Category Archives: Local News
Body of Swimmer Recovered from Patoka Lake Identified
Indiana Conservation Officers have identified the body of a swimmer recovered from Patoka Lake in Orange County Sunday evening. The body of 24-year-old Axel Xavier Richardson of Indianapolis was pulle...
Jul 02, 2024
Indiana U.S. Representative Victoria Spartz Facing Weapons Charge
The office of Congresswoman Victoria Spartz has released a statement on her arrest on weapons charges at a D.C. airport on Friday. Spartz was found to be in possession of a .38 caliber firearm as she ...
Jul 02, 2024
Indiana Losing Farmland but Increasing Productivity
The state has lost nearly 346-thousand acres of farmland from 2010 to 2022, but the Indiana State Department of Agriculture says agricultural productivity increased. The Indiana State Department of Ag...
Jul 02, 2024
Federal Judge Blocks Indiana Law On Porn Websites
A federal judge has temporarily blocked Indiana's law that would require age verification to view porn websites. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young says the state's "age verification requirements...
Jul 02, 2024
$35 Million Housing Project Planned for Vincennes
A $35 million housing project to support local talent attraction and retention in Vincennes has entered the final stages of planning and approval. Chris Pfaff, CEO of Knox County Indiana Economic Deve...
Jul 01, 2024
Pike/Gibson Water Flushing Schedule (Gibson Co.)
Pike Gibson Water says flushing continues this week for its Gibson County customers along County Road 550 East between State Road 64 and State Road 168 and all side county roads. There will be no flus...
Jul 01, 2024
Body of Swimmer Recovered from Patoka Lake
Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating after recovering the body of a man from Patoka Lake in Orange County Sunday evening. Around 6:00 PM, Orange County Dispatch was notified that a male had...
Jul 01, 2024
Police Identify Pedestrian Struck and Killed on Interstate 70 in Clay Co.
The Clay County Coroner has identified a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a semi tractor trailer early Thursday morning on Interstate 70 in Clay County as 19-year-old James Carder of Wapakoneta...
Jun 30, 2024
Disturbance Call Leads to Arrest of Princeton Man on Drug Charges
A Princeton man is facing drug charges following a disturbance Saturday night in the 800 block of South Hart Street in Princeton. The Gibson County Sheriff's Office received a report of a man yelling ...
Jun 30, 2024
Merom Teen Drowns in Wabash River
The body of a 15-year-old Merom, Indiana boy was recovered from the Wabash River on Saturday. The Clark County, Illinois Sheriff's Office responded to the river, southeast of West Union, Illinois, con...
Jun 30, 2024
This Day in Country Music
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 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 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 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 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