearly time to grab your lawn chair and relax in the park as fireworks season is here. Burlington celebrates tomorrow with festivities beginning at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Building ...Read more

There could be more than chlorine lingering in your local swimming pool. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning Americans about cryptosporidium, also known as ...Read more

The Community Foundation Serving Howard, Carroll and Clinton Counties has received Community Leadership Planning Grants totaling $175,000 as part of Lilly Endowment’s seventh phase of its Giving ...Read more

It’s nearly time to grab your lawn chair and relax in the park as fireworks season is here. Here are the local shows to be put on: Fairmount: Wednesday, 9-10:30 p.m. at Playacres ...Read more