Howard County, IN

The U.S. reported over 736,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 24, bringing the total count to more than 82.4 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 994,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a faster rate. In […]

KOKOMO, Ind. – Indiana State Police issued a Silver Alert for a missing Kokomo woman. Betty Stroup, 80, was last seen around 5 a.m. Thursday. She’s believed to be in extreme danger and may need medical assistance. Stroup is described as 5’3” and 118 pounds with gray hair...

A major manufacturing plant is expected to bring hundreds of jobs to Howard County. Global auto giant Stellantis (NYSE: STLA) and Samsung SDI are forming a joint venture that will invest more than $2.5 billion to build an electric vehicle battery facility in Kokomo and create 1,400 jobs. The partners say the plant will supply batteries for a range of electric vehicles produced at Stellantis’ assembly plants throughout North America, and the investment could grow to $3.1 billion as the automaker ramps up EV production.

KOKOMO – Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers today joined executives from Stellantis (NYSE: STLA) and Samsung SDI to announce the joint venture’s plans to invest over $2.5 billion to build a new electric-vehicle battery manufacturing facility in Kokomo. To support the operation, the...

The U.S. reported over 620,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 17, bringing the total count to more than 81.6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 992,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a faster rate. In […]

The U.S. reported over 562,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 15, bringing the total count to more than 81.4 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 991,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In […]

The U.S. reported over 463,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 10, bringing the total count to more than 81.0 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In […]

The U.S. reported over 434,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 8, bringing the total count to more than 80.8 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 989,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In […]

KOKOMO, Ind. (TCD) -- A 32-year-old man and 38-year-old woman face several charges for allegedly abusing their malnourished 9-year-old daughter. According to a statement, on March 24, officials from the Kokomo School Corporation called the Kokomo Police Department for a possible child abuse case. The 9-year-old girl reportedly had bruising on her body and met with a member from the Howard County Department of Child Services. The girl was reportedly taken out of her parents' care and transported to a nearby hospital.

KOKOMO, Ind. — This week, officers with the Kokomo Police Department have been to dozens of homes across Howard County, but they were there to help deliver a service, not respond to a call for service. Since Wednesday, the department has been teaming up with the Jefferson House of Flowers as part of an effort […]

The U.S. reported over 393,000 new cases of coronavirus over the seven days ending May 3, bringing the total count to more than 80.5 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 986,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a steady rate. In […]

One Maryland county is making students' mental health a major priority through a large sum of cash. Howard County committed $2.1 million to expand their School-Based Mental Health program across all 77 public schools in the county. The funds are designed to help Howard County youth have better and more...

The City of Kokomo in, partnership with Indiana University Kokomo, is recognizing the history of Native Americans in its community.