Advantix Development Corporation, a nonprofit affiliate of the Evansville Housing Authority, has big plans for Kokomo, seeking to build affordable housing in the form of two larger housing units and a number of duplexes and triplexes on vacant or blighted properties throughout the city core.
West, Nancy, services are noon Thursday at Sunset Memory Garden Funeral Home & Cemetery, 2097 W. Alto Road, Kokomo.
RUSSIAVILLE — It was a golf outing last summer where Tate Hartzler showed he can fundraise with the best of them.
Former Vice President Mike Pence will officially launch his widely expected campaign for the Republican nomination for president in Iowa next week. That adds another candidate to the growing GOP field and puts Pence in direct competition with his former boss, Donald Trump. Pence will hold a kickoff event in Des Moines on June 7, the date of his 64th birthday, according to two people familiar with his plans who spoke on condition of anonymity to share details ahead of the official announcement. He’ll also release a video message as part of the launch.
It’s been nearly 17 years since the shooting death of 20-year-old Chad Rouse, and investigators believe they have now arrested the individuals responsible.
Before he became a star at the University of Kentucky and a professional player, Kyle Macy, the 1975 Indiana Mr. Basketball Award winner, honed his abilities as a free-throw sharpshooter on the hardwood at Tig-Arena in Peru.
Lawrence, Geraldine, a Celebration of Life is 9 a.m. Wednesday at Murray Weaver Funeral Home, Galveston.
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It’s been nearly 17 years since the shooting death of 20-year-old Chad Rouse, and investigators believe they have now arrested the individuals responsible.
GREENTOWN — Police say an 81-year-old Greentown man was killed Monday morning after his motorcycle collided with a trash truck.
GREENTOWN — A Kokomo teenager was arrested Monday following a bomb threat that caused the evacuation of students at Eastern Middle and High schools.
PERU — Kegan Kline, a Miami County man who plead guilty in March to 25 different felony charges related to child pornography and exploitation, is now looking for new representation.
The Kokomo Police Department are seeking the suspect in a reported armed robbery.
A month after several Chilean women were arrested as part of a local racketeering investigation, police have now arrested three more individuals they believe were also involved in the case.
PERU — A former Indiana State Police trooper who plead guilty earlier this year for battering a colleague was sentenced to 60 days in the Indiana Department of Correction.
PERU — The judge in the case against Kegan Kline, a Miami County man who pleaded guilty in March to 25 different felony charges related to child pornography and exploitation, granted the defense’s request for a continuance Thursday morning, pushing the defendant’s next court date into June.
It was an alleged incident that created quite a buzz across social media, but Kokomo police are saying that reports of a kidnapping that occurred Tuesday evening on the city’s near-southside are currently unfounded.
A Kokomo man who recently plead guilty for his role in a January 2021 animal cruelty case was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in the Indiana Department of Correction.
Police are asking the public for help in identifying and locating a man they say used counterfeit money earlier this week at a local business.
BUNKER HILL — A Peru man accused of shooting and killing his girlfriend in February 2022 is now expected to plead guilty for his role in the case.
Just days after 19-year-old Kokomo resident Amarion Alsup was arrested for the Jan. 1 shooting death of a Lafayette man, four other Kokomo residents also charged in the incident are now in police custody.
Hope for the best. Prepare for the worst.
Police charged two Kokomo residents and seized numerous illicit drugs Thursday morning after a warranted search of a property on the city’s north side.
RUSSIAVILLE — You could hear the emergency sirens wail as ambulances, fire trucks and police cruisers pulled up to the scene last Monday morning outside Western High School.
GREENTOWN — An 18-year-old man was arrested Monday for allegedly possessing a firearm on the campus of Eastern Howard School Corporation.
The Kokomo Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying a man they say reportedly stole money from a local business.
Police say a Kokomo woman was killed Sunday evening after a vehicle she was in was struck by an intoxicated driver.
A Noblesville man and a Kokomo woman were recently arrested after police say the drugs they dealt a man back in February ended up killing him.
