It is unclear whether a man involved in a car chase that ended in a fatal car crash early Sunday morning might find himself facing charges along with the four men police say invaded his home.
Faced with continued criticism for not owning a home in Indiana, U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar has begun airing television ads labeling his Republican primary opponent, state Treasurer Richard Mourdock, a mudslinger.
Two people arrested after fire crews responded to a yard barn fire on Evansville's South Side last week will face several methamphetamine-related charges.
Casting himself as a political combatant of President Barack Obama during a “fork-in-the-road” election year, 8th District U.S. Rep.Larry Bucshon launched his bid for a second term Tuesday.
One Henderson, Ky., basketball player was arrested and faces a preliminary charges of video voyeurism and unlawful transaction with a minor, a police official said Tuesday.
It's not the Guinness Book of Records holder for world's most popular party like Brazil's Carnival celebration, nor does it have the elaborate floats and costumes found in the street parades on New Orleans' Bourbon Street.
INDIANAPOLIS As Congress considers a measure to help Indiana work around Bloomington-based opposition to the 142-mile Interstate 69 extension, state transportation officials say they don't think such a law will be necessary.
HENDERSON, Ky. Athletic coaches in Henderson County Schools recently met to discuss a hazing incident involving members of the high school's basketball team, the School Board was told Monday.
The Evansville Redevelopment Commission is scheduled Wednesday to decide if a Chicago-based consulting firm will help determine the size of a Downtown convention hotel.
A relative of Jeton Hall, the 22-year-old burglary suspect who was critically injured in the subsequent car crash in Vanderburgh County early Sunday morning, said she does not expect him to survive.
The Indiana House could pass a bill today that would make it easier for students to ensure they are taking classes that can be transferred among Indiana’s public colleges
Officials with the Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office are investigating the cause of a weekend fire that destroyed the offices of Shular Mobile Homes on the south side of Mount Carmel.
Colt Ryan and Denver Holmes each scored career highs, but it wasn’t enough as Creighton defeated the University of Evansville 93-92 in overtime on Tuesday night at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb.
Looking to extend a six-game winning streak, the Evansville Icemen will be hitting the ice early today to face the Arizona Sundogs in a 10:30 a.m. contest at the Ford Center.
HENDERSON, Ky. Athletic coaches in Henderson County Schools recently met to discuss a hazing incident involving members of the high school's basketball team, the School Board was told Monday.
After holding Creighton to its lowest offensive production of the season two weeks ago, the challenge facing the University of Evansville basketball team tonight in Omaha is a fairly straight forward one.
Despite Saturday's loss, the University of Southern Indiana men's basketball team has already clinched a berth in the 12-team Great Lakes Valley Conference Tournament.
When the IHSAA announced the results of its traditional blind draw on Sunday, intriguing boys' basketball sectional championship possibilities were created in Class 3A and 4A. But Bosse High School coach Shane Burkhart and Castle coach Brian Gibson weren't about to look ahead, emphasizing they will devote all of their attention to their first-round opponents.
The General Assembly is about to undergo a major face-lift. I'm not talking about new construction. I'm talking about destruction partisan destruction, in fact.
The government and Congress all talk about the "entitlement" programs like they are gifts to all of us "freeloaders" that paid into those programs for 45-50 years.
An Indiana House legislative initiative to force drug testing upon welfare recipients and on state lawmakers appears to have tripped over a speed bump in a Senate committee. It'd best if it stayed down.
Americans are both sociable and gadget-obsessed. While these traits have led to many exciting innovations, when combined with driving a car, they may be lethal
Garret Mathews wrote many excellent articles during his career as a Courier & Press columnist, and I miss his witty, homespun way with words, always leaving readers with a thought to ponder.
In 2007, the U.S. Surgeon General reported that underage consumption was a national crisis and suggested a plan for communities to prevent liquor from getting into the hands of minors, but that faded away with little or no positive effect.
If ever a city deserved the designation of a High Density Drug Trafficking Area, it is Evansville with its one-pot methamphetamine makers. It's not so much a derogatory label as a ticket for picking up federal grants to fight the city's meth problem.
Take a bow Evansville, especially the City Council. This fine old river city, with its conservative/libertarian values, took a step on Monday usually reserved for more progressive cities. The council voted to ban smoking at city bars and restaurants, which will improve the city's health and its image
GREENCASTLE, Ind. The magnitude of Republican Statehouse gains that have Indiana Democrats lurching from disaster to catastrophe came into clearer focus on Feb. 10, when 12 House Democrats with a combined tenure of 236 years did not file for re-election
The current flap over mandating birth control services to employees of institutions owned or run by the Catholic Church is yet another example of mistakes brought on by political tone deafness in the White House and by President Barack Obama's decision to turn over the crafting of the giant health care reform package to Congress
As the state of Indiana continues to celebrate the success of hosting the Super Bowl, I would like to thank the Evansville community for the part it played in supporting a service project that helped to put smiles on 7,000 young faces
When someone invests money to open a business, they pay all taxes involved, hire employees, and by doing so, contribute to the local economy. I think it is their choice about how they want to operate that business.
Listening to Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell's rant claiming President Obama is seeking to strip employers of their religious freedom if they were required to offer birth control under the medical plans provided to employees was certainly informative, albeit incomplete
Concerning the charges against City Councilman and Fire Capt. Al Lindsey, I agree with Dr. Neil Troost, as quoted in Wednesday's Courier & Press. I, too, smell a conspiracy during the gap between the Jan. 23 gathering at the Main Gate Bar and Grill and the Jan. 26 complaint filed by Lindsey's fellow council member and sworn political enemy, Missy Mosby
