Washington Police arrested a Washington man yesterday on five counts of sexual misconduct—including two counts of rape. 40 year-old Jason Conley is charged with one count of child molesting, two charges of rape, and two […]
A Kentucky man was killed in a two-vehicle weekend accident on West State Road 48 in eastern Greene County. The accident happened on State Road 48 at Greene County Road 1000 North. The accident happened […]
Washington Police arrested a Washington man yesterday following a drunk-driving related stop. Authorities stopped a vehicle driven by 34 year-old Matthew McCracken. During the stop, McCracken was found to be driving with a blood-alcohol content […]
Former Knox County Commissioner Kevin Meyer has been selected to fill the remaining year of Knox County Councilman Tim Crowley’s term. Crowley is stepping down from Council, due to a pending move to Florida. […]
A ruling affecting forests thousands of miles away may eventually affect southern Indiana’s Hoosier State Forest. The state of Alaska is challenging the “Roadless Rule” for the nation’s forests. The Roadless Rule—passed in 2001—protects […]
Indiana lawmakers may discuss budget issues—even though this is not a budget-writing session for the General Assembly. The issue concerns a 300-million dollar budget surplus for the last fiscal year. Governor Holcomb wants the […]
The sheriff in Vanderburgh County says he’s going to have hundreds of prisoners each day, regardless of whether the county builds a new jail or not. Sheriff Dave Wedding told county leaders this week that […]
Knox County farmer and agriculture expert Don Villwock is hoping for forward movement in the United States’ various trade impasses across the world. Currently, the U-S government is still trying to hammer out an agreement […]
The man next in line to become Indiana House Speaker—Todd Huston—says education will be a big emphasis of his as Speaker. Huston is set to take the Speakership from current Speaker Brian Bosma in […]
A new sexual harassment training requirement is coming for all Illinois businesses. The Workplace Transparency Act officially became law earlier this year, and goes into effect on January 1st. The training will be a […]
What has been a recommended step would be a required one, if an Indiana Chamber of Commerce recommendation is approved. The Chamber wants to require all Indiana students to fill out the FAFSA—for Free Application […]
A closed-door Republican caucus has named Todd Huston as the next Speaker of the Indiana House. Huston will replace Brian Bosma; the current Speaker plans to retire a few days before the close of […]
Area Social Security offices will offer longer public service hours starting in January. The federal Social Security Agency will re-open to the public on Wednesday afternoons. The office had closed at noon on Wednesdays since […]
Indiana lawmakers are full steam ahead with raising the state’s legal age to buy tobacco. Republican House Speaker Brian Bosma says he now supports raising the age to buy tobacco and vaping products from 18 […]
The federal government is asking states to release drivers’ license information of their citizens over to the government. It’s part of a request by the Trump Administration so the information could be […]
Indiana State Police have identified a trooper who was shot yesterday during a standoff near Madison in Jefferson County. Master Trooper Joseph Livers responded to a location on East State Road 56 when he was […]
