Local News from WIKY

A man is dead and a little girl is injured after a crash involving two vehicles and a deer in western Kentucky. A Daviess County sheriff's deputy says it happened at about 9:30 Thursday night on Highway 431 near W. Petit Road. A deer entered the roadway, was hit by a northbound vehicle, and then a southbound vehicle driven by 32-year-old Brad Critchelow of Utica. The deer went through Critchelow's windshield. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. A five-year-old old girl in his backseat had minor injuries.

A Vanderburgh County man is accused of telling authorities that someone had been shot in his home, starting a police standoff Wednesday afternoon that ended with no evidence of a shooting. State Police say they were alerted by workers at Time Warner, who said they received the call from 3031 Allens Lane in Evansville, where sheriff's deputies say 48-year-old Kent Stephens wouldn't come out. read more

First for Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. He signed his first two-year budget and then vetoed legislation, bringing a halt to four new licensing and certification requirements. Pence says bills requiring licensing of dietitians, diabetes educators and anesthesiologist assistants create unnecessary barriers to the free market, and would get in the way of economic growth. The governor says the state should be looking for ways to require fewer licenses, not more. The governor notes he supported a bill establishing a panel to review all Indiana‘s licenses and consider which could be eliminated.

Columbus, Indiana police take and destroy a small arsenal of low-velocity airguns from a teen at the request of his father. The "Republic" reports the 14-year-old boy‘s father made the request after his son was caught pointing one of the guns at passing motorists. Officials say the boy‘s activity has created several incidents of panic, including a school lockdown. Police took a total of 11 airguns from the youth.