LOOGOOTEE — The Criminal Investigations Division from the Jasper Post is investigating a string of fires that occurred Thursday south of Loogootee in Martin County. At about 5:25 p.m. Martin County Dispatch received the first call of a fire located at 2064 Brooks Ridge Road. At this scene three structures were set ablaze. One structure was an older mobile home which was a total loss, the second was a shed or small building which was a total loss and the third was an older camper which sustained a lot of damage. Then at about 6:20 p.m. the Martin County Dispatch received a second call of a fire on Haw Creek Road approximately 1/2 mile south of Brooks Ridge Road. At this scene another mobile home was set ablaze and was a total loss. “We are currently looking for the individual or individuals that are responsible for setting these fires,” said Master Trooper Detective David Henderson. “Fortunately no one was hurt.” Detective Henderson is asking that anyone that has information into the fires to call the Jasper Post at 1-800-742-7475 or 812-482-1441. Assisting agencies were the Martin County Sheriff’s Department, Loogootee, Haysville and Southeast Daviess County Fire Departments and Martin County Civil Defense.
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Body of man found in river
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.
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NEW! Divers believe they have located man's body in river
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.
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Petty, Helms win races in Daviess County Primary
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.
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INDOT to close SR 257
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
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
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Williams sentenced to 65 years
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.
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WILLIAMS SENTENCED TO 65 YEARS
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.
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U.S. 50 EAST OF SHOALS CLOSED
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.
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5 killed in Knox County crash
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.
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Loogootee wins 1st state title
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.
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