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Weather for Week Ahead Looks Seasonal, Maybe Wet at Times
You may have heard tornadoes touched down in Indiana this past week, but conditions will get better. However, the temperatures won't be so warm. Chad Swain is a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. He talks about how conditions will be in Indiana throughout the work week. Swain says to expect h...
15h ago

Vincennes Man Accused of Child Molesting
Vincennes Police arrested a Vincennes man yesterday on a single count of child molesting. Officers arrested 35 year-ol;d Jacob Messenger for child molesting on a person under 14 years old. Court documents allege Messenger may have drugged the victim before the criminal act happened. Messenger is being held in the Knox ...
15h ago

Tire Recycling Event Planned Saturday in Knox County
The Knox County Health Department will host a free tire recycling event for all Knox County residents a week from tomorrow. The event will take place from 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM at the Knox County Highway Garage at 14-72 Old Highway 67. The recycling event is an excellent opportunity t...
19h ago
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Illinois State Police to Hold ACE Alcohol-Based Patrols in April
Illinois State Police will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement patrols in Lawrence County during April. ACE patrols allow the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to violations associated with impaired driving and illegal trans...
19h ago

INDOT Lane Closures Set for Wednesday
The Indiana Department of Transportation will have alternating lane closures over and around Kelso Creek on the Vincennes bypass. The alternating lane closures are set to begin on Wednesday of next week. The lane closure is to replace a deck on the Kelso Creek bridge. Work on that bridge will continue through the end o...
19h ago

Daviess County Community Health Fair Monday
The Daviess County Community Health Fair will be held Monday from 3:30 to 6:30 PM at the Washington Community Building at 501 Burkhart Drive in Washington. There will be health screenings, community resources, vaccines, giveaways and more. All serv...
Mar 23, 2025

Road Closure Planned for U.S. 50 in Martin County and State Road 164 In Dubois County
The Indiana Department of Transportation says State Road 164 at the intersection of Celestine Road in Dubois County is scheduled to be closed on or around Monday. The closure is due to a pipe replacement project which is expected to last through th...
Mar 23, 2025

Owensville Man Arrested Following Gibson Co. Traffic Stop
The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says an Owensville man was arrested early Friday morning during a traffic stop on US 41 near Patoka. 22-year-old Johnny Gutierrez was charged with Operator Never Licensed after he was unable to produce a valid American driver's license.
Mar 23, 2025

French Lick Man Arrested for Sexual Misconduct with a Minor
Following a nearly 3 ½ year investigation, Indiana State Police arrested a French Lick man earlier this month on a warrant for Sexual Misconduct with a Minor. The investigation revealed that 22-year-old Nathaniel Lang had allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with a female mi...
Mar 23, 2025

Two Terre Haute Men Facing Murder and Attempted Murder Charges
The Vigo County Sheriff's Office says two Terre Haute men are behind bars following two shootings Thursday night in northern Vigo County. 18-year-old Joshua Torpy of Terre Haute is charged with Murder and Attempted Murder while 22-year-old Kyle Peretti, also from Terre Haute, is char...
Mar 23, 2025

WIN Energy-Round-Up recipients
WIN Energy REMC has announced three groups will get funding as part of their Operation Round-Up grants. The money is provided by their customers' willingness to round up their electric bills to the nearest dollar; the extra goes into this grant fund. Two of the recipients are from Pike County. Both the Jefferson Townsh...
Mar 22, 2025

Illinois State Police to Conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement Patrols in Lawrence Co. in April
Illinois State Police will conduct Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement patrols in Lawrence County during April. ACE patrols allow the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to violations associated with impaired driving and illegal transportat...
Mar 22, 2025
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Hoosier Gas Prices Continue Upward Trend
The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Friday was $3.20 a gallon, three cents higher than Thursday and 27 cents higher than Tuesday when the price per gallon began to rise. Meanwhile, Indiana's average price was seven cents higher than Friday's national a...
Mar 22, 2025

Daviess Co. Arrests
The Daviess County Sheriff's Department arrested a Washington woman Thursday for Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated with a Controlled Substance, Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Over .15%, Operating a vehicle While Intoxicated with a Controlled Substance Causing Serious Bodily Injury, and Operating While Intoxi...
Mar 22, 2025

Knox County Health Department to Hold MMR Vaccination Clinic Saturday
The Knox County Health Department will hold a vaccination clinic for MMR, Measles, Mumps, and Rubella, today (Saturday) from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Health Department, located at 328 North 2nd Street, Suite 100, in Vincennes. No appointment is necessary, and walk-ins are welcome. ...
Mar 22, 2025

