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Bill Would Change Fines For Misusing Pesticides, Including Dicamba

A state Senate bill aims to crack down on farmers and others who deliberately misuse pesticides like dicamba while giving people with minor pesticide…

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris delivers remarks on Jan. 8 as President-elect Joe Biden looks on. The two are set to be inaugurated Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol.

With Impeachment Trial And Relief Plan On Deck, Harris Stresses Need To 'Multitask'

The vice president-elect joins NPR to discuss the attack on the U.S. Capitol, the looming impeachment trial in the Senate and the massive rescue plan the president-elect just unveiled.

Mask-wearing and social distancing are up in the United States, a survey finds.

Mask-Wearing, Social Distancing Improve, But Too Slowly, Survey Shows

Mask-wearing hit an all-time high, but other COVID-19 precautions are less common now than last spring, a survey finds. Experts worry we're ill-prepared for the spread of more infectious new variants.

Shoppers walk past a "Sale" sign outside a store at the Easton Town Center Mall in Columbus, Ohio, on Jan. 7.

Retail Spending Dips For 3rd Straight Month As Infections Surge

Restaurants and bars are reeling from spikes of coronavirus cases in their communities. Earlier holiday sales meant online shopping and electronics sales dipped in December. Retail sales fell 0.7%.

The Trump administration's decision to relax rules regarding the prescription of buprenorphine comes as record-level drug overdose deaths occurred in the U.S. in the 12 months ending in June 2020.

Trump Administration Will Let More Doctors Prescribe Drug To Fight Opioid Addiction

The change means that doctors will no longer need a special federal waiver in order to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication to treat opioid use disorder.

Civil liberties advocates say they fear that the kinds of measures that could be put in place after last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol could disproportionately hurt minorities.

Response To Capitol Riot Could Hurt Minorities, Civil Libertarians Say

They say new police and surveillance powers could, if history is a guide, be used against Blacks and other people of color in the justice system, not the white rioters who stormed the Capitol.

COVID Testing Extended Again at CK Newsome

COVID-19 testing will continue at Evansville’s CK Newsome Center. The Reopen Evansville Task Force announced Thursday that testing at the community center…

Area Could See a Little Snow Friday Night

Forecasters say snow showers may cause some travel issues in the Tri-State Friday night. The Evansville area hasn’t seen much snow so far this winter and…

Distracted Driver Blamed for Crash Involving EVSC Bus

A driver distracted by a cell phone is blamed for a crash that involved an Evansville school bus. The three-vehicle crash happened at about 7:30 Friday…

1 New COVID Death in Vanderburgh, 2 in Daviess

The COVID-19 death toll continues to climb in Vanderburgh and Daviess counties. The Indiana State Department of Health raised Vanderburgh’s pandemic death…

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