The Herald Bulletin

03/07/2025

The change comes about after Elwood and Frankton expressed a desire to exit the tournaments in recent weeks. The decision was finalized when Alexandria also bowed out.

Madison County will no longer hold county tournaments in the sports of baseball, softball, basketball, or volleyball beginning with the fall 2025 season.

03/06/2025

Richardson, 68, served two terms as sheriff, winning election in 2006 and 2010. He retired at the end of his second term after 39 years as a member of the sheriff's department.

Former Madison County Sheriff and Alexandria Mayor Ron Richardson died Wednesday night after a years-long battle with colon cancer.

03/06/2025

According to Madison County Sheriff John Beeman, four people were trapped in the wreckage of the crash, which occurred just before 10 a.m. at County roads 825 West and 200 South (38th Street).

Three lifeline helicopters were called to the scene of a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning.

03/06/2025

More animals are coming to us at the Animal Protection League who are abused, neglected and in need of emergency vet care than ever before.

The animal sheltering system across the country is in crisis. People who have been in the animal rescue world say that the past few years are the worst they have

03/05/2025

Twenty-six years later, the annual local student art show is still going strong, with the 2025 edition continuing through March 15 at the Anderson Museum of Art.

"Not on our watch," Maureen Kirkenbauer and other members of the Art Association of Madison County said as some schools began cutting arts programs from curriculum.

03/05/2025

I have some friends whom I’ve never met. They will pick strawberries in Plant, Florida on March 10-11 and deliver them to me March 14. I, not wanting to be selfish, will let you in on it.

I have some friends whom I’ve never met. They will pick strawberries in Plant, Florida on March 10-11 and deliver them to me March 14. I, not wanting to be

03/04/2025

The 14-year-old turned himself in Sunday to Anderson police and has been waived to adult court on charges of murder, attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder, reckless homicide and child in possession of a firearm.

A third Anderson teen has been charged with murder in the Feb. 2 death of Dayla Swain, who was caught in gunfire reportedly targeting a murder trial witness.

03/04/2025

Madison County Auditor Todd Culp said the state owes the county a total of $292,000 from June 2024 through January 2025.

The Indiana Department of Correction owes Madison County more than $300,000 for the housing of inmates.

03/03/2025

Anderson police arrested Kyree M. Craver, 17, 2600 block of Meridian Street, Friday after a search warrant was executed. Craver was waived into adult court and is was held with no bond Monday at the county juvenile detention center.

A second Anderson teenager has been charged with murder in connection with the Feb. 2 shooting death of Dayla Swain.

03/02/2025

"I really enjoy having a community. We all need that."

Martial arts is Gene Fletcher's passion, but loving others is his mission.

02/28/2025

“I think it was a terrible idea,” U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz said of Friday's meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr at the White House. “This is a real war and a very serious situation.”

Rep. Victoria Spartz said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy insulted President Donald Trump and the American people by walking out of an Oval Office meeting Friday.

02/28/2025

Anderson police have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with the Feb. 2 shooting that killed Dayla Swain. It's the second arrest made this week in the case.

Anderson police have made a second arrest in the shooting death of Dayla Swain.

02/28/2025

Habitat for Humanity has already built another house on the block and will break ground on a third this month.

On Friday, Kami Wilkerson moved into her new home in the 1400 block of Forkner Street that was built by Madison County Habitat for Humanity.

02/28/2025

“I am honored to tell this story,” said the film's writer and director, Mark Decena. “I am not Black. I am not a farmer. I am a storyteller. The film has resonated with audiences across the country.”

A documentary shown at the Anderson D26 Career Center this week trained a spotlight on Black farmers making inroads in an industry where many of their ancestors’ oppression began.

02/27/2025

The YMCA had been located in downtown Anderson since 1915.

The YMCA of Madison County started a new chapter in its history with the official opening of a new facility at the InerG Impact Center.

02/27/2025

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02/27/2025

Hackman, 95, his wife Betsy Arakawa, 63, and their dog were all dead when authorities entered their home to check on their welfare Wednesday afternoon, Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Denise Avila said.

Authorities say Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog were found dead in their New Mexico home.

02/26/2025

According to a news release from the Anderson Police Department, detectives working in tandem with the Milwaukee Police Department and the U.S. Marshals Service this week traveled to Wisconsin and arrested Rashawn Darius Samuels, 19.

Police have arrested a man in connection with an early February shooting that left an Anderson woman dead.