Category Archives: Local News
Farmersburg Man Arrested for Possession and Dissemination of Child Pornography
Terre Haute Police and members of the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task force arrested a Farmersburg man at his home Monday morning on felony charges of Possession of Child Pornography and...
Aug 18, 2025
Indiana Department of Health Urges Parents to Practice Safe Sleep for Infants
The Indiana Department of Health is urging parents to take steps to protect the health and safety of their infants following a surge this month of deaths caused by unsafe sleep environments. IDOH has ...
Aug 18, 2025
Driver Arrested for Driving While Intoxicated Causing Death
A Carbon, Indiana woman is facing charges after hitting and killing a pedestrian walking along a Clay County Road Sunday night. Indiana State Police say 36-year-old Courtney Withers was driving westbo...
Aug 18, 2025
Three Arrested/Drugs Confiscated Following Knox Co. Traffic Stop
A traffic stop for speeding Saturday on State Road 67 and Church Road in Knox County led to the arrest of the driver, search warrants issued for two Bicknell residences, and the arrests of two residen...
Aug 18, 2025
School Lunch Costs Rise
The simple act of packing a school lunch is putting a growing strain on family budgets, with costs climbing at a rate that outpaced general inflation over the past year. According to a recent study, t...
Aug 18, 2025
Dollar General Instant Coffee Recalled
Dollar General is recalling three lots of its eight-ounce Clover Valley instant coffee due to possible glass contamination. The FDA says the coffee was sold between July 9th and 21st in every U.S. sta...
Aug 17, 2025
Washington Traffic Stop Leads to Arrest for Forgery & Possession of Methamphetamine
An Indiana State Trooper arrested a Washington man on drug charges Friday morning following a traffic stop for driving with expired plates near Center Street and NE 11th Street in Washington. Police s...
Aug 17, 2025
FDA Warns Americans to Avoid Certain Sunscreen Products
Federal health officials are warning consumers to avoid sunscreens marketed in whipped and foam form because they are not approved as effective methods for applying the product. The FDA sent warning l...
Aug 17, 2025
SBA Disaster Relief Still Available to Indiana Residents, Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits
The U.S Small Business Administration is reminding eligible small businesses, private non-profit organizations, homeowners and renters in Indiana of the September 16th deadline to apply for low intere...
Aug 15, 2025
Illinois State Police to Conduct Nighttime Enforcement Patrols
Illinois State Police will conduct Nighttime Enforcement patrols in Marion, Richland, Fayette, Wayne, Effingham, Lawrence, White, and Wabash counties during August and September. NITE patrols allow th...
Aug 15, 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