A Kokomo man accused of cutting off his dog’s leg at home during a botched attempt at amputation is expected to plead guilty for his role in the investigation.
Police arrested a Kokomo man after they searched a residence on the city’s southeast side and reportedly located numerous illicit drugs.
Kokomo resident Jamie Fawcett remembers the days when she would wake up in a run-down camper. No electricity. No running water.
PERU — Police arrested a Peru man this week after they say he reportedly molested a 10-year-old girl on multiple occasions.
Police arrested three Chilean women this week for their alleged roles in a local racketeering investigation that began in January 2022.
The Kokomo Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying two individuals they believe stole over $4,000 worth of equipment last month from a local business.
LAFAYETTE — A Kokomo man was arrested this week after police say he shot and killed a Lafayette man during what was to be a handgun exchange back in January.
DELPHI — The judge in the case against Richard Allen, a Delphi man accused in the deaths of teenagers Libby German, 14, and Abby Williams 13, has ruled that Allen will be allowed to be moved from his current location at Westville Correctional Facility (WCF) to another facility.
Western School Corporation and Tipton Community School Corporation were among over 30 districts statewide that were closed or on e-learning Friday after law enforcement received a blanketed notice threatening the use of explosive devices that had allegedly been planted on various school campuses.
Wayne Jewell, a Kokomo man convicted last month of molesting a 13-year-old boy, was sentenced Friday to 55 years in prison.
A Kokomo man was arrested after police say he stabbed another man multiple times during an altercation earlier this month on the city’s north side.
Investigators say a 3-month-old Kokomo boy suffered through what one expert called “severe child abuse" at the hands of his father, according to a probable cause affidavit filed in the case.
Police arrested a Kokomo man Wednesday afternoon after they say his 3-month-old child reportedly suffered bleeding on the brain and several broken bones, some in various stages of healing.
NEW LONDON — As a firefighter with the Russiaville Volunteer Fire Department, New London resident Brian Hammond has seen the ways a fire can devastate a home and a family’s life in a matter of minutes.
A Kokomo man was shot in the chest by his brother after the two struggled for a handgun following an argument, according to Lafayette police.
A Kokomo man accused of child sex trafficking after a 14-year-old boy was found at his residence last month has now been charged with 10 counts of possession of child pornography.
A Kokomo man who confessed to killing his girlfriend during a physical altercation in October 2020 was recently sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Police are asking the public for help in identifying a man they say attempted to break into a north side business.
The Kokomo Police Department is asking the public for help in identifying a man they believe struck a parked vehicle outside an area business and then fled the scene.
A Kokomo Fire Department report provided to the Tribune on Thursday indicated investigators are still determining what caused a blaze to break out Tuesday evening at a restaurant on the city’s south side.
A Howard County Judge has granted the request for bail reduction made by a Greentown man charged with child solicitation, though not as low as the accused requested.
PERU — A Miami County man facing 25 different felony charges related to child pornography and exploitation pled guilty to those charges Thursday during a hearing inside Miami Circuit Court.
An 18-year-old Kokomo man was arrested Tuesday after investigators say he had a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl.
A Kokomo man whom police say molested a 13-year-old boy in 2021 was convicted last week during a jury trial in Howard Superior Court 2.
A Peru man is pleading guilty to a federal child pornography charge.
MIAMI COUNTY — Clay Township Trustee Khristie Worl was arrested this week after investigators say she allegedly put township funds into her own personal account.
PERU — Police arrested a Bunker Hill man Wednesday for what they believe is his alleged role in a child pornography investigation.
Firefighters were busy throughout the city Tuesday night as two fully involved structure fires broke out within an hour of each other.
Police report that Kelsie Thompson, a Kokomo woman who was reported missing earlier this week after not having been seen for over a month, has been found and she is safe.
A Greentown man is facing a felony charge of child solicitation after police say he gave alcohol to a minor and wanted to perform a sex act on her.
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