A new fast attack nuclear-powered submarine is commissioned in Florida…It’s the U.S.S. Indiana. The nearly 380-foot-long sub entered service following the Navy commissioning ceremony in Port Canaveral, Florida. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb spoke at the ceremony, calling the new vessel a “modern marvel.” The sub can reach speeds of more …
Read More »Holcomb To Turn Over Emails
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office is ordered by a judge to turn over emails between then-Gov. Mike Pence, President-elect Donald Trump and Carrier Corp. about Trump’s negotiations to prevent the company from moving most of its operations from Indianapolis to Mexico. The not-for-profit Citizens Action Coalition first requested the documents …
Read More »Uber Deal Done For IN
Attorney General, Curtis Hill says Indiana will receive nearly $1.5 million of the $148 million Uber has agreed to pay to states after the ride-hailing company failed for a year to notify drivers that hackers had stolen their personal information. $752,400 of Indiana’s share will be distributed to drivers affected …
Read More »Prison Fire Knocked Down
Firefighters battled a blaze at central Indiana’s Pendleton Correctional Facility. Spokesman Ike Randolph says the fire was in a workshop at the men’s prison about 20 miles northeast of Indianapolis. Local fire departments were battling the blaze. Officials tell reporters the fire began in a building that houses the prison’s …
Read More »Officer Involved Shooting In Warsaw
A Warsaw Police officer shoots a suspect during a struggle. Officers were called to a house on Michaels Street for an unwanted party. The suspect ran away from the house before police arrived and started walking in traffic on Lake Street. Officers find him anyway and a fight ensues. They …
Read More »Local Resident Gets WNV
The first human case of West Nile virus confirmed by health officials in Williams County. The case is not fatal. State health officials add local mosquitoes have tested positive. One in five who actually get the symptoms…head and body aches…rash…vomiting…less than one percent of all cases are fatal. The best …
Read More »The Polansky Boys Are Going To Jail
Edward and Rodney Polansky are found guilty and convicted of a slew of car break ins, mostly at public hunting land locations. Over two dozen victims reported their vehicles were burglarized. A score of various items were taken in the spree. Besides the burglaries, the two men are accused of …
Read More »Meat Recall Extends Nationwide
Word of an extensive meat recall is coming in. State health officials say Cargill Meat Solutions is recalling about 132,606 pounds of ground beef products nationwide due to E. coli concerns. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service says they were notified of an investigation into E. …
Read More »Trains 1, Towns 0
The Indiana Supreme Court has struck down a more than 150-year-old state law that allowed local governments to fine railroads when a stopped train blocks a street for more than 10 minutes. The justices unanimously agreed the 1865 Blocked Crossing Statute was pre-empted by the 1995 Interstate Commerce Commission Termination …
Read More »Big Blaze In Napoleon
A Napoleon building, that also caught on fire a few years back, is in flames, as crews from around the area take on the huge blaze. Firefighters were dispatched to the Brick N’ Brew Pub, on N. Perry St. Defiance, South Richland, Archbold and a list of other fire teams …
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