The Columbus East High School student was pronounced dead at a hospital after being struck about 6:55 a.m. while trying to board the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. bus.

Columbus residents are on track to see their water and sewer bills increase about 40 percent in the next three years beginning July 1.

Ninth Avenue Foods announced Tuesday that the family-owned company would build a 260,000-square-foot plant in Columbus that will become its first expansion outside of its home state.

Supporters greeted the former Indiana governor and his family when they landed at the Columbus Municipal Airport this afternoon just before 3 p.m.

Vice President Mike Pence will be returning to his hometown of Columbus Wednesday afternoon following the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

A 14-year veteran of the Columbus Police Department was arrested Tuesday on felony battery and official misconduct charges for allegedly slugging a handcuffed suspect in the rear of a patrol vehicle, Indiana State Police said.

The grant from the National Park Service moves First Christian Church closer to the $2.4 million needed to repair the Columbus church's 160-foot tower.

The Columbus City Council's vote adds vaping to the city's current smoking ban and prohibits the use of any oral smoking devices in an attempt at circumventing the restrictions.

Judge Kathleen "Kitty" Coriden acted after Bartholomew County commissioners this week refused to raise the fines.

Officials announced Monday that Columbus-based LHP Engineering Solutions plans to invest more than $1 million in building and office improvements as well as in hardware and software.