Howard County News

Kokomo, Ind. - The city of Kokomo and Howard County might rewrite local ordinances to keep a greater share of fines from local traffic violations, which now go mostly into state coffers.

Felony fugitive arrested in Kokomo Kokomo police arrested one of Carroll County's Most Wanted Wednesday at his residence in the 500 block of East Monroe Street.

Howard County arrests Thursday, 9:29 a.m., deputies arrested Lawrence N. Harris, 48, Indianapolis, at the Howard County jail, on a warrant for failure to appear.

City and county officials are beginning to form contingency plans in the wake of last week's Chrysler property tax announcement, plans that could include massive cuts to at least the city's budget.

By TJ HEMLINGER Staff Writer Whitley County's unemployment rate reached 13.2 percent in May, meaning that more than one out of every eight men and women in the county is out of a job.

A Cass County man could avoid any prison time for exposing himself to young boys and showing them pornographic material if a judge approves a recommended plea bargain.

Once again, the tranquility of Wildcat Creek Reservoir Park has been compromised by men seeking sexual relations in broad daylight, all with other unsuspecting citizens nearby.

It is a record that Howard County Sheriff Marty Talbert didn't want to break - the number of inmates at the jail hit a new all-time high over the weekend.

A committee of the Kokomo Downtown Association has voted to go ahead with preliminary plans to beautify the east side of the Howard County Courthouse.

Howard County emergency personnel had their hands full late Saturday night just east of Kokomo.

Taxing units in Howard County will not receive $6.1 million in personal property taxes owed by the former Chrysler LLC for the spring and will be down $12.3 million for the year unless an agreement is reached.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development released May's unemployment numbers on Friday.

Unemployment in Allen County rose above 10 percent again in May, after dropping to 9.5 percent in April.

Authorities arrested a sexual predator Friday, after finding him inside a home where a child was living.

It can no longer be said that Elkhart County has the highest unemployment rate in the State of Indiana.

The decision on whether charges will be filed against Kokomo attorney Stephanie Doran rests in the hands of a former Monroe County prosecutor.

If Howard County's two hospitals can't cover every ambulance run in Kokomo, the next step for city and county dispatchers is to call neighboring volunteer fire departments for help.

Members of the Howard County Plan Commission will consider numerous changes to a proposed new zoning ordinance, the first since 1979.

Children who find themselves in the court system for one reason or another will now have 19 new voices representing them and helping them through the legal process.

Howard County Sheriff Deputy Larry Sparks is taking his training to Afghanistan.