A Muncie man facing federal charges stemming from a spree of local convenience store robberies is set to stand trial February 4th. 34-year-old Garrison Wood was indicted by a U.S. District Court grand jury last January. The Star Press reports that Wood is charged with three counts of robbery, brandishing a firearm and attempted interference.

An Indianapolis man died Monday after attempting to save his dog who had wandered onto the ice of a retention pond. It happened along PGA Drive at The Masters Apartments just after 12 noon. Witnesses say they saw the man go into the water and he did not resurface.

Senator Joe Donnelly wants the EPA to take over the investigation and cleanup of contamination in Franklin. Donnelly is calling for Governor Eric Holcomb to step up to help solve what he calls an “incredibly heartbreaking problem”: Sick children and a toxic environment. Just over a week ago the EPA confirmed known carcinogens have migrated […]

Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings expects to seek the death penalty sentence of Fredrick Baer, convicted in the 2004 slaying of a woman and her daughter near Lapel. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided not to hear the appeal filed by Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill to reinstate the death penalty.

Carmel-based Lauth Group has acquired the 12 story Pan Am Plaza Tower from San Francisco-based Coastal Partners. The price was not disclosed. Lauth will manage the building and plans an onsite office. Renovation plans include the lobby, restrooms and workout facility.

The Anderson Community Schools board has awarded $11.1 million in contracts for the remodeling of the former East Side Middle School. At the start of the 2019-2020 school year, it will be reopening as Anderson Intermediate School. The work could start soon and is to be completed by July 1, 2019.

The Center for Advancement of Digital Marketing and Analytics is once again hosting a Digital Marketing Summit at Ball State University’s Alumni Center on Thursday, February 7, 2019. Breakout session topics include Artificial Intelligence, Updating Your Social Media Channel Plan and Nonprofit Videos (on a Budget) to name a few.

Just in time for the holidays, the Chamber of Commerce has released a study showing that the price of Christmas trees in the US varies immensely from one state to the next: two to three times as much in some cases for the same tree. Indiana, for example, is one of the top 10 most […]

There is still time to ship those presents. But if you want your items to arrive before Christmas, the U.S. Postal Service says first class mail for military members serving overseas must be postmarked today for delivery before Dec. 25. The deadline is Dec. 20 for first class mail and Priority Mail in the contiguous […]