Category Archives: Local News

Luck was not with many lottery players. Over half a billion dollars is still up for grabs after Monday night's Powerball drawing once again went without a winner. The already-massive jackpot rolled ov...

If you are not a lover of summer and high temperatures, you may be out of luck for a while. The National Weather Service expects hot weather to continue heating the area for a while to come. A stray s...

The Indiana Department of Transportation wants public input on its Indiana State Rail Plan. INDOT says the state is ranked fourth in the country for the number of freight railways and rail is a critic...

The South Knox School Board accepted a 30-thousand dollar donation from the district's newest solar plant. Arevon Energy runs the Blue Jeans Solar facility in the distict. The 30-thousand dollar donat...

The Vincennes Board of Works has officially wrapped up the paperwork for Washington Avenue Phase One at yesterday's session. The formal final step for the project was presented by Vincennes City Engin...

The Illinois State Police is celebrating the signing of Alicia's Law. The new law expands the authority of ISP to investigate and stop online child exploitation. The measure is named after Alicia "Koz...

The Vincennes Animal Shelter isn't quite as crowded as it was earlier this summer, due to a successful reduced-price adoption campaign. Shelter director Leah Raigen says with the community's help, the...

Two members of the next generation of sister city students from Wasserburg Germany came to the Vincennes City Council session last night at City Hall. Both Maline Sommer and Melissa Hartzog received h...

Vincennes Community Schools Superintendent Greg Parsley is advertising a 2026 budget that is just over three million dollars over the estimate for this year. The overall proposal is for just over 44-m...

Work continues toward INDOT's completion of State Road 441 improvements. That work affects the entire stretch of 441 from U-S 41 to the Memorial Bridge. Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum says most of the wor...