State and Local News

Indiana’s child welfare agency is in-line for more help. Gov. Eric Holcomb yesterday signed two new laws that are aimed at helping what has been a troubled agency. The first law will provide ...Read more

Despite the rapid rise of technology, a new survey shows most Hoosiers are not worried about robots taking their jobs. Thirty-nine-percent of those surveyed in the Jobs and Anxiety report think AI ...Read more

KFC is the latest fast food chain to begin selling vegan burgers. As a trial, KFC will sell a version of its signature crispy chicken burger in the United Kingdom, according to CNN. The food chain ...Read more

Butler University’s board of trustees has approved what the school calls the largest-ever investment in its future. The $100 million renovation and expansion effort will create a new sciences ...Read more

A bird caused almost 2,000 people to lose power in Muncie. Thursday afternoon, scanner traffic reported that a bird caught fire on a power line, said the Muncie Star Press. Industy, Whitely and ...Read more

The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo has some new residents prowling around. On Wednesday, the zoo announced that one of its Canadian lynx, Frisco, gave birth to three cubs — Acadia, Nootka ...Read more

A Marion County inmate who escaped and had been on the run for nearly two days is back behind bars. Brittany Howell, 29, was arrested just before 1 a.m. Thursday while trying to board a Greyhound ...Read more

Ball State University cut 25 positions, curbed travel and reduced supplies in a final effort to stay under budget, according to the Star Press. The cause of the budget shortfall was a small ...Read more

The Gas City Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a scavenger hunt until June 30th. The challenge is to visit as many businesses on the #Chamber Trail map as possible to earn entries into prize ...Read more

Marion Community Schools has hired Dr. Troy Friedersdorf as its Executive Director of Student and Family Services. The school created to the role to help meet the needs of students and families. In ...Read more