Police arrest student for drawing knife
A Columbus East High School student was arrested after threatening a school staff member and counselors with a pocket knife after his cellphone was...
Boy Scouts get look at city, county operations
Staff Reports
Local boys got a peek inside city and county government recently as part of Boy Scouts in Government Day.
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Post office closed for holiday
Local Brief
Post office closed for Presidents Day
The following agency will be closed Monday for Presidents Day.
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Romance, more on schedule for weekend’s city band concert
Passionate love and wistful longing will blend in sweet harmony when the Columbus City Band presents a Valentine’s weekend gift to the community. It...
Educators: Still homework to do
A second statewide readiness test for ISTEP+ was more successful than a failed one in January but still revealed multiple problems with the online...
Pair arrested after deputies chase vehicle
Two people were arrested after Bartholomew County sheriff’s deputies chased a vehicle involved in a shoplifting incident at the westside Walmart, officials said.
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Sallee murder case to begin Monday with jury selection
Bartholomew Circuit Court has set aside nearly two weeks for Samuel E. Sallee's murder trial, scheduled to begin Monday.
The 57-year-old Columbus...
Man found guilty of murder
INDIANAPOLIS — A Morgantown man has been convicted in the murder of a Columbus native stabbed to death near the Indianapolis International Airport a...
Sheriff’s brother, department part ways
Bartholomew County Sheriff Matt Myers said he made a mistake in allowing his oldest brother, a convicted felon, to assist the department in a...
Ritz to offer plan for test
The governor and state superintendent of instruction have vastly different ideas for how to shorten ISTEP but on Wednesday came hints the pair might...
