Category Archives: Local News

IVY Tech Community College Eliminating DEI Programs
Ivy Tech Community College is eliminating its diversity, equity, and inclusion programs starting March 12. In a letter to students, school President Sue Ellspermann clarified that the decision was due...
Amy Adams Feb 12, 2025 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

KSP Hiring Hometown Heroes
Kentucky State Police are looking for "Hometown Heroes". Applications are being accepted for cadet class 106. KSP is offering an increased salary for sworn officers starting at $67,500 a year. The car...
Amy Adams Feb 12, 2025 Rowdy Roddy

Committee Is In Favor Of Stricter Laws For Healthcare Workers
On Tuesday, Members of the Indiana Senate Corrections and Criminal Law Committee voted 7 to 1 in favor of a Senate Bill to protect healthcare workers. Currently, Indiana law provides an enhanced penal...
Amy Adams Feb 12, 2025 michaeljung / Depositphotos.com

Property Tax Bill Closer To Becoming Law
A senate committee in Indianapolis has passed Senate Bill 1. The purpose of the bill is to lower Hoosier property taxes. Before passing, the committee imposed an amendment cutting large portions of Go...
Amy Adams Feb 12, 2025 Courtesy of Senator Mike Braun Office

Evansville Contractor Has Additional Charge Added
An Evansville contractor who's already in jail can now add fraud to his list of charges. Ricky Plunkett got a $10,000 down payment on a project to add a room to the victim's house in October of last y...
Amy Adams Feb 11, 2025 Ricky Plunkett (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Three People Arrested Following Large Drug Bust
Three people are facing several drug-related charges following a large bust in Daviess County. Kentucky State Troopers conducted a search warrant at a home on E. Harmons Ferry Road in Utica. Several p...
Amy Adams Feb 11, 2025 Photo from Kentucky State Police

Pet Owners Will Need To Re-Register Following Company Closing
Friends of Daviess County Animal Care and Control has issued an important message for pet parents. Pets that received a chip from "Save This Life Microchip" will have to re-register because the compan...
Amy Adams Feb 11, 2025 AllaSerebrina / Depositphotos.com

Man Sentenced To Decades In Prison For Killing Grandmother
An Evansville man was sentenced to 60 years in prison for killing his grandmother. John Stevens is convicted of killing 85-year-old Betty Stevens back in June of 2022 on East Michigan Street. Stevens ...
Amy Adams Feb 11, 2025 John Stevens, courtesy of the Vanderburgh County Jail

U.S. Postal Service Warns Of Romance Scam
The U.S. Postal Service warns consumers of romance scams with Valentine's Day fast approaching. This is a deceptive form of fraud that preys on individuals seeking companionship. They cultivate online...
Amy Adams Feb 10, 2025 ariteguhas@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com

Several Illinois Counties Want To Join Indiana
A top priority bill introduced last Tuesday in the Indiana House would create an Indiana-Illinois Boundary Adjustment Commission. That group would have the purpose of embracing several Illinois counti...
Amy Adams Feb 10, 2025 Photo from WIKY News archives


