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Body of man found in river

2012-05-15T21:40:17-04:00

Daviess County Sheriff’s officers and Indiana Department of Natural Resources conservation officers have recovered the body of a Vincennes man who drowned in the West Fork of the White River Saturday.

NEW! Divers believe they have located man's body in river

2012-05-14T11:08:06-04:00

A 28-year-old Bicknell man, Larry Worland, is presumed dead after driving his four-wheeler into the west fork of the White River late Saturday night. Indiana Conservation Officers believe they found the body late Monday afternoon, but were still working on its recovery.

Petty, Helms win races in Daviess County Primary

2012-05-08T21:09:39-04:00

Only 4,417 of 18,770 registered Daviess County voters cast their votes at the polls in Tuesday's primary election, for a 23.53 percent voter turnout.
But it was enough for locals Laura Petty and Dennis Helms who won their races in the Republican Primary.

INDOT to close SR 257

2012-05-03T21:16:10-04:00

The Indiana Department of Transportation announces that traffic on SR 257 in Daviess County will be stopped temporarily.

Zeller and Watford to return to IU next season

2012-04-10T13:28:43-04:00

Christian Watford and Cody Zeller helped Indiana's basketball program turn things around this past season.

They have even bigger plans for next season.

The two players said Tuesday they would return to school next season, putting off the NBA and making the Hoosiers one of the Big Ten favorites

Williams sentenced to 65 years

2012-04-09T21:24:43-04:00

Derek Franklin Williams, 49, of Washington, was sentenced Monday morning to 65 years in prison for the murder of his wife, Kim, Feb. 4, 2011.

WILLIAMS SENTENCED TO 65 YEARS

2012-04-09T13:45:20-04:00

Derek Franklin Williams, 49, was sentenced this morning to 65 years in prison for the murder of his wife, Kim.
Daviess Superior Court Judge Dean A. Sobecki said he sentenced Williams to the maximum because the aggravating circumstance of committing the murder in the home with two children present outweighed the mitigating circumstances of Williams’ good record in the military and as a civilian employee, as well as his lack of previous criminal record.
Williams will receive credit for time served.

U.S. 50 EAST OF SHOALS CLOSED

2012-04-05T16:26:15-04:00

Due to a semi accident, U.S. 50 east of Shoals is closed. The Martin County Sheriff's Department will notify drivers when the road is open.

5 killed in Knox County crash

2012-03-29T21:12:29-04:00

Knox County Sheriff Mike Morris reported five occupants of a passenger car were killed when the vehicle drove under a southbound semi tractor-trailer on U.S. 41 at the intersection with old U.S. 41.

Loogootee wins 1st state title

2012-03-24T19:39:32-04:00

Will Nonte scored four points for Loogootee in Saturday¹s Class A Indiana basketball championship game, but his final two may be the most important scored by any Loogootee player.