Vincennes

Some Indiana universities are calling for a revision of the proposed new graduation requirements.

At the Knox County Public Library in Vincennes, representatives for the Federal Black Lung Program welcomed anyone who wanted to file a claim for monthly government assistance in dealing with the disease.

Andy Barmes said he’s driven past the Knox County Poor Asylum almost every day of his life, but it wasn’t until 2020 that he saw it up close. That’s when he decided it needed saving.

Representatives from the state’s public higher education institutions said high costs is a main deterrent.

The Vincennes chapter started with 12 members a day and are now up to 18, and the small house sometimes has 30 or so people inside during special events.

Every summer, thousands of migrant and seasonal workers flock to southwestern Indiana to help in the harvest of melons and other specialty produce. And while their loved ones are working, the children also need to be tended to.

A former southern Indiana police chief was arrested Wednesday on charges alleging he took more than $35,000 from an evidence vault.

The Pantheon Theatre in Vincennes received a $732,000 grant to renovate the exterior. Now, nearly a year-and-a-half later, restorations have come to a halt.

The completion of restoration work on the exterior of a century-old southwestern Indiana theater where comic Red Skelton got his start has been delayed by supply chain issues.

A man from Vincennes has been sentenced to three years’ probation for his part in the Jan. 6 riot during which the crowd stormed the U.S. Capitol.