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The state of Indiana will move to Stage 5 of it’s reopening plan this Saturday. Governor Eric Holcomb making that announcement in Indianapolis Wednesday. The state had been hovering at Stage

The Illinois Department of Public Health reports there were 1,848 new confirmed cases of coronavirus Wednesday across the state with 22 additional deaths. There were no new cases reported Wednesday

The Knox County Indiana Sheriff’s Department has announced that it has recieved a rash of reports of home and vehicle breakins recently. Most of the reported incidents have occured in the

Vincennes University is waiving application fees for anyone who applys in 2020. University President Dr Chuck Johnson made that announcement in a statement released this week. Johnson says that the

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,531 new confirmed cases of coronavirus Tuesday across the state with 30 confirmed deaths. There were no new cases reported by the Lawrence County

This is Child Passenger Safety Week in Illinois and the state Department of Transportation and law enforcement authorities are reminding Lawrence County and other parents and caregivers that

Bridgeport Police Tuesday arrested two Sumner residents. 35 year old Adam Cessna was charged with Failure to Appear (Compliance) and Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine and was booked into the

Illinois State Police have arrested a Richland County man suspected of driving into a trooper’s vehicle during a traffic stop in the town of Parkersburg. Tuesday morning the trooper was

The driver of a pickup involved in a fiery fatal 2 vehicle accident in Evansville Monday has now been charged with 3 counts of Reckless Homicide. 42 year old Damon Busby of Henderson Kentucky

A Wabash County youth has died in a shooting Tuesday. A release from Wabash County Coroner Shaun Keepes was issued following the incident at 2115 College Drive in Mt Carmel. It states that