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Two of BCSC’s VEX IQ robotics teams have already earned a spot in state championship competition after their respective performances over the weekend.

The 2025 Shop with a Cop event was held at Walmart on Sunday, with officers from the Columbus Police Department, Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office, Indiana State Police and Department of Natural Resources donating their time to provide shopping assistance to 155 children.

Not even the threat of an incoming snowstorm would keep local families from spreading Christmas cheer.

Bartholomew County and Columbus will open warming centers as arctic cold arrives this weekend following tonight’s predicted snowfall.

State lawmakers representing parts of Bartholomew County had different reactions to the defeat of President Donald Trump’s push to redraw Indiana’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

City officials Wednesday moved forward plans to develop the former site of the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center on Columbus’ west side.

It may be a little early in the month for Santa to come to town, but not for the Columbus Firemen’s Cheer Fund.

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., is urging the Office of Special Counsel to investigate whether Trump administration officials violated federal law by contacting state Sen. Greg Walker, R-Columbus, about an Oval Office visit tied to the president’s redistricting push in Indiana.

Bartholomew County and Columbus will open warming centers as arctic cold arrives this weekend following tonight’s predicted snowfall.

HOPE — The town of Hope received over a quarter-million in grant dollars through a program that provides state matching funds to local governments to improve and maintain local roads.