Category Archives: Local News
Patoka Man Arrested for DUI
A Patoka man has been charged with Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated, after police say they found him lying on the ground outside of his car Thursday night. According to the Gibson County Sheriff'...
Jul 12, 2024
Indiana AG Files Lawsuit in Monroe County Over Unlawful Immigration Policy
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a lawsuit in Monroe County over what he calls the county's illegal immigration policy. Rokita took a similar action against East Chicago earlier in the w...
Jul 12, 2024
Hydrant Flushing to Begin Monday in Sullivan
Indiana American Water will begin flushing fire hydrants throughout Sullivan starting on Monday, July 15th. Depending on the weather, flushing operations should be complete by Friday, July the 19th. T...
Jul 12, 2024
Clay County Continues Efforts to Recover from Cyberattack
A local disaster has been declared in Clay County due to a cyberattack. As of Friday, all county officers were closed except for the Sheriff's Office, Health Department and County Highway Department. ...
Jul 12, 2024
Princeton Man Arrested for Interfering with Drug Test
The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says a community corrections client is facing charges for attempting to use a device to interfere with a drug test that was being administered. 37-year-old Jeremy Li...
Jul 11, 2024
Evansville Man Arrested for Battery in Gibson Co.
Gibson County Sheriff's deputies arrested an Evansville man Wednesday following an investigation into a report of a disturbance in the 98-hundred block of West 650 South near Johnson. 51-year-old Matt...
Jul 11, 2024
Six Separate Tornadoes Confirmed in Northwest Kentucky and Southwest Indiana Tuesday
The National Weather Service in Paducah Kentucky says a total of 6 separate tornadoes occurred across northwest Kentucky and southwest Indiana Tuesday afternoon and evening as the remnants of Beryl mo...
Jul 11, 2024
Huntingburg Celebrates Alley Activation Project
The city of Huntingburg is celebrating the opening of the Alley Activation Project in its downtown historic district. The project received $110,000 of READI 1.0 funds through Indiana's Regional Econom...
Jul 11, 2024
Former State Representative Sentenced in Bribery Corruption Case
Former Indiana State Representative Sean Eberhart will spend one year and one day in federal prison. He pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to commit honest services fraud in a gambling corruptio...
Jul 11, 2024
Daviess Co. Man Killed in Crash on I-64 in Harrison Co.
Indiana State Police are investigating a two-vehicle crash in Harrison County that claimed the life of a Daviess County man. It happened around 2:30 Wednesday afternoon on eastbound I-64, about five m...
Jul 10, 2024
This Day in Country Music
On this day May 08, 2009
Dolly Parton gave the commencement speech at the commencement ceremony in Knoxville, Tennessee, for the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's College of Arts and Sciences. During the ceremony she received an honorary degree, a doctorate of humane and mu...
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On this day May 07, 1966
Johnny Cash kicked off his first ever UK tour at the Empire in Liverpool, with The Statler Brothers opening the show, followed by June Carter.
May 07, 2025
On this day May 06, 2003
After the controversy regading Dixie Chicks member Natalie Maines' comments about President George W. Bush and the Iraq war, a Colorado radio station suspended two of its disc jockeys for playing music by Dixie Chicks.
May 06, 2025
On this day May 03, 1952
Kitty Wells recorded "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels". Wells was disenchanted with her career prospects and was considering retirement, but agreed to the session at Owen Bradley's studio because of the $125 union scale recording payment. "It ...
May 03, 2025
On this day May 03, 2010
Chely Wright becomes the first major country artist to come out as homosexual. In television appearances and an autobiography, she cited among her reasons for publicizing her homosexuality a concern with bullying and hate crimes toward gays, particular...
May 03, 2025
On this day April 30, 1990
Capitol Nashville released "The Dance" by Garth Brooks. The song, written by Brooks' friend, Tony Arata, was a key track on his self-titled debut album Garth Brooks and became #1 chart hit. It is considered by many to be Brooks' signature song. "The Da...
Apr 30, 2025
On this day April 30, 2022
US country music star Naomi Judd died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at her home in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee; she was 76 years old. The Kentucky-born singer was part of the Grammy award-winning duo The Judds, performing with her daughter Wynonna. ...
Apr 30, 2025
On this day April 29, 1933
Born on this day in Abbott, Texas, was Willie Nelson, country music singer, songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist. (He was born on April 29, 1933, but his birth was recorded by doctor F. D. Sims on April 30). Nelson was one of the main figures ...
Apr 29, 2025