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COLUMBUS, Ind. – UPDATE: 11:08: The Columbus Police Department (CPD) released information at around 9 a.m. on Wednesday that a 12-year-old child named Bentley had been missing since Tuesday evening. About two hours later, there was good news. CPD said Bentley was found and is safe.

COLUMBUS, Ind. - The Bartholomew County Highway Department has announced that Legacy Excavating will be maintaining railroad crossings in two locations next week and closing roads in the process.

TAYLORSVILLE, Ind. - Columbus Transit recently announced that "Red Loop" Stop #604 at Heritage Heights in Taylorsville will soon become a fixed-route stop.

COLUMBUS, Ind. – Two Columbus parents face felony charges after the death of a 7-month-old child earlier this year.

INDIANAPOLIS - The National Weather Service has issued a "Hazardous Weather Outlook" for south-central Indiana for Wednesday and Thursday. It includes Bartholomew, Johnson, Jennings, Jackson, Brown, Shelby, and Decatur Counties.

FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced that on or after Wednesday, June 10, crews will temporarily close the east approach of Mallory Parkway at U.S. 31 to complete pavement and curb installation activities. The west approach will remain open.

FRANKLIN, Ind.– Festival Country Indiana’s annual Chalk the Block event returns to downtown Franklin later this month with a special USA 250th category and a special prize for the best chalk art in that category.

GREENWOOD, Ind. - Several gunshots rang out from a parking lot across from the Our Lady of Greenwood Festival on Friday, a little before 9 p.m. Downtown Greenwood festival-goers were sent running for cover toward the school building and nearby businesses.