Indiana State Police – Columbus – Cyber tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) led to the arrest of a Bartholomew County man for possession of child pornography. Master Trooper/Detective Kevin Getz with […]
Margaret Mary Health COVID-19 Update: 11.17.21 This week we have seen our COVID-19 patient volumes decline slightly from the previous week. Both Ripley and Franklin counties saw an increase in the Covid positivity rate. The […]
NOVEMBER 9, 2021 – VEHICLE PURSUIT – UPDATED NOVEMBER 10TH STOLEN KIA LOCATED IN NASHVILLE TENNESSEE The 2016, white, Kia Sportage that was stolen from the Waffle House in Taylorsville yesterday, was recovered early this […]
9th LABOR OF LOVE SUMMIT TO FOCUS ON COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health will host its ninth annual Labor of Love infant mortality summit on Nov. 17 at the Westin in […]
STILL LOOKING FOR SUSPECT CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS Early this morning, approximately 3:30 a.m., Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Deputy Dylan Prather initiated a traffic stop on northbound I65, near the 76 mile-marker. The vehicle, wanted in […]
Columbus man injured after fall from tree stand (Bartholomew County)Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a hunting related accident that occurred Saturday in Bartholomew County. Just after 8 p.m., responders were dispatched to private property near the 11000 block of S 800 W, for an injured person who fell from a […]
BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY SHERIFF MATTHEW A. MYERS REAPPOINTED NATIONAL SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION DRUG ENFORCEMENT COMMITTEE AND THE HOMELAND SECURITY/GLOBAL POLICING AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Bartholomew County Sheriff Matthew A. Myers has been asked, by the National Sheriff’s Association, to […]
FOUR-VEHICLE PERSONAL INJURY CRASH 365 S NATIONAL ROAD On November 4, 2021, approximately 1:32 p.m., Bartholomew County Sheriff’s units responded to a personal injury crash at 365 S National Road, Columbus. On arrival, deputies assisted […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced the state will fund a $1.7 million implementation of statewide Harm Reduction Street Outreach (HRSO) teams to reach Hoosiers at-risk of drug overdose. The initiative is a […]
Washington County-On Friday, October 29, 2021, Indiana State Police Detectives from the Sellersburg Post began investigating a shooting that left a 55-year-old Austin, Indiana man dead. A 35-year-old Salem, Indiana woman has been arrested on […]
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