Silver Alert 046-2026 issued on July 16, 2026, on Aaliyah and Shane Buckingham has been cancelled as of July 16, 2026. For more information on this cancellation, please, contact the Ripley County ...

The Columbus Fire Department is relocating firefighters from its Station 5 on Goeller Court to protect their health as moisture problems continue in the building and their living quarters. According ...

This year’s DARE Charity Golf Tournament in Bartholomew County will be coming up next month at Harrison Lake Country Club. The tournament will be celebrating 30 years of the DARE program in ...

The town of Hope has issued a boil water advisory after a disruption in the water distribution system Tuesday. According to the town, the incident began with a water outage in Goshen Meadows, Liberty ...

Derrick Brown. Photo courtesy of Bartholomew County Prosecutor’s Office. A Columbus man is heading to prison after pleading guilty to felony drug dealing charges. According to the Bartholomew County ...

Johnny-on-the-Spot … by John Foster … With each passing day, there’s another “crisis” we have to deal with. Now, it’s ...

Keith E. Moore. Photo courtesy of Jennings County Sheriff’s Department A North Vernon man was arrested last week on charges involving the possession of sexual abuse materials of children. According to ...

A North Vernon man was arrested Monday after a traffic stop in Bartholomew County uncovered a pound of methamphetamine in his vehicle. According to the Columbus Police Department, the Bartholomew ...

The city of Columbus will be receiving almost $330,000 in state grant funds to help add sculptural bus shelters in several areas. State officials announced the next round of funding through the READI ...

A volunteer firefighter and Bartholomew County reserve deputy is being praised for helping rescue a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. According to the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department, Michael ...

A Columbus man is headed to prison after a domestic violence incident last year. According to the Bartholomew County Prosecutor’s Office, Tyler Roberts was sentenced earlier this month for the ...

Columbus drivers will see street closures ahead of the All American Festival at the Columbus Municipal Airport’s Airpark Campus on Friday. According to the Columbus Police Department, starting at noon ...