Category Archives: Local News

Ceremony Held In Mt. Vernon For New Railroad
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Tuesday at the Port of Mt. Vernon for a new railroad. It was built in partnership between the Ports of Indiana and OmniTRAX. CEO Jody Peacock says it's a 1,200-ac...
Amy Adams Apr 23, 2025 Photo from news release

Indiana State Police Detectives Seeking Public's Assistance
Indiana State Police detectives are seeking the public's assistance with pictures and or video that may have been captured leading up to, during, or after the officer-involved shooting that occurred o...
Amy Adams Apr 23, 2025 Photo courtesy of ISP

Fourth Suspect Involved In Owensboro Shooting Behind Bars
Authorities in Owensboro have made a 4th arrest in connection with a shooting earlier this month. 19-year-old Jodan Bellmar was interviewed by detectives and then arrested. Since the April 4th shootin...
Amy Adams Apr 22, 2025 Jodan Bellmare (DCSO)

Suspect In Hospital Following Officer Involved Shooting
An attempt to stop a reckless driver in Chandler turned out to be a multi-county car chase. The driver, 31-year-old Nina Devillez of Santa Claus, crashed his vehicle into a ditch on Heim Road. The sus...
Amy Adams Apr 22, 2025 Photo courtesy of ISP

ISP Tight Lipped On Death Of Toddler
Illinois State Police are investigating the death of a White County toddler. Two-year-old Aspen Nelson died Friday afternoon. According to her GoFundMe account, Aspen was living with her mother, the m...
Amy Adams Apr 22, 2025 Aspen Nelson photo from GoFundMe

Several Citations Given During Operation Easter Bunny
The Indiana State Police, Jasper Post, wrote several citations over the holiday weekend during "Operation Easter Bunny". Troopers were actively searching for reckless and impaired drivers in hopes of ...
Amy Adams Apr 22, 2025 Photo courtesy of ISP

Evansville Thunderbolts Hockey League Is Making History
The Evansville Thunderbolts are advancing to the Presidents Cup Final Series. They beat the Peoria Rivermen Friday night, 3 to 1, in the SPHL Championship. Game one will be in Knoxville this Wednesday...
Amy Adams Apr 21, 2025 Photo from Evansville Thunderbolts Facebook site

Truck Hits Fire Department Headquarters
A truck crashed into the German Township Fire Department Headquarters on Saturday around 5:30 PM. The building, located in the 8400 block of St. Wendel Road, will be temporarily out of service. This w...
Amy Adams Apr 21, 2025 Photo from German Township Fire Department

Small Plane Crashes Killing All On Board
Four people died over the Easter weekend in a plane crash. The small single-engine plane crashed in Trilla, Illinois, which is three miles south of Mattoon, around 10:15 Saturday morning. The Coles Co...
Amy Adams Apr 21, 2025 chrisdorney / Depositphotos.com
CenterPoint Launches Improved Outage Tracker Tool
CenterPoint Energy has launched a new and improved Outage Tracker for its electric customers. This will come in handy during widespread storms and other outages. It's mobile-friendly by design for pho...
Amy Adams Apr 18, 2025 Photo taken by Amy Adams


