Democrat Beau Bayh has been elected Indiana Secretary of State, defeating Republican Max Engling late Tuesday night. With about 90 percent of the vote counted, Bayh had more than 940,000 votes to Engling's 787,000. That's just over 51 percent of the vote, including about 71 percent in Marion County. Bayh is the first D...

Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston has lost his reelection bid. The Republican lawmaker lost Tuesday's election to Democratic challenger Lauren Cole. Cole declared victory with the final unofficial results showing her with a three-point lead. Huston had served in Indiana House District 37 since being elected in 2012 and...

Republican Mark Messmer of Jasper won a second two-year term to Indiana's 8th District House seat on Tuesday. He beat Democrat Mary Allen, an Evansville City Councilwoman. Democratic State Senator J.D. Ford won the U.S. House race for Indiana's 5th District, unseating Republican incumbent Victoria Spartz in a major pol...

Voters in Indiana have approved two state constitutional amendments. One will give judges more power to restrict and deny bail to defendants if there is evident proof or a strong presumption that the person poses a risk to public safety. The other allows a city or town judge to be able to live outside of their jurisdic...

In Daviess County's elections on Tuesday, Incumbent Republican Michelle Guy won another term as Washington Township Trustee. Incumbent Republicans Andrea Brown, Debbie Goodwin and Don Williams were re-elected to the Washington Township Board. Voter turnout Tuesday was just over 39%.

Keith Keller was elected Sheriff in Tuesday's Martin County elections. Incumbent Paul George was re-elected Martin County Commissioner District 2. Sheri Bowling retained her seat as District 4 County Council member. Ashley Clark was elected Crane Town Clerk Treasurer. Cecil Ragsdale, Luke Copeland and   Cody ...

Knox County voters decided contested races for sheriff, recorder and nearly every township and town office on the ballot Tuesday. Republican Dan Short defeated Democrat Brian Hagen for Knox County Sheriff while Republican Vickie Bottoms defeated Democrat Lisa Ritterskamp for County Recorder. Juan Fuller was elected Mon...

Republican Mark Flint was re-elected Pike County Commissioner District 2 on Tuesday. Incumbent Tara Baham was re-elected Winslow Town Clerk Treasurer. And Jacob Bolin, George Bruce, Alisha Wardlow, Chris Richardson, and Joshua Popp were elected as at-large members to the Winslow Town Council.

In Greene County's Elections Tuesday, Jamie Thompson was elected Circuit Court Clerk and Leah Rea will serve as County Recorder. Ronald Lehman was elected to the Greene County Council District 4. Republican Dustin Banning and Democrat Terressa Sparks were elected as at-large members of the Worthington Town Board. Denni...

In Tuesday's Sullivan County Election, Incumbent Jason Bobbit was re-elected sheriff. And David Willis won a three-way race for Sullivan County Commissioner District 1.

Terry Lampert was elected Sheriff Tuesday in Dubois County's elections. Nathan Verkamp was re-elected Dubois County Circuit Court Judge. Tammy Guth was elected Recorder. Dylan Schmitt was elected to the Dubois County Council in District 1, Michael Stallman in District 2.

Our Community Foundation is offering grants to help Daviess County teachers bring new ideas into the classroom. The Teaching Innovator Grant provides up to $250 for creative, innovative teaching projects. This round will support projects during the second semester of the school year. Applications are due December 4th. ...

Washington Police arrested a Naperville, Illinois man Tuesday for Reckless Driving. 23-year-old Maliah Keaton is being held on $5,000 bond in the Daviess County Security Center. 149 inmates were being held in the security center early Wednesday morning.

The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Wednesday stood at $3.75 a gallon, 3¢ lower than Tuesday and 37¢ lower than Wednesday's national average of $4.12 per gallon. It was also 17¢ lower than a week ago, the same as a month ago, and 76¢ higher than a year ago. Meanwhile ...

Generations, the Area 13 Agency on Aging, has launched a holiday fundraiser to help homebound seniors get meals. The "No One Goes Hungry" campaign aims to shorten the waiting list for Home Delivered Meals. Right now, 265 older adults in Daviess, Dubois, Greene, Knox, Martin and Pike counties are waiting. Meal...