VINCENNES, Ind. (We Are Knox County) - A local nonprofit is offering cases of water to residents affected by the boil order. Helping His Hands in Vincennes is giving families one case of water per household. Families can pick up a case of water between 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Helping His Hands is located at 2011 Willow Street, Suite B, in Vincennes. RELATED : What We Know: Boil Order Affecting Vincennes Water Utilities, Knox County Water Customers

KNOX COUNTY, Ind. (We Are Knox County) - Knox County Water took to social media to clear up confusion surrounding the boil order issued a Friday. According to Knox County Water, it placed its customers under a boil order as a precaution since it purchases water from Vincennes Water Utilities. “We sell water to Bruceville,” Knox County Water said on its Facebook page. The Town of Bruceville has also asked its residents to boil water. The City of Vincennes announced Friday afte

VINCENNES, Ind. (We Are Knox County) - A boil order is in effect for customers of Vincennes Water Utilities and Knox County Water. According to the City of Vincennes, the order was issued “out of an abundance of caution” following a "lab error". A public notice found on the Vincennes Water Utilities' website states that E. coli was detected in routine water samples collected April 15. The notice says among the six samples the water system exceeded federal standards, and add

VINCENNES, Ind. (We Are Knox County) - A Vincennes man has been arrested after allegedly making threatening comments on social media toward Knox County Commissioners. According to a probable cause affidavit, 59-year-old Allen Williams was arrested after commenting “kill the commissioners” and “kill solar fields or be killed.” The affidavit states Williams admitted to making the comments to a deputy with the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. According to the affidavit, Williams to

KNOX COUNTY, Ind. (We Are Knox County) - A Knox County man has been found guilty of battery resulting in bodily injury to a pregnant woman. A jury of 11 men and one woman convicted 41-year-old Brandon Stone on Wednesday following a two-day trial. According to Knox County Prosecutor Dirk Carnahan, Stone admitted to being a habitual offender. Stone was charged with battery resulting in bodily injury to a pregnant woman, a Level 5 felony, in July 2025. Circuit Court Judge Monica

VINCENNES, Ind. (We Are Knox County) - The City of Vincennes has terminated its agreement with Knox County to take in lost and stray animals from outside city limits at the Vincennes Animal Shelter. “There’s been some recent events that I don’t agree with, so we need to discontinue this MOU (Memorandum of Understanding),” Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum told Knox County Commissioners during their regular meeting Tuesday. Mayor Yochum suggested the county consider establishing its

KNOX COUNTY, Ind. (We Are Knox County) - Early voting is now underway in Knox County. Voters can cast an early ballot at the Old Work Release Building, located at 135 North 8th Street in Vincennes, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Additional early voting hours will be offered on Saturday, April 25, and Saturday, May 2, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at three locations: the Old Work Release Building, the Bicknell Fire Station (210 East 1st Street; Bicknell), and the Blue Jeans Center in Monroe C

KNOX COUNTY, Ind. (We Are Knox County) - Knox County Commissioners are moving forward with proposed amendments to the county’s solar energy ordinance. The proposed amendment would establish a 300-foot setback requirement between commercial solar energy systems and any existing residence or principal structure. In addition, the ordinance would replace current screening rules with stricter standards requiring a combination of opaque fencing and vegetative buffers to reduce glar

VINCENNES, Ind. (We Are Knox County) - Firefighters from multiple departments battled a fire at a local farm Friday night. According to Assistant Chief Doug Springfield with the Johnson Township Fire Department, the fire broke out in a grain bin at Mouzin Brothers Farms on Main Street Road around 9:00 p.m. Springfield says crews from Johnson Township, Vincennes Township, Palmyra Township, Harrison Township and the Vincennes City Fire Department worked for about three hours to

VINCENNES, Ind. (We Are Knox County) - Viewers who watch Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) programming in the Vincennes area will soon see some changes. Vincennes University, owner of WVUT-TV, announced it will end its affiliation with PBS on June 30. “This decision follows a broader review of operations and long-term sustainability after a loss of federal and state funding for public broadcasting in 2025,” the university said in a press release. University leadership says th

KNOX COUNTY, Ind. (We Are Knox County) - Officials are speaking with WAKC News Now as the condition in which a lost dog was found sparks conversation on social media. According to the Vincennes Animal Shelter and the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, the dog was last seen on March 14. On March 25, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a dog found near Bruceville, described as being in poor condition. A sheriff's deputy responded and took the dog to the Vincennes A

KNOX COUNTY, Ind. (We Are Knox County) - For the first time in 15 years, Knox County high school students got a firsthand look at the consequences of dangerous decisions behind the wheel. Juniors from North Knox, South Knox, Vincennes Lincoln and Vincennes Catholic attended Project Safe Prom on Thursday. “I want them to see what could happen if bad choices are made,” said Knox County Deputy Coroner Gordon Becher. The event brought together several local agencies, including fi