A Columbus man was arrested Monday after a family fight turned violent, according to police.

Bartholomew County deputies were called to a dispute at a home on County Road 50W at about 1:43 p.m. yesterday afternoon. A woman said she had been battered and stopped from leaving the home by 37-year-old Bradley Burgan, according to police reports.

Deputies say that an argument the night before spilled over into a physical fight. Burgan then allegedly left with her two-year-old son.

Deputies were still on scene when Burgan returned with the child. He was arrested on preliminary charges of domestic battery in the presence of a minor and criminal confinement.

The 51st annual Hope Heritage Days kicks off on Friday in the northeastern Bartholomew County town.

The three day event features food booths to support local not-for-profit groups, arts, crafts and antiques vendors, a pioneer village, plus music and entertainment.

Chuck Caldwell, an organizer for the festival, says that they will be bringing back an old favorite event.

The baking contest with pie, cake and miscellaneous categories. Cash prizes will be awarded in each of the categories, along with an overall winner.

Caldwell talks about the entertainment this year.

Events start at 5 p.m. on Friday with the opening of booths on the Hope Town Square. You can get more information at hopeheritagedays.org.

Learning Tree Preschool will be celebrating diversity with its Worldfest event tomorrow.

Jennifer Corsi, a parent and organizer of the event, says that Worldfest allows children and families at the school to talk about their culture.

Corsi says that much like Ethnic Expo, the event will feature food, crafts, clothing and languages representing the diverse cultures of children and families at the school. She said the school is also looking for other cultures who may want to be represented.

The event is free and open to the public. While some booths will have free food samples there will also be food for sale, Corsi said.

Worldfest will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the school at First United Methodist Church on Eighth Street.

Centerstone and The Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation is partnering to stop suicide. Kevin Hines, mental health advocate, speaker, bestselling author and documentary filmmaker will share his story during an event on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at Columbus North’s Judson Erne Auditorium.

Hines says he was born into poverty in San Francisco and taken away from his birth parents. He was then adopted by the Hines family.

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That ultimately led to Hines attempting suicide by jumping from the Golden Gate Bridge when he was 19-years-old. That makes Hines one of only a handful of people who have survived the leap. Hines says next week’s event includes the film “Suicide: The Ripple Effect.” This program is aimed at helping those suffering from depression, and their families, to detect the warning signs of a potential suicide and identify the resources available to those in need.

Next Tuesday’s event runs from 6:30 p.m. to 9 :30 p.m. and you are invited. You can get more information at centerstone.org/RippleEffect.

Three weeks of paving work is set to begin next week from Walesboro to Columbus. The Indiana Department of Transportation says that the work is part of the $143 million Next Level Roads project on Interstate 65 in Bartholomew and Jackson Counties.

INDOT says that drivers can expect crews and equipment in single lanes on I-65 between mile marker 64.5 near the Walesboro exit and State Road 46 ramps at Columbus during overnight hours, beginning at 9 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 30. Officials say asphalt paving will occur between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. every night Sunday through Friday. Work is scheduled to happen as follows:

• Northbound I-65 left lane
• Southbound I-65 left lane
• Northbound I-65 right lane
• Southbound I-65 right lane
• Northbound & southbound shoulders

This work is part of an ongoing project to completely reconstruct and reconfigure I-65 as a six-lane road.

A North Vernon man is facing charges after an incident early Sunday morning. North Vernon Police say they interviewed a suspect in a battery that happened in the 100 block of North State Street. After an investigation, police arrested 51-year-old Marcolm Stiening on preliminary charges of Battery with Serious Bodily Injury and Possession of Methamphetamine.

A Jennings County woman is facing charges after an incident Sunday afternoon. North Vernon Police say they were called to the intersection of Fifth and Hoosier Streets just after 3 p.m. in reference to a Domestic Dispute. When officers arrived, the female allegedly took off on foot.

Officers caught up with 34-year-old Kimberly B. Earl, of North Vernon. She was arrested on preliminary charges of Resisting Arrest and Possession of a Hypodermic Needle. Authorities say that Earl was also wanted on a warrant out of Jefferson County for probation violation.

The Columbus Fire Department and White River Broadcasting is inviting local children, ages 12 and under, to create a fire prevention poster to mark this year’s “Fire Prevention Week,” running Oct. 7-13. The theme of this year’s Fire Prevention Week is – “Look. Listen. Learn. Be aware – fire can happen anywhere.”

Posters should be on 8 ½ X 11 paper and highlight the fire prevention theme. Posters may be created using pen, pencil, colored pencil, crayon or paint. Children must include their name, age and telephone number on the back of their poster.

Posters may be dropped off through 4 p.m. on October 3th, at the Columbus Fire Department Administration office at 1101 Jackson Street. Posters can be delivered during regular business hours, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The winning poster will be announced on October 5th. The winner will receive 6 tickets to Holiday World & Splashing Safari courtesy of White River Broadcasting Company. Posters will judged by a panel of Firefighters and White River Broadcasting Company representatives. The winning poster will be shared on the Columbus Fire Department and White River Broadcasting Company Station’s social media pages.

North Vernon police negotiated with a man threatening suicide for about four hours yesterday, before finally subduing him with a Taser.

The incident started at about 8 last night in the 100 block of South Jennings Street after an argument between a mother and her adult son, according to reports from the North Vernon Police Department..

The man allegedly threatened to end it all and had a straight razor, which he had already used to cut himself. While police negotiated with the man, the emergency response team was brought in.

After being hit with the Taser, he was taken to St. Vincent Jennings Hospital for a mental health evaluation according to police reports.

Columbus police have arrested a man suspected of wielding a machete to rob someone last week.

34-year-old Jayson Ackenback of Columbus is facing preliminary charges of robbery with a deadly weapon, intimidation with a deadly weapon, possession of drug paraphernalia and unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle. He was already wanted on a Jennings County warrant for robbery with serious injury, felony criminal confinement and battery with serious injury.

According to police reports, officers found Ackenback at 8th and Union streets at about 7:30 a.m. on Friday morning. They say he allegedly used the machete to rob a victim in the 800 block of Pearl Street last week.