A central Indiana man has been sentenced to 30 days behind bars for his role in the 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The merger of Franklin, Union and Needham townships in Johnson County south of Indianapolis took effect Jan. 1 following unanimous votes in favor of the merger by all three township boards last April.

The Seattle-based company said Wednesday in a news release that the new sorting and shipping warehouse will bring operations close to area customers and create “hundreds” of jobs in Franklin.

A conservation group plans to use a $1 million donation to help reforestation work and add property to a 700-acre woodland it protects in central Indiana.

Police officers shot a man Friday morning in Johnson County after he pointed a gun at officers who found him hours after he fled from a traffic stop, police said.

The northern Johnson County city will invest $15 million in infrastructure improvements and a 300 space parking garage. Another $68 million in private investment will create a residential and commercial development.

The lightning struck a wooden cabin at the FFA Indiana Leadership Center in Trafalgar during a severe thunderstorm.

A new report urges the Environmental Protection Agency to fully investigate the pollution in Franklin before coming up with a final cleanup plan and avoid mistakes it made decades ago.

The nonprofit Safe Haven Baby Boxes opened its 59th and 60th baby boxes statewide Wednesday in Martinsville and Franklin.

The Indiana Supreme Court levied the suspension Wednesday against former Johnson County Prosecutor Brad Cooper.