Category Archives: Local News
DNR Division of Forestry Awards More Than $450,000 to Rural and Volunteer Fire Departments
A total of 100 rural and volunteer fire departments from 54 Indiana counties have been awarded over $453,000 in Volunteer Fire Assistance Capacity awards from the Indiana Department of Natural Resourc...
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Public Information Meeting Scheduled for Mid-States Corridor
The Draft Screening of Alternatives Report for the Mid States Corridor Project recommends Alternatives 2B and 3B be carried forward for further study, with additional alignment and access variations t...
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Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission to meet October 22nd at ISU
The Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission will meet on Wednesday at Tirey Hall on the campus of Indiana State University. The meeting begins at 10:30 a.m. The commission was established by t...
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Indiana Gas/Diesel & EV Prices (Monday)
The Triple-A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Monday stood at $2.84 a gallon, 1 lower than Sunday and 20 lower than Monday's national average. It was also the same as a week ago,...
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President Trump Speaks to Indiana Senate GOP on Redistricting
Indiana Senate Republicans took a call Friday morning from President Trump as he continues to pressure them to redistrict the U.S. House maps for the state ahead of schedule. Trump is trying to add Re...
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Thousands Attend No Kings Protests In Indiana
Thousands of Hoosiers took part in Saturday's No Kings protests throughout Indiana. Around 40 rallies were held in the state in protest of the Trump administration. In Indianapolis, organizers say six...
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DEA National Take Back Day
The DEA's National Takeback Day is this Saturday, October 25th, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The "Take Back" initiative seeks to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft through proper disposal of presc...
Oct 19, 2025
Innocent Bystander Killed in Terre Haute Shooting Incident
Terre Haute Police are investigating a shooting incident early Sunday morning in the 600 block of Wabash Avenue in which a man shot himself and innocent bystander. The innocent bystander later died fr...
Oct 19, 2025
Knox Co. Investigating Multiple Road Sign Thefts & Vandalisms
Knox County officials are asking the public for assistance in finding those responsible for the theft and vandalism of road signs in the county. They say stealing warning or stop signs and knocking th...
Oct 19, 2025
Jasper Man Spits Urine on Police Officers
Jasper Police say a Jasper man taken to police headquarters Friday for questioning in a possible domestic incident, urinated on the floor, scooped the urine up, consumed it, then spat on three officer...
Oct 19, 2025
This Day in Country Music
On this day July 24, 1957
Born on this day was Pam Tillis country music singer-songwriter and actress, (she is the daughter of country music singer Mel Tillis). Originally a demo singer in Nashville, Tennessee, she scored the 1991 hit "Don't Tell Me What to Do", and has since c...
Jul 24, 2025
On this day June 24, 2000
Dixie Chick Natalie Maines married actor Adrian Pasdar at The Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada for 55 dollars.
Jun 24, 2025
On this day June 22, 2011
Glen Campbell announced he has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. This news came five months after Campbell announced his retirement from the music business.
Jun 22, 2025
On this day June 21, 1976
Reba McEntire married Charlie Battles at the First Baptist Church in Stringtown, Oklahoma. They had their honeymoon in Texas, where they promoted her latest single to local radio stations.
Jun 21, 2025
On this day June 20, 1949
Born on this day in Tuskegee, Alabama, was Lionel Richie, singer, songwriter and one time member of the Commodores. Kenny Rogers scored the 1980 crossover country hit with the Richie written and produced track "Lady". Richie released his tenth studio a...
Jun 20, 2025
On this day June 20, 2007
presented the to Dolly Parton, Waylon Jennings, Don Williams and songwriter Harlan Howard at the Tennessee State Museum in Nashville. Buck Owens received the Jim Reeves International Award.
Jun 20, 2025
On this day June 19, 1954
"I Don't Hurt Anymore" by Hank Snow began a 20 week run at #1 on the Country Best Seller list. Also on the chart, "One by One" by Red Foley and Kitty Wells began a 21 week run at #2 on same chart, managing a single week at #1 later in the year.
Jun 19, 2025
On this day June 19, 2006
Taylor Swift released her debut single "Tim McGraw" the lead single from her self-titled debut album. Swift wrote the song during her freshman year of high school, knowing that she and her senior boyfriend would break up at the end of the year when he ...
Jun 19, 2025