Category Archives: Local News

Family Dollar Robbery Suspect Still On The Run
Evansville Police were called to the Family Dollar on Lodge Avenue for a hold up. It happened just before the store closed Monday night. Witnesses said that a man wearing all black came into the store...
Amy Adams Oct 15, 2024 Image source: Midwest Communications

Third Person Arrested For Involvement In Schnute Tower Shooting
A third arrest was made Monday night in connection to a weekend armed robbery that turned violent. Jayden William Darden was allegedly one of two men who entered a Schnute Tower apartment to rob a pot...
Amy Adams Oct 15, 2024 JAYDEN WILLIAM DARDEN (VCCC)

Evansville Mayor Is Seeking Pay Increase For City Employees
Evansville city employees will get a three percent raise if Mayor Stephanie Terry's first budget request clears the city council. The raise request is the first since 2011. The first spending plan for...
Amy Adams Oct 15, 2024 Photo from WIKY news archives

Man Charged With Arson After Allegedly Setting Home On Fire
Henderson County deputies arrest a man they charged with setting a house on fire with people inside. It happened Friday morning on J. Cox Road. 38-year-old Michael Hutchinson was reportedly seen on vi...
Amy Adams Oct 15, 2024 MICHAEL HUTCHESON (Henderson County Jail)

Owners Of Contracting Business Charged With Fraud
The owners of Key Contracting are behind bars and facing several charges of fraud. The investigation focused on the contracts of residents of Vanderburgh County. The victims contacted Key Contracting ...
Amy Adams Oct 14, 2024 Jacob and Brooklyn Key (VCCC)

Two Fire Departments Take Relief Supplies To Hurricane Victims
Firefighters from Scott Township Fire and EMS and McCutchenville Fire Department collected and delivered six trailer loads consisting of more than 10,000 pounds of relief supplies. That all happened i...
Amy Adams Oct 14, 2024 McCutchanville Fire Department Facebook

Couple Arrested And Charged Following Shooting At Schnute Towers
Evansville police were called to Schnute Tower Saturday evening about a shooting. Arriving units found a victim who had an abrasion on his head and had been shot twice. 29-year-old Jessica Robb was fo...
Amy Adams Oct 14, 2024 Jessica Robb and DeShawn Greenwell (VCCC)

Thousands Attended Fiesta Evansville This Year
Fiesta Evansville was back again on Sunday for its tenth year at Wesselman Woods. The festival celebrates diversity and Latin American culture by featuring food and entertainment from 20 Latin America...
Amy Adams Oct 14, 2024 cheekylorns2 / Depositphotos.com

Woman Charged After Detectives See Her Strangle 12 Year Old At Fall Festival
A 12-year-old girl was strangled after attempting to de-escalate an argument between two women at the Fall Festival. It happened around 8:00 Friday night. Two plain clothes detectives saw 33-year-old ...
Amy Adams Oct 14, 2024 Kristin Burnett and Michael Flemming (VCCC)

Woman Facing Drug Charges Following Numerous Controlled Buys From Police
A woman in Daviess County Kentucky faces multiple drug charges along with child endangerment. After multiple undercover controlled buys from 28-year-old Tiana Garrard, detectives served a search warra...
Amy Adams Oct 11, 2024 TIANA GARRARD (Daviess County Jail)


