Category Archives: Local News

New Partnership Giving Better Benefit Access to Veterans
A new partnership is aiming to give Indiana veterans better access to their benefits. The Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs and the American Legion have signed an agreement to boost training for ...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 12, 2026
Black Lung Cancer Screenings Coming to Area
Annual black lung cancer screenings are beginning again this month in America's coal mining communities. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is sending its mobile health units to...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 12, 2026

I-70 Tolling Still Under Consideration in Indiana
Governor Mike Braun wants Interstate 70 to be a toll road and charge drivers 15-dollars-60-cents to cross Indiana. The tolls would pay to expand I-70 to six lanes as part of six-and-a-half-billion in ...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 11, 2026

One Rescued, One Missing in Martin County Floodwater Incident
One man was rescued and another is missing following a truck-related floodwater rescue in Martin County. The area is a known flooding area on Spout Springs Road just south of Shoals, near the East For...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 11, 2026

NK Renovation Project "Ahead of Schedule"
North Knox Schools Superintendent Darrell Bobe reports work on the technological renovation at North Knox High School is ahead of schedule, despite the project's progress during the school year. At th...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 11, 2026

Gas Prices May Go Higher: DeHaan
(Gas price escalation)(Wednesday 3/11/26 ... tlz 6a) Gas prices are escalating in this area, as part of the escalation of the conflict between the United States and Iran. The price of crude oil has sh...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 11, 2026

KCIED Leaders Targeting Illinois Residents to Move to Knox County
Knox County Indiana Economic Development is expanding its Opportunity Knox marketing campaign, adding billboards to encourage workers commuting to Knox County from Illinois to relocate. The campaign i...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 11, 2026

12 Year Sentence for Bicknell Man in Sexual Assault Case
82 year old Michael Jones of Bicknell man received a 12 year sentence today for his sexual assault plea in Knox Circuit Court. The case referred to his actions in sexually abusing a 14 yr old girl. Th...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 11, 2026

Possible Indiana Gas Tax Suspension Floated as Hedge Against High Gas Prices
Governor Braun says he is not ruling out suspending Indiana's gas tax with prices jumping every day. Braun says if the prices keep rising for two-and-a-half to three weeks, he will consider taking tha...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 11, 2026

Veterans Court Coming Into Place in Knox County
The Knox County Veterans' Court is now taking defendants for hearings at the County Courthouse in Vincennes. The Court is being overseen by officials in the Knox Circuit Court. Circuit Court Judge Mon...
Tom Zimmerman Mar 11, 2026

