Category Archives: Local News

The third Monday of January is set aside to remember Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The federal holiday has closed Post offices. USPS will not be sending or delivering mail today. Evansville Water and Se...

Gibson County Dispatch received a request for a welfare check of an individual in the 2400 block of East State Road 64. Once on scene deputies saw obvious signs that a physical altercation had just oc...

Newburgh officials have formulated and announced a plan for cleaning up the town following the winter storm. The plan calls for Renewable Resources to put dumpsters at strategic spots in town. Residen...

A teenager from Owensboro is in jail on a bond of $1 million cash. 19-year-old Unique Johnson was booked on Wednesday on four counts of attempted murder. Investigators say she was the driver who aimed...

Recovery efforts for a missing man hunting on the Ohio River will resume this morning. Several agencies rushed to the Grandview boat ramp in Spencer County on Thursday morning for a person clinging on...

An Owensboro man is behind bars after a large-scale drug trafficking operation was found in his home. Deputies went to a home on East Byers Avenue on Wednesday to serve a warrant to 26-year-old Colton...

Salvation Army officials in Evansville say they posted a strong finish to their annual holiday Red Kettle campaign. Donations taken in during the final week were matched which helped raise more than 1...

An Evansville man is facing child neglect and drunk driving charges after he crashed into his own house. Around 1:15 Wednesday morning, dispatchers got a 911 hang-up and could hear a child crying. Whe...

LEGO Builders are gearing up for a first-ever convention coming to Evansville. The Evansville Brick Convention is coming to the Old National Events Plaza in June. It's billed as the ultimate event for...