Category Archives: Local News
Parole Board Weighs Clemency for Jeffrey Weisheit
The Indiana Parole Board is considering clemency for Jeffrey Allen Weisheit, sentenced to death for killing 5-year-old Caleb Lynch and 8-year-old Alyssa Lynch in a 2010 Evansville house fire. Weisheit...
Oct 19, 2026
Warrick County Reviews Proposed Data Center
Warrick County officials are reviewing a proposed data center on 700 acres of Alcoa-owned land. Developers behind "Project Alloy" met with county leaders Friday. No agreement has been signed, and the ...
Oct 19, 2026
Monroe City Boy Dies from Injuries in Daviess Co. Crash; Washington Man Arrested
A nine-year-old Monroe City boy has died after a two-vehicle crash Sunday on State Road 57 near County Road 700 South in Daviess County. The Daviess County Sheriff's Office says 25-year-old Jacob Sisc...
Oct 19, 2026
No Kings Rallies in Indiana Encourage People to Vote
No Kings rallies held in 40 Indiana locations Saturday encouraged people to vote in the midterm election. Hoosiers rallied outside the Governor's Residence in suburban Indianapolis, in Corydon and on ...
Oct 19, 2026
Daviess Co. Arrests
Indiana State Police arrested a Gainesville, Florida woman in Daviess County Saturday for Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated with a Controlled Substance, Operating While Intoxicated Endangerment, P...
Oct 18, 2026
Washington Man Arrested in Sullivan Co. Stabbing
Sullivan County Sheriff's deputies arrested a Washington man Friday afternoon in connection with an incident earlier in the day in which he is accused of stabbing a driver before leaving the scene of ...
Oct 16, 2026
New Poll Finds Indiana Disapproves of Trump, Braun, Data Centers
A new poll of likely Indiana voters finds Hoosiers do not approve of the jobs being done by both President Donald Trump and Governor Mike Braun. Free Press Indiana says Trump's approval rating in the ...
Oct 16, 2026
Jasper Tests Snowplows Ahead of Winter
Jasper officials spent part of Thursday testing the city's snowplows ahead of winter. Street Commissioner Jeff Theising says October is perfect to get the tests done, because nothing is worse than not...
Oct 16, 2026
SBA Disaster Loans Available for Indiana Residents and Businesses Hit by June Storms
Indiana counties hit by June's severe storms and tornadoes are now eligible for federal help. Governor Braun announced today the Small Business Administration has issued a disaster declaration for dam...
Oct 16, 2026
Vincennes Man Faces Sentencing After Guilty Plea in Federal Threat Case
A 40-year-old Vincennes man is scheduled to be sentenced December 10th after pleading guilty in federal court in the Southern District of Illinois. Ruston Berkshire pleaded guilty to one count of Inte...
Oct 15, 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 23, 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 23, 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 21, 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 20, 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 19, 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 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 18, 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 18, 2025