The Wabash Valley is under a slight risk for severe weather on Father's Day, with potential for gusty winds, hail, and heavy rainfall. While the tornado risk is low, isolated strong tornadoes are possible. The main focus for severe weather is from 3 p.m. to midnight on Sunday. A Flood Watch is also in effect due to hea...

Max Engling won the Republican nomination for Indiana secretary of state Saturday at the state GOP convention after several rounds of delegate voting. He defeated incumbent Diego Morales and Knox County Clerk Davud Shelton to secure the party's endorsement for the November election. Engling will face Democrat Beau Bayh...

Sunday marked the official start of summer and the longest day of the year. Astronomers say the summer solstice began at 4:25 am Eastern, when the Earth's axis made its northernmost tilt toward the sun. This gives the sun a longer path to move across the northern sky.

The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Sunday was $3.34 per gallon, 2¢ lower than Saturday and 60¢ lower than Sunday's national average of $3.94 per gallon. It was also 1¢ lower than a week ago, 71¢ lower than a month ago, and 23¢ higher than a year ago. Meanwhile T...

An Oakland City woman is charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated following a one-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in the 500 block of South 1300 East in Gibson County. The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says 52-year-old Vicki Pancake was intoxicated when her car went down an embankment and became partially sub...

The Indiana Department of Transportation says overnight ramp closures are scheduled to begin on Monday, June 22nd on U.S. 50 near Vincennes. The ramp closures will occur at the U.S. 50 and U.S. 41 interchange, locally known as the 'tri-level'. The closures will allow for patching and paving operations which are expecte...

Work is expected to begin on Monday, June 29th on a roundabout at the intersection of State Roads 64 and 162 near Jasper, also known as Bretzville Junction. The Indiana Department of Transportation says motorists will encounter lane closures as work gets underway. Preliminary work is expected to take one week to comple...

The Town of Ferdinand in Dubois County says construction is scheduled to begin Monday on Vienna Drive as part of a three-phase road improvement project. Vienna Drive will be closed during construction hours. The road will reopen daily after construction around 4:30 to 5:00 p.m. Detours will be posted and motorists shou...

The Jasper Street Department says the city's annual Asphalt Pavement Preservation Projects are scheduled to begin on Tuesday, June 23rd. This surface coating is comparable to a seal coating; however, it is thicker, more durable & designed to wear longer than an ordinary seal coating. Residents will be notified by a...

The Indiana Department of Transportation will hold a public open house in July for a sidewalk installation project along State Road 56 in Ireland. The project also includes crosswalk, and ADA curb installation. The open house will be held Tuesday, July 14th from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Saint Mary Church at 28-29 North 500...

The City of Vincennes will hold a public hearing on Monday, June 29th to discuss applying for grant funds to repair houses owned by low-income homeowners within the city limits. The hearing starts at 5:30 in the city council chambers. All residents are encouraged to attend.

Washington Police arrested a Texas man Friday for Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, Operating While Intoxicated Endangerment, and Operating While Intoxicated .15 or Greater. 26-year-old Rolando Quevedo Garduno was released from the Daviess County Security Center on $5,000 bond. 157 inmates were being held in the s...

Indiana Governor Mike Braun has declared a state of disaster emergency for 63 counties in Indiana due to damage caused by the severe weather that swept through the state this week. Due to flooding, severe weather, tornadic activity, and a derecho, Governor Braun declared a state of disaster emergency for counties inclu...

One person died Thursday night in a crash involving a side by side off road vehicle in Daviess County. The Daviess County Sheriff's Office says it happened around 10:30 p.m. on County Road 450 South, west of County Road 50 West. A passenger, 28-year-old Israel Waggoner of Washington, was killed. The sheriff's office sa...

The National Weather Service says three tornadoes touched down across central Indiana during severe storms Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Meteorologist Chad Swain says two EF-1 tornadoes in Vigo and Clay Counties had peak winds of 110 miles per hour while an EF-2 tornado in Owen and Monroe Counties had pe...