Vigo County News

A Terre Haute man convicted of dealing drugs and robbery now will face charges in a 2004 rape and robbery after DNA evidence identified him as a suspect in the case.

Faster than a speeding bullet, Vigo County seventh graders will zip about the world in a matter of hours today at the Day of Global Understanding program.

Earlier this week, the Vigo County Board of Health voted to establish an air pollution control division.

An Indiana State University student is facing charges of theft and false informing after her arrest Wednesday morning.

A plea agreement has been reached for a man accused of arson in a May 7 incident.

The Vigo County Health Department will conduct several H1N1 clinics for children 6 months to 18 years of age on the following dates: A* 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday; A* 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; A* 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

A Brazil man remained in critical condition Monday evening after wrecking a pickup truck into a tree near Terre Haute International Airport late Saturday.

Fire crews responded to a garage fire in Vigo County Sunday night. It happened at a house on Woodsmall Road in the southern part of the county shortly after 7 Sunday evening.

A missing Vigo County teenager has been found. Amber R. Wills, 16, was found in Brazil on Thursday evening, according to Detective Clayton White of the Vigo County Sheriff's Department.

Nov. 11--Indiana State Police troopers and other emergency agencies responded to a two-vehicle crash at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday on Chamberlain Street at Audrey Avenue.

A Vigo County deputy is injured in a crash involving another motorist. The accident took place around 11:30 this morning on Chamberlain Street and Audrey Avenue.

Five people involved in a federal drug ring were sentenced Wednesday. Last December, authorities conducted a federal drug raid in Vigo County.

Seven criminal charges have been filed against a Terre Haute man who allegedly wrecked a vehicle into a front yard at 16th and Ohio streets.

Terre Haute - Workers are altering part of the Vigo County jail to fix a design flaw that allowed inmates to crawl through the ceiling to visit other cells.

Five people were sentenced in federal court Wednesday in connection with the December bust of a methamphetamine trafficking ring in Vigo County.

Gov. Mitch Daniels honored several Vigo County businesses Wednesday in Indianapolis for their community service and longevity.

A security-improving project in the Vigo County Security Center is solving a design flaw that had allowed some jail inmates to crawl through the ceiling to visit other cells.

The Vigo County Public Library will present the one-person play, "Hi, I'm Ernie Pyle" by Gary Morrison from 12:10 until 1:15 p.m. Friday in the meeting rooms of the Main Library at Seventh and Poplar streets.

Two accidents involving cars hitting homes happened in Vigo County. The first accident somehow caused a car to slam into a house.

Multiple criminal charges are pending against a Terre Haute man accused of fighting with police during Saturday's homecoming festivities on Wabash Avenue.