State of Education highlights workforce, AI, staffing

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Education leaders from across Knox County discussed career training, artificial intelligence in the classroom, and the challenge of retaining teachers during the annual State of Education luncheon at Vincennes University. The event, hosted by the Knox County

Man surrenders after hours long park incident

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Police in Washington responded to a report of an armed and possibly suicidal man at Eastside Park Tuesday evening. Central Dispatch received the call at approximately 6:35 p.m. Officers found the man inside a vehicle and attempted

StormReady designation awarded to Knox County

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Knox County has been designated a StormReady county by the National Weather Service office in Indianapolis. The designation confirms the county has met national standards for severe weather preparedness, emergency communications capability, public alerting systems and hazardous

Pantheon opens shared commercial kitchen

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A new commercial kitchen designed for food-based startups is now open at the Pantheon Business and Innovation Theatre. The organization held a ribbon cutting Tuesday for the health department-permitted space, which can be rented by both members