Hoosiers in all Indiana counties can now resume feeding birds, DNR announced Friday. DNR had recommended a statewide moratorium on bird feeding earlier this summer to slow the spread of a still-undetermined illness that is killing birds across the state. Biologists identified more than 750 possible cases in 76 counties that involved a specific set…
The Indiana Department of Health announced Friday that 5,476 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 899,844 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard. To date, 14,330 Hoosiers are confirmed to have…
Faith Family Church in Frankfort invites you to come out for faith, with family and a lot of fun! Kevin Keith and Cindy Loveless will be there Saturday for a for a live remote broadcast between 10-noon for their annual car show cruise in. Cash door prizes will be given out along with food, music…
Tuesday, an autopsy was performed on Matthew Koch, 42, who had been found deceased, in his prison cell, at the Miami Correctional Facility. The autopsy conducted by Dr. Thomas Sozio, forensic pathologist, determined that Koch’s death was a homicide caused by blood loss from multiple sharp force trauma wounds. Investigators are conducting an active…
After an extensive investigation, Detectives from the Indiana State Police Lafayette Post have located both suspects involved in a burglary that occurred on February 9, in Benton County. Yesterday morning, Detectives received information that Caleb Oppelt was at a residence in Frankfort, IN. Shortly after detectives arrived, Oppelt fled on foot from the back of…
The Indiana Department of Health announced Thursday that 5,240 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at state and private laboratories. That brings to 894,516 the number of Indiana residents now known to have had the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s dashboard. To date, 14,308 Hoosiers are confirmed to have…
At approximately 6:11 p.m. on Wednesday, Lebanon Police Officers responded to 403 East Walnut Street on the report of three deceased persons. Lebanon Officers arrived on scene and confirmed three deceased individuals were inside the residence with obvious violent, traumatic injuries. The Boone County Homicide Task Force and Crime Scene Investigators were called to the…
As a part of a thorough, ongoing, investigation, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Boone County Coroner’s Office has positively identified the deceased as a Nazire Parks (14-years-old) and Kamyla Young (13-years-old), both of which were residents of Indianapolis. Nazire was the driver and Kamyla was the front seat passenger. Both Nazire…
Unless something changes in the next three months or something unforeseen takes place, the bicycle-pedestrian corridor that would connect the Big 4 Trail in Colfax to Frankfort will not happen. “Right now, it doesn’t appear like that’s going to be finished prior to the December 1 cutoff for the next level trails grant application time…
