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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana is trending in the right direction, at least for the moment. COVID-19 numbers continue to make slow but steady improvement as the state is seeing positive progress across most metrics. The state still has a long way to go to get back to where it was earlier in the pandemic, but progress is progress. That continued on Tuesday, when figures were down across several categories, starting with deaths. This week broke a streak of seven consecutive weeks of 100-plus deaths ...

West Virginia driver killed in crash on the Toll Road LA GRANGE COUNTY, Ind. -- A semi driver from West Virginia was pronounced dead following a crash on the Indiana Toll Road Monday evening, according to Indiana State Police. The investigation revealed Richard Shields, 53, of Marion, West Virginia, was driving his semi eastbound on the toll road when it went off the right side of the roadway near the 126.5 mile marker, struck a guardrail, then came to a rest at a steep angle in the ditch, repo...

Woman sentenced for leaving boys in hot van

KENDALLVILLE — The sentencing of a Michigan woman who left her children in a sweltering care in June 2020 topped reader views this week on kpcnews.com.

LAGRANGE — The Arc of LaGrange County is waiting to hear if the state will approve a grant that will help them provide a bit of modern technology to their clients, to help them better stay in contact with loved ones. The organization held a public hearing Friday morning in the Commissioners Chambers of the LaGrange County Office Building as it works with Region 3-A to secure more than $100,000 in funding from the state’s Office of Community and Rural Affairs to purchase iPads equipped...

Several booked into LaGrange County Jail LAGRANGE — Several people were booked into the LaGrange County Jail from Monday, Dec. 28, through Thursday, Jan. 14, according to jail records. Trisha Wierzbicki, 30, of the 400 block of West Boston Street, Syracuse, was arrested Monday, Dec. 28, by LaGrange County police on a warrant charging nonsupport of a child. Wierzbicki posted bond and was released Monday. Justin Bowen, 32, of the 11200 block of West C.R. 800N, Shipshewana, was arrested Monda...

LAGRANGE — The flags outside the LaGrange County Office Building, home of the LaGrange County Commissioners, flew at half-staff Thursday in honor of one of their own. Those flags, as well as the flags flown outside of the LaGrange County Courthouse, the LaGrange County Justice Building, and the LaGrange County Sheriff’s office were all lowered late Wednesday afternoon in honor of LaGrange County Commissioner Larry Miller, who died at his home on Wednesday. Miller, 69, was recovering f...

INDIANAPOLIS — Nursing homes have reported more than a dozen deaths over the last two weeks, driving most of the new death toll in the four-county area since Christmas. The good news is that the state is in the process of vaccinating long-term care residents, so once immunized the impact seen on one of the state’s most vulnerable populations may be quickly blunted. All four counties have tallied new deaths in nursing homes for the two-week period through Dec. 30. KPC Media Group last ...

SHIPSHEWANA — The Michiana Event Center in Shipshewana has been shut down by the LaGrange County Health Department for alleged repeated violations of state and local orders aimed at protecting the public from the spread of COVID-19. The order that closes the large event venue was hand-delivered to representatives of the MEC on Thursday, said LaGrange County Health Department attorney Jeff Wible. At issue, says Wible, is that the MEC’s owners and managers have repeatedly refused to imp...

As northeast Indiana nears the two-week mark after the Christmas holiday, cases, deaths and positivity rates for COVID-19 are all marching upward in most