State and Local News

A new report from the American Medical Association suggests Indiana’s efforts in the fight against opioids are paying off. The AMA Opioid Task Force 2019 Progress Report shows opioid ...Read more

WTHR-TV in Indianapolis has been purchased. TEGNA Inc., which owns many other NBC affiliates across the country, has reached a deal to acquire WTHR, along with a TV and a radio station in Columbus, ...Read more

CBD products are coming to Indiana’s largest supermarket chain sometime this month. Kroger will begin selling CBD lotions and creams in Indiana and 16 other states. The grocery chain ...Read more

At 6 a.m. on June 30, Amtrak’s Indy-to-Chicago Hoosier State train pulls out of Indianapolis for the last time. An INDOT study under then-Governor Mike Pence in 2013 calculated the state was ...Read more

Staff members from the Office of the Attorney General will be in Wabash at the public library tomorrow from 10:00-11:30 a.m. for their Mobile Office hours. During the office hours, residents have ...Read more

The Kokomo Tribune is hosting a Senior Expo tomorrow at the Kokomo Event and Conference Center. There are more than 50 vendors attending, $5 chicken and noodle lunches and free health ...Read more

A new “Urban Plaza” skate park will be constructed in Kokomo’s Foster Park near the playground area later this summer. The design of the 12,455 sq. ft. skate park will have a street skating ...Read more

Converse’s annual fair kicks off today and lasts through Saturday. The annual fair includes livestock shows, competitions, harness racing, a carnival and concessions. Carnival rides are open from ...Read more

Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana is having a tailgate at the Muncie Mall tomorrow. Tailgate distribution is from 8-10 a.m. on the east side parking lot of the Muncie Mall. The ...Read more

Summertime typically sees a decline in life-saving blood donations. To ensure a healthy blood supply the Indiana Blood Center asks donors to mark World Blood Donor Day Friday by scheduling two ...Read more