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A juvenile is in custody in Vincennes after alledgedly making threats to a school. The Vincennes Police Department reports that Thursday evening they were made aware of an isolated social media

Authorities say 5 people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash Friday night on East US Highway 40 one half mile east of Teutopolis. The Illinois State Police (ISP) say the fatal mishap occurred

It is anticipated that a new Knox County Indiana coroner will be selected Saturday. The Knox County Republican Party will caucus at 9 a.m. ET at the Vincennes City Hall and vote for one of the

The Lawrence County Health Department, Lawrence County Memorial Hospital and Aperion Care of Bridgeport have announced they are teaming up to host a free community health fair. The event is

102nd District Republican State Representative Adam Niemerg has announced he will have staff satellite office hours here in Lawrence County early next month. They will be on Thursday, October 5th

Two people died after a two vehicle collision Thursday afternoon on US 50 west of Montgomery in Daviess County in southwest Indiana. The fatal mishap occurred about 1:45 p.m. ET when vehicles being

The Illinois State Police (ISP) have been called in to assist in a death investigation in Clark County. Authorities report that a 49 year old male subject was discovered deceased Thursday in an

It is now official. The Illinois National Guard Wednesday afternoon handed over the keys to the former Armory location at 1522 Porter Avenue to the city of Lawrenceville during a transitional

A Lawrence County Illinois man was arrested after an Indiana State Police (ISP) chase in Knox County this week. Tuesday evening, a trooper stopped a 2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser at 2nd Street and

The Lawrence County Sheriffs Department (LCSD) Wednesday picked up a wanted Richland County woman. Taken into custody was 25 year old Madison Pennington of Olney. She was wanted on both an out of