State and Local News

A fire destroyed a home Wednesday morning. It happened at 1524 W. Second St. According to the Marion Fire Department’s Assistant Chief Justin Planck, the home had just one occupant and no ...Read more

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana have launched the 2020 Girl Scout Cookie season to help local girls become hands-on entrepreneurs as they earn money to power their own leadership opportunities and ...Read more

At Monday night’s Madison-Grant School Board meeting the board discussed Titles IX and VII laws regarding an announcement that a transgender student will use the restroom of their choosing at ...Read more

A newly-released book written by three Taylor alumni chronicles the life and work of a Taylor University alumna and one of America’s earliest female scientists and scholars. The book, The ...Read more

A bill authored by State Rep. Tony Cook (R-Cicero) to permanently decouple teacher performance evaluations from student test scores passed out of the House Education Committee on Tuesday. Cook said ...Read more

Marion City Court Judge Jason McVicker says he’ll be running for the Grant County Superior Court 3 seat. Judge Warren Haas is the currently Superior Court 3 Judge, but he’s set to retire at the ...Read more

The Indiana State Museum will open its doors for free on an upcoming holiday. The cost-free admission is on Jan. 20th as part of an observance of Martin Luther King Junior Day. The museum will have ...Read more

Candidates seeking public office can file their declarations of candidacy for the 2020 Primary Election beginning today. Candidates for federal or state office will file with the Secretary of State ...Read more

Former Marion Fire Chief Paul David has taken over that same position for 2020. David replaces Geoff Williams, who will remain with the fire department in a yet-to-be-determined capacity ...Read more

Another milk producer has shuttered amid rising costs and slumping consumption. Officials at Borden Dairy Company, a 163-year-old company in Texas, say they’re facing too much competition ...Read more