Officers with the Columbus Police Department (CPD) made two arrests after a man was shot in the face with a pellet gun on Monday night.

At around 6:30 p.m., CPD responded to the 2100 block of Union Street after a disturbance outside a home, according to CPD’s Lt. Matt Harris.

When police arrived they were told by a man who said he had been assaulted that Todd Carr, of Columbus, shot him with a pellet gun and tried to strike him with a metal pole.

Officers then arrested Carr and Lisa Davis,  of Columbus, who both had out of county warrants for their arrest, according to law enforcement.

Carr was transported to Columbus Regional Hospital for treatment of injuries he sustained in the altercation.

Both he and Davis were later taken to the Bartholomew County Jail.

Carr was preliminarily charged with Battery with a Deadly Weapon and for a Johnson County Warrant.

Davis was preliminarily charged for a Jackson County Warrant.

City of Columbus crews will continue to pick up residential Christmas trees curbside (no alleys) the same day as your regular trash collection through Friday, January 27th.

Residents are reminded that call-ins will not be accepted for Christmas trees and collections will not be made on private streets.

Your tree must be free of all decorations including ornaments, hooks, stands, or nails, and placed at the curb in front of your home.

An Ongoing drug investigation lead to the arrest of a North Vernon Woman for Dealing Methamphetamine.

On Friday December 30th, 2022 at around 11:00 a.m. Sgt. Thomas Mellencamp, Deputy Bill Carter, and Sheriff Kenny Freeman went to a Geneva Township residence in an attempt to locate Shannon Bear,of North Vernon, who was wanted on a Jennings County Circuit Court Arrest Warrant for several counts of Dealing Methamphetamine.

The warrant had been issued after a lengthy narcotics investigation by Jennings County Detectives.

Upon arrival Deputies made contact with Ms. Bear.  Further investigation led Deputies to locating over 15 Grams of Meth and Drug Paraphernalia at her residence. Ms. Bear was taken into custody without incident and transported to the Jennings County Jail where she is still being held on multiple Dealing and Possession Charges.

A Johnson County man was taken into custody in Franklin after reports of shots fired led to the serving of a search warrant by SWAT members.

Officers with the Franklin Police Department were dispatched to the Branigan Creek neighborhood at approximately 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

When police arrived, they were unable to find the source of the gunfire but received information on potential people involved.

Due to the nature of the circumstances, investigators contacted Johnson County SWAT to help with the execution of the warrant

. The search led to the arrest of Amos Crenshaw, of Franklin, the threat to the community was over.

The suspect is being held at the Johnson County Jail without bond. Police ask that anyone with information on the incident call 317-346-1100.

The town of Edinburgh is looking for a new Fire Chief after the resignation of John Henderson. His last day was December 18th.

Edinburgh Fire and Rescue has named Chuck Ridpath as the new interim Fire Chief. Ridpath has been a member of the Edinburgh fire team since 1994. He is also a Lieutenant with the City of Franklin Fire Department where he has served for 20 years.

The former chief served from May 2021 until he recently resigned in early December. He is now working at Johnson Memorial Health in Franklin.

Former Chief Deputy Major Chris Lane is the new sheriff of Bartholomew County. Lane took his oath at the Bartholomew County Courthouse on Friday.

Sheriff Matt Myers leaves and now becomes Lane’s chief deputy. He will serve in the position for a few months.

The City of Bloomington’s Department of Public Works is hoping to expand the Centerstone program. That’s a program designed to help people who struggle with mental health and addiction issues get back on their feet. Director Adam Wason says Centerstone has served over 70 people so far, and he tells the City of Bloomington YouTube channel that he hopes to expand the program in 2023.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources would like to remind all Hoosier anglers and hunters that all annual 2022 licenses are valid through March 31st of 2023. The 2023 licenses go on sale in January.

DNR would also like to remind hunters and trappers that hunting seasons end at the end of January.

If you Have any questions to ask about your online license system account, license-purchasing errors, or deer control permits, email [email protected] or call 317-232-4082.