Vincennes City Council has learned the City has to reduce nearly 2 million dollars from its approved budget for next year. Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum gives some areas that could feel the axe from the current budget. Mayor Yochum says on top of that, they City was hit by a larger than expected insurance increase for 2...

With one week until Election Day, over 23-hundred people have voted early so far in this year's general election. That includes nearly 320 people who voted early in Vincennes, Bicknell, and Monroe City. So far, 202 out of 306 issued mail-in ballots have come in, with another 60 set to vote today and tomorrow before a ...

The clocks will be changing soon and that has an impact on health. Erik Herzog is a professor of biology at Washington University and says heart attacks have been measured to go up when we spring forward to Daylight Saving Time and heart attacks go down when we fall back. Studies show there's an increase in vehicle cra...

With the start of October comes the start of awareness about Wreaths Across America. Once again this year, the Vincennes Rotary and Kiwanis clubs will join forces to place wreaths on the graves of various veterans in Vincennes cemeteries. The public is also invited to purchase wreaths to place on the grave sites of th...

Construction is moving fast on Holiday World's new water roller coaster. Crews "crowned" the top of the 90-foot lift hill for the Cannonball! coaster Friday afternoon, and the station building is already underway. When it opens in May, it will be the first water roller coaster in the Midwest, with the tallest...

A local K-9 officer has some new protection on the job. The Indiana State Police Jasper Post reports K-9 Leo has received a new bullet and stab-protective vest, thanks to a donation from the non-profit Vested Interest in K-9s. The vest is sponsored by the Virginia L. Stoner Huguenard Endowment Fund of Corunna, Indiana,...

The date for intensive work on Washington Avenue Phase Two is coming closer. That street is set for closure early next year for extensive renovation. The work will happen on Washington Avenue from Emison up to, and including, the intersection with Saint Clair Street. Vincennes Water Utilities is one of the utility cre...

The Vincennes Lincoln Pride of the Green and the Washington Gold Pride bands will both perform in the Class "C" state finals. The bands will complete in four separate classes from "A" to "D" on November seventh at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. L-H-S will be up first, with their perfo...