State and Local News

States with hate crime laws do have more hate crimes reported, according to a new study by the Center for Research on Inclusion & Social Policy at the Indiana University Public Policy ...Read more

Hoosiers will now have a third option for gender on their driver’s license or state I-D card. The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles will give residents a non-specified gender option, marked as ...Read more

The Director of the Grant County Emergency Management Agency has resigned.  Tom Culley’s last day on the job will be this Friday. The Grant County Commissioners Monday accepted Culley’s ...Read more

The Grant County Commissioners yesterday approved a request from Central Indiana Ethanol to allow land outside the city of Marion be included in a Tax Increment Financing District.  The move is ...Read more

The musical concerts for this year’s Haynes-Apperson Festival in Kokomo will include well-known bands from the 70s, 80s and 90s. The Marshall Tucker Band from the 70s, Quiet Riot from the 80s and ...Read more

Kokomo Attorney Katherine Noel has been named Chairperson of the State Ethics Commission by Governor Eric Holcomb. Noel began serving a four-year term on the Ethics Commission in 2018.  Monday, ...Read more

A large auction this Saturday will benefit the Kokomo Rescue Mission. The auction will be handled by Metzger Auctions and will be held at the Kokomo Event Center, starting at 10 a-m Saturday.  ...Read more

A Ball State University professor has developed a plan for parents of picky eaters who want to improve the diet of their children. Laura Sieverling has developed “Broccoli Boot Camp” as a way ...Read more

CASA of Howard County will host its first St. Patrick’s Day 5-K Beer Run and Walk this Saturday. It will begin and end at the Tin Man Brewing in downtown Kokomo and is an all-ages event.  ...Read more