Knox County, IN Sheriff’s Office

06/17/2026

Be careful driving

🚧 PROJECT UPDATE: Overnight ramp closures planned for U.S. 50 in Knox County 🚧

Overnight ramp closures are planned for the U.S. 50 and U.S. 41 interchange (locally known as the tri-level) for patching and paving operations.

Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/3f976a6j

06/16/2026

Thank you Terry Stremming 🎉🎊
Link in comments.

Learn how the Bicknell Freedom Bash has grown into a beloved community tradition over the past 20 years. Hear about this year's fireworks, live entertainment, food vendors, and the volunteers who make it all possible.

Watch the full interview now on the Vincennes PBS YouTube Channel.

06/13/2026

Deputy Chad Combs at the ILEA in Plainfield yesterday 😎

06/13/2026

Praying for Owen County Sheriff’s Office the deputy and his family 🙏🙏♥️💙

06/12/2026

Attention:
Bicknell Road from Summers Road to Evans Road will be closed starting Tuesday June 16, 2026, early morning, thru the afternoon of Thursday, June 18th for culvert replacement. For everyone’s safety, please avoid the area and use alternate routes during that time. Thank you for your patience and cooperation.

06/11/2026

Congratulations to our Knox County Sheriff Doug Vantlin for being chosen 2026 First Responder of the Year by Heaps of Jeeps.

06/11/2026

High temperatures are expected across Indiana this week. Need a place to cool down? Find cooling centers near you:
- IN211.org -> click on cooling centers and type your zip code
OR
- Text INOD to 898-211 then select option 2 (housing)

06/11/2026

We are approximately 2 weeks from the Bicknell Freedom Bash. Come on out and help support this great cause.

06/09/2026

Please join us in congratulating Daxx Weist for being selected as Knox County's newest deputy. A 2023 Lincoln High School graduate, Daxx started with us in July of 2023 as a jail officer and this past week he was promoted to deputy.
Daxx will attend the SILEA in Evansville in their next academy class in July. Until then he will begin the FTO process here at the Knox County Sheriff's Office.
Congratulation Daxx, and good luck at the academy 😎