Madison County News

Police in the small Madison County community of Elwood thought they had all but rid the town of methamphetamine, but a flurry of arrests within the last two days let them know the scourge of drugs is still prevalent.

A former Madison County deputy prosecutor has pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and will have the charge dismissed if she successfully completes a deferment.

With his wife, Keri, holding a Bible and his toddler son, Oscar, in the courtroom, Anderson attorney David Happe was sworn in as Madison County's newest judge during a brief ceremony on Wednesday.

A proposal to raise the county income tax could begin making its way back to area councils in the coming month.

Chairperson Jody Chandler briefs those in attendance on the State Road 128 project that would improve Sigler Street through the community.

ANDERSON -- Less than a month after he received a suspended sentence for his sexual activities with a 13-year-old Muncie girl, a man has been arrested for molesting a 12-year-old Anderson girl.

A Muncie man wanted on charges of attempted murder in connection with an Anderson shooting in April was taken into custody on Tuesday.

ANDERSON - A Muncie man who allegedly fired a gunshot at his ex-girlfriend's vehicle has been charged with attempted murder in Madison Superior Court 1. Yusuf Ali Fields, 35, 405 W. Memorial Drive, was arrested Tuesday, and is also charged with attempted aggravated battery, attempted battery with a deadly weapon, criminal recklessness and carrying ...

Firefighters battle a blaze at Bethel United Methodist Church, near the corner of County Road 200 South and Layton Road in Stony Creek Township Wednesday morning.

A car crashed into a central Indiana church and caught fire, igniting a blaze that damaged one wing of the building.

A woman who police say was intoxicated and lost control of a vicious Rottweiler named Trouble was in the Madison County jail Monday after the dog attacked a 6-year-old boy over the weekend.

A grand jury on Thursday indicted Madison County Commissioner Jeff Hardin on a single count of misdemeanor disorderly conduct, stemming from an altercation he had with his daughter in April.

Prosecutors charged a man with two counts of child neglect for allegedly leaving his children at home for several hours so he could drink alcohol with a friend.

On Saturday, May 30, the people of Anderson and Madison County lost a life-saver, with the untimely passing of Dr.

Madison Couty Cancer Care Center Radiation Therapist Heather Clawson and Melissa Andrews get Jerry Davis into postion for his treatment using the new Calypso 4D localization System recently.

A motorist is recovering from two gunshot wounds after allegedly pulling a knife on a sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop Saturday night.

The Madison County Sheriff's Department is investigating a shooting involving a law enforcement officer Saturday night.

City Councilman Ollie Dixon admitted to The Herald Bulletin that he drove drunk in March, but says he is innocent of a criminal recklessness charge that alleges he intentionally brought a loaded handgun into the jail following his arrest.

An argument sparked the near-deadly shooting of two brothers near an Anderson intersection over the weekend, according to documents filed in court on Thursday.

A swift, violent storm dropped "pea-sized" hail and about an inch of rain on parts of south Madison County on Thursday evening.