A Gibson County Sheriff's deputy arrested an Evansville woman for drunken driving Monday night following a traffic stop on US 41. 30-year-old Alyssa Bowles was pulled over for speeding near County Road 700 South. The deputy smelled burnt marijuana and saw signs the driver may have been impaired. After a roadside invest...

A fire destroyed a home in Oaktown on Wednesday. The blaze was reported around midday at 409 Hickory Street, where Michele Brough and Pam Morrison live. Reports say it started in the kitchen and spread through the house. Oaktown-Busseron Township and Washington Township firefighters fought the fire into the afternoon. ...

Fire caused significant damage to a home in Decker in Knox County Wednesday morning. Johnson Township firefighters were assisted by units from the Vincennes Township, Vincennes City and Harrison Township Fire Departments. There were no injuries, however, a pet cat is unaccounted for. The cause of the fire is under inve...

A generous donor is offering to double your gift to the Daviess County Museum Endowment this Giving Tuesday. On Tuesday, December 1st, every dollar donated will be matched, up to $30,000. The endowment, held by Our Community Foundation, supports the Daviess County Historical Society Museum. Donations can be made online...

The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Wednesday stood at $3.52 a gallon, 5¢ lower than Tuesday and 42¢ lower than Wednesday's national average of $3.94 per gallon. It was also 23¢ lower than a week ago, 40¢ lower than a month ago, and 54¢ higher than a year ago. Me...

The Vanderburgh County Data Center Committee held a public forum Tuesday night at Ivy Tech. Most of the county residents who spoke were opposed to data centers, while some supported them and say they will bring jobs and strengthen the community. Opponents have worries about noise, data security, environmental impact, a...

Williams Brothers Health Care Pharmacy Is Closing Its Retail Pharmacy in Vincennes. The final day of service is Wednesday, November 18th. The company blames low reimbursement rates, particularly from Medicaid managed care plans, which it says don't cover the cost of dispensing medications. Active prescriptions will mov...

Indiana State Police are sharing safety tips for fall driving. Wet leaves can be as slippery as ice, so slow down and avoid hard braking. Watch for frost on bridges and overpasses, and don't use cruise control in the rain. November is also peak season for deer crashes. Troopers say deer are most active at dawn and dusk...

State Senator Daryl Schmitt of Jasper will chair the Senate Committee on Environmental Affairs in the next legislative session. Senate leader-elect Chris Garten appointed the Republican to the post. Schmitt will also serve as Assistant Majority Floor Leader for Communication. Schmitt represents Senate District 48, whic...

Deaconess Memorial Medical Center is celebrating a new mental health program in Jasper. Deaconess Behavioral Health Pathways offers day treatment for people who need more than weekly therapy, but not a hospital stay. Patients get therapy and medication management, then go home at night. A blessing and ribbon cutting is...

Twenty-five Indiana State Park properties will close temporarily for controlled deer management hunts. Each hunt runs two days. The first is Monday, November 16th, and Tuesday, November 17th. The second is Monday, November 30th and Tuesday, December 1st. Properties close to the public the evening before each hunt and r...

The National Park Service has announced the closure of the historic Lincoln Memorial Bridge on Highway 441 in Vincennes to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic starting Monday. The closure is expected to last through March 2027 while crews rebuild the granite towers and walls on the bridge's Indiana approach and restore ...

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is joining 49 other attorneys general in urging the FCC to close loopholes in its Robocall Mitigation Database. Voice providers must be listed in the database before routing calls, but the coalition says bad actors can get in and stay in too easily. They want the FCC to vet filings,...

Daviess County health officials have confirmed one lab-tested case of measles. County Health Officer Dr. Merle Holsopple says measles is highly contagious and spreads through the air. The virus can linger for up to two hours after an infected person leaves. People who aren't vaccinated are at risk, while the MMR vaccin...

Drivers traveling State Road 241 in Knox County should expect delays starting on or around Tuesday, November 17th, when the Indiana Department of Transportation begins daily lane closures near Decker. The closures will affect the stretch between Hartley Road and South Althoff Road, weekdays from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. A flag...

