Bartholomew County News

The Indiana Department of Transportation will hold two public hearings to offer all interested persons an opportunity to comment on current design plans for the proposed US 31 road reconstruction from within the City of Seymour at the intersection of US 31 and US 50 continuing north to CR 50N located just south and east from the City of Columbus in ...

A central Indiana school corporation has stopped utilizing a substitute teacher after learning that she admitted under oath that she had a drug addiction.

Howard County arrests Monday, 10:15 a.m., deputies arrested Marcus Whitehead, 40, 2100 block of North Armstrong Street, at the Howard County Courthouse, on a warrant for nonsupport of a child.

The 23-year-old man who's been dubbed "The Praying Robber" is set to talk to Oprah Winfrey Friday.

Five people were arrested early this morning for charges ranging from manufacturing methamphetamine to visiting a common nuisance.

The Hendricks County Health Department has set priorities for receiving H1N1 injections.

BROWNSTOWN A fire damaged two buildings on the courthouse square in the Jackson County seat of Brownstown.

Some Indiana hospitals are making their visitation policies more restrictive in an effort to stem the spread of swine flu.

A Columbus man fled from police both by vehicle and on foot following an attempted traffic stop by police.

Marines from the Camp Lejeune-based 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit will offer a community outreach event Saturday at Bartholomew County Fairgrounds near Columbus from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Guests are encouraged to visit the fairgrounds to meet with some of the Marines who have been training in the local area, including Jackson County, over the past ...

Columbus firefighter is contestant on 'Biggest Loser' Allen Smith was addicted to food.

Brown County firemen were assisted by units from Bloomington, Columbus, and Columbus and Harrison Townships, two units on the Brown County side of Bartholomew County.

A former correction officer who had sex with an inmate while driving her to Brown County Jail will spend three years in prison for the crime.

Hoosiers might never see or run into one, but wildlife experts say Indiana's bobcat population is growing quickly.

Bobcat sightings in Bartholomew county and descriptions of the animals' piercing screams are pointing to a rise in population in central and southern Indiana.

Thumbs up to Seymour Time Turners. Its members recently staged the group's annual Kars for a Kause Car Show, generating donations for Schneck Home/Hospice Services.

Police in Bartholomew County have issued a Silver Alert for an 80-year-old man and say he may be in danger.

A benefit for Melissa Corya of Columbus will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 20 at Ceraland Park in Bartholomew County.

A traffic stop on Monday morning on Interstate 65 in Bartholomew County netted the arrest of a Kentucky man and the recovery of a vehicle taken from Arlington Heights, Ill., earlier in the day.

An Elk Grove Village man, reported missing from Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Hts.