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Gov. Braun Orders Period of Mourning and Flags at Half-Staff in Honor of Fallen Dubois County Firefighter
Governor Mike Braun has declared a period of mourning in Dubois County to honor the life and service of Lucas Gehlhausen, a volunteer firefighter with the Celestine Volunteer Fire Department who died in the line of duty on Sunday, September 7th. As part of the observance, the Governor has directed that flags be flown a...
14h ago

WIN Energy REMC Round-Up Grants
Five more charitable groups have received grants as part of WIN Energy REMC's Operation Round-Up initiative. WIN energy takes the money from all rounded up bills from its customers and donates it to various charities. The total of this grant round is nearly 12 thousand dollars. The largest grant is just over four thous...
16h ago

IDEM Forecasts Air Quality Action Day for Wednesday in three Indiana Regions
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has forecast an Air Quality Action Day for Wednesday in the Southeast, Southwest and Central/East Central Indiana Regions. Ozone levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range. Continued unseasonably warm temperatures combined with low humidity, ...
16h ago

Williams Bros. Health Care Pharmacy Promotes Scott Sell to Chief Strategy Officer
Williams Brothers Healthcare Pharmacy has announced the appointment of Scott Sell as Chief Strategy Officer. Sell has been a key member of the WB leadership team since 2020 when he joined as Business Development Manager. He was promoted to Director of Business Development in 2024, and now steps into the CSO role to lea...
16h ago

INDOT Advances Mid-States Corridor Project, Announces Next Public Meeting
The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced the advancement of the Mid-States Corridor project and details for the next public information meeting to share the Screening of Alternatives Report in October. IN-DOT says this milestone, alongside a recently released Request for Information to the construction in...
19h ago

Indiana Gas/Diesel & EV Prices (Tuesday)
The Triple-A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Tuesday stood at $3.11 a gallon, three cents lower than Monday and eight cents lower than Tuesday's national average. It was also three cents lower than a week ago, twelve cents lower than a month ago, and three cents higher than a year ago. Meanwhile,...
21h ago

Cleanup Continues from Warrick Co. Chemical Fire
Ash from the September 6th PBTT chemical fire still covers the grounds of the Warrick County Humane Society, preventing animals from returning. The electroplating plant uses chemicals including magnesium, aluminum oxide, and acid aerosols. The EPA has cleaned hard surfaces, but the grounds remain contaminated. State of...
21h ago

Republican Lawmakers File Articles Of Impeachment Against Pritzker
Republican lawmakers in Illinois are taking action against Governor Pritzker over what they call "hateful rhetoric." The Illinois Freedom Caucus has filed articles of impeachment against Pritzker. The group cited various statements made by the governor, including accusing him of comparing Republicans to Nazis...
21h ago

Indiana Department of Corrections Wants Money for Miami Correctional Facility
The Indiana Department of Corrections is asking for nearly 16 million dollars from the State Budget Committee for modernizing the Miami Correctional Facility. The upgrades would be for a proposed federal immigration and law enforcement agreement to hold immigration violators. The budget committee will meet Wednesday to...
21h ago

Pride Center of Terre Haute Suing Indiana State University
The Pride Center of Terre Haute is suing two Indiana State University administrators after funding for students working at the center was terminated. The ACLU of Indiana filed the suit on behalf of the center in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on Monday. The Pride Center is a non-profit tha...
21h ago

IDEM Forecasts Air Quality Action Day for Tuesday in two Southern Indiana Regions
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has forecast an Air Quality Action Day for Tuesday in Southeast and Southwest Indiana. Ozone levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, or Orange, range. Continued unseasonably warm temperatures combined with low humidity, sunny skies and light wi...
Sep 16, 2025

Vincennes Animal Shelter Accepting Donations to Help Care for Dogs in Gibson Co. Hoarding Case
Officials with the Vincennes Animal Shelter are expressing how grateful they are for the outpouring of support from the community following a recent dog hoarding case in Gibson County. 14 dogs were surrendered and the Vincennes shelter accepted 10 of them. Every single one of the dogs is in extremely poor health and re...
Sep 16, 2025

Woman Struck and Killed at Terre Haute Truck Stop Identified
The Vigo County Sheriff's Office on Monday identified a woman who was run over by a truck and killed Saturday morning at Love's Travel Stop at 17-40 East Harlan Avenue in Terre Haute. The initial investigation shows the truck was backing into a parking space when 47-year-old Amanda Ludlow of West Terre Haute was struck...
Sep 15, 2025

Lane Closures Planned for U.S. 231 in Martin County
The Indiana Department of Transportation says lane closures are scheduled to begin Monday, September 22nd on US 231 near Haysville and the East Fork White River in Martin County. The lane closures will allow for a bridge deck overlay project which is expected to last through late November, depending on the weather. One...
Sep 15, 2025

Indiana Department of Child Services Fires Employee for Kirk Comment
Indiana's Department of Child Services has fired an employee for making a comment that they say was in poor taste and "does not reflect the values of this agency or the standards that have been set by this administration." The worker was fired for making a comment about the shooting death of conservative infl...
Sep 15, 2025