State and Local News

Downtown Marion will celebrate the holidays during the “Miracle On Third and Fourth Streets” this weekend. Activities this evening around the downtown area run from 6 to 10 p-m and then ...Read more

Indiana had a 51-percent voter turnout in the November election, according to Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson. It was the largest number of people to vote in a mid-term election in 20 ...Read more

Indiana University-Kokomo Thursday broke ground on its new Student Activities and Events Center, 55-years to the day since construction began for the first building on campus. The new Student ...Read more

A student at Lafayette Park Elementary School has been chosen as the winner of the design contest for Kokomo’s official Christmas card. The winning card was designed by Abigail Kettlewell.  A ...Read more

Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana will hold its’ monthly food distribution in the parking lot of the Five Points Mall on Friday.  Free food will be handed out to needy Grant ...Read more

Monday night’s decision to deny a Grant County farmer’s request for a Confined Animal Feeding Operation permit may be in jeopardy due to an apparent violation of the Indiana Open Door ...Read more

Marion firefighters say a fire outside a home in the 200-block of North Western Avenue Monday night was an apparent case of arson. Firefighters were called to the scene when a passer-by noticed the ...Read more

Marion Police are searching for a man that entered a local home Tuesday night armed with a handgun searching for someone, then robbed the residents inside the home. Police were called to the home ...Read more

You can no longer get a beer while shopping at the Muncie Mall. The beer kiosk at the Mall was recently removed from in front of Macy’s because its lease was up and was not renewed. Mall ...Read more

Business owners, property owners and those with an interest in downtown Marion are invited to the second of Downtown Shareholders Meetings that are being held to help those with stakes in the ...Read more