Category Archives: Local News

Meth-Dealing Charges Filed Against Washington Woman
A Washington woman is facing drug charges following a traffic stop Thursday on Sugarland Road, During the stop, Washington Police found 54-year-old Tina Purdue in Possession of about 21 grams of suspe...
Tom Zimmerman Apr 28, 2025

Heading Outdoors? Beware of Tick Bites
Indiana health officials are urging Hoosiers to protect themselves and their pets from tick bites as ticks are active from early spring through late fall. A fatal case of ehrlichiosis in Floyd County ...
Tom Zimmerman Apr 28, 2025

Oakland City Man Faces Extradition in Gibson County Murder Charge
An arrest is made in a Gibson County murder investigation. Indiana State Police say 24-year-old Jonathan Fiscus of Oakland City was arrested Friday in the death of his father, 57-year-old Brad Fiscus,...
Tom Zimmerman Apr 28, 2025

Lincoln Trail College to Break Ground on Long-Awaited Technology Center
After more than two decades of planning, Lincoln Trail College in Robinson, Illinois is set to break ground later this year on a state-of-the-art Technology Center that will house high-demand programs...
Will Peppers Apr 26, 2025

Arrest Made in Oakland City Murder Investigation
An arrest is made in a Gibson County murder investigation. Indiana State Police say 24-year-old Jonathan Fiscus of Oakland City was arrested Friday in the death of his father, 57-year-old Brad Fiscus,...
Will Peppers Apr 26, 2025

ISP Drug Take Back Day Set for Saturday
The Drug Enforcement Administration's National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is scheduled for tomorrow from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. The event, which happens twice a year, is a way to dispose of unus...
Tom Zimmerman Apr 25, 2025

KC Sheriff K-9 "Uzzi" Ready to Serve
The Knox County Sheriff's Department K-9 "Uzzi" and handler Levi Archer are now complete with their training. That means "Uzzi" is now ready to work the County's roads and highways as a full K-9 offic...
Tom Zimmerman Apr 25, 2025

Federal Prison Murder Leads to Life Sentence
A Maryland man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his cellmate at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute in October of 2024. 29-year-old Joshua Mebane of Silver Spring, Maryla...
Tom Zimmerman Apr 25, 2025

"Boys and Beyond" Registration Continues for June Event
PACE Community Action Agency is registering chidren now for its annual "Boys and Beyond" week. Boys and Beyond is a program to teach life skills and more to boys in the fourth and fifth grades. This y...
Tom Zimmerman Apr 25, 2025

New Budget Proposal Approved by Indiana Legislature
The Indiana General Assembly has approved the pending two-year budget for the state. That approval includes a two-dollar a pack increase in cigarettes-the first trax increase in 17 years. It was a mov...
Tom Zimmerman Apr 25, 2025



