Walmart is recalling around 850-thousand Ozark Trail water bottles. The retailer says it's taking the 64-ounce metal bottles off the market because some customers have been hit in the face by the lid. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the lid can "forcefully eject" posing serious impact and lacerati...

A man is facing numerous charges after fleeing a traffic stop in Sullivan Thursday and then crashing his motorcycle into a pond. Sullivan Police say Clifford Curnett left the scene but was later apprehended in the area of Stewart Court. Police found a backpack on the motorcycle containing a firearm and several illegal ...

The Vigo County Sheriff's Office released additional details Friday concerning the deaths of two people Wednesday night in northern Vigo County. The sheriff's office says the deceased are 59-year-old Keith Russell Chaney and 63-year-old Kathy Ann Cunning, both from Vigo County. They were brother and sister and authorit...

The Indiana Department of Homeland Security has opened applications to the State Disaster Relief Fund for residents who incurred damage to their homes or property from Severe Storms in Monroe and Greene counties on May 15th and 16th and Flooding in Daviess County on June 30th. Applications to help with immediate needs ...

The Knox County Health Department is making it easy for families to prepare for the upcoming school year with its Start Smart Back-to-School Immunization Clinic on Saturday, July 26th. The clinic will be held from 9:00 AM to NOON at 328 North 2nd Street, Suite 100 in Vincennes. No Appointment is necessary. Who needs up...

A portion of U.S. 50 in Martin and Lawrence Counties is scheduled to be closed Monday, July 14th for chip and seal work. The closure will take place between US 150 and State Road 60 near Shoals and Huron. Work is expected to take a week to complete, depending on the weather. The official detour will be State Road 37 to...

The City of Sullivan says Broad Street at the intersection of East Washington Street will be closed Tuesday, July 15th and Wednesday, July 16th. The closing is necessary for the installation of underground piping across Broad Street to make modifications for the Sully Trail System expansion.

Indiana State Police say a Prairieton man died Thursday after being shot in an altercation outside a residence near the 800 North block of Shelburn. The ISP says 30-year-old Ryan Gehring was involved in an argument with two other individuals around 1:00 AM Thursday. Police say Gehring was told he was trespassing and re...

The Dubois County Sheriff's Office says it has located the owner of a dog abandoned in a field earlier this week. The incident was captured on video which showed a car stopping, the dog being let out, and the vehicle driving away. The sheriff's office says it would like to extend its appreciation to those who provided ...

The Pike County Council voted unanimously this week to both ratify the Memorandum of Understanding between Pike County and RISE Peer Recovery and to approve the use of Opioid Settlement Relief to support RISE's first year of operations in Pike County. The Pike County Prosecutor's Office says the approval of the MOU is ...

There will be a public auction by the departments of the City of Washington on Friday, July 18th. It will begin at 9:00 a.m. at the Electric Department Garage at 2113 Memorial Avenue.

Governor Mike Braun says there are lessons Indiana needs to learn from the failures related to the deadly flooding in Texas. He says what happened in Texas is a "wake-up call" and says Indiana must determine if its emergency response systems have any weaknesses. Braun says the Hoosier State needs to reassess ...

State Farm is planning a large insurance rate hike for Illinois homeowners next month. The Bloomington-based insurance company is raising homeowners' insurance rates in the state by more than 27-percent beginning August 15th. The rate hike is one of the largest in the state's history and will affect nearly one-point-fi...

Ford is recalling thousands of vehicles due to a faulty fuel pump. According to a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notice, the fuel pump failure could lead to engine stalls while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. Ford is recalling select 2021-to-2023 Ford Broncos, Ford Explorers, Lincoln Aviators, ...

Indiana schools will now be better equipped to respond to sudden cardiac emergencies, thanks to the recent signing of House Bill 1515 into law. The new law mandates that an automated external defibrillator be present at every venue where students face an increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest. Furthermore, schools mus...