Local News from WIKY

There's a new fire truck in service at the McCutchanville station on N. St. Joe Avenue. Lt. Steve Gibson says it replaces the truck that crashed in February 2011, killing firefighter Jeremy Tighe. Gibson says a plaque honoring Tighe was placed on the new truck.  He says parts of the truck that crashed were put in the new vehicle. Gibson says insurance money covered the cost of the truck.

A Vincennes man was shot and killed following a confrontation with police Monday night. Officers say 42-year-old Ross Darkis refused to drop his weapon when officers arrived at his home on Wilbur St., responding to a domestic situation. Darkis reportedly pointed his gun at officers, who fired several shots, striking Darkis. He was pronounced dead at the hospital. No officers were injured.

Problems at the state level throw a monkey wrench into the machinery of ISTEP testing around the state. Screens in front of students were freezing-up. School systems throughout Indiana finally gave-up today, Monday Warrick School Supt. Brad Schneider is among educators hoping the problem will be resolved by tomorrow - because the deadline is May 10th. He says it now appears that deadline needs to be extended. Schneider says there's a lot of pressure on students to do well on ISTEP tests. He says the state's "dropping the ball" doesn't help the situation.

There's word that Century Aluminum, Big Rivers, and Kenergy have reached a tentative agreement on a market-priced power framework for the smelter at Hawesville, Kentucky. Century told its employees earlier this month that the plant's operations would be curtailed unless the company could gain access to competitively priced electric power. read more