Handle fireworks with care

INDIANA – The Fourth of July is a holiday filled with fun, food, and fireworks. While fireworks add joy and beauty to the celebration of…

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Rep. Banks holds 2nd Annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit

FORT WAYNE – Today, Rep. Jim Banks (IN-03), hosted the second annual Northeast Indiana Defense Summit at Purdue University Fort Wayne to boost investment in…

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Obituary: James Coleman Pickens

September 22, 1944 – June 17, 2023 James Coleman Pickens, 78, of Bedford, Indiana, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 17, 2023.  James (Jim) was born…

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Obituary: Kimberly Wilke

June 24, 1982 – June 21, 2023 OOLITIC – Kimberly Barclay Wilke, 40, of Oolitic, passed away on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at I.U. HealthBloomington…

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Orange County residents: report tornado damage with Indiana 211

ORANGE/MONROE CO. – Residents of Orange, Johnson, and Monroe counties are asked to contact Indiana 211 to report damage from Sunday’s severe storms. To help establish a…

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Off-road accident injures two juveniles

PARIS CROSSING – Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle accident that injured two juveniles, one seriously, in Jennings County.  Shortly after 11 a.m.,…

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Trooper Jarod Sheetz begins solo patrols

PERU – On December 15, 2022, eleven probationary troopers graduated from the 83rd Indiana State Police Academy. Probationary Trooper Jarod Sheetz reported for duty to…

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Alleged child predator arrested for possession

BEDFORD – June 23rd, at 8:04 p.m., Bedford Police officer Jarret Tedrow was dispatched to the 16th Street Burger King on accounts of two men…

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IDEM issues Air Quality Action Day statewide for Tuesday and Wednesday because of Canadian wildfires

INDIANA – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued an Air Quality Action Day (AQAD) and is forecasting high levels of fine particles (PM2.5) in the…

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Firefighters battle house fire on Meridian Road

MITCHELL – A Mitchell and Marion Township Volunteer Fire Departments battle a house fire in the 500 block of Merdian Road Monday. Firefighters responded to…

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