State and Local News

Official filing for those running for office in the May 7th  Municipal Primary in Grant County got underway Wednesday morning.  Among the first to file was Gas City Mayor Larry Leach, who is ...Read more

Also filing for public office Wednesday were current Marion City Councilman Steve Henderson, who filed for the Republican nomination for Mayor.  Henderson announced last summer that he would seek ...Read more

The opening of the new Winery and Tap Room in Peru has been delayed indefinitely by the partial shutdown of the federal government. Owners of the City Wineworks had planned to open this month, but ...Read more

Crime continues to be low in Kokomo, and statistics gathered by Kokomo Police show that violent crimes in the city fell by 13-percent in 2018. Property crimes like burglary and theft went down by ...Read more

Howard County Commissioner Tyler Moore formally announced his candidacy for mayor of Kokomo Wednesday, making him the first Republican to step into the race. Moore is in his third term as a ...Read more

A joint venture between an Indianapolis-based company and a Mexican firm will bring up to 90 jobs to Muncie over the next several years. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation said yesterday ...Read more

Muncie Schools has lost another Transportation Director…the second one in less than two months. Tamera Dodd left the post in November to take a new job in Noblesville.  Her ...Read more

A rural Marion home suffered heavy damage during a fire Tuesday night. Washington Township and several other rural fire units were called to the home in the 26-hundred block of North Lagro ...Read more

Another retail store has left the Five Points Mall in Marion, and reports say the sale of the Mall should be completed next month. Shoebilee closed it’s doors earlier this week inside the mall ...Read more

Indiana has a wine trail, a beer trail, and now…a tenderloin lovers trail. The Tenderloin Trail features 52 spots statewide where you can grab Indiana’s signature sandwich.  It was ...Read more