Indiana Weather Update: 1–3 Inches of Snow, Wind Chills Near -15 Expected
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. South Bend, IN – Northern Indiana is bracing for a stretch of frigid temperatures and light snow through early next week, as Arctic air settles into the region. According to the National Weather Service in...
Hard-up American households get $500 cash boost just in time for holidays
AMERICAN households will get $500 monthly in a program to support things like bill payments and education costs. The Indy East Guaranteed Income Initiative will expand from an initial 15 families to 125 on the east side of Indianapolis, Indiana, in the next few years. The program first launched in...
Judge: Indianapolis Child Molester Gets 30 Years in Prison
FRANKLIN, Ind.–A child molester from Indianapolis was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday. 38-year-old James Thomas pled guilty on September 4 of this year to both child molesting and child seduction. On top of the 30 years in prison, he was also sentenced to an additional two years of probation. The...
More Indy families will get $500 a month as part of basic income program
The Guaranteed Income Initiative, a universal basic income program, has restarted in Indianapolis, providing 25 families with $500 a month to help them cover their basic needs and learn about finances.
The Invasive Plant That’s Destroying Indiana’s Ecosystems
Ornamental plants are all well and good, at least until that pretty Asian vine decides to choke the life out of the trees in your state parks.
Uber driver sentenced to 43 years in murder of passenger Chanti Dixon
Francisco Valadez was sentenced to just over 43 years in prison for murdering and sexually assaulting a female passenger, Chanti Dixon, in an Uber car.
Docs: Man in wheelchair killed man over a stolen vape in Fishers bar shooting
FISHERS, Ind. — An Indianapolis man has been charged after an argument escalated into a Noblesville man getting shot and killed Monday in a Hamilton County bar. Maclean Murt, 31, was allegedly at the Britton Tavern in Fishers when he noticed a friend of his was arguing with a man, later identified as Justin Burton, […]
FBI Indianapolis arrests 8 for drug trafficking
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation Indianapolis field office conducted court-authorized operations at multiple locations in Indianapolis and two other states as part of a coordinated drug trafficking investigation. Four people were arrested in Indianapolis, three were arrested in Texas, and one...
Johnson County Sheriff’s Office arrests man for battery of juvenile brother
FRANKLIN, Ind. (WISH) — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 19-year-old man for domestic battery of his juvenile brother and criminal confinement. Johnson County investigators arrested Dysen Eads, 19, following an investigation into a domestic incident on Tuesday at a residence in the 7100 block of East...
Indiana families to get energy bill help from Duke Energy
Duke Energy Indiana is dedicating $320,000 to help customers struggling with energy bills this winter. The Share the Light Fund, supported by Duke Energy shareholders and contributions from customers and employees, provides financial assistance to those in need. Duke Energy partners with the Indiana Community Action...

















