Kokomo News

As Independence Day approaches, so does fireworks season. Dozens of spots in the viewing area will be home to fireworks shows this summer.

A central Indiana city's senior citizens center will be closed for several more weeks as repairs are made from April flooding that caused extensive damage.

* UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * AT 10:45 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.

A week ago tonight, the STP World of Outlaws Sprint Cars made their annual visit to the local oval.

Plymouth Police received a call on Friday morning June 7 from St. Joseph Regional Medical Center regarding a battery victim being treated for injuries to the head and neck.

Rosemary G. Hollingsworth, 97, of Tipton, died at 5:05 a.m. on Saturday, June 8, 2013, at IU Health Tipton Hospital.

If refinancing your mortgage has been on your to-do list, there's no time to waste anymore.a Mortgage rates have jumped to their highest in a year - hovering at close to 4 percent for a 30-year fixed mortgage.

A man has pleaded guilty but mentally ill on charges he carried out a shooting spree in a central Indiana city in which two people were killed and two others wounded.

BERNINA of America, the world's premier manufacturer of sewing, embroidery and quilting machines, is pleased to announce the winners of its Fabric Design Contest on Pinterest, which ran April 1 to April 22. Entries were required to be original fabric designs, created by aspiring designers who do not already have a fabric line.

Work is underway on extending a nearly 40-mile-long pedestrian and biking trail in northern Indiana, although planners say it could take a couple more years to finish.

Mortgage rates have jumped to their highest in a year - hovering at close to 4 percent for a 30-year fixed mortgage.

To attract more visitors to Kokomo, business owners see a need to emphasize local sporting events and attractions for visiting friends and relatives.

KOKOMO, Ind. A woman has pleaded guilty to charges of trying to sell more than 100 bronze vases stolen from two central Indiana cemeteries.

The free event, held on Saturday, June 8 at the Kokomo Municipal Airport, will include a number of aerobatic, warbird and jet acts as well as static auto and aircraft attractions.

Born Oct. 12, 1943, in Miami County, Grace Marie was the precious daughter of Robert Avert and Grace Margaret Brown.

Minka Gill of Kokomo, Ind., participates in the round two of the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee, in National Harbor, Md., on May 29, 2013.

Minka Gill of Kokomo, Indiana, participates in the round two of the 2013 Scripps National Spelling Bee at Gaylord National Resort and Convention Centre in National Harbor, Maryland, yesterday.

TIPTON, Ind. A developer has slightly scaled back plans for a central Indiana wind farm as it works to win approval from county officials for the project.

The Mirror's egilmermirror.com site which hosts our electronic edition is down as of Sunday morning, May 26, at 8 a.m. The site is controlled by a company based in Kokomo, Indiana.

As residents reflect on the tireless work of the nation's military veterans on Memorial Day, a group of Howard County vets is concentrating on veterans without a home.