Category Archives: Local News
Former Indy Mayor Greg Ballard Attempting to Start New Political Party
Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard is trying to start a new political party. Ballard's campaign has announced the creation of the Lincoln Party in his bid for Indiana secretary of state. The party...
Mar 12, 2026
Braun/Turning Point USA
Governor Mike Braun is urging Indiana schools to support student groups promoting free speech, including Turning Point USA chapters. Turning Point USA is expanding its Club America program in Indiana....
Mar 12, 2026
Lane Closures Planned for State Road 48 in Sullivan County
The Indiana Department of Transportation says lane closures are scheduled to begin Monday on State Road 48 near Hymera in Sullivan County. The closures are due to a bridge deck overlay project between...
Mar 12, 2026
NIOSH Begins Annual Black Lung Screenings
Annual black lung cancer screenings are beginning again this month in America's coal mining communities. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is sending its mobile health units to...
Mar 11, 2026
Partnership Aims to Give Indiana Veterans Better Access to Benefits
A new partnership is aiming to give Indiana veterans better access to their benefits. The Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs and the American Legion have signed an agreement to boost training for ...
Mar 11, 2026
Our Community Foundation Awards Second-Semester Teaching Innovator Grant
Our Community Foundation has awarded Washington Catholic Schools a $250 Teaching Innovator Grant to support The Little Sprout Project. Washington Catholic Teacher, Hannah McCain, accepted the award an...
Mar 11, 2026
Buckskin Man Arrested for Battery
The Gibson County Sheriff's Office reports a Buckskin man is facing charges after deputies were called out Tuesday night to a report of threats and harassment in the 8400 block of East 900 South. 54-y...
Mar 11, 2026
Missing Motorists Recovered from Floodwaters in Lawrence Co.
After a multi-day search, Indiana Conservation Officers located and recovered the bodies of two missing motorists shortly before noon Tuesday in the floodwaters of the East Fork of the White River in ...
Mar 11, 2026
Evansville Woman Facing Drug Charges Following Gibson Co. Traffic Stop
Gibson County Sheriff's deputies arrested an Evansville woman Monday night following a traffic stop for speeding on US 41. 41-year-old Chelsea Tieken was found to be driving while Suspended with a Pri...
Mar 10, 2026
911 call Leads to Arrests of Two Fort Branch Men
Gibson County Sheriff's deputies arrested two Fort Branch men early Monday morning after being called to a disturbance at the Train Station Apartments in Fort Branch. After collecting statements from ...
Mar 10, 2026
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