Hancock County

Delivery robots, similar to ones you might have seen taking food around town, are making their way into hospitals. Instead of burritos, these robots can help transfer medicine, IV bags and patient samples.

Here are the unofficial results of the 2023 Hancock County municipal elections.

The man, wanted in a stolen car investigation, hit his head and died Tuesday after Greenfield police shot him with a Taser, authorities said.

A $22.5 million grant will be used to make improvements to Interstate 70 in Hancock County east of Indianapolis, including adding a third lane in each direction. Another $5 million grant will be used to upgrade U.S. 36 in Avon.

Police say a federal team is on its way to investigate.

Two Indiana regions will get $4.5 million after the state named them 2018 Stellar Communities Tuesday.

The county asked taxpayers to support a property tax increase in May to fund a $55 million project that included a new jail. But, the referendum failed.

The county asked taxpayers to help foot the bill for a new, $55 million jail to address overcrowding. But, they voted the referendum down in May.

Hancock County voters rejected a referendum to build a new jail. The current one is designed to accommodate 157 prisoners, but recently housed more than 220.

About 53 percent of voters rejected a referendum, which would have allowed the county to increase property taxes by up to 14 cents for every $100 of assessed value.