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From progressive to 'potato': Here are all the vice presidents from Indiana
EVANSVILLE – Indiana won’t be getting its seventh vice-president. Two days after a bullet grazed his ear in Pennsylvania, Donald Trump announced Monday that Ohio senator / Appalachian memoirist / venture capitalist J.D. Vance will serve as his running mate for the 2024 election. It makes official what...
The 5 most expensive homes sold in September 2023 included a $1.5 million property
Vanderburgh County's most expensive home sales in September 2023 included several properties on the West Side of town, McCutchanville, and surrounding area. A total of 279 homes sold in September 2023, a decrease from the previous month's 358. The biggest sale came in at $1,590,000, almost double from August's top seller, which brought in $845,000. ...
Woman arrested for resisting arrest, attempt to disarm an officer
COLUMBUS, Ind. – Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) Deputy Ryan Smith was heading north on State Street on Friday just before 3 p.m. when he observed a southbound SUV being driven erratically. He reported the SUV going about 80 mph, swerving, and recklessly passing other vehicles. He activated his emergency lights and siren to catch up to the car.
Southeast Iowa woman's cheeky milk slogan turns her into a viral sensation
BLOOMFIELD, Iowa — A simple can of evaporated milk may not hold any significance to most people, but for one southeast Iowa woman, it’s changed her life. For 97-year-old Helen Ernst of Bloomfield, Ia., it was an ordinary November day.'. After coming home with groceries, she needed to...
Judge orders Sellersburg man back to prison
BEDFORD— Lawrence Superior Court II Judge Robert Cline sentenced a Sellersburg man to the Indiana Department of Correction after he failed to comply with the terms of his probation. Gage England, 29, pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, a Level 6 felony, and possession of a narcotic drug, a...
Beryl’s Remnants Spawned 4 Indiana Tornadoes, Including an EF-3: NWS
MOUNT VERNON, Ind. (AP) — The remnants of Hurricane Beryl spawned at least four tornadoes in Indiana, including an EF-3 twister with winds as high as 140 mph (225 kph) that tore through a small city in the state’s southwestern corner, the National Weather Service said. The tornado...
Divers recover body of Evansville teenager from Patoka Lake
EVANSVILLE — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Dubois County law enforcement are investigating the apparent drowning death of an Evansville teenager. In a news release published Monday morning, the IDNR said officers were dispatched to Patoka Lake at 1:43 p.m. Sunday "for a person going underwater and not resurfacing."
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