Category Archives: Local News
Indiana Secretary of State Warning of Scams
Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales is urging Hoosiers to stay alert as several scammers have impersonated Indiana government officials. One was able to steal nearly two-million-dollars from an I...
Sep 10, 2025
Indiana Man Sentenced for Threatening Judges
39-year-old Roger King of Indiana is sentenced to 48 months in prison for making a bomb threat to Republican justices on the U.S. Supreme Court and mailing a substance claimed to be anthrax to two fed...
Sep 09, 2025
Indiana Tree Receives National Recognition
A swamp chestnut oak tree in Jennings County has been recognized as the largest of the species in the country by the National Champion Tree Program. It has a height of 95 feet, a circumference of 318 ...
Sep 09, 2025
Good Samaritan Offering Flu Vaccine Clinics October 4th, 6th, & 8th
The Good Samaritan Physician Network will offer drive-through flu vaccine clinics for adults aged 19 and older on three days in October. Patients can receive the flu vaccine on Saturday, October 4th f...
Sep 09, 2025
Newburgh Chemical Fire Update
PBTT has released a statement following a chemical fire at its Newburgh facility over the weekend. The company said all employees are safe and no one was injured. PBTT has an environmental remediation...
Sep 09, 2025
ISP Warning of Increase in Facebook Marketplace Scams
Due to an increase in Facebook Marketplace scams, the Indiana State Police is urging people not to send money through Venmo, Apple Pay, or wire transfer for items they have not physically seen. Troope...
Sep 09, 2025
Knox Co.: Code Red Test
The Duke Energy Edwardsport IGCC Plant in partnership with the Knox County Emergency Management Agency and Knox County Local Emergency Planning Committee, will conduct an 8.7-mile radius test of the C...
Sep 09, 2025
Owensville Man Arrested for DUI Following Gibson Co. Crash
The Gibson County Sheriff's Office says an Owensville man is facing charges of Driving Under the Influence and Leaving the Scene of a crash following an investigation into a crash early Sunday morning...
Sep 08, 2025
Former Dubois County Nonprofit Director Sentenced for Embezzling Over $161,000 from Youth Mentorship Program
A former Executive Director of a Dubois County nonprofit organization has been sentenced to one year and nine months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after pleading gu...
Sep 08, 2025
Perdue Farms in Washington Announces Permanent Layoff of 293 Employees
Perdue Farms in Washington has notified the State of Indiana of a mass layoff scheduled to take place on October 10th due to the elimination of the second shift. A total of 293 employees will be affec...
Sep 08, 2025
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, 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 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