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Plans Revealed For Monon South Trail
The Monon South Trail is underway with Phase 1. This includes construction schedules, design standards, and interpretive programs. The ribbon cutting for the project was held Tuesday, July 16, at Borden Community Park, as a crowd of about 100 looked on. There was a Community Upgrade Meeting here in Salem...
Hoosier business group, companies continue DEI work as efforts elsewhere falter
(INDIANA CAPITAL CHRONICLE) — Among the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s 50-plus conferences and seminars is a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) summit, now in its fourth year. The event includes the crowning of a DEI “champion,” sponsored by a national employer-focused law firm. “I think that the chamber can play an important role as a convener,” […]
Indiana's perfect night for al fresco dining? Study: Your outdoor cookout should be Wednesday
There's just something about outdoor dining that helps make occasions memorable — but if the temperature is too hot or the raindrops start to fall, then those memories may not be very fond. Cabinet manufacturer Fabuwood used data from WeatherSpark to find the most perfect evening of summer for al fresco dining in each state. ...
IBJ Media names IU leaders among most influential in Indiana
Indiana University is well represented on the 2024 IBJ Media list of the 250 most influential leaders in Indiana. IBJ Media editors and staff selected the honorees based on nominations, research and interviews with state, industry and community leaders. The 2024 Indiana University honorees include:. Pamela Whitten, president. Quinn Buckner,...
Canadian wildfire smoke making a return to the US
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Everyone in Indiana remembers the brutal air quality from Canadian wildfire smoke in our area last summer, but once again, fires in western Canada are driving smoke into the U.S. Air quality has been unhealthy in parts of the Dakotas this past weekend, but most of the smoke has been in the […]
Police receive report of an erratic driver in a tow truck and make an arrest
BEDFORD – A warrant was issued for a Bloomington man after police found he was driving with drugs in his system. Police arrested 27-year-old Curtis McCullough on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and OWI with a controlled substance in his body. According to Bedford Police Department Captain...
Man arrested after shooting out windows of vehicles, police find meth
BEDFORD – A Bedford man was arrested after Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded to a report of an unsafe shooting in the 300 block of Sams Road on June 25, 2024. Police arrested 48-year-old Kristepher A. Cutsinger, of Bedford, on felony charges of criminal recklessness with a...
Man arrested after police find meth and heroin in vehicle
BEDFORD – Bedford Police Department Officer Taylor Daugherty was on patrol on State Road 37 near 5th Street on Thursday, July 18, when she spotted a blue 2009 Chevrolet Silverado traveling north on State Road 37 with no license plate light. She stopped the driver, 44-year-old Robert Phillips of...
St. Mary’s Festival shortened to two days
NORTH VERNON, Ind. — The annual St. Mary’s Community Festival in North Vernon will look slightly different this year. Coordinators announced that the event will be on Friday and Saturday, September 6 and 7, with no Sunday hours. The once three-day event will now be two days. The...
Man killed in early morning Russell neighborhood shooting identified
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The name is now known of the man killed in a shooting in west Louisville from earlier this month. Louisville Metro police officers were called on Wednesday, July 10 just after 3:15 a.m. to the 2600 block of West Chestnut Street in the Russell neighborhood. That’s where they found a man who had been shot.
Indiana Attorney General candidates present platforms before November election
INDIANAPOLIS — The candidates are set for Indiana’s attorney general race this November. During their respective party conventions, Republicans selected Todd Rokita, the incumbent attorney general, to represent the Republican Party in November, while Destiny Wells, an attorney and combat veteran, was chosen by Democrats as their candidate. Take a look below at the platforms […]
Indiana Man Apprehended Following High-Speed Chase Through Construction Zone
On Friday night, a man from Indiana was caught after a high-speed pursuit in DeKalb and Noble counties, which resulted in a patrol car crash and several felony charges. At around 9:30 p.m., Dusty E. Dawkins, 43, was pursued by the Indiana State Police after allegedly driving without tail lights. The chase started when a trooper tried to stop him on SR327 near Warfield Street in Garrett. Dawkins chose to ignore the trooper, sped off south on SR327, and disregarded the “road closed” sign on CR56 due to ongoing construction.
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