WTYE News
Robinson Woman Taken Into Custody Friday
(Robinson) -- A rural Robinson woman was in court Friday for a laundry list of charges. According to the Crawford County Sheriff's Department, Briana Watts was taken into custody on a warrant for two counts of Child Abduction, one count of Child Abandonment, and Obstructing Justice. She was also arrested on a warrant f...
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Gas Prices Fall Over the Weekend
(Undated) -- The national average for a gallon of unleaded has fallen below $4. According to this morning's numbers from GasBuddy.com, the national average is $3.96 a gallon. Here in the "Land of Lincoln," the statewide average is $4.46 a gallon, a dime lower than Friday. Across the Wabash in Indiana, the sta...
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BBB Issues "Money Scam" Warning
(Undated) -- The Better Business Bureau is warning that "money scams" are on the rise. Better Business Bureau Investigator, Don O'Brien, says you may have gotten a phone call, email, or text message from someone claiming to be with the government. They will say something is wrong with a bank account or try to...
3h ago
Avoid the Stress of the Holidays
(Undated) - Thanksgiving is a couple of weeks away, and that's typically the start of the busy holiday season. While the holidays are a time of joy and happiness for many, stress and depression can ruin your holidays and hurt your health. The holidays present a dizzying array of demands, including parties, shopping, ba...
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Santa Train Set for Early December
(Undated) -- Santa and all of his friends will be making their way through the area next month. Locally, Indiana Railroad's "Santa Train" will make stops in Newton, Oblong, and Palestine before wrapping up with a stop in Sullivan. Founded in 1989 at the suggestion of employees as a way to give back to communi...
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WTYE Sports
Lady Panthers Fall in Regional Championship
(Oblong) -- The Oblong Lady Panthers Volleyball Team's season came to an end last night. The girls fell in straight sets to Farina, 25-11, 25-17, in the Regional Championship. Head Coach, Pam Johnson, says the Lady Panthers had a great season, finishing with a 19 and 17 record. She says she is very thankful for the sen...
Oct 30, 2026
Lady Panthers Advance to Regional Campionship
(Oblong) -- The Oblong Lady Panthers picked a playoff win over Lawrenceville last night, 21-25, 25-16, 25-21. Head Coach, Pam Johnson, says she is unbelievably proud of this team. She says the Lady Panthers played with passion. They all had one goal and that was to win. With the win, the girls improved to 19-16 on the ...
Oct 29, 2026
Lady Maroons Roll to Win Over Flora
(Robinson) -- The Robinson Maroons Volleyball Team picked up a straight-sets win over Flora yesterday, 25-15, 25-12. Head Coach, Sydni Bailey, says the girls struggled a little to find their rhythm early in the first set, but eventually settled in and started getting Eva Brashear the ball. Bailey says Brashear did a gr...
Oct 27, 2026
Lady Panthers Pick Up Regional Win
(Oblong) -- The Oblong Lady Panthers picked up a straight-sets win over Dietrich last night in first-round regional action, 25-18, 25-15. Head Coach, Pam Johnson, says the Lady Panthers had a very well-played game. She says they are a very talented team with all the components to carry them into this postseason. With t...
Oct 27, 2026
Panthers Win, Maroons Fall to Wrap Up 2026 Football Season
(Undated) -- The high school football season is over following weekend action. The Oblong Panthers wrapped up their 2026 season with a 42-38 road win over St. Thomas More. With the win, the Panthers finished the season 2-7. Elsewhere on Saturday, the Robinson Maroons got rolled in Round One of the IHSA Playoffs, fallin...
Oct 26, 2026
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Entertainment News
Russell Brand sentenced after rape, sexual assault convictions in UK
Russell Brand was sentenced Monday after being found guilty of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault in the U.K.
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Hilary Duff says child stardom left 'scars from the past': 'People don't survive that'
Hilary Duff opened up about how she had to confront "scars from the past" after returning to the stage for her "Lucky Me Tour" following 20 years away.
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Prince William has 'learned' to live without Prince Harry as royal feud reaches breaking point: expert
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Donna Mills on why she never married despite decades-long romance: 'I was always so independent'
Donna Mills reveals why she and Larry Gilman never married despite 25 years together, citing her fierce independence and a practical approach to love.
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Ann-Margret seen in wheelchair outside Los Angeles hotel months after breaking elbow in fall
Ann-Margret was spotted in a wheelchair outside a Los Angeles hotel just months after revealing a broken elbow from a fall at her home in April.
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Music News
Dashboard Confessional Announce 2027 Unplugged: 25th Anniversary Tour
The tour will celebrate the emo band's 2002 performance on MTV's Unplugged
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Del Casher, Guitarist Who Invented the Wah-Wah Pedal, Dead at 88
Musician and inventor who played with artists like Elvis Presley, Gene Autry, and Frank Zappa died Oct. 1 after cancer battle
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Justin Timberlake Reveals 'What Goes Around... Comes Around' Is Not About Britney Spears
"Maybe I should dispel a rumor at this point, which has gone around forever, which is like, it's not a personal story from mine," singer says of FutureSex/LoveSounds hit
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'SNL': Watch The Strokes Perform 'Lonely in the Future,' 'Going Shopping'
Both songs are from the New York rock band's latest album, Reality Awaits
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Richard Lloyd, Television's Virtuoso Guitarist, Dead at 75
Guitarist, who was diagnosed with bile duct cancer in March, died Saturday from cholangiocarcinoma, his family announced
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