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Indiana State Trooper from Franklin killed in line of duty
HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. – UPDATE: Two people were arrested early this morning in connection with the incident yesterday evening which claimed the life of Indiana State Police Trooper Aaron N. Smi...
LND Staff Jun 29, 2023
Columbus man arrested for OWI, drugs after pursuit
COLUMBUS, Ind. – The Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) apprehended a local man on several charges, including operating while intoxicated and various drug-related offenses, after a...
LND Staff Jun 28, 2023
Local domestic violence shelter gets $27,500 grant from state
INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) awarded $500,000 in grant funding to 25 nonprofits to provide emergency shelter and services to victims of domestic violence and their depe...
LND Staff Jun 28, 2023
Severe weather risk continues through Friday, unhealthy air sticks around on Thursday
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Bartholomew County has a Marginal Risk (1/5) of severe weather through Thursday morning with a chance for thunderstorms, according to Bartholomew County Emergency Management (BCEM). O...
LND Staff Jun 28, 2023
Two deputies complete DARE training
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Two deputies from the Bartholomew County Sheriff's Office completed the DARE officer course last week. After an intensive two-week training period, both Deputy Nicholi Burkholde...
LND Staff Jun 28, 2023
Indiana gets $868M in federal ‘internet for all’ program
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana will receive $868 million in federal high-speed internet funding, the U.S. Department of Commerce's telecommunications wing announced Monday. It is part of a national pot worth ...
LND Staff Jun 28, 2023
Youth tobacco survey reports declines in use
INDIANAPOLIS - The 2022 Indiana Youth Tobacco Survey (IYTS), released Tuesday, shows that commercial tobacco use among Hoosier young people is the lowest in the past two decades, and e-cigarette usage...
LND Staff Jun 28, 2023
Two juveniles injured in off-road accident in Jennings County
JENNINGS COUNTY - Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle (ORV) accident on Tuesday that injured two juveniles, one seriously, in Jennings County. Shortly after 11 a.m., re...
LND Staff Jun 27, 2023
Sen. Young visits Columbus, talks housing bills, Trump, Pence, tornado
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) was in Columbus on Tuesday and met with a group of Bartholomew County realtors as part of an ongoing housing affordability tour. During a roundtable discussio...
Brad Davis Jun 27, 2023
North Vernon man arrested for public indecency
NORTH VERNON, Ind. – The Jennings County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to Country Squire Lakes on Sunday in response to a report of a suspicious man. The caller stated that the man, who ...
LND Staff Jun 27, 2023





