Marion, IN

MARION, Ind. — A man in Marion is getting over 50 years in prison for a shooting last year that left a 17-year-old dead. On Thursday, the Grant County Prosecutor’s Office said Cordel Bice has been sentenced to 55 years, with 50 of those years being in the Indiana Department of Correction. Bice pled guilty […]

GRANT COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO) — A woman was killed in a two-vehicle head-on crash north of Marion Tuesday night, according to the Grant County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were dispatched around 8:35 p.m. Nov. 3 to the 4300 block of North Huntington Road, also known as State Highway 9, after 911 calls reported a crash. Investigators said a 2019 Volkswagen was traveling southbound on State Road 9 while a northbound 2017 Ford F-250 collided with it head-on. The Volkswagen driver, an adult woman, was p

Prosecutors say Cordel Bice was sentenced to 55 years, with 50 years executed, after pleading guilty in the 2025 killing of 17-year-old Julio Matamoros.

INDIANAPOLIS — Election night brought a surge of voters to Marion County and a shortage of people who help count their ballots. “You had a limited number of people who were available at 9 am on a Tuesday to come volunteer their time,” Marion County Election Spokesperson Dan Goldblatt said. “A lot of people are […]

MARION, Ind. — A driver died Tuesday night in a head-on crash on State Road 9 north of Marion, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release issued Wednesday. 911 callers reported the crash at 8:35 p.m. Tuesday on State Road 9/North Huntington Road between East Bocock Road/East County Road 375 North and […]

MARION COUNTY, Ind. — Democrats retained both offices in Marion County for prosecutor and sheriff in Tuesday’s Midterm Elections. With 100% of the vote in late Tuesday night, the Marion County Clerk’s Office reported that Democrat Ryan Mears had over 168,000 votes (70.66%). Republican challenger Philip received just over 69,000 votes. At the same time, […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Democrat Beau Bayh has won the race for Indiana Secretary of State. With 90% of the vote counted late Tuesday night, Bayh defeated Republican Max Engling by receiving over 940,000 votes to Engling’s 787,000. Bayh won over 51% of the vote, including about 71% of the vote in Marion County. Bayh becomes the […]

A collision on State Road 9 just north of Marion left one person dead Tuesday evening, the sheriff's department said.

MARION COUNTY, Ind. — Kerry Forestal has resigned as Marion County Sheriff following his election victory to the Indiana State Senate. Forestal, a Democrat, was elected to Indiana Senate District 31, which includes Fishers, Geist, and part of Marion County. He defeated Republican Juanita Albright with nearly 58% of the vote. Term limits prevented Forestal […]

Marion County Sheriff Kerry Forestal resigned after being elected to Indiana Senate District 31 Tuesday night.