The Vincennes Community School Corporation says a school bus driver experienced a medical emergency Tuesday, resulting in the bus hitting a guardrail on US 41. School officials say three students were on board at the time, and none were injured. The driver was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital for observation. Parents a...

Millions of Americans are feeling the impact as the government shutdown is showing no signs of ending. On Saturday, funding will run out for food assistance programs for more than 40-million Americans. Meanwhile, flight delays are starting to pile up as air traffic control towers deal with staffing issues.

Americans are seeing family premiums for employer sponsored health coverage go up about six-percent this year on average according to a new survey. The nonprofit group KFF says the average annual healthcare premium cost for one family shared by employers and employees is around 27 thousand dollars. That follows a seven...

Washington Police arrested a Washington man early Tuesday morning on three counts of Child Molesting and two counts of Incest. 34-year-old Carlos Jomar Rivera Del Valle is being held without bond in the Daviess County Security Center. The Daviess County Sheriff's Office arrested 33-year-old Charley Rainey of Laplace, L...

The Daviess County Sheriff's Office will host a Trick or Treat Safe Stop on Halloween night, Friday, October 31st. It will be held from 5:00 until 8:00 pm in the Sally Port of the Security Center at 101 Northeast 4th Street in Washington.

Wednesday is Buckle Up Phone Down Day, a day dedicated to encouraging motorists to rethink every trip they make in a vehicle, with the goal of improving safety for drivers, their passengers, and other road users. The Indiana Department of Transportation says nearly 900 people lost their lives on Indiana roadways last y...

Indiana State Trooper Teresa Vaal has been promoted to the rank of Sergeant. In her new role, Sergeant Vaal will serve as a Jasper District Squad Leader. Sergeant Vaal has been a member of the Indiana State Police for seven years. Sergeant Vaal is a native of Dubois County where she graduated from Southridge High Schoo...

The Triple-A motor club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Tuesday stood at $3.01 a gallon, three cents lower than Monday, and three cents lower than Tuesday's national average. It was also three cents higher than a week ago, eleven cents lower than a month ago and seven cents higher than a year ago. Meanwhile...

Jasper's City Hall, Street Department, and Utilities Administrative offices will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th for Veteran's Day Holiday. The Jasper Street Department and Resource Recovery Site will also be closed on Saturday, November 8th. Trash and scheduled recycling normally collected on Tuesday, November 11t...

All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) branches will be closed on Tuesday, November 11th, in observance of the Veterans Day holiday. Branches will resume regularly scheduled business hours on Wednesday, November 12th. For a complete list of branch locations and hours, to complete an online transaction, or to find a ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is using Indianapolis International Airport for its operations up to three times a week. ICE has a facility within the airport's International Arrivals Building, separate from areas accessible to commercial airline passengers. The airport is federally regulated as a public-use a...

The Indiana Department of Transportation has postponed an overnight road closure that had been scheduled to begin today (Tuesday) on US 41 near Fort Branch in Gibson County. The project has been delayed until October 30th due to the weather. The closure will occur between County Roads 550 South and 600 South. The closu...

All veterans and active-duty military personnel, and everyone in their vehicle, will be admitted free to DNR-managed state parks, reservoir properties, state forest recreation areas, and off-road state recreation areas on Veterans Day, Tuesday, November 11th. Veterans and military personnel should simply tell the gate ...

The City of Vincennes, in conjunction with Republic Services, is once again offering residents of Vincennes an opportunity to dispose of large, unwanted items at no charge. On Saturday, November 1st and Saturday, November 8th, Vincennes residents may take their large, unwanted items to Republic Services at 27-06 North ...

The Jasper Street Department will begin curb side bulk leaf collection on Monday, November 3rd. The street department reminds residents to keep leaf piles close to the road or curb, but not in the street or curb, due to the potential of clogging storm drains. Leaves must be raked and available for pickup no later than ...

Entries are being accepted for the 2025 Daviess County Christmas Parade. The parade will be on Saturday, December 6th beginning at 5:30 pm with line up for the lighted parade starting at 4:30 pm near NE 7th and Bedford Road. The committee has chosen "An American Christmas" as the theme this year in coordinati...

The Vincennes Kiwanis and Vincennes Rotary Clubs are teaming up again this year to keep the Wreaths Across America program in Vincennes. The goal is to place a wreath at the graves of all veterans buried in the Vincennes City Cemeteries. Wreaths are $17 each and can be purchased by individuals or businesses. Forms are ...

Daviess Community Hospital is inviting parents, caregivers, and expectant families to complete a brief Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Survey to help shape local education and resources that keep babies safer during sleep. Participants who submit the survey by Friday, October 31st at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time will be entered ...

The Smithville Charitable Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to the Daviess County Economic Development Corporation to kick off the first phase of the Daviess County Gateway & Wayfinding Project. In partnership with the Daviess County Visitors Bureau, DCEDC will launch the Washington Gateway Sign design phase, ...

The Indiana Department of Health is urging Hoosiers to get vaccinated after confirming the first flu-related death of the 2025-26 season. State Health Commissioner Dr. Lindsay Weaver stressed the importance of prevention, noting that over 660 Hoosiers died from flu last season. The CDC recommends everyone age 6 months ...