WEST LAFAYETTE — A solar-powered car made by Purdue University students has won an international contest for fuel-efficient vehicles for the second straight year.

Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight began Monday’s government consolidation meeting with a raft of information straight from the Kernan-Shepard Commission handbook.

TIPTON — Officers arrested a man in Sharpsville over the weekend on suspicion of operating a methamphetamine lab in his home.

Kokomo police are using the America’s Most Wanted Facebook page to help apprehend a local fugitive.

Kokomo-Center School Board candidates appear to be picking sides leading up to the May 4 election.

BUNKER HILL — With an angelic smile and a slight wave of her hand, Lillian Hulette met the man who saved her life.

Six Howard County seniors have been chosen as National Merit Scholar finalists for 2010.

For 90 minutes, Howard County officials presented their case concerning why legal costs should be shared among the governmental entities involved in the Delphi and Chrysler property tax negotiations.

Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight received his first official negative response to his call for consolidation last week from Eastern Schools superintendent Tracy Caddell.“I believe that local elected school boards and their communities should make decisions regarding their local schools, and I would hope that other governmental entities, including the mayor’s office would respect their jurisdiction,” Caddell wrote in a letter Tuesday.

An “Egg Extravaganza” and entertainment by Rhum Academy of Music students will help the Kokomo Downtown Farmers’ Market kick off its 2010 season Saturday, the day before Easter.And with a new season comes some new marketing strategies to help draw more vendors and consumers.

Kokomo Speedway has been a fixture on the city’s northwest side since 1947 and the start of the 63rd season is set for April 18.On opening night, the speedway will host the “Thunder and Lightning” division of United States Auto Club Sprints, Street Stocks and Thunder Cars.

For a new twist on an Easter tradition, an army of adult egg hunters took over Jackson Morrow Park late Saturday.The response for the Kokomo Parks Department’s Adults-Only Easter Egg Hunt was a “monumental success” with about 2,000 participants, Parks Superintendent John Martino said Sunday.

After at least two decades of operating in a cramped office in the Howard County Government Center, the Veterans Services office will relocate next month to the county Administration Center.