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Area law enforcement authorities remain on the lookout for the three suspects in two early morning armed robberies in Mt Carmel and Grayville late last week. Friday just after 5 a.m. the Jumpin

A Lawrence County Illinois man was taken into custody late last week in southwestern Indiana in connection with various thefts which occured in southeastern Illinois. The Sullivan County Indiana

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana (TMMI) recently announced it had awarded $250,000 in grant money to Vincennes University. V.U. will put the money toward two STEM programs. Part of the grant will

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 9,469 cases of coronavirus across the state Tuesday with 125 more deaths from the disease. Since the pandemic began, there have been 674,089 cases

Both the Illinois and Indiana State Police are combining their efforts for special holiday patrols this holiday weekend. The two agencies are conducting “Operation Slow Your Roll” over

The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday arrested 23 year old Justin Majors of Lawrenceville on a charge of Domestic Battery. He was booked into the Lawrence County Jail and was being

The scheduled pretrial hearing of an Evansville Indiana man accused of the murder of a Wayne County Illinois female in 2014 has been continued. 24 year old Brody Murbarger has plead not guilty to

A national organization is honoring Vincennes University for it’s committment to helping young people build better futures. Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) is awarding the school a

The Lawrence County Board met in special session Monday afternoon at the Lawrence County Courthouse and took some fiscal action. After a public hearing, they approved the Fiscal Year 2021 Tax Levy

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 8,322 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus across the state Monday-less than in previous days. There were 47 additional deaths. The