Miami News

The tree-killing emerald ash borer has reached Miami and three other Indiana counties, boosting the insect's foothold in the state to 30 counties.

What a difference a year makes. Area highway departments battled a shortage of available supplies of road salt last winter.

Wednesday, Oct. 21 8:45 a.m.: A police-escorted caravan of vehicles pulls out of Kokomo's Hampton Inn parking lot onto U.S. 31.

If You Go What: Taping of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" When: 24/7 until Tuesday Where: 11040S 100W, Miami County The Cowan-Brown family members walked down the driveway of their rural Miami County home.

Miami County in Northern Indiana is abuzz today with the arrival of the host of the TV show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition." Anderson-based Hallmark Homes Inc.

One weekend a year for the past eight years, Joe Cross has portrayed the Miami Indian chief who gave the city of Kokomo its name.

Hoping to help with response time and also lower property owners insurance in Miami Township, the New Waverly Fire Department is expanding its services and adding a new location.

Submitted by kpaul.mallasch on Sun, 08/23/2009 - 7:50pm. On Friday and Saturday nights, Indiana state troopers working from the Indiana State Police Peru Post conducted saturation patrols targeting impaired drivers.

On Friday and Saturday night, Indiana state troopers working from the Peru Post conducted saturation patrols targeting impaired drivers.

Offenders at the Miami Correctional Facility are giving something back to the community by helping out the blind and in turn helping themselves.

On August 11, 2009, a month long criminal investigation by Indiana State Police Detective Mike Tarrh and Detective Bob Burgess resulted in the arrest of Brandon Walker, 27, and his wife, Rachel Daily-Walker, 31, both of Peru, IN, to face a total of 11 felony charges.

How would you like to climb inside an F-4 jet cockpit and let your imagination take flight; or see the first plane to shoot itself down; or learn the untold story of a man who personally helped shorten World War II? You can do all three and more by visiting the Grissom Air Museum, north of Kokomo.

How would you like to climb inside an F-4 jet cockpit and let your imagination take flight; or see the first plane to shoot itself down; or learn the untold story of a man who personally helped shorten World War II? You can do all three and more by visiting the Grissom Air Museum, north of Kokomo.

The following information was provided by the Indiana State Police: Peru - " On July 21, a month long criminal investigation by Indiana State Police Detective Mike Tarrh resulted in the arrest of Christopher A. Couture, 32, Peru, IN.

Fifteen years after Dave Moody fought to keep the Chief Kokomo monument in the Pioneer Cemetery on South Purdum Street, he will renew that fight to prevent the monument from being relocated to the Howard County courthouse square.

North central Indiana, particularly Howard, Miami and Tipton counties, have had a pretty tough year.

Recently, a two week long criminal investigation by Indiana State Police Detective Tony Frawley has resulted in the arrests of John Williamson, 27, and his wife, Tara Williamson, 32, both of Peru, IN.

Land acquisition is under way for 2,700 acres along the Wabash River in western Indiana that could eventually become part of an 8,000-acre wildlife refuge.

You would expect Indiana University Kokomo to have an impact on its region, which includes Howard County, in granting degrees to area residents.

Park band schedule All concerts are 8 p.m. on Wednesdays at Highland Park. If it rains, the concerts move to the auditorium at Kokomo High School's South Campus.