An area legislator's proposal to limit bond for some dangerous criminals will now go to the voters as a constitutional amendment. Sen. Eric Koch, a Bedford Republican, authored Senate Joint Resolution ...

The 2026 Brown Music Competition was held over the weekend and winners were chosen for the Betty F. Brown and Anna Newell Brown scholarships. According to Heritage Fund: The Community Foundation of ...

Local students will be able to have a taste of the glitz of the Grammy Awards with a Black History Month event Thursday. The Umoja Grammy Awards, Black History through Music event will be from 5 to 8 ...

A pet food pantry distribution is set for Thursday afternoon at the Columbus Municipal Airport. Friends of Columbus Animal Care Services will be holding their Furry Friends Food Bank giveaway from 4 ...

A Beech Grove police officer is dead and another injured after a shooting last night. According to the Beech Grove Police Department, 33-year-old Officer Brian Elliott was shot and killed in the ...

Three people were arrested recently in North Vernon on drug related charges after a search of a home. The North Vernon Police ...

One person is dead after a Sunday afternoon head-on collision in Ripley County. Authorities say that 37-year-old Tyler Dukes of Madison was driving east on U.S. 50 when for unknown reasons he crossed ...

The Johnson County Sheriff's Department is encouraging residents to register their livestock. According to the department, deputies are compiling a livestock map for the county. Residents with ...

A Bartholomew County judge has sentenced a man to three years in prison for violating his parole. According to the Bartholomew County Prosecutor's Office, Columbus Police began an investigation last ...

A medical incident at the Bartholomew County Jail is under investigation by the state police. According to the Indiana State Police Versailles post, troopers were called to the jail on Saturday after ...

You could see some dense fog out there this morning. The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a dense fog advisory for our area. That includes Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, ...

Today is President's Day and local government offices will be closed. In Columbus, normal trash and recycling routes will be running on their normal schedule. The Columbus and Bartholomew County ...