Category Archives: Local News

Water, Stormwater Plans Being Considered for Long=Term
Vincennes Water Utilities general manager Kirk Bouchie is looking ahead at long-term plans for the City's water. The look ahead is at possible improvements, especially for the City's water and stormwa...
Tom Zimmerman May 15, 2025

Man Arrested for Digging Up a Fishers Grave
In Fishers, Indiana, a man is accused of digging up a grave to steal a ring. Police first located a suspicious vehicle while on routine patrol Monday night near Oaklawn Memorial Gardens. Officers say ...
Tom Zimmerman May 15, 2025

Nominations Available for Spirit of '76 Award
Nominations for the annual "Spirit of '76" award are being accepted now by the City of Vincennes. The award is to recognize a Knox County resident who makes the community a better place thorugh person...
Tom Zimmerman May 15, 2025

Legal Abortions Drop 98Percent in Indiana Over the Last Year
The Indiana Department of Health reveals a 98% decrease in abortions in 2024 compared to 2022. This marks the first full year since Indiana's near-total abortion ban took effect. The report, released ...
Tom Zimmerman May 15, 2025

Knox County Council Approves Renewal of Five Year Loan for VTFD
The Knox County Council has approved a renewal of a debt fund loan of 950-thousand dollars for the Vincennes Township Fire Department. V-T-F-D chief Tim Smith wants the continued funding for both a ro...
Tom Zimmerman May 15, 2025

Four Arrested in Four Separate KC Traffic Stops
The Knox County Sheriff's Office says four people were arrested on felony drug charges during four separate traffic stops Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. 54-year-old Jody Keller of Wheatland is f...
Tom Zimmerman May 15, 2025

New Principal Named for Vincennes' Franklin Elementary
The Vincennes Community School Board has named Andrew Malone to be the next principal at Franklin Elementary. Malone will return to the Corporation, after spending time as principal at Lawrenceville H...
Tom Zimmerman May 14, 2025

Main Street Work Continues Tomorrow
The Vincennes Mayor's Office says that beginning on or around Thursday, crews with Wabash Utilities will begin restricting traffic on Main Street between Third Street and Second Street. Workers will b...
Tom Zimmerman May 14, 2025

Two Dead in Apparent Murder-Suicide in Princeton
Princeton and Indiana State Police are investigating an apparent murder/suicide. Larissa Davis of Princeton was found shot to death Tuesday in a parked vehicle at the Baldwin Heights Apartments in the...
Tom Zimmerman May 14, 2025

KC Council Stands Firm Against County Invasive Species Repeal
The Knox County Council has unanimously approved a resolution opposing the repeal of two invasive species-related ordinances earlier approved by the Knox County Commissioners. The repeal concerns 20 i...
Tom Zimmerman May 14, 2025



