Knox County News

More reports of a possible phone scam surface in Knox County. According to the Vincennes Police Department, several reports of the possible scam came in on Tuesday.

It's too wet to pick watermelons, so Jim Delarosa treats three of his four boys to lunch.

A sprinkling of World War II veterans and members of their families were among those who gathered one last time Friday morning before the USS Vincennes Monument to honor the men who served on the four naval ...

A Fire destroyed a southern Indiana home. Firefighters from at least three departments responded to a fire on Main Street in Wheatland in Knox County this morning.

Some small towns in southern Indiana say they need more police protection. Small communities in Knox County say they are facing more crime, but seeing fewer cops.

Update, Thur 7:25 am: Phone service has been restored to a good portion of southwestern Indiana.

Months after a coal-gasification plant obtained a crucial air permit, Duke Energy Corp.'s CEO likened the $2.35 billion plant to an ''Apollo project for energy'' Monday during a ceremony marking its unofficial ...

A southern Indiana business gets a national award. Vincennes Tractor has been doing a lot of business for a long time in southern Knox County.

Work is under way on a $2 billion coal-gasification plant along White River in Knox County.

By THOMAS B. LANGHORNE Originally published 12:30 p.m., June 27, 2008 Updated 12:30 p.m., June 27, 2008 Rep.

An early morning traffic accident closes down a state highway for several hours.

Staff report Originally published 07:52 a.m., June 16, 2008 Updated 07:52 a.m., June 16, 2008 High water from last week's heavy rains and subsequent flooding is still keeping some roadways shut down, Indiana ...

Indianapolis Summary: Governor Tours Flood Damage In Southwest -- Yesterday, Governor Mitch Daniels got a first hand look at flood damage in Southwest Indiana.

Help is now a little closer for folks living in Knox County, Indiana. The state will open a one-stop disaster assistance center tomorrow at 9 a.m. in Bicknell.

WASHINGTON, Ind. - A levee break on the swollen White River sent floodwaters pouring into several square miles of farmland and caused authorities today to urge residents to evacuate.

Sandbagging and evacuations continued yesterday across south-central Indiana as record flood waters receded in some counties but threatened homes and property in downstream areas.

The Indiana Department of Transportation announces rising waters have caused the closure of roads in the Crawfordsville and Vincennes districts.

Despite as many as a half-million sandbags stacked statewide, rising waters today began to flood cornfields in southwest Indiana and threaten the area's river towns and hamlets.

THE TRIBUNE STAR TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Rising floodwaters across Indiana have led to a dwindling supply of blood.

Staff report Originally published 11:45 a.m., June 9, 2008 Updated 11:45 a.m., June 9, 2008 A 25-year-old inmate died at the Knox County Jail Sunday night less than an hour after officers used a Taser to subdue ...