An icy mess: Area residents hunker down amid sleet, freezing rain and drifting snow
A cold wintry mix of sleet and freezing rain followed by snow pummeled Bartholomew County on Thursday, leading officials to declare the county at warning level “red” and restricting travel to emergency workers only.
Officials release latest storm update, county moves to ‘warning’ travel status
Bartholomew and surrounding counties are now under a winter storm warning from tonight through late Thursday, with hazardous conditions affecting the morning or evening commute on Thursday.
State police at scene of overturned vehicle on I-65
COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Indiana State troopers are on the scene of an overturned vehicle on I-65 Southbound near the 76 mile marker in northern...
City, county prepare for pending ice storm, and snow
By Mark Webber and Jana Wiersema
Republic staff writers
COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Bartholomew and surrounding counties will remain under a winter storm watch from Wednesday evening...
Winter storm watch issued for entire state, county should expect 4+ inches of snow...
Editor's note: Beginning today, all winter storm information will be outside the Republic's paywall and available outside the newspaper's website story limits.
COLUMBUS, Ind. --...
Silver alert issued for Shelbyville man
SHELBYVILLE -- The Shelbyville Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Luther Noel, an 89-year-old white male, 5 feet 2 inches tall, 112 pounds...
IEDC awards $30 million in READI funding to South Central Indiana Talent Region
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Economic Development Corp. has awarded $30 million in a READI grant to the South Central Indiana Talent Region for a...
Sheriff’s department investigating shooting in Elizabethtown
COLUMBUS, Ind. -- A suspected shooter was taken into custody Monday evening after Bartholomew County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Elizabethtown in reference to...
Columbus firefighters evacuate Jackson Street area after gas leak
Columbus firefighters evacuated a number of businesses and homes on the east side of the 500 block of Washington Street after a construction crew struck a natural gas line while excavating on a vacant lot between Washington and Jackson streets.
