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Police arrest two Fowler men in murder and arson investigation
Published:
Dec 12th, 2019 - 9:32am (EST)
Updated:
Dec 12th, 2019 - 9:41am (EST)
Indiana State Police arrested two Fowler men on charges of murder and arson Thursday morning.
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1 dead in Benton County house fire
Published:
Dec 6th, 2019 - 9:29am (EST)
Updated:
Dec 8th, 2019 - 11:23pm (EST)
One person is dead in a Friday morning house fire in Fowler.
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Local News
Indiana town looks at limits after woman is killed by python
Published:
Nov 5th, 2019 - 1:41pm (EST)
Updated:
Nov 7th, 2019 - 3:45am (EST)
The town of Oxford is reviewing its laws on owning snakes after a woman was strangled to death by a python.
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Autopsy found Indiana woman was killed by 8-foot python
Published:
Oct 31st, 2019 - 1:20pm (EDT)
Updated:
Nov 3rd, 2019 - 11:28pm (EST)
Indiana State Police are investigating a woman's death after she was found with a python around her neck.
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Local News
DNR investigates reported mountain lion sightings in 2 Indiana counties
Published:
Oct 10th, 2019 - 7:13am (EDT)
Updated:
Oct 12th, 2019 - 2:48pm (EDT)
Fowler Police say they have reported a possible mountain lion sighting in Benton County to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
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Indiana News
Missing 15-year-old from northern Indiana teen found safe
Published:
Apr 2nd, 2019 - 5:12am (EDT)
Updated:
Apr 2nd, 2019 - 5:20pm (EDT)
Authorities in northern Indiana are searching for a missing 15-year-old from Benton county.
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Indiana News
Miss Benton County crowned 2019 Miss Indiana State Fair
Published:
Jan 6th, 2019 - 10:23pm (EST)
Updated:
Jan 7th, 2019 - 12:45pm (EST)
Miss Benton County Halle Shoults won the title of Miss Indiana State Fair at Sunday's pageant.
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Indiana News
Indiana couple raising bumper crop of jumbo shrimp in corn country
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Jul 17th, 2018 - 6:33pm (EDT)
Updated:
Jul 18th, 2018 - 9:36am (EDT)
Farm fields far outnumber the people in Fowler, Indiana. Corn is king, but the shrimp there is jumbo.
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Indiana News
North Indiana development group gets $39M grant to boost region
Published:
Dec 20th, 2017 - 8:26am (EST)
Updated:
Dec 20th, 2017 - 8:27am (EST)
An economic development group for 10 northern Indiana counties has won a nearly $39 million grant to help turn the region into a hub for agricultural research and...
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Local News
Storms prompt tornado warnings, damage Clinton County fire station
Published:
May 20th, 2017 - 7:54pm (EDT)
Updated:
May 23rd, 2017 - 7:29am (EDT)
The fire department building in Forest, northwest of Frankfort, was damaged in Saturday night's storms.
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Crime News
Police warn of scam Duke Energy calls in central Indiana
Published:
Nov 15th, 2016 - 6:20pm (EST)
Updated:
Nov 18th, 2016 - 4:29am (EST)
Duke Energy has a warning for residents about threatening phone calls being made in their name.
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