The Knox County Commissioners have approved a move to re-start a joint committee to re-discuss the County's need for more space. The original committee led to a proposal for a new Emergency Operaitons Center as its first step. However, the plan was stopped by a 2-1 Commissioners' vote, after the cost came in 1.3 millio...

A Washington woman is facing various charges after she disregarded a stop sign Tuesday near Loogootee.       While speaking with 48-year-old Brandy Rominger, a state trooper detected signs of criminal activity and searched her vehicle.      That search turned up marijua...

A Vincennes woman has been returned to Knox County to face a November 2024 warrant for attempted murder and battery with a deadly weapon. 23 year-old Anitra Miller is being held in Knox County Jail on ten-thousand dollars cash bond. The attempted murder warrant was filed against her on November 19th of last year. She w...

      All Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicle branches will be closed Saturday, August 30th, through Monday, September 1st, in observance of the Labor Day holiday.       Branches will resume regularly scheduled business hours on Tuesday, September 2nd.  &ensp...

The North Knox School Board has approved a revision to the guidelines for each of its building levels. The new handbook will set the rules for North Knox Primary, North Knox Intermediate, and North Knox Junior-Senior High School. The revisions keep the handbooks up to date for the current school year. The Board also ap...

The fourth annual Dancing with the Vincennes Stars fundraiser is happening this Saturday at the Highland Woods Community Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. for a social hour, followed by dinner at 7 p.m., and the dance competition starts at 8 p.m. Six competitors will each perform two dance routines. After the winner is anno...

Indiana's Republicans in the U.S. House are united behind the effort to redistrict the Hoosier state in time for the 2026 election. That is part of President Trump's plan to win one or two more GOP seats in the state.        State House Republicans, however, have not said they are behind t...

The George Rogers Clark National Park is reporting better visitor numbers so far this summer over recent years. G-R-C chief ranger Joe Herron says the human traffic coming through has been noticeably higher. Looking forward, Herron says a long-awaited renovation of the exhibits at the G-R-C Visitors' Center is progress...

      The Indiana Department of Health is urging parents to take steps to protect the health and safety of their infants following a surge this month of deaths caused by unsafe sleep environments.       IDOH has learned of more than 10 infant deaths related to...

September 15th is the first official day for allowed negotiation for teacher contracts for coming years. In preparation, the North Knox School Board held a public hearing Monday for that upcoming negotiation. The Board, and Superintendent Darrell Bobe, will discuss the new contract with the North Knox Teachers' Associa...

Anyone not tied into the Knox County Code Red program is encouraged to do so. Code Red is an alert system for weather and other emergencies in Knox County. The system is best known for warnings about various weather emergencies. However, Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum knows the system's benefit goes deeper than that. Mayor...

Vincennes University will start the new school year with a new Dean of the College of Science, Engineering, and Math. Mandy Haag will serve as the department's head, following the leaving of Curt Coffman. Coffman has left the college to take a position in New Mexico. Haag is a Vincennes native. She has served as a full...

Knox County Sheriff's Deputies have released more information on a traffic stop that resulted in arrest on State Road 67 and Church Road. Deputies stopped a truck for speeding. A related search of the truck found nearly 700 grams of marijuana, along with scales, an alleged meth pipe, and illegal prescruiption medicatio...

Start-up company Terra Force has been actively working with their prototype artificial-intelligence melon picker throughout the summer. The idea started, and continues to grow, through the Pantheon Business Theatre in downtown Vincennes. Mike Jacob started Terra Force, and is the head of the company. Pantheon director ...

Were you at the Indiana State Fair and left something behind? You may be able to recover it. The Indiana State Fair has now ended, and state police have shared photos of valuable items left behind at the fairgrounds on social media. Dozens of credit cards, driver's licenses, wallets, phones, keys, strollers, purses, an...

Affected residents can voice their opinions on AES Indiana's proposed 13.5% electricity rate hike at two public meetings with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. AES has an area power generation plant in Petersburg, and affects some Pike County electric users. It is also the main electric provider for the City o...

      Dollar General is recalling three lots of its eight-ounce Clover Valley instant coffee due to possible glass contamination.       The FDA says the coffee was sold between July 9th and 21st in every U.S. state except Alaska and Hawaii.    &...

  The biggest Powerball jackpot of the year has just gotten larger.       Nobody matched all six numbers in Saturday night's drawing, so the 565-million-dollar jackpot rolls over to an estimated 605-million dollars in tonight's (Monday night's) drawing.     &e...

      The Triple-A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Sunday stood at $3.21 a gallon, two cents lower than Saturday and seven cents higher than Sunday's national average.       It was also six cents higher than a week ago, a penny higher th...

Eligible small businesses, private non-profit organizations, homeowners and renters in Indiana of the September 16th deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset losses from physical damage caused by the severe storms and flooding that occurred June 28th through July 2nd.     ...

The Indiana Department of Transportation says State Road 67, north of Edwardsport in Knox County, is scheduled to be closed today (Monday) for a small structure repair project.       The highway will be shut down between East Farmstead Road and East Hammelman Road through the end of Septem...

 The Indiana Department of Transportation says alternating lane closures on U.S. 231/State Road 54 near Bloomfield in Greene County are scheduled to begin today (Monday) for asphalt patching work.       The lane closures will take place between the White River Bridge and the town limi...

An Edwardsport man was arrested over the weekend on various drug charges following a traffic stop on State Road 67 near Church Road, Deputies discovered 39 year-old Joshua Barmes allegedly possessed meth, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. He is also charged with marijuana dealing and legend drug deception. Barmes was ...

      An Indiana State Trooper arrested a Washington man on drug charges Friday morning following a traffic stop for driving with expired plates near Center Street and NE 11th Street in Washington.       Police say 50-year-old Martin Hoevel was not wearing a s...

Today brings a heavy load on the local sports scene.. The Lincoln Volleyball teams open up on the road at Linton beginning at six. The Lincoln tennis team also plays at Linton at five. The Lincoln and Rivet Golf teams play at the Sullivan Elks course at 4:30. The North Knox Girls soccer team hosts Rivet at 5:30 and you...

Fall semester classes begin today at Vincennes University's various campuses in Vincennes and elsewhere across the state. In Vincennes, students spent the weekend moving back into various University dorms, in preparation for this first week of classes. A series of activities are planned for both new and returning stude...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn $7 billion in grant money intended for solar projects nationwide, impacting lower-income households, including those in Indiana. The Solar for All program, approved in 2024, aimed to provide affordable clean energy to disadvantaged communities. Indiana lost $117 mi...

Stockwell Inn is making historic changes after 40 years, closing Saturdays and shutting its kitchen at 9 p.m. Monday through Friday. Owner Audrey Christie says ongoing road construction outside her building since January has cut business by 50-70%, forcing her to make tough choices. Evansville resident Rick Schulz said...

The Indiana State Fair has announced its new headlining exhibit for 2026, and it's taking a trip back in time.Following the success of this year's "Vinyl Revival" exhibit, the fair will launch "REWIND: A VHS Revival." The new exhibit will celebrate the golden age of home video, featuring a gallery o...

The Indiana High School Athletic Association and the American Dairy Association Indiana are teaming up to make milk the official beverage of Indiana high school sports. The new three-year partnership will bring educational materials and celebratory milk to student athletes statewide, promoting milk's 13 essential nutri...