Category Archives: Local News
Two Arrested in Gibson Co. Burglary.
The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says two Oakland City residents were arrested Sunday after a deputy performing a security check on a building near Haubstadt found them inside. The sheriff's office ...
Sep 29, 2025
USDA Issues Public Warning About Walmart Pasta Meals Because Of Deadly Outbreak
The USDA has issued a public health alert about Marketside brand pasta with meatballs sold at Walmart stores nationwide because of a possible link to a deadly Listeria outbreak. The producing company ...
Sep 29, 2025
Driver Arrested for OVWI Following Martin Co. Crash
Indiana State Police arrested a Crawfordsville, Indiana man for Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated Friday night following a single vehicle crash on US 231 near Loogootee in Martin County. 62-year-o...
Sep 29, 2025
Evansville Man Facing Various Charges After Caught Speeding on US 41 in Knox Co.
Indiana State Police say an Evansville man is facing various charges after being pulled over Sunday afternoon for driving 84 miles an hour on US 41 in Knox County. Police say 25-year-old Austin Goodmo...
Sep 29, 2025
Corn Dog Recall
Hillshire is recalling 58-million pounds of corn dogs and sausage on a stick sold nationwide after reports of at least five injuries from wood fragments. The recall also affects variations of Jimmy De...
Sep 29, 2025
Lawmakers Get Warnings Indiana Prisons Are Nearing Capacity
State lawmakers serving on the Interim Study Committee on Corrections learned in testimony Thursday that Indiana's prison population is getting close to capacity. The Indiana Department of Correction'...
Sep 29, 2025
Our Community Foundation Awards Grant to Veale Creek Players
Our Community Foundation recently awarded the Veale Creek Players a $3,000 grant for concrete and entry repairs needed at the local Veale Creek Theater in Washington. The grant was made possible by th...
Sep 29, 2025
Huntingburg Man Arrested After Fleeing Police
A Huntingburg man is facing several criminal charges after several police chases and flipping off an officer. 23-year-old Bryant Anderson was pulled over by police on September 7th because he was driv...
Sep 28, 2025
Bloomington Shooting Death
A man was shot and killed in Bloomington Friday night. Bloomington Police arrived at the intersection of West Howe Street and South Morton Street before 9:45 p.m. Officers tried to save the 29-year-ol...
Sep 28, 2025
Petersburg Police Make Four Arrests in Month Long Sting Operation To Find Child Predators Online
Petersburg Police say four men were arrested in a month-long sting operation to find online child predators. Police deployed decoys acting as young children on social media sites. The men contacted on...
Sep 28, 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