Category Archives: Local News
Indiana State Police Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Clay County
Police shot a Terre Haute man Tuesday evening in Clay County after he attempted to run them over in a stolen U-Haul vehicle. Indiana State Police say 47-year-old Dale Evans ignored orders to stop, dri...
Apr 16, 2025
Indiana Secretary of State Revokes License of Knox Co. Used Car Dealership
Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales says he has revoked the dealer license of a Knox County used car dealership. Morales says Banks One Stop Auto engaged in fraudulent practices, including the su...
Apr 15, 2025
Gov. Braun Signs SB 1 Into Law
Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed Senate Bill 1 into law Tuesday afternoon. Braun says the bill provides historic tax relief for Hoosiers. He says, "nearly every Hoosier, homeowner, farmer, and busin...
Apr 15, 2025
Motorists: Stay Alert & Share the Road with Farm Equipment This Spring
Planting season is quickly approaching for Indiana's 94,000 farmers. With the warm weather and sunshine, Hoosier motorists will also see more large slow-moving farm equipment traveling Indiana's rural...
Apr 15, 2025
Gov. Braun Issues Executive Orders on Healthcare
Indiana Governor Mike Braun introduced the "Make Indiana Healthy Again" program on Tuesday, focusing on welfare spending limits and work requirements for recipients. The program includes nine executiv...
Apr 15, 2025
Illinois Woman Arrested for Drunk Driving Following Crash in Gibson Co.
The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says a Grayville, Illinois woman was arrested early Tuesday morning following a two vehicle T-bone crash with injuries on State Road 168 near County Rod 500 West. 27...
Apr 15, 2025
Outreach Organization Opens in Sullivan
Pathways, a new outreach organization, has opened in Sullivan to assist the community with services such as home repairs, counseling, and life coaching. President Curt Howard says the organization's m...
Apr 15, 2025
Huntingburg Police Investigating Two Deaths
Huntingburg Police are investigating the deaths of a woman and a child whose bloodied bodies were found Monday afternoon in a home at 107 North Geiger Street. The woman died at the scene while the chi...
Apr 15, 2025
Indiana House Passes Bill to Jail Homeless Persons
The Indiana House is passing a Senate bill that would empower law enforcement to arrest the homeless and charge them with a C misdemeanor if they're found sleeping or camping on public property and re...
Apr 15, 2025
Vincennes to Get Train Location System to Help Drivers Avoid Blocked Crossings
The Vincennes Board of Works has approved a new system to show train movements across the city in real time. The city has approved the installation of cameras at Second Street, 15th Street, Hart Stree...
Apr 15, 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