Latest News from Thursday, October 15th, 2026

COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Bartholomew County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) arrested a Columbus man after an alleged battery on Saturday, October 10.

NORTH VERNON, Ind. — At Wednesday's October 14 North Vernon City Council meeting, nearby homeowners expressed uneasiness about traffic, drainage, and pedestrian safety on the proposed 46-unit multifamily housing development on Highway 3 near West County Road 300N.

NORTH VERNON, Ind. — A proposed workforce housing community is closer to reality after the North Vernon City Council voted 5–0 on Wednesday, October 14, to conditionally rezone a 10-acre parcel located at 3075 North State Highway 3.

NIKUMARORO, Kiribati — Almost 90 years after the plane went down, the search for what could be Amelia Earhart’s Lockheed Electra 10-E continued last week in Nikumaroro's Lagoon. Unfortunately, on Sunday, Oct. 18, the research team confirmed that the object it thought might be the plane was not Earhart's aircraft.

BURNSVILLE, Ind. - The Eastern Bartholomew Water Corporation (EWBC) announced a water outage and Boil Water Advisory for customers near Grammer and Burnsville on Wednesday afternoon.