The Brazil Public Library has received a three-thousand-dollar grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to fund its 2026 Summer Reading Program. Library officials say the money will buy new books for the free "Unearth A Story" community events running throughout June and July. The national foundation...

The Triple A Motor Club says the average price of gas in Indiana on Monday was $3.92 per gallon, 1¢ lower than Sunday and 59¢ lower than Monday's national average of $4.51 per gallon. It was also 21¢ lower than a week ago, 17¢ higher than a month ago, and 70¢ higher than a year ago. Meanwhile T...

Indiana Governor Mike Braun says he is considering extending the state gas tax holiday that is scheduled to end June 7th. Braun says it looks like "there might be flexibility to continue it." He suspended Indiana's seven-percent sales tax on gasoline April 8th and expanded the relief for Hoosier drivers on Ma...

Washington Police arrested a Washington man Sunday on a warrant for Domestic Battery, Domestic Battery in the Presence of a Child Under 16 years, and Conversion. 21-year-old Frank Macias Cruz was released from the Daviess County Security Center on $50,000 bond. The Daviess County Sheriff's Department arrested 21-year-o...

Hyundai Motors is recalling over 400-thousand vehicles in the U.S. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the recall is over a software error that may cause an unexpected application of brakes. The recall covers certain 2025 to 2026 model Santa Cruz, Tucson Hybrid and Tucson Plug-hybrid Electric vehicl...

The Knox County Sheriff's Office says a Vincennes woman was arrested Friday after she drove her car into a pond Thursday night. Authorities say 21-year-old Hannah Holt had posted on her Snapchat account that she had driven the car into a pond, in the area of 13-46 South 6th Street Road, while driving home drunk the nig...

Hammond remains a possible new home for the NFL's Chicago Bears. The team reaffirmed they are planning to leave Chicago, saying they have exhausted every opportunity to stay there. The Bears say they are considering moving to Arlington Heights in Illinois or going over the border to Hammond in northwest Indiana. Hoosie...

Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales says he is not ending his reelection campaign despite losing support of two big Republican allies. Attorney General Todd Rokita and U.S. Senator Jim Banks both pulled their support of Morales Thursday, saying they don't think he is the Republican Party's strongest candidate. Mor...

Indiana State Police say an Illinois murder suspect was apprehended Thursday on I-69 in Daviess County. The ISP, Daviess County Sheriff's Office, and Washington Police had earlier been contacted about a possible murder suspect traveling on I-69. 37-year-old Brandon Jones of Chicago was pulled over by a state trooper ne...

Police say a Jasper woman died Wednesday night when an intoxicated driver veered left of center into the path of her vehicle on State Road 64 in Dubois County. Dead is 36-year-old Dana Strohmeyer. Two juveniles in Stohmeyer's vehicle were transported to Deaconess Memorial Hospital. The driver of the other vehicle, 37-y...

The Washington Police Department and Daviess County Sheriff's Office are partnering with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute to urge Hoosiers to buckle up as part of the national "Click It or Ticket" campaign. Now through May 31st, officers will work overtime to ensure drivers and passengers are using thei...

IN-DOT officials say State Road 56/61 in Pike County is scheduled for closure on Monday, June 1st for a pavement patching project. The highway will be closed from the intersection of State Road 57 to Illinois Street. The project is expected to take two weeks to complete, depending on the weather. IN-DOT says the offici...