"Parklet" Planned for Area Near KC Public Library
The Friends of the Knox County Public Library have received a rural engagement grant from Indiana University, The grant allows I-U's doctoral students to to write a plan for a community destination "parklet" behind the Library's meeting house. The meeting house is located just west of the main Library buildin...
Mar 21, 2025

Deadlines Set for Daviess Day of Caring
Two deadlines are coming up for participation in the coming Daviess County Say fo Caring. The deadline for agency and civic participation will be Thusday of next week, March 27th. The deadline for projects to be turned in for the event itself is on Friday, April fourth. The date for the 30th annual Daviess County Unite...
Mar 21, 2025

Nomination Requests Now in Place for KC Chamber Awards Dinner
The nominations are now in for the Knox County Chamber of Commerce's annual awards dinner, just over a month away. The event is set for April 30th at the Highland Woods Community Center in Vincennes. Seven awards will be given that night. They include Large Business of the Y ear, Small Business of the Year, Businesswom...
Mar 21, 2025

Lawrence County Illinois Prepares to Fund 700-Thousand Dollars in Paving Work
The Lawrence County Board approved the use of 800-thousand dollars in Illinois Motor Fuel Tax for county road maintenance. The tax is collected on each gallon of motor fuels that are sold across Illinois. The Board also approved part of the motor fuel tax and federal surface transportation funds to pay Lawrence County ...
Mar 21, 2025

Duke's Rate Increase is Now =In Effect
Duke Energy's Rate Hike Now in Effect Jds 3-21-2025 Duke Energy's rate increase is now in effect, raising household electricity bills by about 8%, with another 3% hike coming next year. The increase covers $295 million in operating costs. &en...
Mar 21, 2025

Boil Order Lifted for Pike County
Pike-Gibson Water lifted a Precautionary Boil Advisory for the Pikeville Area of Pike County Thursday. The advisory was issued Tuesday and affected customers north of Cup Creek along State Road 257 and customers on County Roads 700 South and 725 So...
Mar 21, 2025

Knox County to Use Over 2 Million Dollars in Paving Funds
Knox County will use over 2 million dollars to pave and repair roads across the county this year. The money is a combination of state grant money, along with matching County funds. Knox County Commissioner T-J Brink-himself a worker at INDOT-knows the funding is a great help-especially to protect those roads from water...
Mar 20, 2025

Kelso Creek Bridge Work Begins in 1 Week
The Indiana Department of Transportation will have alternating lane closures over and around Kelso Creek on the Vincennes bypass. The alternating lane closures are set to begin a week from today-- Wednesday, March 26th. The lane closuresis to replace a deck on the Kelso Creek bridge. Work on that bridge will continue t...
Mar 20, 2025

Gas Prices Going Up
The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Wednesday jumped 17 cents from Tuesday to $3.10 a gallon. That's the same as Wednesday's national average. It was also eighteen cents higher than a week ago, fourteen cents higher ...
Mar 20, 2025

Patola Woman Charged With Drug Counts
Gibson County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Patoka woman on multiple charges Tuesday following a search of her residence as part of a drug investigation. Methamphetamines and drug paraphernalia were found during the search. 56-year-old Malissa Lind...
Mar 20, 2025

Vincennes Man Facing OWI Charge
A Vincennes man was arrested for Operating While Intoxicated early Wednesday morning during a traffic stop on US 41 near Princeton. 28-year-old Daniel Martin was pulled over for speeding and failing to maintain a lane of travel.
Mar 20, 2025

WIN Energy Round-Up Grants Net Help for Three Groups
WIN Energy REMC has announced three groups will get funding as part of their Operation Round=Up grants. The money is provided by their customers' willingness to round up their electric bills to the nearest dollar; the extra goes into this grant fund. Two of the recipients are from Pike County. Both the Jefferson Townsh...
Mar 20, 2025

Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous Preparations Continue
The theme for this year's 48th Annual Spirit of Vincennes Rendezvous is George Germain Viscount Sackville, Secretary for the Colonies, the namesake of the British fort that was captured by George Rogers Clark in 1779. The annual event celebrates the color, costume, and lifestyle of t...
Mar 20, 2025

New WestGate Business Setting Up Near Crane
ratos Defense & Security Solutions, a technology company specializing in defense, national security and global markets, broke ground Tuesday on a new facility at the WestGate@Crane Technology Park near the Naval Surface Warfare Center - Crane Division. In its initial phase, it's ...
Mar 20, 2025

Latest jobless Rates for Area Released
Daviess County had a jobless rate of 3.5% in January, seven tenths of a percent higher than January of 2024. Dubois County had an unemployment rate of 3.6% last month, up six tenths of a percent from the year before. Martin County's rate of 3.7% wa...
Mar 19, 2025