Category Archives: Local News
Indiana Ranks 8th in the Country for the Number of Internet Crime Victims
Hoosiers are the victims of internet crimes at the highest rate in the state's history, according to a new report from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI says Indiana ranks 8th in the countr...
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Bill Calls for School Board Candidates to Declare a Political Party Affiliation
The Indiana Senate has passed a bill that would require school board candidates to declare a political party affiliation. The bill, Senate Bill 287, is now awaiting Governor Mike Braun's signature. Su...
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Princeton Man Arrested for Possession of Meth.
A Princeton man is facing a charge of Possession of Methamphetamine following a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon on a Gibson County Road. A deputy detected signs of drug activity while approaching the...
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Fort Branch Woman Arrested on Drug Charges
Gibson County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Fort Branch woman on drug charges Wednesday night following an ongoing investigation. 41-year-old Britni Miller is facing charges of Possession of Methamphe...
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Vincennes University to Confer Honorary Doctorate in Public Service upon Former Indiana Governor Holcomb
Vincennes University will confer an Honorary Doctorate in Public Service upon Former Governor Eric Holcomb during Spring Commencement on Saturday, May Third at 2:00 PM in VU's Physical Education Compl...
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Indiana Gas/Diesel & EV Prices (Thursday)
The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana Thursday stood at $3.11 a gallon, the same as Wednesday and six cents lower than Thursday's national average. It was also five cents hi...
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IDPH Reports First Measles Case of 2025 in Southern Illinois
The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting the first confirmed measles case in the state in 2025. The case involves an adult in far southern Illinois. It was confirmed through laboratory te...
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Daviess Co. Arrests
The Daviess County Sheriff's Department arrested a Washington man Wednesday for Operating a Vehicle While Never Receiving a License. 31-year-old Marvin Rojas is being held without bond in the Daviess ...
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Indiana AG Opposes Terre Haute Hospital Merger
Attorney General Todd Rokita has informed the Indiana Department of Health he opposes a proposed merger of two Terre Haute hospitals. IDOH must soon decide to either deny the merger or permit the cons...
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Respect the Zone: INDOT Marks Official Start of 2025 Construction Season, Urges Importance Of Traveling Safely in Work Zones
The Indiana Department of Transportation officially marked the start of its 2025 construction season Wednesday and recognized National Work Zone Awareness Week as both maintenance and construction pro...
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This Day in Country Music
On this day April 24, 2003
Dixie Chicks launched a publicity campaign to explain their position after the controversy of Natalie Maines statement regading the Iraq war. During a prime-time interview with TV personality Diane Sawyer, Maines said she remained proud of her original...
Apr 24, 2025
On this day April 24, 1991
Garth Brooks won a record six times at the 26th annual awards on NBC. The Country singer won: Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist; Best Album for , Single Record, "Friends In Low Places", and Song and Video for "The Dance".
Apr 24, 2025
On this day April 23, 2017
The Andrew Johnson Hotel in Knoxville, Tennessee, where Hank Williams stayed on December 31, 1952, hours before his death, made headlines after mayor Tim Burchett announced that Knox County would seek proposals to redevelop the building, sparking re-in...
Apr 23, 2025
On this day April 23, 1936
Born on this day, was Roy Orbison, singer, songwriter, who had a 1964 UK & US #1 single with "Pretty Woman" plus over 20 US & 30 UK Top 40 singles. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country and western band in high school until...
Apr 23, 2025
On this day April 20, 1959
Goldband Records released "Puppy Love" by a 13-year old Dolly Parton, a song that was recorded two years earlier when she was just eleven years old. The song didn't chart, but was later to be a hit in 1972 for Donny Osmond.
Apr 20, 2025
On this day April 20, 2020
Stuck at home in lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic, Willie Nelson staged the "Come And Toke It" live stream (in reference to 420 day, "the unofficial weed holiday"), to support efforts to legalize marijuana and free those incarcerated for it. Ot...
Apr 20, 2025
On this day April 20, 2009
Jimmy Dean's house was largely gutted by a fire, although the Deans escaped injury. The Deans rebuilt their home on the same foundation and returned early in 2010.
Apr 20, 2025
On this day April 20, 1965
Roger Miller was at #1 on the US Country charts with "King Of The Road." The song has been covered by many other artists, including George Jones, Dean Martin, Boxcar Willie, Randy Travis, the Statler Brothers, Rufus Wainwright & Teddy Thompson, The Pro...
Apr 20, 2025