Category Archives: Local News
22K Pounds Of Johnsonville Bratwurst Recalled
Johnsonville is recalling more than 22-thousand pounds of its cheddar bratwurst. The USDA says two customers have complained about hard plastic in the product. No injuries have been reported. The brat...
Apr 08, 2025
Terre Haute Man Arrested for Intimidation Against an Elected Official
State Police arrested a Terre Haute man Tuesday for allegedly threatening Republican State Representative Jim Lucas of Seymour. Police arrested 55-year-old Robert Bennett for allegedly posting harassi...
Apr 08, 2025
New York Man Arrested in Knox Co. for Driving 113 MPH in 60 MPH Zone
An Indiana State Trooper arrested a New York man Monday night for driving 113 miles an hour in a 60 mile per hour zone on US 50 in Knox County. 35-year-old Jose Franco-Flores of White Plains, New York...
Apr 08, 2025
Ivy Tech Says Indiana Needs to Retrain Over 82,000 Workers Every Year
Ivy Tech Community College says the state needs to retrain over 82-thousand workers every year to meet workforce demands. Those are people working with non-degree credentials. The college says around ...
Apr 08, 2025
First Measles Case in Indiana Confirmed in Allen County
An unvaccinated child has been confirmed to be Indiana's first case of measles. The child lives in Allen County and the Allen County Health Department says the victim is in stable condition and recove...
Apr 08, 2025
Bill Sent to Governor Requiring the State to Purchase only Non-Luxury Vehicles
Taxpayer funded SUV's like the ones recently purchased by Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales and Lieutenant Governor Micah Beckwith were the inspiration for a bill that's been sent to Governor B...
Apr 07, 2025
Indiana Property Tax Relief
You will likely get some relief from property taxes, but not in the form promised by Governor Mike Braun. His original bill has been changed many times, with some 25 amendments discussed so far. The b...
Apr 07, 2025
Princeton Man Arrested for DUI Following Crash
Gibson County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Princeton man on alcohol-related charges Saturday night following a crash on Carithers Road. The sheriff's office says the driver, 18-year-old Jaksen Allen,...
Apr 07, 2025
Additional Arrest Made in Lowell Badger Homicide
The Indiana State Police says a third arrest has been made in the murder of 85-year-old retired Sullivan County farmer Lowell Badger in December of 2012. A warrant was issued by Sullivan Superior Cour...
Apr 07, 2025
St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Haysville Awarded $125,000 Matching Grant
St. Paul's Lutheran Church, located in Haysville in Dubois County, has been awarded a $125,000 matching grant from Sacred Places Indiana, a program of Indiana Landmarks. The grant will be used in ongo...
Apr 07, 2025
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