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The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department Wednesday arrested 44 year old Kristi Richards of Lawrenceville on a charge of Probation Violation. She was taken to the Lawrence County Jail and later

Indiana State Police say a southwest Indiana female teen is dead after being shot early Thursday in the Sullivan County city of Carlisle. The victim was identified as 15 year old Mezmariah Wilson

The city of Bridgeport now has a new Ward 1 alderman. The city council Tuesday night approved the appointment by Mayor Tyler Griffin of Kevin Biggs to the vacant seat for a two year term. He was

The Bi-State Authority is looking at granting the request by the Illinois National Guard to renew their lease on a storage area at the Mid-American Air Center northeast of Lawrenceville. They have

One major issue that did not get taken care of in the recent spring legislative session in Springfield by state lawmakers was fixing the Firearm Owner Identification (FOID) card backlog. Two

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported only 365 new cases of coronavirus across the state Tuesday with 11 deaths. There were no new cases reported by the Lawrence County Health

The National Weather Service out of Paducah Kentucky has confirmed a low grade tornado touchdown in southwestern Indiana Tuesday. It occured in Pike County along Interstate 69. There was no damage

The Lawrenceville restaurant known as Buke’s Cafe at 1002 15th Street has officially changed names as of Tuesday. Owners Lindi and Tesa Bekteshi Monday announced the new name will be Midpoint

Lawrenceville Mayor David Courtney has called a meeting of the City Council Finance and Utilities Committee for Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the City Hall. He also informed Lite 103 News that the city

Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum has announced that Robert Dunham will retire as police chief on Tuesday July 13th. Dunham has served as chief for the last 18 months and prior to that, had been chief for