Category Archives: Local News
Gibson Co: Be Wary of Storm Related Scammers
Following Thursday's EF-1 tornado in the City of Princeton, officials are warning residents of storm scams. As the city deals with storm damage, scammers are poised to exploit the situation, targeting...
Apr 11, 2025
DCH Foundation Announces 2025 Health Careers Scholarship Recipients
The Daviess Community Hospital Foundation has announced recipients of its annual Health Careers Scholarships, recognizing 12 area students for their academic accomplishments. This year's awards total ...
Apr 11, 2025
Indiana University Student Accused of Recording Women in Showers
An Indiana University student is accused of recording a female student showering. The 21-year-old man is accused of sneaking into dorms on the Bloomington campus back in September and October of last ...
Apr 11, 2025
EF-1 Tornado Touches Down in Princeton
The National Weather Service reports an EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 105 miles an hour briefly touched down in Princeton Thursday afternoon. It touched down near Princeton Community High School whe...
Apr 11, 2025
Indiana Warns 9 Phone Providers to Stop Unlawful Robocall Traffic or Face Legal Consequences
52 Attorneys General, including Indiana's, have notified nine voice service providers that they may be violating state and federal laws by continuing to route allegedly unlawful robocalls across their...
Apr 10, 2025
Orange Co. Deputy Returns Home from Hospital
Orange County Sheriff's Deputy Zac Andry returned home from the hospital Wednesday after being shot in the line of duty back in January. Deputy Andry spent 97 days recovering from his injuries at the ...
Apr 09, 2025
Gov. Braun Signs Two Bills Dealing with Indiana Dept. of Correction
Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed two executive orders Wednesday centered around the Indiana Department of Correction. The first executive order aims to help inmates secure gainful employment after t...
Apr 09, 2025
Three Children Killed in Marshall Co. Buggy/Car Crash
Three children were killed Wednesday morning when a car crashed into the back of an Amish buggy in Mashall County, south of Bremen in north-central Indiana. The 17-year-old driver of the Mercedes GLA ...
Apr 09, 2025
Five Additional Cases of Measles Reported in Indiana
The Indiana Department of Health says there are five additional people who are confirmed to have the measles. That brings the total number of people infected with measles in Indiana this year to six. ...
Apr 09, 2025
Petersburg Police Officer Recognized for Drug Interdiction Efforts
The Pike County Prosecutor is recognizing Petersburg Police Officer Taylor Deffendoll for Excelling at Drug Interdiction. Officer Deffendol's efforts resulted in the arrests of two Pike County residen...
Apr 09, 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