Articles tagged as: Terre Haute
September 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 MoreSeptember 23, 2021
4 Companies Seek To Revive Stalled Terre Haute Casino Plans
Gaming Commission executive director Greg Small said the agency hoped to select a company for the Terre Haute license by the end of this year.
Read MoreSeptember 20, 2021
Larry Bird Museum Planners Assembling Memorabilia Collection
Organizers of a planned museum about basketball great Larry Bird in Terre Haute are starting to assemble thousands of items ahead of its expected opening next year.
Read MoreJuly 29, 2021
Rose-Hulman Raises $250 Million For Scholarships, Buildings
School officials say the funds raised since 2018 will increase the number of student scholarships and brought new workspaces and classrooms to the campus
Read MoreJuly 13, 2021
FBI Director: Slain Terre Haute Cop Did What 'Needed To Be Done'
Detective Greg Ferency worked on investigations ranging from drugs to counterterrorism during his 11 years on an FBI task force, FBI Director Christopher Wray told hundreds of police officers and other mourners at Indiana State University's Hulman Center basketball arena.
Read MoreJuly 8, 2021
Federal Murder Charge Filed In Shooting Of Indiana Officer
The criminal complaint released Thursday gives no possible motive for the Wednesday afternoon attack outside the FBI office in Terre Haute that killed Terre Haute police Detective Greg Ferency.
Read MoreJuly 8, 2021
FBI: Motive Uncertain In Fatal Shooting Of Terre Haute Officer
Investigators haven't yet determined a motive for the ambush shooting of a police officer outside an FBI office in western Indiana, an FBI official said Thursday.
Read MoreJuly 7, 2021
Terre Haute Police Officer Fatally Shot In Ambush Near Federal Building
The shooting incident is under investigation by the FBI's Inspection Division, according to authorities.
Read MoreJuly 5, 2021
Entertainers Cope With Changes Brought By Pandemic
Terre Haute and other places are slowly beginning to open back up, and all musicians and entertainers have been waiting for this since the lockdown in 2020.
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