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Indiana State Police and the Knox County Sheriffs Department made a large drug bust during the execution of an arrest warrant in Oaktown Monday. Around 9 a.m. Eastern Time, authorities were at a

Authorities in deep southern Illinois say remains recently discovered could be those of a missing Harrisburg woman. The Pope County Sheriffs Department says the discovery was reported by a deer

Some good economic news for Richland County and the area. A new Loves Travel Stop location has opened for business near Olney. The store is near the U.S. 50/Illinois Route 130 intersection and

The Illinois Department of Employment Security has announced that the state unemployment rate fell 1/2 percent to 6.9% in November based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 20,942 new and probable cases of coronavirus across the state this past weekend from Friday through Sunday with 367 additional deaths. Overall

Indiana State Police arrested a Vincennes man on multiple charges after a traffic stop over the weekend in Vincennes. A vehicle being driven by 29 year old Zackary Ball was pulled over on Willow

Indiana State Police report the arrest of an Oakland City teen charged with the shooting death of his father. 19 Colin Cooper is currently being held in the Gibson County Indiana Jail without bond.

Lawrenceville Police investigated a two vehicle accident late Friday morning in the 1500 block of State Street. The mishap involved a 2005 Chevrolet being driven by Teresa Barnes of rural

Two southwestern Indiana teens died in a two vehicle accident late last week in Knox County. The sheriffs department reports the victims were 17 year old Ethan Hayes and 18 year old Braiden Haton

Units of the Lawrence-Allison Fire Protection District responded to an apparent structure fire this past weekend in Lawrenceville. The location was on Lexington Avenue near Lawrence County Memorial