Category Archives: Top Story
S.R. 44 Youngs Creek Bridge closes Monday in Franklin
JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) plans to close the State Road 44 bridge over Youngs Creek, in Franklin, next week so the contractor can complete a full deck rep...
Jul 31, 2020 Courtesy-INDOT
ISDH reports 970 new cases of COVID-19
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) released data on Thursday showing that 970 new Hoosiers were diagnosed with coronavirus during the 24-hour period ending Wednesday at...
Jul 30, 2020
Wanted North Vernon man found in Columbus
NORTH VERNON, Ind. - A Jennings County man, who law enforcement had been searching for since Monday, was located Wednesday afternoon at a Columbus hotel. Damion Patton, 22, of North Vernon, was taken ...
Jul 30, 2020 Courtesy-JCSO
Drive-thru pantry returns to Columbus in August
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana is once again returning to Columbus in less than two weeks for a drive-thru food pantry. The Columbus Municipal Airport will host the pantry on Wednesday...
Jul 30, 2020
Greenwood Summer Concert Series continues this weekend
GREENWOOD, Ind. - Another event in the Greenwood Summer Concert Series is set for this Saturday as The Doo Band will be performing. Given the current circumstances, masks are required when social dist...
Jul 30, 2020 Courtesy of GPR
Man arrested after CPD recovers stolen vehicle
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Columbus Police Department (CPD) arrested a local man who allegedly stole a vehicle at a Columbus gas station on Wednesday afternoon. Officers responded to the Marathon gas statio...
Jul 30, 2020 Courtesy of CPD
Gov. Holcoms extends Stage 4.5 to August 27
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb announced at a COVID-19 briefing on Wednesday that he is keeping the state at Stage 4.5 of the Back On Track reopening plan for at least another month. T...
Jul 29, 2020 Courtesy-in.gov
Columbus receives another $140K Cares Act grant
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced on Wednesday a $140,000 grant to the city of Columbus as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act....
Jul 29, 2020 Courtesy of columbus.in.gov website
Former Indiana governor, Joe Kernan, dies at 74
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Joe Kernan, Indiana's 48th governor, passed away Wednesday morning. He was 74. Kernan served in Vietnam before serving three terms as the Mayor of South Bend. In 1996, he ran as l...
Jul 29, 2020 Courtesy of Indiana
ISDH reports 630 new cases of COVID-19
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) said in its Wednesday report that 630 more Hoosiers had contracted coronavirus in the 24-hour period ending Tuesday at 11:59 p.m. Ove...
Jul 29, 2020 sergio santos / CC
