A small, spin-up tornado was reported in central Knox County this (Thursday) afternoon. The weak tornado carved a path over and northeast of State Road 550, paralleling Mariah Creek toward Bruceville. The main damage was to trees in the heavily wooded area. Also, some county roads west of Bruceville were affected. T...

Vincennes Community Schools has taken five bids under advisement for a planned locker room renovation at Lincoln High School. The lowest bid among the five offers was from Tabor-Owens for just over 2.3 million dollars. The five accepted bids fell within a 500-thousand dollar range, with the highest bid at a little ove...

A Heat Advisory is in effect from noon until 9:00 p.m. today forKnox, Daviess, Greene, Martin, Sullivan, Pike, Gibson, and Dubois Counties. Heat index values up to 105 are expected. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun,...

South Knox School "Corporation superintendent Jeff Cochren reported a lower of number of Corporation students starting school this year than in 2025. At last night's School Board meeting, Cochren reported a total student population of 1145, compared with 1180 to start the last school year. Of that total, 598 were...

The Knox County Council approved the minimum required amounts for both wheel and excise taxes for County vehicle owners. The wheel tax will be at $7.50 per vehicle once per year for passenger vehicles, with the excise tax totaling $5.00 for commercial vehicles over 11,000 pounds. Councilman Rich Chattin made the propo...

The Vincennes City Council has approved a re-submission of their DORA-or Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area-at last night's session. The ordinance will now be forwarded to state authorities for their approval. The first submission was returned for adjustment, following passage on April 27th. Vincennes City Councilma...

The Washington City Council voted Monday night to approve a municipal Wheel Tax and Motor Vehicle License Excise Tax, creating dedicated funds for each. The taxes are intended to help fund local road repairs and qualify the city for matching state infrastructure grants. Council also approved a temporary moratorium on d...

Fired Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission regulator Andy Zay is suing Governor Mike Braun over his dismissal. Zay is seeking to get his seat back on the powerful IURC before the commission votes on if they should reconsider the 71-million-dollar rate hike approved for AES Indiana. He was fired by Braun after backing ...

The Knox County Commissioners are busy preparing their budget for Knox County Council review in about a month's time. Council's annual four-day budget session will happen at its traditional time in mid-September. Commissioners' president T-J Brink says the plan is to review future plans with both County departments an...

Indiana State Senator Daryl Schmitt of Jasper is holding a series of town halls to hear from District 48 residents. Meetings begin later this month and continue into September and are scheduled for Chrisney, Derby, Petersburg, Princeton, Marengo and Huntingburg. Dates, times and venues are listed with this story on our...

Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum will not be allowed to run in the November general election for State Senate, District 39. In a n official release, Yochum cited a procedural error from the Indiana Democrat Party will keep him from appearing on the general ballot in November. Mayor Yochum was told about the decision yesterd...

Beginning on or around Monday, August 24th construction will start on the Willow Street exit off Highway 41 southbound. The work is part of a project to widen both sides of the exit ramp to accommodate larger vehicles and make the turning movement more accessible. At the exit you can expect a shift to either the left ...

Vincennes Community Schools will publish a nearly 47 and a half million dollar budget estimate for the 2027 school year. The final number is up around four and a half million dollars for the final numbers for 2026. The biggest increase is an estimated 1.1 million dollar increase in the Education account. It also incl...

Vincennes YMCA director Dennis Kordes updated Vincennes City Council last night on the success of the Vincennes Trolley. The city-wide scheduled bus system has been a vital free service to good numbers of Vincennes residents. Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum says the service has succeeded beyond what he originally expected. ...

Eighth District Congressman Mark Messmer will host an agriculture community discussion and breakfast on Monday at the Vincennes Knights of Columbus. The session will run from eight-30 to ten at the Felt King Road location. Messmer will bring expertise with him, as a member of the House Agriculture Committee. The break...

    Dr. Tamera Halter has been named the new Dean of the College of Health Sciences and Human Performance at Vincennes University.       Halter stepped into her new role on August 6th.       She takes over from Interim Dean Dr. Jason King. ...

Indiana State Senator Daryl Schmitt of Jasper is holding a series of town halls to hear from District 48 residents. Meetings begin later this month and continue into September and are scheduled for Chrisney, Derby, Petersburg, Princeton, Marengo and Huntingburg. Dates, times and venues are listed with this story on our...

Hydrant flushing in Oaktown is planned for tomorrow across the entire community. The flushing will happen during daytime hours. While flushing is happening, those on Oaktown Water could see some drop in water pressure, and water discoloration.

A man from Pike County and his one-year-old daughter no longer have a home after it caught fire Sunday night in Winslow. Zakareya Shalabi says their mobile home caught fire around 9:30 p.m. on County Road 25 North. Shalabi says he and his daughter were not hurt, but they lost their belongings. Firefighters are investi...

      As students return to school this week, drivers are reminded to slow down, stay alert, and watch for children near roadways, crosswalks, and school zones.       Motorists should obey posted speed limits, stop for school buses with flashing red lights and...

The Vincennes Board of Works has approved installation of a new two-inch gas line running on Kimmel Road northward to the under construction First Bank facility. Centerpoint Energy is doing the work from Kimmel and Main to the property. Since the line is on Vincennes City property, the Board of Works had to approve th...

All Vincennes City Government offices will be closed this Friday, for an Employee Appreciation Day. Recycling and trash pickup for the week will not be affected. The compost site on Old Terre Haute Road will also be closed on Saturday, August 15th.

Police are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred on State Road 59 South in Greene County. One person was shot and killed. Authorities have not released further details about the victim or a suspect.

Vincennes City Council will begin consideration this evening on an expanded Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area-or DORA-at this evening's session. The proposal would expand the area to cover eight different vendors as DORA locations. They include Pub n' Grub, the Café Moonlight, Prime Sports, Willie's Pub, the...

Vincennes Police arrested a Vincennes woman last night following an injury accident. Officers claim 45 year-old Tracy Kent had left the scene of an earlier injury accident in the city. She was found and arrested near the corner of College Avenue and Daily Street. During a related investigation, police found she was re...

Vincennes Police continue their weekday patrols of school zones during drop-off and pick-up times. The patrols are to encourage driver safety with kids going both to and from school. V-P-D Chief Jon Hillenbrand reminds everyone those patrols are not just something they do early n the year-but all school year long. Dri...

The federal Women,. Infants and Children program-or WIC-reminds everyone they are not just for expecting and new mothers... but for new dads too. The program is designed to help expecting women all the way up to parents of children to age five. Part of the program is helping new mothers with breastfeeding. However, WI...

The Indiana Legislature approved a couple of bills earlier this year to help curb the drastic increase in electric bills. One of those changes gives more power to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commssion-or IURC. Jasper State Senator Darryl Schmitt also points to a new statute keeping power providers to various consum...

The Washington City Council will hold a pair of public hearings tonight. The first hearing starts at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers and will focus on a proposed Municipal Wheel Tax and Motor Vehicle Excise Tax ordinance. Right after that, council members will take comments on a proposal to temporarily pause development ...