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Rise and Shine Illiana for 10/16/2025 ILIN Media LLC
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Illiana News Evening Edition for 10/10/2025 ILIN Media LLC
A Ziegler, Illinois man pled guilty in Wayne County Court on Thursday to a single count of possession of meth. 35-year-old Michael P. Wetzel Jr. was sentenced in a plea deal to first offender probation and was credited with 5 days of time served, Wetzel will also serve 30 hours of public service work.
A Morganfield, Kentucky woman pled guilty in a drug related case in Wayne County on Thursday. According to court documents, 34-year-old Aimee Barr pled guilty to possession of methamphetamine. Barr's second count of possession of drug paraphernalia was dropped. As part of the plea, Barr will serve 2 years of first offender probation and will do 30 hours of public service. Barr was credited with 6 says of service in […]
In Pike County Court on Thursday, 51-year-old Dale Sandy was sentenced in a plea deal. In the plea deal, Sandy pled guilty to dealing in a substance represented to be a controlled substance with a prior conviction. An additional count of dealing in a substance represented to be a controlled substance as well as a count of sexual battery were dropped. In exchange for his plea, Sandy will serve a […]
While a change of plea hearing has been scheduled for October 31st in the Dylan Smith murder case, Knox County Prosecutor, Dirk Carnahan, tells Illiana News that no plea has been or will be offered. Smith is accused of the murder of 30-year-old Taylor Hendershot on August 5th in the parking lot of Cardinal Liquor Store. Smith is currently behind held without bond in the Knox County Jail. “Defendants always […]
32-year-old Dylan A. Smith of Vincennes appeared in Knox Circuit Court Thursday. Smith is accused of the murder of 30-year-old Taylor Hendershot in an incident that took place outside of Cardinal Liquor Store on North 6th Street. Prior to the official appearance, Smith’s attorney, Brock Dawson met with the Deputy Prosecutor, Brian Lucchi, to find if there was any plea deal for the case. According to Lucchi, nothing has been […]
Several months ago, several places made the announcement of opening up in Vincennes. Fire Below is scheduled to open up their Vincennes Store at Kimmel Point by the end of the year. While not official date has been announced, the outside signage is on the building and the store is currently hiring. According to an article from NewsWeek, the chain is scheduled to open up to 150 stores this year. […]
The Vincennes YMCA held a Senior Health Fair Thursday. The vendor portion of the fair took place from 10 am until 12 noon. Several vendors were on hand to showcase their products and services to the community. Vendors included banking, health insurance, home health services, hospital services, and city services to name a few. A free lunch was provided in the afternoon as well as bingo and a weather presentation […]
35-year-old Jacob Messenger appeared before Judge Gara Lee in. Knox Superior Court 1 Thursday Morning. Messenger faces 7 counts in total. Those counts include 4 counts of child molestation, a count of child molestation with the victim under the age of 14, child solicitation with the victim under the age of 14, and dissemination of material harmful to minors. Messenger in Court Thursday pled not guilty to all 7 counts. […]
Fire crews in Vincennes were called to a working structure fire to 1719 Joice Street. The call came in around 8 AM Upon arrival, fire crews found the house on the property to be fully engulfed. Crews are still on the scene. Property record show the owner of the home was William and Denise Bristol. More information will be released as it becomes available.
