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Jasper Police host Public Safety Community Day
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- The public is invited for a fun-filled family event with Jasper Police today. The Public Safety Community day will take place at Uebelhor & Sons Toyota Field, located at 788 W 12th Avenue in Jasper. The event will feature a number of activities, including a K-9 demonstration, water balloon fights, a police […]
Jasper Schools Spotlight Student Honors and Athletics
It was a capacity crowd at the Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools board meeting on Monday night. Board member Greg Eckerle said it may be the most people he has seen at a meeting in his tenure. In the Wildcat Spotlight, students were recognized who had achieved perfect scores on the spring IREAD-3 and ILEARN assessments. Each youngster received a certificate and had their picture taken with the board to commemorate their achievement.
Baby at center of multi-state search found safe in NW Ohio, police say
HICKSVILLE, Ohio (WTVG) - Police have located a baby in Ohio who was allegedly taken by their father in Indiana, prompting a search Wednesday morning. The Hicksville Police Chief tells 13 Action News an 8-month-old baby girl taken from Fort Wayne has been located and is safe. Fort Wayne police...
Jasper’s Parklands Schedules Prepared Burn
Jasper’s Board of Public Works and Safety assembled for their regular board meeting early Tuesday morning to discuss some plans for proactive maintenance and yuletide cheer. Kate Schwenk from Heart of Jasper petitioned the board for permission to host a pop-up shop on the sidewalk by Just Whimsy. The shop will be open on Saturday, November 22 nd and Saturday, November 29 th . In an effort to add to the Christmas spirit on the square this year, Heart of Jasper will also begin the process of putting Christmas lights on the evergreen trees planted in the corner flower beds.
New Indiana law designed to reduce chronic absenteeism could lead to more parent prosecutions
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. This story was written by journalists at the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at Indiana University in partnership with Chalkbeat Indiana. After the death of her parents, an Indianapolis student’s attendance began to lapse — her...
Applications now open for 2025 Statehouse internships
STATEHOUSE – Applications to intern with Indiana House Republicans for the 2025 legislative session are now open, according to area lawmakers. State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) said the Indiana House of Representatives offers a spring semester internship at the Statehouse in Indianapolis during the legislative session, which will start in January and conclude in April. House interns earn $900 biweekly and work full-time, Monday through Friday.
Ask the Meteorologist: Aw shucks! How 'corn sweat' led to excessive heat in the Midwest
Chicago O'Hare reached a peak heat index of 115° Tuesday, due to an anomalously hot air mass overhead. In parts of the Midwest, however, that hot air was made even hotter by the corn crop and its 'corn sweat.'. You read that right. According to the U.S. Department of...
DCS welcomes a new class of scholars as part of child welfare recruitment effort
INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Department of Child Services welcomed 19 students from four Indiana universities to its Bachelor of Social Work Scholars Program this month, part of an ongoing effort to recruit and train the next generation of child welfare professionals. The BSW Scholars Program offers undergraduate students at participating Indiana...
NASCAR Champion Tony Stewart Slashes the Price on Spectacular Rural Estate — See Inside! [Pictures]
NASCAR champion Tony Stewart has once again lowered the price on his stunning rural estate, and pictures show a luxury property fit for one of America's most successful race car drivers. Stewart first listed his 6-bedroom, 9.5-bathroom, 19,714-square-foot rural estate for $30 million in March of 2022, making it the...
Get Down on the Farm with Tyler Farr During Party at Patoka
Party at Patoka will feature a full line-up of live music, including Evansville native Sean Stemaly and “Redneck Crazy" singer Tyler Farr. Party at Patoka returns to Bledsoe Farms in French Lick, Indiana, on Sunday, September 1, for a big Labor Day weekend party. The event will include bounce houses for the kids along with bull rides, food trucks, merchandise vendors, and, of course, live country music. The event will welcome artists like BIGG VINNY, Jake Dodds, Studebaker, Beau Avery, and local favorite Sean Stemaly. Headlining the show is Tyler Farr—the first artist signed to Jason Aldean's Night Train Records/BBR Music Group.
Celebrating National Red Wine Day with Vino Mobile Bar
Melissa Libs, the founder of Vino Mobile Bar, joined us to talk about her unique business and share a special wine-tasting experience. Vino Mobile Bar is Indiana’s first mobile wine truck, bringing wine and beer to both public and private events across the state. During the segment, there was a blind red wine tasting, where […]
What is 'corn sweat' and why could it make a hot week even hotter?
INDIANAPOLIS — Temperatures are already creeping near 100 degrees this week in Indiana and, in some areas, corn is making it feel even hotter. 13News meteorologist Matt Standridge went out into the fields this week to find out why "corn sweat" is real. Experts at Purdue University told Standridge...
Indiana Economic Development Corp. secures approval for water pipeline funding
Indiana’s State Budget Committee on Thursday approved a combined $101 million for a water pipeline, land and infrastructure for a controversial industrial park. The Indiana Economic Development Corp. (IEDC) also landed permission to augment its deal closing fund by a separate $101 million for a battery plant project worth $6 billion. ...
Thunderstorms, some much-needed rain moving into Northeast Indiana tonight
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - **UPDATE 12:03 AM - While pockets of heavy rain, frequent/vivid lightning, and breezy conditions remain due to a decaying storm complex that had its origins in Northeast Illinois earlier this evening, severe weather (wind speeds of 58 mph+, large hail, tornado risk) is not expected through the night. A cluster of thunderstorms is possible again Wednesday afternoon.
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