The Knox County Sheriff's Department has acquired new technology to protect the public against drug impaired drivers. In cooperation with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, the department has obtained a device called SoToxa to help identify drug-impaired drivers. SoToxa is a handheld analyzer that uses an oral flu...

Daviess and Gibson Counties shared the state's lowest unemployment rate in October at 3.0%. For both counties, that's six tenths of a percent higher than a year ago. Martin County's jobless rate last month was 3.1%, three tenths of a percent higher than the year before. Dubois County's rate of 3.3% was seven tenths' pe...

Hoosiers gathering around the table for Thanksgiving dinner will find slight relief when it comes to purchasing ingredients, but the meal still reflects historically high costs. Indiana Farm Bureau's annual Thanksgiving market basket survey shows that Hoosier shoppers can expect to spend approximately 2% less at the gr...

The Daviess County Sheriff's Department arrested an Odon woman Tuesday on a warrant for Domestic Battery Resulting in Moderate Bodily Injury. 48-year-old Brandi Trueblood was released from the Daviess County Security Center on $10,000 bond. 175 inmates were being held in the security center early Wednesday morning.

The United Way of Knox County has announced the distribution of three checks totaling 11-thousand dollars to three Knox Co. food pantries in collaboration with Duke Energy. Checks were presented to St. Vincent de Paul, the Lord's Warehouse in Monroe City, and the Vincennes Food Pantry.

Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes will host a free mammogram screening event Thursday for uninsured and underinsured patients. It will be held from 2:00 until 5:00 PM at Good Samaritan's Breast Care Center, 520 South Seventh Street. Interested individuals must call the Breast Care Center at 812-885-3627 to confirm e...

One person was killed, and two others injured Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. 50 and State Road 550 near Wheatland in Knox County. The Knox County Sheriff's Office says 40-year-old Tammy Payton of Terre Haute was attempting to cross US 50 from State Road 550 when her car was struck by...

State Senator Eric Bassler of Washington gathered with fellow legislators at the Statehouse Tuesday for Organization Day - the ceremonial start of the 124th Indiana General Assembly. The legislature reconvenes in January. By state law, the 2025 session will conclude on or before April 29th. Lawmakers will be putting to...

The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana Wednesday stood at $2.96 a gallon, a penny lower than Tuesday and eleven cents lower than Tuesday's national average. It was also nine cents lower than a week ago, 12 cents lower than a month ago, and 28 cents lower than a year ago. Triple A also says the...

The deadline for ordering wreaths as part of the Wreaths Across America program in Vincennes has been extended again. The new deadline is Friday, December 13th. The goal of the program is to place wreaths at the graves of an estimated 3,500 veterans buried at Vincennes City Cemeteries. Wreaths are $17 each and can be p...

Vincennes University will hold ribbon cutting ceremonies Friday for Design and Innovation Studios at Flaget Elementary School in Vincennes and Washington Catholic Elementary in Washington. The studios mark Vincennes University's 11th and 12th D & I Studios in the region. The studios are a collaboration with the Ind...

All Vincennes City Government Offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 28th and 29th for Thanksgiving. Recycling will be picked up on schedule Monday, November 25th. Wednesday's and Thursday's trash will be collected together on Wednesday, November 27th. The city collection site on Old Terre Haute Road will...

Jasper's City Hall, Street Department and all utilities administrative offices will be closed on Thursday, November 28th and Friday, November 29th for the Thanksgiving Holiday. The Jasper Street Department and Resource Recovery Site will also be closed on Saturday, November 30th. Trash and scheduled recycling normally ...

The Knox County Health Department is partnering with Versiti Blood Center of Indiana to bring a mobile blood drive to Vincennes. It will take place on Tuesday, November 26th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Knox County Health Department, 328 North 2nd Street in Vincennes. Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment...

Attorneys for Joseph Corcoran are appealing that his death sentence is cruel and unusual punishment for someone who is seriously mentally ill. Corcoran is scheduled to be put to death on December 18th for killing four people in Fort Wayne in 1997. He would be the first person the state has executed since 2009, and Atto...