Rochester, IN (46975) Today. Cloudy skies. Low 23F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph.. Tonight

Rochester, IN (46975) Today. Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming cloudy during the afternoon.

NORTH MANCHESTER — Gavin Betten scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Ethan Hendrix added 20 points, and Aaron Reid had 11 as the Class 2A, No. 7 Manchester boys basketball team beat visiting Rochester 70-45 Friday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, publicly faced senators for the first time after weeks of questions from Democrats — and praise from Republicans — about his “unconventional” resume. Hegseth, a combat veteran and former TV news host, says he will be a “change agent” and …

SILVER SPRING, Md. — A week into Donald Trump’s second presidency and his efforts to crack down on illegal immigration, federal officers are operating with a new sense of mission, knowing that “nobody gets a free pass anymore.”. A dozen officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement gathered before dawn Monday in a Maryland parking lot, then fanned out to the Washington suburbs to ...

LOS ANGELES — Knox and Kai Redick are two basketball-obsessed kids who had amassed a big collection of NBA jerseys, trading cards and autographs thanks to their dad’s careers as a shooting guard, a podcaster and the coach of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Noah Wyle going back to an emergency room for his new series “The Pitt” and Lana Wilson’s lauded documentary about psychics “Look Into My Eyes” are some of the new television, films and music headed to a device near you.. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: Dick Wolf’s new police drama “On …

A monkey in a pink tutu that slipped out of a Missouri home was captured just before a winter storm slammed the state. “Bananas” is how the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office described the apprehension of the primate in a Facebook post. The spider monkey was spotted Friday afternoon at the intersection of two highways near the town of Otto, just to the south of the St. Louis area.

Beckham Tellez, 6, left, and Tate Secrist, 5, sporting muck boots and wet jeans, play and splash in a large rain puddle that built up on the west side of the Fulton County 4-H Fairgrounds swine barns during the recent fair.

Indiana State Police have completed their preliminary report and closed their investigation into the officer-involved shooting that resulted in the Nov. 23 death of 37-year-old Rochester resident Steven Harding.