A 42-year-old Washington man is behind bars, accused of setting a house fire. Washington Police say an arrest warrant was issued last Thursday for Timothy J. Cox on a charge of arson. The warrant followed an investigation into a house fire in the 2300 block of Oak Grove Road. Washington Police detectives and agents wit...

Indiana's early voting period closed at noon Monday. According to the Daviess County Clerk's Office, 2,700 county voters cast ballots at early voting centers or through mail, traveling board, or military voting.

Tuesday is Election Day, and polls in Daviess County are open from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. There are eight voting centers: the Alfordsville Fire Station, Bethel Church South, the Clerk's Office in the courthouse, and the Conservation Club. Voters can also head to the Kiwanis Building in Eastside Park, the Odon Park C...

Tuesday is Election Day. In Daviess County, Democrat Rowdy Abbott faces Republican Incumbent Michelle Guy for Washington Township Trustee. There are six candidates seeking three seats on the Washington Township Board. They are democrats Gary Arthur, Anita Ash, and Bruce Hatton and Republican incumbents Andrea Brown, De...

Indiana's 8th District U.S. Representative is on the ballot Tuesday. Republican Mark Messmer, of Jasper, is seeking his second two-year term. He was elected two years ago to replace longtime Representative Larry Bucshon. Messmer faces Democratic challenger Mary Allen, an Evansville City Councilwoman. All nine of Indian...

All Washington city offices and departments will be closed on Tuesday, November 3rd for Election Day. There will be no trash pickup. The recycling center will also be closed. Residents with trash pickup on Tuesday are asked to have their trash ready for pickup by 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 4th. The Daviess County...

All Vincennes City Government Offices will be closed Tuesday, November 3rd, due to Election Day. Trash pick-up for Tuesday will be picked up along with Wednesday's trash. Recycling will not be affected.

The Vincennes Police Department has released its latest monthly activity report. Officers responded to 867 calls for service over the past month, bringing the year-to-date total to more than 8,900. Police made 27 arrests, 26 adults and one juvenile. Twenty cases were sent to the Knox County Prosecutor's Office, and fou...

A North Daviess Community Schools teacher is getting a grant to help students share the joy of reading. Our Community Foundation awarded Kami Giesler a $250 Teaching Innovator Grant for a project called Book Bento Boxes. Students will create boxes for books they've read. The lid shows the book cover, and inside are ite...

The Knox County Sheriff's Office handled 800 calls for service in October. Deputies made 72 arrests and served 27 warrants. They also responded to 11 domestic violence calls, and served five protective orders along with 240 subpoenas. The most common calls were traffic stops, at 140, followed by 55 vehicle crashes.

The Daviess County Highway Department says County Road 50 West is closed today between County Roads 375 South and 450 South for the removal of a tree. 50 West will reopen to traffic by 3:30 this afternoon.

State Road 57 in Greene County will close near Newberry starting on or around Monday, November 2nd. The Indiana Department of Transportation says the closure is due to a bridge deck overlay project on the White River bridge. That project was delayed so local farmers could finish their harvest. Work is expected to last ...

Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thompson is pointing to Indiana's gun laws after a shooting that left seven people hurt on Kirkwood Avenue early Sunday, during Homecoming weekend. Thompson says the city had a safety plan in place, with extra staffing and a visible police presence, but that no plan can stop every act of violenc...

A University of Evansville security guard hurt his knee while trying to break up a fight outside a fraternity house on Halloween. According to a police report, the guard went to the Sigma Phi Epsilon house around midnight Saturday after a fight broke out in the parking lot. Police say someone grabbed him from behind, a...

Two local marching bands are headed to the Class "C" state finals this weekend. The Washington Gold Pride and Vincennes Lincoln's Pride of the Green will compete Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Lincoln performs first at 1:35 p.m. Washington takes the field at 3:35 p.m. as the final Class "...