Category Archives: Local News

Boonville Home Destroyed By Fire
A Boonville home was destroyed in a fire on Sunday morning. Multiple neighboring fire departments were called to the 1300 block of N. 1st Street around 11:30. The owner had a large collection of guns ...
Amy Adams Jan 13, 2025 Angela Marie / CC

Taco Run Lands Man Behind Bars
An Evansville man, out for a midnight snack ends up behind bars following an arrest at a Taco Bell. 33-year-old Codie Draper was found behind the wheel in the drive-thru when officers asked if he was ...
Amy Adams Jan 13, 2025 Codie Draper (Vanderburgh County Jail)

First Responders Called To Rescue Man Pinned Under Truck
An Owensboro man was taken to the hospital on Sunday after being trapped under a truck. Rescuers were called to an address on Hathaway just before noon. The victim was trapped under the truck after it...
Amy Adams Jan 13, 2025 Tim Parkinson / CC

Suspect Caught And Charged With Attempted Murder Of Sheriff Deputy
Police have arrested a man they say allegedly shot a Breckinridge County deputy sheriff. Kentucky State Police say two deputies were responding to a domestic disturbance about 6 pm Saturday in Hardins...
Amy Adams Jan 13, 2025 Julio Morales Ceballos (BRECKINRIDGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE)

Republic Services Suspends All Collections For Today
Republic Services has suspended all waste and recycling collections today. Many side streets and alleys continue to be too hazardous for Republic's vehicles to maneuver safely. Next week the waste and...
Amy Adams Jan 10, 2025 Photo from news release

Hackers Gain Access To EVSC Software Program
Personal information for faculty and students of EVSC has been compromised, and an investigation is underway. Reports say there was a data breach from a software company the school corporation uses ca...
Amy Adams Jan 10, 2025 Photo from WIKY News archives

Evansville Man Charged With Animal Neglect
Officers were called to the 900 block of West Missouri Street Wednesday evening after animal control officials received complaints of a barking dog. When they went inside the detached garage they foun...
Amy Adams Jan 10, 2025 Charles Utley (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Winter Storm Cora Has Arrived
The tri-state remains under a winter storm warning through midnight. Evansville is expecting 2 to 5 inches before it's all over. Snow has made roads slick and hazardous. While an EPD officer was on th...
Amy Adams Jan 10, 2025 Photo from EPD FB page

Additional Fire Crews Needed For Large Warehouse Fire
Black smoke filled the sky in Henderson Wednesday afternoon as crews were called out for a warehouse fire. The warehouse, located in the 1100 block of First Street, is the size of a city block and ser...
Amy Adams Jan 09, 2025 Photos from News Release

Two Men On The Run Caught In Owensboro
Two men wanted out of Louisville were caught in Owensboro on Wednesday. Detectives had received information that Steven Brown and Darrell Jewell were possibly staying at Motel 6 on Frederica Street. J...
Amy Adams Jan 09, 2025 Steven Brown and Darrell Jewel (Daviess County Jail)


