Articles tagged as: Vigo County
December 20, 2022
Terre Haute officer cleared of shooting knife-wielding man
The Vigo County prosecutor announced Tuesday that a Terre Haute police officer acted appropriately after responding to a domestic violence call on Dec. 1 and heard a woman screaming inside the house.
Read MoreAugust 22, 2022
2 Indiana State football players among 3 killed in crash
Two freshman members of the Indiana State University football team were among the three students who were killed in a weekend crash, officials said Monday.
Read MoreMarch 10, 2022
Construction could start in May on new Terre Haute casino
Churchill Downs Inc. officials told the Indiana Gaming Commission about the construction plans Tuesday as they discussed their decision to move the project to a 50-acre site on the city’s east side near the Interstate 70-Indiana 46 interchange.
Read MoreFebruary 8, 2022
Terre Haute casino project moving away from sewage plant
The new site that is currently farm fields near FedEx and Clabber Girl distribution centers would replace the original site off U.S. 41 on the city’s west side.
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2021
Terre Haute, Local NAACP Chapter Dedicate Historical Marker On Past Lynching
More than 100 people gathered on the banks of the Wabash River Sunday dedicate a historical marker to Terre Haute and Vigo County's only known lynching.
Read MoreSeptember 27, 2021
Facing Injustice: Terre Haute, Vigo County Acknowledge Lynching History
In 1901, a lynch mob murdered a Black man named George Ward on the banks of the Wabash after he was accused of murder. Last weekend, 120 years later, Terre Haute dedicated a historical marker acknowledging Vigo County's only known lynching – an event seen by many as the city and county’s darkest moment.
Read MoreApril 5, 2021
DNR Needs Public's Help in Finding Those Responsbile For Killing Bald Eagles
Indiana Conservation Officers are asking for help in finding who is responsible for the shooting deaths of two juvenile bald eagles.
Read MoreJanuary 8, 2021
Inmates Allege Dirty Conditions, Lack Of Virus Protections
Seven Vigo County Jail inmates filed their federal lawsuits in December as letters with the U.S. District Court in Terre Haute that ask the court to intervene for the health of the inmates.
Read MoreSeptember 5, 2019
Group Pushing For Voter Support Of Terre Haute Casino Plan
The Advance West Central Indiana political action committee is holding public forums ahead of Vigo County voters deciding the casino issue in the November election.
Read MoreMay 27, 2019
November Vote Likely On Terre Haute Casino Referendum
Voters in western Indiana's Vigo County will likely decide this fall whether they will let plans for a new casino go forward.
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