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The suspect in the June 1 shooting of a 3-year-old child and his father in Hope has been charged in Bartholomew Circuit Court with attempted murder and two counts of aggravated battery, according to a joint news release from the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department and the county prosecutor’s office.

Parking spaces on side streets in downtown Columbus are set to revert back to three-hour time limits, effective July 1.

Work has begun on a new storage tank that will be able to hold 2 million gallons of water, according to local officials.

City officials have allocated about $9.5 million to the NexusPark project from various sources, though two council members are concerned about the cost of the project and its funding mechanisms.

American Legion Post No. 24 in Columbus on Monday found new leadership that outgoing Commander Al Mckown said the 425-member organization needed to continue. A longtime member spoke out Monday with concerns that the post might close.

A 3-year-old child who was shot last week at his home in Hope is in critical but stable condition at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, his father said Tuesday.

A local defendant being sentenced in Bartholomew Superior Court 2 attempted to escape the courtroom and led sheriff deputies on a pursuit while a stun gun was used repeatedly in an attempt to stop him.

Bartholomew County’s judges are asking the county council to add security for their courtrooms after a series of threats and incidents.

SEYMOUR — Republican state Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, drove nearly three miles away from a crash scene — with three busted tires — after he allegedly struck a guardrail and drove the wrong way on an interstate entrance ramp last week, according to a new police report.

JENNINGS COUNTY — A narcotics investigation spanning several months led to a pursuit and seizure of a large quantity of methamphetamine, Jennings County Sheriff deputies said.