Category Archives: Local News

Big changes are coming to Kentucky smoke shops on January 1. All businesses that sell tobacco, nicotine, and vapor products must be licensed by the state's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Th...

A program that will help people with cognitive disabilities is set to start in Posey County. On January 1, Posey County Emergency Management Agency, in partnership with the Sheriff's Office and Mt. Ve...

The Pike Animal Welfare Shelter in Petersburg needs emergency fosters and adopters. The shelter received significant damage to its outdoor kennels during last night's storm. According to their Faceboo...

The Wabash River Bridge was closed for several hours on Saturday afternoon. The closure was due to an incident involving a pedestrian and a train on the Illinois side. 35-year-old Nicholas Lamar of Mo...

A Nebraska man is behind bars in Kentucky following a traffic stop on the Bluegrass Parkway. A police K-9 alerted to the presence of narcotics during a sniff of the vehicle. A search of the trunk unco...

As part of Indiana's new Smart SNAP initiative, starting January 1, sugary drinks and candy will no longer be eligible to purchase with SNAP benefits. This includes soda, energy drinks, sports drinks ...

An Owensboro mother is charged with criminal abuse after her 6-week-old infant was taken to the hospital with multiple injuries. 24-year-old Rachel Basham admitted to intentionally inflicting harm to ...

Evansville Police Officers responded to a shots-fired call in the 900 block of S. Evans Avenue on Christmas Day. It was reported that a man was swinging a bat and throwing rocks at a car when they hea...

Kentucky bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at one of its distilleries for at least a year as the whiskey industry navigates tariffs and slumping demand. The company says the decision to pau...

The Madisonville man accused of falsely reporting an accident is in custody following a weeks-long investigation. Last month, 32-year-old Bobby Sample made a 9-1-1 call to Webster County dispatch clai...