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Knox Co. Sheriff Obtains New Tech to Get Drug Impaired Drivers Off the Road
The Knox County Sheriff's Department has acquired new technology to protect the public against drug impaired drivers. In cooperation with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute, the department has obtained a device called SoToxa to help identify drug-impaired drivers. SoToxa is a handheld analyzer that uses an oral flu...
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Daviess & Gibson Counties Tie for Lowest October Jobless Rate in Indiana
Daviess and Gibson Counties shared the state's lowest unemployment rate in October at 3.0%. For both counties, that's six tenths of a percent higher than a year ago. Martin County's jobless rate last month was 3.1%, three tenths of a percent higher than the year before. Dubois County's rate of 3.3% was seven tenths' pe...
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Knox Co. Food Pantries Receive Checks
The United Way of Knox County has announced the distribution of three checks totaling 11-thousand dollars to three Knox Co. food pantries in collaboration with Duke Energy. Checks were presented to St. Vincent de Paul, the Lord's Warehouse in Monroe City, and the Vincennes Food Pantry.
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GSH to Host Free Mammogram Screening Event November 21st for Uninsured and Underinsured Patients
Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes will host a free mammogram screening event Thursday for uninsured and underinsured patients. It will be held from 2:00 until 5:00 PM at Good Samaritan's Breast Care Center, 520 South Seventh Street. Interested individuals must call the Breast Care Center at 812-885-3627 to confirm e...
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Indiana Gas Prices (Wednesday)
The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana Wednesday stood at $2.96 a gallon, a penny lower than Tuesday and eleven cents lower than Tuesday's national average. It was also nine cents lower than a week ago, 12 cents lower than a month ago, and 28 cents lower than a year ago. Triple A also says the...
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Daviess Co. Arrests
The Daviess County Sheriff's Department arrested an Odon woman Tuesday on a warrant for Domestic Battery Resulting in Moderate Bodily Injury. 48-year-old Brandi Trueblood was released from the Daviess County Security Center on $10,000 bond. 175 inmates were being held in the security center early Wednesday morning.
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Thanksgiving Dinner Cost Slightly Down in Indiana, But Still High Relative to Recent Years
Hoosiers gathering around the table for Thanksgiving dinner will find slight relief when it comes to purchasing ingredients, but the meal still reflects historically high costs. Indiana Farm Bureau's annual Thanksgiving market basket survey shows that Hoosier shoppers can expect to spend approximately 2% less at the gr...
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Bassler: General Assembly Kicks Off 2025 Session
State Senator Eric Bassler of Washington gathered with fellow legislators at the Statehouse Tuesday for Organization Day - the ceremonial start of the 124th Indiana General Assembly. The legislature reconvenes in January. By state law, the 2025 session will conclude on or before April 29th. Lawmakers will be putting to...
Nov 19, 2024
Vincennes: Wreaths Across America Order Deadline Extended to December 13th
The deadline for ordering wreaths as part of the Wreaths Across America program in Vincennes has been extended again. The new deadline is Friday, December 13th. The goal of the program is to place wreaths at the graves of an estimated 3,500 veterans buried at Vincennes City Cemeteries. Wreaths are $17 each and can be p...
Nov 19, 2024
Terre Haute Woman Killed, Two Injured, in Knox Co. Crash
One person was killed, and two others injured Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of U.S. 50 and State Road 550 near Wheatland in Knox County. The Knox County Sheriff's Office says 40-year-old Tammy Payton of Terre Haute was attempting to cross US 50 from State Road 550 when her car was struck by...
Nov 19, 2024
Vincennes University to Host Design and Innovation Studio ribbon Cuttings at Flaget and Washington Catholic Elementary Schools
Vincennes University will hold ribbon cutting ceremonies Friday for Design and Innovation Studios at Flaget Elementary School in Vincennes and Washington Catholic Elementary in Washington. The studios mark Vincennes University's 11th and 12th D & I Studios in the region. The studios are a collaboration with the Ind...
Nov 19, 2024
Attorneys For Joseph Corcoran File for Stay Of Execution
Attorneys for Joseph Corcoran are appealing that his death sentence is cruel and unusual punishment for someone who is seriously mentally ill. Corcoran is scheduled to be put to death on December 18th for killing four people in Fort Wayne in 1997. He would be the first person the state has executed since 2009, and Atto...
Nov 19, 2024
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Pope Francis rejects tradition, opts for humble wooden casket and burial outside Vatican
Pope Francis announced this week that he intends on having a much more simple funeral than those of his predecessors at the Vatican, including a humble wooden casket.
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Chief opponent to Uganda's president appears in court days after going missing
Kizza Besigye, a prominent critic of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, appeared in a military court Wednesday after being reported missing in Kenya.
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Japan says it will watch China's military activity after Beijing admits violating Japanese airspace
Japanese officials said they are watching to see if China prevents further airspace violations; China explained that an August violation of Japanese airspace was unintentional.
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Biden admin vetoes UN Security Council draft resolution against Israel that would 'embolden Hamas'
The Biden administration vetoed a one-sided U.N. Security Council draft resolution on Israel on Wednesday. The council voted 14-1 for the draft, but as a permanent member of the body, the U.S. has a veto.
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Zelenskyy answers whether he's willing to cede Crimea, other territory in peace deal
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells Fox News that his country "cannot legally acknowledge any occupied territory of Ukraine as Russian."
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Netanyahu offers $5 million to Palestinians for every Israeli hostage they help free
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu offers a $5 million reward for any Palestinian in Gaza who helps secure the freedom of Israeli hostages still held by Hamas after more than a year in captivity.
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After 97 UN aid trucks in Gaza are 'violently looted' by armed men, food prices soar
Food prices are rising in Gaza following the robbery of a U.N. convoy over the weekend, during which, drivers were forced to unload aid at gunpoint, officials say.
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US Embassy in Kyiv closed as 'potential significant air attack' looms
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, has released a warning stating that they have "specific information of a potential significant air attack" taking place on Wednesday, Nov. 20.
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UN accused of downplaying Hamas terrorists' use of Gaza hospitals as new report ignores important details
IDF reported encountering terrorists in hospitals but Hamas' health ministry refuses to admit the group's presence there. Critics say the U.N. and others are too quick to parrot Hamas talking points.
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Brazil's first lady aims explicit joke at key target of husband's administration: 'F--k you, Elon Musk'
Brazil’s first lady Janja Lula da Silva ripped Elon Musk over the weekend, telling the entrepreneur that she "isn't afraid of him" during a pre-G20 event.
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