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The Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. school board recently held a work session as an experimental way to improve its discussions around proposed policy updates.

Advocates are hoping to increase the number of local residents who have undergone training to prevent and recognize the signs of child sexual abuse — a crime with potentially lifelong consequences that impacted at least one child in Bartholomew County and the surrounding area every five days last year.

Former Vice President Mike Pence has not received much financial backing from residents of his hometown since formally launching his bid for president early last month, campaign finance filings show.

The gallows humor kicked in soon after Mark and Sherry Yeaton arrived at the charred devastation from the June 22 fire at 5600 Deaver Road southwest of Columbus.

A Bartholomew County judge has set dates for a change of plea hearing and jury trial for a nurse at a local long-term care who was accused of taking opioid pills prescribed to residents from a narcotic drawer and putting them in her purse.

INDIANAPOLIS — Republican State Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, is effectively in time-out after ​​he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors in connection with his May arrest for driving under the influence.

The Columbus Police Department is upgrading its vehicle cameras with technology that scans passing license plates and notifies officers on patrol if the vehicle is linked to an investigation.

Columbus police are asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 26-year-old woman. Grace Arbuckle was last seen on June 30 in Columbus.

Leadership at The Commons is being criticized for proposed building rules that some view as against the homeless population in Columbus.

HOPE - Hope has reaffirmed its ban on chickens within the town limits by a 4-1 vote.