Category Archives: Local News
Patoka man Facing Multiple Charges Following Gibson Co. Traffic Stop
A Patoka man is facing several charges following a property damage crash in Gibson County early Saturday morning. The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says 19-year-old Shane Bausch's vehicle was found s...
Apr 28, 2025
Evansville Man Arrested for DUI
An Evansville man is facing drug and alcohol charges following a traffic stop in Princeton early Monday morning. While speaking with 34-year-old Micah Smith, a Gibson County Sheriff's deputy smelled m...
Apr 28, 2025
Measles Cases Near 900
There are nearly 900 confirmed cases of measles across ten states. The CDC says the nation has already tripled the number of cases seen in 2024. Most of them, nearly 650, are in west Texas. States wit...
Apr 28, 2025
Realtor.com's Housing Report Card Gives the U.S. a "C" and Indiana a B+
A new report from Realtor.com says affordable housing and homebuilding is hard to come by in the U.S. The online real estate marketplace graded all 50 states on criteria including housing affordabilit...
Apr 27, 2025
Purdue's Boilermaker Special Mascot Train Involved in Fatal Crash
One person is dead after getting hit by the Purdue University mascot train. The Boilermaker Special is a truck shaped like a 19th-century locomotive and is the official mascot of Purdue University. On...
Apr 27, 2025
Pair Arrested on Drug Charges During Washington Traffic Stop
Washington Police arrested two people on drug charges Saturday during a traffic stop for traveling the wrong way on a one-way street. A police K9 alerted officers to the presence of illegal drugs in t...
Apr 27, 2025
Health Department Urges Precautions Against Tick-Borne Illness
Indiana health officials are urging Hoosiers to protect themselves and their pets from tick bites as ticks are active from early spring through late fall. A fatal case of ehrlichiosis in Floyd County ...
Apr 26, 2025
Washington Woman Facing Meth Charges
A Washington woman is facing drug charges following a traffic stop Thursday on Sugarland Road. During the stop, Washington Police found 54-year-old Tina Purdue in Possession of about 21 grams of suspe...
Apr 26, 2025
Arrest Made in Oakland City Murder Investigation
An arrest is made in a Gibson County murder investigation. Indiana State Police say 24-year-old Jonathan Fiscus of Oakland City was arrested Friday in the death of his father, 57-year-old Brad Fiscus,...
Apr 25, 2025
Oakland City Woman Arrested for Disorderly Conduct
The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says alcohol was a factor in the arrested of an Oakland City woman Thursday night for Disorderly Conduct and Public Indecency. Deputies were dispatched to the 2000 b...
Apr 25, 2025
This Day in Country Music
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...
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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 ...
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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
On this day April 24, 2003
Dixie Chicks launched a publicity campaign to explain their position after the controversy of Natalie Maines statement regading the Iraq war. During a prime-time interview with TV personality Diane Sawyer, Maines said she remained proud of her original...
Apr 24, 2025
On this day April 24, 1991
Garth Brooks won a record six times at the 26th annual awards on NBC. The Country singer won: Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist; Best Album for , Single Record, "Friends In Low Places", and Song and Video for "The Dance".
Apr 24, 2025
On this day April 23, 1936
Born on this day, was Roy Orbison, singer, songwriter, who had a 1964 UK & US #1 single with "Pretty Woman" plus over 20 US & 30 UK Top 40 singles. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly/country and western band in high school until...
Apr 23, 2025