State and Local News

Much of Matter Park in Marion will be closed to the public Friday while the Marion High School J-R-O-T-C Giant Battalion hosts field day events at the park. Nearly 160 cadets are expected to take ...Read more

Dollar General will hold a Grand Opening for its’ newest store in Marion Saturday. The Dollar General Store on East 38th Street will hold a Grand Opening celebration Saturday morning starting at ...Read more

The Midwest Writers Workshop will present a program for writers and mystery lovers this Saturday from 2:30 to 5:30 p-m at the Kennedy Library in Muncie. The featured speaker will be Ball State ...Read more

The Muncie Symphony Orchestra will kick off its 70th season Saturday night at 7:30 in Emens Auditorium. M-S-O officials say the performance will have “something for everyone,” ...Read more

The population of Grant County will grow tremendously today with the start of the 43rd annual James Dean Festival in Fairmount, plus the Ducktail Run Car Show in Gas City.  Add the Jonesboro River ...Read more

Grant County residents will have the chance to meet candidates for elective office this fall and talk with them during a “Meet and Greet” session next Wednesday evening. The Meet and Greet with ...Read more

Streamlining how hospitals and the Centers for Disease Control handle terror attacks, natural disasters and disease outbreaks would be made possible through a bill that has passed the U-S House and ...Read more

An Amber Alert was issued Wednesday night for a missing 1-year-old Allen County child, but was canceled less than an hour later. The Allen County Sheriff’s Department said Mary Kryder was ...Read more

FedEx is looking to add more than 13-hundred jobs at its’ Indianapolis Hub before the busy holiday season. FedEx officials say they are already hiring for permanent and seasonal positions and ...Read more

Muncie School officials say they are highly encouraged that enrollment declines are leveling off from recent years. Official head counts at Muncie schools show enrollment this fall is down by 46 ...Read more