It's that time of year again when parents get excited and students are looking forward to going back to school! The Indiana State Police would like to pass along some safety tips to help make sure that this school year is safe for everyone! Driving Safety Tips ALWAYS watch for stopped school buses in the morning hours ...

The Triple-A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Saturday stood at $3.25 a gallon, a penny lower than Friday and ten cents higher than Saturday's national average. It was also seventeen cents higher than a week ago, seven cents higher than a month ago, and thirty-two cents lower than a year ago. Mean...

CenterPoint Energy customers in Evansville are frustrated by a sharp increase in their utility bills, which some say are nearly one and a half times higher than usual. The spike follows a rate increase approved last year. While CenterPoint officials defend the increase as necessary for long-term reliability, customers ...

A teen is arrested in Columbus, Indiana for allegedly stealing over a thousand dollars in Lego sets from a Target while pulling a gun on an employee. Police say Isaac Armstrong fled the scene in a stolen car, leading officers on a high-speed chase before he was apprehended. The 19-year-old faces a felony armed robbery ...

The Daviess County Sheriff's Department arrested an Evansville man Friday on a warrant for a Petition to Revoke. 44-year-old Antwan Johnson is being held without bond in the Daviess County Security Center. Daviess County Sheriff's deputies arrested 34-year-old Kalandis Halloway of Harrisburg, Illinois Friday on a warra...

A Hanover, Indiana woman was arrested Wednesday in connection with the death of her six-year-old daughter in a two-vehicle crash in Scott County in May of this year. Indiana State Police say 25-year-old Dorothy Snell ran a red light at the intersection of State Road 256 and U.S. 31 and collided with another vehicle. Sn...

The 2025 Knox County Watermelon Festival continues its two-day run Saturday at Patrick Henry Square in downtown Vincennes. The celebration of Knox County's watermelon industry got underway Friday. It features fair food, live music, arts & crafts vendors, pageants, a 5K run/walk and more. For the complete schedule o...

Indiana State Police arrested a Sullivan woman Thursday on a warrant for Child Exploitation. The arrest of 28-year-old Marie Austin was the result of an investigation that got underway back in July of information received from the Martin County Sheriff's Office that a minor female had been sexually exploited. Austin is...

The Daviess County Sheriff's Office says an Olney, Illinois man died after a three-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon at the intersection of State Road 257 and US 50. An investigation shows that Gina Graber of Loogootee was driving a car eastbound on US 50. Daniel Altmeyer of Huntingburg was driving a FedEx truck southbo...

The Knox County Coroner's Office is seeking information regarding the families of two deceased individuals. Marcia Klepper was born on December 24th, 1961. Phillip Meyer was born on February 19th, 1957. If you have any information about their families or next of kin contact the Knox County Coroner's Office at 812-887-6...

Illinois is the first state in the nation to require mental health screenings for students. Governor Pritzker has signed a bill that offers free mental health screening tools to Illinois public schools. Under current Illinois law, screening every student each year isn't required, making it difficult for districts to id...

The Daviess County Sheriff's Department arrested a Jasper man Thursday on a warrant for Forcible Rape. 19-year-old Oliver Colindres is being held on $250,000 bond in the Daviess County Security Center. Washington Police arrested 32-year-old Jabryson Burton of Washington Thursday for Domestic Battery in the Presence of ...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is launching a statewide campaign aimed at preventing insurance companies from using certain data to charge higher auto insurance rates. As part of his "Driving Change" campaign, Giannoulias is asking residents to share their stories about unfair and discriminator...

The Indiana Department of Transportation says alternating lane closures are scheduled to begin Tuesday, August 5th on I-64 in Gibson and Vanderburgh Counties. The lane closures will occur between the 25-mile marker and 30-mile marker, near the U.S. 41 interchange and the I-69 interchange. They will allow for pavement p...

President Trump has granted a Major Disaster Declaration for the State of Indiana for severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding that occurred March 30th to April 9th. The federal disaster declaration for public assistance was approved for 23 designated counties, including Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Oran...