Indiana State Police say the driver of a car believed to have been involved in a domestic violence incident was being pursued by a Pike County Sheriff's deputy Saturday evening when he crossed the centerline of State Road 64 and struck a van head-on. The driver of the van, 41-year-old Amanda Wertman of Winslow was kill...

Two Princeton residents face drug and other charges after a Friday traffic stop on State Road 65 in Owensville, where a deputy smelled burnt marijuana in their vehicle. The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says the driver, 41-year-old Jessica White, was arrested for OWI/refusal, marijuana and meth possession, paraphernal...

As fall approaches, harvest season will soon be in full swing. That means more tractors, combines, grain carts and other farm equipment on our county roads and highways. Knox County Emergency Management Director John Streeter reminds drivers these machines are large, slow-moving, and need extra room to safely navigate ...

A Heat Advisory will be in effect from 2:00 p.m. Tuesday until 8:00 p.m. Thursday. Peak heat index values up to 105 are expected each afternoon with limited relief from the heat and humidity overnight. Among the counties affected are Daviess, Martin, Knox, Greene, Sullivan, Vigo, Owen, Clay and Lawrence. Meanwhile a He...

With high temperatures returning to Indiana this week, Duke Energy is reminding customers about resources to manage increased summer electricity bills. Federal data shows July cooling demand was nearly twenty percent above normal, driving up air conditioning use across the state. Duke Energy offers free usage alerts, h...

A record thirty-eight Indiana school districts are pursuing property tax referendums as public schools face mounting funding challenges. State records show Indiana spends thirty-seven hundred dollars below the national per-student average, with K-12 public schools serving eighty-seven percent of Hoosier students. Criti...

Barr-Reeve Community Schools will hold an informational meeting at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, September 3rd, in the cafeteria. The meeting concerns the school board's recent decision to place an operating referendum renewal on the November 3rd ballot to continue funding key programs despite reduced state funding and property ...

The Indiana Secured School Safety Board has approved the distribution of more than $26.9 million to support school safety initiatives, funding 499 projects across the state. Locally, Barr-Reeve Community Schools received $12,900. Flaget Elementary School in Vincennes received $64,500. The full list of recipients can be...

The Indiana Department of Transportation says US 50 three miles east of Shoals in Martin County is scheduled to be closed Monday, September 14th for a slide repair project. The work is expected to last through mid-October, depending on the weather. The official detour will be U.S. 50 to State Road 37 to U.S. 150. Local...

Construction is scheduled to begin Tuesday on the southbound US 41 exit to Willow Street in Vincennes. The project will widen both sides of the ramp to better accommodate larger vehicles. Traffic will be shifted to one side of the ramp during work, with advance warning signs posted on US 41. On Willow Street, the north...

Two people were arrested Saturday for trespassing on a train at a factory near County Road 350 South and US 41 in Gibson County. Gibson County Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene shortly before noon following receipt of a 911 call. 44-year-old Steven Wetzel of Alma, Michigan and 45-year-old Amanda Deroo of San An...

Indiana State Police say a fiery crash on Interstate 69 in Greene County Saturday morning killed Timothy and Carol Graham of Columbia City and injured a 29-year-old construction worker from Fort Wayne. The worker was airlifted to Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis to be treated. ISP has not provided an update on his con...

The Knox County Sheriff's Office says a Knox County man died Saturday in a motorcycle crash in the area of 30-61 South School House Road. The sheriff's office says 61-year-old Paul Emmons lost control of his motorcycle on a curve and was thrown from his bike. He was not wearing a helmet at the time. Emmons died after b...

The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Monday was $3.39 per gallon, 2¢ lower than Sunday and 69¢ lower than Monday's national average of $4.08 per gallon. It was also 12¢ lower than a week ago, 24¢ lower than a month ago, and 11¢ higher than a year ago. Meanwhile Tr...

The Indiana Supreme Court has set Jeffrey Weisheit's execution date for November 5th. He will be Indiana's fourth death row inmate put to death since the state resumed executions to carry out death sentences less than two years ago. Weisheit was sentenced to death for the 2010 deaths of eight-year-old Alyssa Lynch and ...