Construction to improve and repair Freedom Field is set to begin in early 2027. Funding for the approximately $1.3 million project at Columbus Parks and Recreation’s largest acc ...

Columbus City Council members approved the city’s spending plan for 2027 on Tuesday night. Members voted 8-1 to approve the $150 million budget on second reading, allowing it to ...

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It began with a hijacked wedding photo shoot and turned into a very unexpected but exciting trip across the world. Ashton and Zachary Smith from Philadelphia are guests in Croatia this week after the ...

NATO will hold its major annual nuclear exercise next week, senior officials at the military alliance said on Thursday, just weeks after Russia warned that it would not hesitate to use nuclear weapons ...

Bartholomew County Council District 1 incumbent Republican Greg Patterson has a challenger on the ballot for the Nov. 3 election — Democrat Lisa Crane.

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not order a resumption of military strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections in the United States. Trump, while stumping for Republicans ...

Columbus, Indiana, passed away on October 4, 2026. Jerry was born on July 3, 1946, near Celina, Tennessee, to Clearl and Lula Littrell. At the age of four, Jerry moved with his family to Columbus, ...

Defendants are guaranteed the right to bail under the Indiana constitution except in cases of murder or treason — even when a judge believes the defendant may reoffend while awaiting trial. Hoosiers ...

By Tom Davies Indiana Capital Chronicle. Republican Max Engling leaned into blocking noncitizen voting as a top priority as he and the other three Indiana secretary of state candi ...

A report published Wednesday offers new insight into how gangs in Haiti backed by political and economic actors operate in a country preparing for its first general elections in more than 10 years.

Pet Friendly Services of Indiana and Pets Alive recently launched a new regional partnership to expand access to affordable spay/neuter services across south-central Indiana through a $10,000 ...