GFD quickly puts out Boonesboro Road house fire on Wednesday

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• GivetoGRIZ sets Franklin College fundraising record

  FRANKLIN, Ind. - Franklin College raised $364,266 during its 14th #GivetoGRIZ Day of Giving on Wednesday, April 15, marking the most successful single-day fundraising effort in the institution’s history. The total surpassed the campaign’s goal of $300,000.

• Most Compass Park residents are back home

  FRANKLIN, Ind. - Compass Park hosted a media conference on Thursday afternoon to update the community on the progress following the fire on Friday, April 10, that displaced residents and gutted new, unoccupied buildings of the senior-living facility.

• Semi-truck fire closes I-65 near Taylorsville on Wednesday

  TAYLORSVILLE, Ind. - A fully engulfed semi-truck fire closed northbound I-65 at Mile Marker 76.8, near the Taylorsville exit, on Wednesday morning, April 15. 

• Johnson County Law Enforcement executes drug sting on Wednesday

  JOHNSON COUNTY, Ind. - The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) and Franklin Police Department (FPD) conducted an early Wednesday morning warrant roundup of individuals accused of selling illegal narcotics to undercover narcotics investigators.

• Vendor applications are now open for 2026 Whiteland Farmers Market

  WHITELAND, Ind. - The Whiteland Farmers Market is now accepting applications for vendors for the 2026 summer market.