Bartholomew County News from Wednesday, July 15th, 2026
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Crump Theatre receives over $6M grant
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Crump Theatre announced this week that the State of Indiana recently awarded it nearly $6.1 million in READI 2.0 funds for the revitalization of the historic theatre.
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JNET allegedly recovers handgun, meth during traffic stop; North Vernon man arrested
COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) seized a pound of methamphetamine and a loaded handgun following a traffic stop on Monday, July 13.
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Air Quality Alert declared for South-Central Indiana until late Wednesday
SOUTH-CENTRAL, Ind. - The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has issued an Air Quality Action Day for today, Wednesday, July 15, at 11:59 p.m.
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Edinburgh, German Township Fire crews respond to semi fire on I-65
EDINBURGH, Ind. - The German Township Fire Department, Edinburgh Fire and Rescue, and other local fire agencies were dispatched to the northbound lanes of I-65 at the 79-mile marker for a large semi fire in the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 14.
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Bartholomew County Cooling Stations open to beat the heat
COLUMBUS, Ind. - Bartholomew County Emergency Management (BCEM) says hotter weather is back for Columbus and the surrounding area through the weekend.
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Hotter temperatures expected this week
SOUTH-CENTRAL, Ind. - After a brief period of comfortable summer temperatures, the National Weather Service (NWS) says hot weather is returning to south-central Indiana this week.
