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COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Columbus Regional Hospital has reported a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations, nearly reaching 70, as deaths from the virus continue to...

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- A piece of Columbus’ past has found a new home. Residents who spent hours playing on the indoor playground at the original...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once said that street sweepers should do their jobs “so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.’”

EDINBURGH — New information was released Monday on the investigation into official misconduct of a former Edinburgh Fire &Rescue emergency medical technician.

A residential developer is proposing to build its new affordable housing model as part of a subdivision in north Columbus. However, city officials want more information on certain details of the proposed development before giving approval.

WASHINGTON — A federal judge is allowing prosecutors to share “sealed materials” from a criminal case against a local man who pleaded guilty to participating in the violent Jan. 6 Capitol attack with attorneys representing leaders of the far-right Oath Keepers militia accused of seditious conspiracy.

The Indiana Department of Health will have a COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinic Jan. 26 through 29 from noon to 8 p.m. at the Bartholomew County Fairgrounds, 750 W. County Road 200S.

VALLONIA — The Jackson County Sheriff Department has arrested two Vallonia men in connection with an animal cruelty case involving the death of over 20 cats, said Jackson County Sheriff Rick Meyer.

FRANKLIN — A former jail employee accused of having a relationship with an inmate is facing additional misconduct charges.

A wanted man was arrested Saturday evening on multiple charges after he was accused of leading Columbus police officers on a vehicle pursuit that continued for more than 20 miles.