Columbus

A celebration of the city’s modern architecture legacy, Exhibit Columbus hosted its opening event series Friday and Saturday. This year’s theme, “Yes And,” is taken from a well-known improv theater principle. Designers from around the country worked with community partners to create 13 new projects.

Columbus township trustee Ben Jackson used approximately $1.12 million in public dollars to pay for vacations, his children’s school tuition, and personal expenses such as landscaping and cannabis.

As of late August, toxic PFAS has been found at levels above federal health guidelines in the treated drinking water at six more large utilities in Indiana. That includes utilities serving the cities of East Chicago, Madison and Ramsey as well as Lake, Jackson and Johnson counties.

The Columbus skyline is getting a makeover thanks to a multi-million-dollar restoration project.

A fire in downtown Columbus destroyed a commercial building containing offices and a photo studio and left three firefighters with minor injuries early Sunday.

A man has been convicted in the hit-and-run death of a 16-year-old Columbus, Indiana high school student struck by his car last year as she prepared to board a school bus.

In a news release, Cummins said it was "suspend[ing] most of our operations" but would continue "select and limited business that supports the health and safety of citizens on the ground."

Indiana House Republicans say a bill that would provide $1 billion in tax cuts will attract business to the state, but some mayors are worried about the potential impact on their communities and are planning to fight the cuts.

A plan to bring high-speed internet to about 80-percent of Columbus and Bartholomew County residents is in the works.

The father of a 2-year-old girl whose body was found in a debris field in the East Fork of the White River was charged Wednesday with felony neglect of a dependent resulting in death.