The Knox County Sheriff's Office handled 800 calls for service in October. Deputies made 72 arrests and served 27 warrants. They also responded to 11 domestic violence calls, and served five protective orders along with 240 subpoenas. The most common calls were traffic stops, at 140, followed by 55 vehicle crashes.

A 42-year-old Washington man is behind bars, accused of setting a house fire. Washington Police say an arrest warrant was issued last Thursday for Timothy J. Cox on a charge of arson. The warrant followed an investigation into a house fire in the 2300 block of Oak Grove Road. Washington Police detectives and agents wit...

Indiana's early voting period closed at noon Monday. According to the Daviess County Clerk's Office, 2,700 county voters cast ballots at early voting centers or through mail, traveling board, or military voting.

Tuesday is Election Day, and polls in Daviess County are open from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. There are eight voting centers: the Alfordsville Fire Station, Bethel Church South, the Clerk's Office in the courthouse, and the Conservation Club. Voters can also head to the Kiwanis Building in Eastside Park, the Odon Park C...

Indiana's 8th District U.S. Representative is on the ballot Tuesday. Republican Mark Messmer, of Jasper, is seeking his second two-year term. He was elected two years ago to replace longtime Representative Larry Bucshon. Messmer faces Democratic challenger Mary Allen, an Evansville City Councilwoman. All nine of Indian...

Two local marching bands are headed to the Class "C" state finals this weekend. The Washington Gold Pride and Vincennes Lincoln's Pride of the Green will compete Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Lincoln performs first at 1:35 p.m. Washington takes the field at 3:35 p.m. as the final Class "...

A University of Evansville security guard hurt his knee while trying to break up a fight outside a fraternity house on Halloween. According to a police report, the guard went to the Sigma Phi Epsilon house around midnight Saturday after a fight broke out in the parking lot. Police say someone grabbed him from behind, a...

Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thompson is pointing to Indiana's gun laws after a shooting that left seven people hurt on Kirkwood Avenue early Sunday, during Homecoming weekend. Thompson says the city had a safety plan in place, with extra staffing and a visible police presence, but that no plan can stop every act of violenc...

The Vincennes Police Department has released its latest monthly activity report. Officers responded to 867 calls for service over the past month, bringing the year-to-date total to more than 8,900. Police made 27 arrests, 26 adults and one juvenile. Twenty cases were sent to the Knox County Prosecutor's Office, and fou...

Indiana is seeing a surge in apprenticeships. Governor Mike Braun announced the state added more than 10,600 new registered apprentices in the last federal fiscal year, the most in a decade and an 11 percent increase over the year before. Plumbers, carpenters and electricians top the list of new apprentices, who earn a...

Indiana's childcare waitlist has shrunk dramatically. Governor Mike Braun announced Monday that the waitlist for childcare vouchers has dropped 78 percent since May, from more than 41,000 children to just over 9,000. The drop follows a 200-million-dollar investment announced in April. Nearly 48,000 children now receive...

The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Monday stood at $3.81 a gallon, 1¢ lower than Sunday and 36¢ lower than Monday's national average of $4.17 per gallon. It was also 17¢ lower than a week ago, 2¢ higher than month ago, and 90¢ higher than a year ago. Meanwhile T...