A 61-year-old Jasper resident totaled his pickup truck when he ran off a county road and struck a utility pole Sunday morning. According to deputies, Roger A. Fleck, 61, of Jasper, was east bound on County Road 300N about a half mile east of 500W in Madison Township when he went off the south side…
A Jasper man allegedly had a .083 percent blood alcohol content when he fell asleep and ended up flipping his car on State Road 64 early Sunday morning, Deputies responded to a rollover crash on State Road 64 between Bretzville and St. Anthony at about 2 a.m. When they arrived at the scene, they found Adam…
A Jasper teen escaped with minor injuries after his SUV rolled onto its side and slid about 200 feet near Sultan’s Run Golf Course Saturday evening. Deputies responded to the report of the SUV on the road leading to Sultan’s Run Golf Course at about 8:50 p.m. According to deputies, William Sternberg, 16, of W….
Governor Holcomb took some time for an interview with WITZ AM/FM David Shepherd
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The Indiana Department of Transportation announces that State Road 56 near Petersburg will be closed for a bridge replacement beginning on or around July 17. Depending upon weather conditions, crews with Blankenberger Brothers Inc. will close the bridge spanning the Harbin Creek about two miles west of S.R. 65. The road will be completely closed near…
German American Bank plans on building a $6 million operations center with enough space for up to 150 employees on Jasper’s south side. If things continue forward as planned, the company will break ground on the new facility in August and open in the spring of 2018. Representatives with the company met with the Jasper…
A 29-year-old Huntingburg woman was arrested Thursday afternoon after police determined she was driving with her seven-year-old son and had a .231 percent blood alcohol content. The incident began at about 1:50 p.m. when police were notified of a light blue Mitsubishi crossing the center line and fog line on a city street. Officers located…
Time is running out for Indiana businesses and residents affected by the severe storms and flooding in April to apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). SBA Administrator Linda McMahon made loans available to some Indiana residents in response to a letter from Gov. Eric J. Holcomb on June 9, requesting…
Jasper maintained the 10th slot as one of Indiana’s top 10 safest cities in a recent ranking completed by Safewise. Based on 2015 FBI Crime Report statistics and population data, the results of the survey indicate highest-ranked cities have good partnerships between citizens and law enforcement. This relationship positively impacts the reduced occurrence of both…
A Jasper man was arrested Wednesday after burglarizing a storage unit rented by an Indiana State Trooper. Master Trooper Brian LaRoche reported Wednesday that his storage unit in Jasper had been burglarized by someone who had gained access through the wall of the adjacent storage unit. Multiple items were taken including a weed trimmer and panels for a dog…
