The Owen County Sheriff's Office said they are currently investigating a theft of golf carts from the Pine Woods Golf Course.

OWEN COUNTY, Ind. – An Owen County woman sat in a recliner with her four chihuahuas and a German shepherd, praying she would make it through Wednesday night’s storm. The woman, who identified herself as Sue and said she was 70 years old, was watching FOX59’s coverage of Wednesday’s severe weather when she realized the […]

At the request of Sheriff Ryan White, detectives from the Indiana State Police Bloomington Post are investigating an incident that occurred around 3:30 p.m., on June 12, 2026, on the 4000 block near Texas Pike, in Spencer, Indiana.

SPENCER — A welfare check escalated into a violent, hours-long standoff Friday afternoon, leaving an Owen County sheriff’s deputy hospitalized and a 58-year-old suspect in... The post Owen County Sheriff’s Deputy wounded in roadside standoff near Spencer; Suspect in custody appeared first on WBIW.

The Owen County Sheriff's Office says a deputy shot Friday during a welfare check near Spencer is expected to make a full recovery. Sgt. Detective Nat...

An Owen County deputy was shot while conducting a welfare check in a remote area near the town of Spencer on Friday. The deputy was airlifted to a hos...

State police said Wendell L. Hart, 58, fired a weapon in the direction of arriving officers, who then returned fire, and Hart barricaded himself in his residence.

SPENCER, Ind. — An Owen County deputy is stable in the hospital after being shot on Friday. Indiana State Police said the deputy was injured while conducting a welfare check in a remote area of the county near the town of Spencer. Deputies with the Owen County Sheriff’s Department went to a home where 58-year-old […]

An Owen County, Indiana, deputy was shot and in stable condition after responding to a welfare check at a home. The suspect, 58-year-old Wendall Hart, is in custody.

An Owen County, Indiana, deputy was taken to a hospital after receiving gunshot wounds Friday afternoon during a criminal incident. The Owen County Sheriff's Office has asked residents to avoid the area of Texas Pike just north of Manhattan Road.