Knox County, IN

KNOX COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) - A serious crash involving Washington High School students leaves one dead and several others injured. According to the Knox County Sheriff's office. This happened around 5:00 p.m. on Friday night on US 50 near Robinson Road. Sheriff Doug Vantlin says a 17-year-old male was driving...

Knox County Crews responded to an accident with injuries on Friday involving five teenagers. The accident was reported around 5:00 pm on US 50 near Robinson Road and involved one vehicle. Upon arrival, deputies discovered the 17-year-old male driver had been traveling West on US 50 when for unknown reasons...

Five people were injured following a single-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Knox County.

The tornado was on the ground for 26 miles before lifting in Knox County. A tornado snapped trees and brought down power lines in southern Knox County before lifting near Iona.

KNOX COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI)- A project years in the making is finally underway. The ground was broken for the Knox County Justice Center Friday. Talks about expanding the jail began back in 20-19. The project is expected to continue for the next one and a half to two years. The...

VINCENNES, Ind. (WTHI) - A Vincennes man will appear in court on Monday after his arrest for kidnapping for ransom. Vincennes police and the Knox County Sheriff's SWAT team arrested Travis Campbell. Dispatch reported the kidnapping and shots fired from the suspect's vehicle. Campbell allegedly kidnapped a juvenile. Police say...

Knox County authorities have arrested another wanted felon. On Wednesday, Knox County Central Dispatch received a 911 call concerning a kidnapping and a gunshot that had been fired from the suspect vehicle. A Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy then located the vehicle and initiated a pursuit. The victim was able...

KNOX COUNTY, Ind. (WAWV/WTWO) – Commissioners, city officials, and designers gathered at the Knox County Justice Campus May 20th to break ground on a new $32 million jail project. Indiana Architecture & Engineering Services ‘RAQW’ started this project with the Knox County Commissioners in 2019. RAQW’s architect Lara Dawson...

Vincennes Police arrested a Vincennes man on Kidnapping and other charges Thursday concerning an incident Wednesday in which a call was received about a kidnapping and a gunshot that had been fired from a vehicle. A Knox County Sheriff’s Deputy located the vehicle and a chase ensued, but the pursuit...

On Friday, officials in Knox County, Indiana, broke ground on a new addition at the county jail. According to the sheriff's office, the new addition has been years in the making, and will help address capacity issues at the jail. "After several years of hard work, construction on the new...

A planned set of Knox County Dumpster Days has been canceled. The word comes from Knox County Commissioner T-J Brink. Bring made the announcement on his Commissioner campaign’s Facebook page. Brink pointed to funding issues as the cause for the cancellation.

Old Decker Road in Knox County will be closed beginning Monday for an indefinite period for the construction of its intersection with Elkhorn Road. A detour for through traffic will be marked.