Category Archives: Local News
Warrick Co. Woman Receives Two-Year Sentence in Animal Neglect Case
A Warrick County woman has been sentenced to two years in prison after authorities found dozens of neglected animals, many dead, inside a Newburgh home. Kimberly Burko was convicted of animal cruelty ...
Oct 13, 2026
Indiana National Guard Deploying to Texas
The Indiana National Guard is deploying around 125 members from Plymouth to southern Texas for nearly the next year. The Hoosiers will be part of Operation Arden Vanguard, which was launched in early ...
Oct 13, 2026
Pace Accepting Applications Energy Assistance Program
Pace Community Action Agency is now accepting applications for its 2026-27 Energy Assistance Program, which helps incomeeligible households in Daviess, Greene, Knox, and Sullivan counties with heating...
Oct 12, 2026
Bloomington Man Charged with Murder
A Bloomington man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of Noah Slinkard on October 8th. Jaymon Trey Gilreath was arrested after someone reported seeing him shoot Slinkard in the head and...
Oct 12, 2026 Screenshot
Jasper Strassenfest Half Pot Funds Vincennes University Jasper Foundation Scholarship
Local high school graduates are getting a major boost toward their college education. The Jasper Strassenfest recently presented nearly $38,000 to the Vincennes University Jasper Foundation. The funds...
Oct 12, 2026
Man Arrested for Starting Clay County Home on Fire
The Clay County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man on four felony charges after he allegedly started a home on fire Saturday. David Gibson is in the Clay County Jail on arson, burglary, criminal reck...
Oct 12, 2026 Screenshot
Ball State University President Questions Performance Funding Push
Ball State University president Geoffrey Mearns is questioning the Indiana Commission for Higher Education for their push to restore performance funding. Mearns says the plan is premature for Indiana'...
Oct 12, 2026
Huntingburg Couple Charged with Neglect of a Dependent and Cruelty to an Animal
In Dubois County -- a Huntingburg couple is jailed on neglect and animal cruelty charges. Police were called Tuesday afternoon to an apartment on North Walnut Street in Huntingburg, after someone hear...
Oct 9, 2026
Jasper Man Facing Multiple Charges After Fleeing Traffic Stop
A Jasper man is in the Dubois County Jail after police say he fled a traffic stop. Deputies say 27-year-old Dagon Frye took off from a stop Wednesday afternoon on Newton Street in front of Taco Bell i...
Oct 9, 2026
SR 441 to be Closed at Lincoln Memorial Bridge in Vincennes Through March of 2027
Drivers in Knox County -- get ready for a long-term road closure. Starting Monday, November 16th, State Road 441 will be closed in Vincennes at the Lincoln Memorial Bridge over the Wabash River. INDOT...
Oct 9, 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