Toyota is expanding its Princeton, Indiana plant again, investing $34 million and adding about 50 new jobs. The expansion supports the launch of Scion by Toyota, a new brand introduced Monday. Its first vehicle, the KEI-01, is an ultra-compact utility truck that will be assembled in Princeton and arrive in the U.S. in ...

Washington Police Chief Derrick Devine has received the Patriotic Employer Award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense's Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve program. Officer Jordan Andry nominated Devine in appreciation of his leadership, understanding and continued support of employees who serve in the Nat...

Good Samaritan Hospital is reviewing its measles response plan as cases rise across Indiana. The state reports 145 confirmed cases this year, and most of those with known details involved people who were unvaccinated or whose status was unknown. Hospital staff are being educated and infection prevention protocols reinf...

The Warrick County commission has tabled a data center ordinance proposal. The vote followed hearing from residents both for and against data centers. The Area Plan Commission last week voted 5-to-2 to send the proposed ordinance to the county commission with an unfavorable recommendation. Some residents want the morat...

Vincennes residents will have another chance to weigh in on a bond issue to build Firehouse Flats on a city owned parking lot. A hearing is set for Monday, November 23rd, ahead of a possible third and final reading, with the City Council scheduled to consider the bond ordinance during its meeting that follows. The apar...

A Sullivan woman was arrested early Tuesday after a golf cart traffic stop near Main and Harris Streets. Police say 23-year-old Loree Ramsey ran a stop sign and admitted she has never had a driver's license. During booking at the Sullivan County Correctional Facility, officers found contraband that field-tested positiv...

A Vincennes man was returned to Knox County Monday night to face a warrant for burglary, theft and auto theft. Forty-four-year-old William Weymouth-Price was charged in Knox Circuit Court following an alleged incident on October 18th. Court documents show he was previously convicted in a separate Knox County auto theft...

The Daviess County Highway Department advises that County Road 450 North is closed today between County Roads 875 East and 900 East for road improvements. 450 North will reopen to traffic by 3:30 this afternoon. Use caution when driving in the area.

Holiday World will reopen Saturday, May 8th, 2027, and park officials have released the new calendar, which adds more July operating hours and more operating days. Construction is moving quickly on the Cannonball! water roller coaster, where giant inflatable swans have been put in place. Platinum Season Passholders get...

INDOT plans a lane closure on U.S. 231 in Huntingburg beginning on or around Monday, November 16th. The closure will affect northbound lanes between 3rd and 5th streets so crews can repair an inlet. The work should take about a week, weather permitting. Northbound traffic will use the center lane to get through the wor...

A Patoka man who killed his wife and then reported her missing has been sentenced to 45 years in prison. Daniel Flaherty was sentenced back in October after entering into a plea agreement. Investigators found 36-year-old Kayla Flaherty's body just off Wabash River Road in Knox County in October 2024.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is asking a federal judge to allow a monument featuring the Ten Commandments, the Bill of Rights and the Preamble to the Indiana Constitution on the Statehouse lawn. A court blocked its installation in 2000, relying on a 1971 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Rokita argues later Supreme Co...

Our Community Foundation has announced its first-semester Teaching Innovator Grants, and Barr Reeve Community Schools is among the recipients. Teacher Alisha Wade accepted a $250 grant for a Plant Life Cycle project and was named a Teaching Innovator. Students will learn how plants grow and how weather affects local cr...

An infant is dead after being found unresponsive in a bathtub Friday afternoon, and a Mitchell woman is now facing a felony charge. Indiana State Police say the infant was rushed to a local hospital but later died from her injuries. Investigators interviewed witnesses and gathered information at the scene and hospital ...

Authorities are asking for help locating two dogs after a woman was seriously injured in an attack in Shelburn Saturday night. Witnesses described the attacking dog as a gray pit bull, accompanied by a black Labrador-type dog. Witnesses chased the animals away, but officers could not locate either dog. Anyone with info...