Category Archives: Local News
Federal Inmate Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Cellmate at Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex
A Maryland man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his cellmate at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute in October of 2024. 29-year-old Joshua Mebane of Silver Spring, Maryla...
Apr 22, 2025
Young is Greater Mitchell Chamber of Commerce's 2024 Citizen of the Year
Spring Mill State Park property manager Mark Young was recently named the Greater Mitchell Chamber of Commerce 2024 Citizen of the Year for his dedicated service to and impact on the Mitchell communit...
Apr 22, 2025
Gov. Braun Signs Bill Tightening Rules on Sex Offenders
Governor Braun has signed a bill tightening rules on where sex offenders can move. The bill, written by Republican Representative Ben Smaltz of Auburn, requires judges to review family ties, housing, ...
Apr 22, 2025
Roche to Invest $50B in U.S.
Swiss drugmaker Roche will invest 50-billion dollars in the U.S. over the next five years as it weighs the effects of President Trump's tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals. The company announced today...
Apr 22, 2025
Indiana AG, SoS Sue Federal Government Over Voter Citizenship
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is being sued by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita and Secretary of State Diego Morales. They are suing after they urged the agency to verify the citizenshi...
Apr 22, 2025
Terre Haute Police Update Bicycle/Ambulance Collision Investigation
The Terre Haute Police Department released a statement Monday regarding an investigation into a collision between and ambulance and an electric bicycle on April 15th that resulted in the death of one ...
Apr 21, 2025
Indiana State Police Conducts Operation Easter Bunny
The Indiana State Police Jasper Post concluded its Holiday patrol Friday with a strong focus on ensuring the safety of motorists. Troopers were actively searching for reckless and impaired drivers to ...
Apr 21, 2025
Suspect Arrested after Officer Involved Shooting and Chase
A Santa Claus, Indiana woman was arrested Monday morning after crashing a stolen Chandler police vehicle in a Daviess County, Kentucky field. Police say 31-year-old Nina Adalina Devillez had earlier c...
Apr 21, 2025
Lane Closures Planned for I-69 in Gibson and Pike Counties
The Indiana Department of Transportation says alternating lane closures are scheduled to begin on or around Tuesday, April 29th on I-69 in Gibson and Pike Counties. The lane closures will occur betwee...
Apr 21, 2025
Daviess Co. Has Indiana's Second Lowest Jobless Rate in March
Daviess County had Indiana's second lowest unemployment rate in March at 2.5%, six tenths of a percent lower than March of 2024. Dubois and Martin Counties' March jobless rates stood at 2.6%. For Dubo...
Apr 21, 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