Area churches to begin collection for Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse project.

INDIANA – Operation Christmas Child is underway and some area churches need your help during their annual collection this year, beginning on November 14th. More than…

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USDA Rural Development observes Native American Heritage Month

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that USDA is renewing its commitment to strengthen its partnerships with…

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EPA announces 2022 Safer Choice Partner of the year award winners

INDIANA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced 26 Safer Choice Partner of the Year award winners across 14 states and the District…

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Attorney General Todd Rokita files enforcement actions against two alleged illegal robocalls

INDIANA – Attorney General Todd Rokita today announced the national Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force is enforcing investigative demands sent to two voice service providers over…

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Shoals Parent Association’s annual Holiday Craft Show is Saturday

SHOALS – The Shoals Parent Association will sponsor its annual Holiday Craft Show this Saturday in the Shoals High School Main Gym from 9 a.m….

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Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department looking for tips in missing person case

COLUMBUS – The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department is looking for any information that could help solve a missing person case. Joseph “Joey” William Ross, who…

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Indiana DCS celebrates permanency during National Adoption Month

INDIANA – The Indiana Adoption Program, the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS), and Firefly Children and Family Alliance are working together to share stories of…

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Judge denies man’s request to dismiss child abuse charges

BEDFORD – Scott A. Blattert Jr. is currently facing felony charges of strangulation, aggravated battery, and domestic battery causing injury to a person under 14,…

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Trooper’s vehicle rear-ended on I-80, the eighth trooper hit in 2022

LAKE CO. –  On Wednesday, November 30, at approximately 11:16 p.m., Indiana State Trooper Riley Hieb was stationary on I-80 eastbound at the 11.3-mile marker….

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FSSA announces new statewide campaign to support Hoosier youth that may be at risk for justice involvement or substance misuse

INDIANA – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Mental Health and Addiction is launching a new program to support Hoosier youth in…

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