Category Archives: Local News
Whiting Gas Refinery Outage Impacting Gas Price Spike
Indiana's average gas price has rocketed up to four-dollars-80-cents a gallon, a dollar-ten higher than last week. The price of crude oil is a big part of that, but the gas refinery in Whiting in nort...
May 01, 2026
Jasper Man Arrested for Intimidation Against an Elected Official
A Jasper man has been arrested for intimidation against a public official. According to Indiana State Police, 24-year-old Joshua Wasson sent threatening statements to Indiana Lt. Governor Micah Beckwi...
May 01, 2026
911 Call Leads to Battery Arrest of Ft. Branch Woman
The Gibson County Sheriff's Office reports a Fort Branch woman is facing a battery charge following an investigation into a report of a physical disturbance Thursday night in the 53-hundred block of S...
May 01, 2026
Gov. Braun Signs Bill Improving Child Care Access and Affordability
Governor Mike Braun signed a new law this week to expand employer-supported child care and improve access to affordable, reliable options for Hoosier families. It extends Indiana's employer child care...
Apr 30, 2026
Robinson, Illinois Man Sentenced to 45 Years on Child Porn Charges
A Robinson, Illinois man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison for Possession of Child Pornography. Jason Bogard was sentenced Wednesday as part of a negotiated plea agreement with the state. Siste...
Apr 30, 2026
State Hiring 400 To Check Eligibility Of 560,000 Healthy Indiana Plan Members
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration is hiring 400 employees to check the eligibility of the 560-thousand Hoosiers on the Healthy Indiana Plan. FSSA spokesman Marcus Barlow says 50 pe...
Apr 30, 2026
City of Jasper Recognized for County Club Estates Streets Reconstruction Project
The City of Jasper is the recipient of the Project of the Year Award presented by the Indiana Street Commissioners Association for the County Club Estates Streets Reconstruction Project. The project w...
Apr 29, 2026
Knox County Chamber of Commerce Announces Winners of the 110th Annual Awards
The Knox County Chamber of Commerce has announced the recipients of the chamber's 110th Annual Awards Ewing Printing was named Large Business of the Year. Cindi Daniels is the Businesswoman of the Yea...
Apr 29, 2026
Petersburg Man Facing Domestic Battery Charges
The Pike County Prosecutor's Office says a Petersburg man has been formally charged with Domestic Battery in the presence of a Child Less than 16-Years-Old and Domestic Battery. The Pike County Sherif...
Apr 29, 2026
Road Closure Planned for State Road 57 in Gibson County
The Indiana Department of Transportation says State Road 57 near Buckskin in Gibson County is scheduled to be closed on or around Monday, May 11th for bridge maintenance work. The highway will be clos...
Apr 29, 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