Category Archives: Local News
Big Crowds this Year at Indiana State Fair
The 167th Indiana State Fair attracted approximately 854,000 guests, exceeding the previous year's 840,000. The festival included over 10,000 exhibitors and youth participants displaying over 52,000 p...
Aug 23, 2024
Vincennes University Welcomes Largest Incoming Class Since 2021
Vincennes University is announcing an upward trend in new enrollment, highlighted by the largest incoming class at the Vincennes Campus since 2021, with 1,091 students. The university says it is also ...
Aug 23, 2024
Oakland City Woman Arrested for Attempting to Interfere with Drug Test
The Gibson County Sheriff's Office reports an Oakland City woman is facing charges after attempting to interfere with a drug test. The sheriff's office says deputies were dispatched to Gibson County C...
Aug 23, 2024
FDA Approves Latest COVID Vaccines
The FDA is approving this season's updated Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. They're designed to target the KP-2 strain and are approved for those 12 years and older. Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel s...
Aug 23, 2024
Dubois Co. Sheriff: SCAM Advisory
The Dubois County Sheriff's Office is warning the public about a scam where callers are using the office's phone number to impersonate two former deputies or a county judge to request money. Do not se...
Aug 23, 2024
Plea Deal Reached in Clay Co. Death
A plea deal has been reached between a man and prosecutors in the case of a man found dead in Clay County. William Matherly was killed in May and detectives fingered Jon McGuff as the man responsible ...
Aug 23, 2024
Woman Stabs Man in Shower and Beats Him With Baseball Bat
A woman in Bloomington is facing charges for stabbing and beating a man with a baseball bat. The man says he and Briley Turner were about to get into the shower at an apartment in Bloomington when he ...
Aug 23, 2024
United Way of Knox County Day of Caring September 19th & 20th
The United Way of Knox County will hold its Day of Caring on Thursday September 19th and Friday September 20th at multiple work sites throughout Knox County. Volunteers will clean up, fix up, and pain...
Aug 23, 2024
Wanted Vincennes Man in Custody; Faces Trial in October
A Vincennes man has turned himself in after his bond was revoked in Knox Superior Court One less than a week ago. 27-year-old Triston Kelley is charged with Neglect of a Dependent Leading to Death. Th...
Aug 23, 2024
Local McDonald's Owner-Operators Hosting Fries for School Supplies Fundraiser to Support Local Schools
Locally owned McDonald's restaurants will host Fries for School Supplies, a fundraiser where 10% of proceeds from all la carte fry sales between August 26th and 30th will be donated straight to local ...
Aug 22, 2024
This Day in Country Music
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
On this day June 18, 1969
Glen Campbell was at #1 on the country album chart with The singers thirteenth studio album spent 11 weeks at #1 and 26 weeks on the chart. The album features session drummer Hal Blaine who has played on 50 #1 hits and worked with numerous artists in...
Jun 18, 2025