southern Indiana News

Southern Indiana Deck Collapse Injures Seven

Several people have been injured after a deck collapsed at a southern Indiana subdivision clubhouse. Maj. Jason Cochran of the New Chapel Fire Department said crews transported seven people to hospitals following the collapse Sunday afternoon in northern Floyd County. …

Indiana City Awaits FEMA Ruling on Floodplain Maps

A southern Indiana city is awaiting a federal agency’s decision on revised floodplain maps that could save more than 400 homeowners thousands of dollars each year in insurance costs. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is updating Jeffersonsville’s floodplain maps along …

Vectren Fined $100,000 Over Southern Indiana Gas Explosion

State utility officials have ordered Vectren Corp. to pay a $100,000 fine and make safety improvements over a natural gas explosion last year that destroyed a southern Indiana home and injured six people. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission issued the …

Questions Put Indiana Department’s Firetruck in Limbo

A southern Indiana volunteer fire department has parked its new $287,000 firetruck as officials try to sort out whether the former township trustee properly handled its purchase. An attorney for Monroe County’s Benton Township says he can’t find any evidence …

Fire Destroys Haunted House in Southern Indiana

A haunted house at an old southern Indiana theater has been destroyed by fire. The News and Tribune of Jeffersonville reports there were no injuries in the fire early Tuesday at the Psychomania Theater of Terror in Clarksville. Co-owner Phil …

Ex-Pro Wrestler Sues Promoter Over Groin Injury

A former professional wrestler from southern Indiana is suing an Evansville-based promoter and an opponent over a match in which he allegedly suffered a serious groin injury from a kick delivered by his opponent. John Levi Miller’s lawsuit filed Monday …

Rare Winter Tornado Caused $1M Damage to Business

A rare winter tornado that swept through a southern Indiana community last week left a tool-and-die business with about $1 million in damage. The tornado packing winds up to 85 mph tore off part of the roof on Clifty Engineering …