Eighteen people were arrested in Whitley County Saturday night after police received a tip that illegal dog fighting was taking place at a Churubusco home. According to a police report, police obtained a search warrant for a home in the 900 block of East SR 205 in Churubusco after an initial investigation and raided the …read more.

Just before 9 p.m. Wednesday a New Jersey man was killed along U.S. 30 in Whitley County when he lost control of his truck on the icy highway. John Knaver, 50, of Wenonah, N.J., and two passengers – Daniel Nevius, 26, of Gloucester, N.J., and John Knaver Jr., 31, of Deptford, N.J. – were westbound …read more.

PC’s For Youth, a nonprofit organization that gives free computers to students for educational purposes, has announced that it will be expanding its program to include Whitley County, beginning on Jan. 1. PC’s For Youth will now be serving students in middle school, high school, college, as well as adults trying to obtain their GED …read more.

A foiled carjacking attempt and a shooting has led the Whitley County Prosecutor to file felony charges of attempted murder and attempted carjacking against a 17-year-old. The suspect, 17-year-old Dakota Kimbler of Rome City, Ind., has been waived to adult court and is being held in the Whitley County Jail without bond. Whitley County authorities …read more.

A man threatening suicide caused a dramatic scene in Whitley County Monday night, even resulting in a lock down at Whitko Middle School. Officers of the Whitley County Sheriff’s Department were first called at 4:19 p.m. to an address on CR 700 West, south of Larwill. A female acquaintance of the man told police she …read more.

Production machining firm Impact CNC LLC celebrated the opening of the company’s facility in Gateway Park with an open house today hosted by the Whitley County EDC. The company announced plans earlier this year to create up to 106 new jobs by 2014. Impact CNC LLC is investing nearly $13 million to purchase and equip …read more.

An alleged drunk driver is being blamed for a single-vehicle crash in Whitley County that left a Columbia City man with a broken neck. Michael Grim, 47, was a passenger in a car that crashed early Saturday morning on Willow Avenue. The car, driven by Susan Janes, 45, also of Columbia City, reportedly left the road …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. – Indiana Materials Processing, LLC announced today that the company will establish its first production facility at the “Certified Site Ready” Rail Connect Business Park east of Columbia City, creating up to 22 new jobs by 2015. “Factors such as proximity to customers, available workforce, and overall cost of doing business made …read more.

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (AP) — Indiana conservation officers are investigating the possible drowning of a Fort Wayne man on a northeastern Indiana lake. Officers say 29-year-old James Beck was swimming Saturday afternoon to a floating raft on Old Lake when his girlfriend spotted him struggling. She swam out to help him, but he couldn’t hold …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana’s first human cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed in Hamilton and Marion counties, state health officials announced today. Hoosiers are encouraged to take steps to protect themselves from West Nile virus and other mosquito-borne diseases. In addition to the two human cases, mosquito groups in 44 counties have now tested positive for …read more.

The Kosciusko County Dive Team was called to Whitley County Saturday evening to help locate the body of a teenager believed to have drowned in Troy Cedar Lake. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is investigating the case. Officers were first called to Troy Cedar Lake in Whitley County at about 6:50 p.m. Saturday. A 15-year-old …read more.

WHITLEY COUNTY — BRC Rubber & Plastics, Inc., a manufacturer of molded components for the automotive industry, announced plans today to expand its operations in northeast Indiana, creating up to 51 new jobs by 2013. The Churubusco-based company, which specializes in the production of rubber-to-metal bonded parts, recently acquired the equipment and intellectual property assets …read more.

Meth related incidents in both Whitley and Kosciusko counties resulted in the arrests of five individuals over the weekend. Whitley County Sheriff’s Deputies responded Friday at 2:08 p.m. to the area of SR 5 near the intersection of Old Trail Road outside of Larwill regarding a vehicle on fire.  Prior to the officers arrival two …read more.