The public is invited to attend the opening of a time capsule on Saturday at the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park in Vincennes. The capsule was buried in 1976 during the nation's Bicentennial. It was exhumed earlier this week by park staff. The "show and tell" will be from 4:00 until 5:00 p.m. at ...

City of Washington 4th of July Schedule All Washington city offices and departments will be closed on Friday, July 3rd in observance of Independence Day. There will be no trash pick-up. The Recycling Center will also be closed Friday and on Saturday, July 4th. Residents with Friday as their regular trash pick-up day sh...

Two men are in custody in connection with a vehicle theft in Orange County. Indiana State and French Lick Police were on the lookout for a Hummer stolen Wednesday from French Lick Auto Sales. A trooper spotted the vehicle on State Road 145 and attempted to pull it over, but the driver refused to stop. Police say the ve...

The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Thursday was $3.13 per gallon, 3¢ lower than Wednesday and 71¢ lower than Thursday's national average of $3.84 per gallon. It was also 17¢ lower than a week ago, 49¢ lower than a month ago, and 5¢ lower than a year ago. Meanwhi...

An EXTREME HEAT WARNING remains in effect until 8 p.m. Friday. Dangerously hot conditions with peak heat index values between 105 to 110 are expected. You are urged to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. And don't leave young children or...

The FAA is investigating after a man on his way to rehab tried to open the cabin door in flight. The incident happened Tuesday just after the United Express flight operated by Mesa Airlines took off from Indianapolis enroute to Houston. Court documents say the suspect had been drinking before the flight and was detoxin...

A ban on student cell phone use in schools will be in effect when kids return to class this fall. The new law for the state of Indiana went into effect Wednesday- but won't make an impact until the 2026 to 2027 academic year begins. That's when schools must adopt a cell phone ban. Schools can choose to have students le...

A new law aims at having Indiana governmental bodies and law enforcement agencies comply with federal immigration enforcement. The legislation known as the "Fairness Act" was passed during this year's legislative session and signed into law by Governor Braun before taking effect Wednesday. Monroe County will ...

There was no Grand Prize winner in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing. That means the jackpot for the next drawing on Saturday night increases to $396M. The cash option for a single winner would be $180.2M. Meanwhile, no one claimed the top prize in Wednesday night's Hoosier Lotto drawing. The jackpot increases to $27...

Indiana State Police arrested a Washington woman Wednesday for Criminal Trespass. 32-year-old Luz Palomino Ustua is being held without bond in the Daviess County Security Center. 162 inmates were being held in the security center early Thursday morning.

The Daviess County Highway Department advises that County Road 200 North is closed today between County Roads 900 East and 950 East for a culvert replacement project. 200 North will reopen to traffic around two o'clock this afternoon. In addition, County Road 200 South will also be closed until 2:00 p.m. today between ...

Triple-A says more than 72 million Americans may travel during the Independence Day holiday period this year. The travel period started on Saturday June 27th and goes through Sunday July 5th, with many Americans set to travel at least 50 miles from home. AAA says travelers will hit the road as more than 61 million trav...