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COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Robert “Bob” Welmer, a Columbus athlete, businessman and sports booster whose annual fall fish frys attracted legions of fans, famous athletes,...

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Ariel Roberts was enjoying life as a normal teenager by cheering on her team at athletic events, hanging out with her...

COLUMBUS, Ind. -- A two-hour standoff in a downtown Columbus neighborhood Thursday afternoon ended without incident after a local man was taken into custody...

Ukrainian foreign exchange student Ivan Bondar starts each morning the same way.

Legal Aid will have a free Legal Aid Phone Clinic for residents of their eight county district on Tuesday. The district includes Bartholomew, Brown, Decatur, Jackson, Jennings, Johnson, Rush, and Shelby counties. The phone clinic will be from 3 to 5:30 p.m. though registration is required between noon and 2 p.m.

A decade after Al Unser Jr. said he contemplated suicide, the family racing legend says he feels better than he has in a long time — and hopes that others can learn from his personal life struggles, pain and mishaps that were perhaps greater than any he ever had on a race track.

HOPE - It’s not every day that Bartholomew County’s second-largest community finds itself with an unexpected $500,000.

INDIANAPOLIS – The 500 Festival announced Melissa Aceves, a Columbus native and graduate of Columbus North High School, has been selected as a 2022 500 Festival Princess. Melissa is a senior at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) studying community health.

A Columbus woman was arrested after police arrested on drug charges after her car was stopped Wednesday night for a minor traffic violation.

The Columbus Area Visitors Center announced Thursday that Karen Niverson will step down from her role with the organization effective May 13 after seven...