Category Archives: Local News

Police Chief Warns Residents Of Junk Mail Scam
Oakland City Police Chief Tim Gaines warns residents of another scam involving junk mail. It appears to be mail that advertises giving police departments free equipment likely funded by donations. To ...
Amy Adams Dec 09, 2024 Photo from GCSO

Truck Drives Off With Stolen Cooking Oil From Restaurant
Managers of a Posey County restaurant reported that cooking oil had been stolen. Managers of the Red Wagon in Poseyville reported seeing a tanker truck at the location last week trying to swipe the co...
Amy Adams Dec 09, 2024 Photo from Red Wagon Restaurant FB page

Boyd Found Guilty In Shooting Death
A verdict has been reached in an Evansville murder trial. A jury found Christopher Boyd Junior guilty. He's now been convicted of the shooting death of 34-year-old Jerry Hale. The shooting took place ...
Amy Adams Dec 05, 2024 Suspect Christopher Boyd Jr. (Older Mugshot from VCCC)

Homeless Memorial Service This Evening In Downtown Evansville
Aurora's Annual Homeless Memorial Service is this evening at 5:30. It will be held at Trinity United Methodist Church in downtown Evansville. Aurora continues to ask that we pay our respects to indivi...
Amy Adams Dec 05, 2024 Photo from Aurora

Hundred Year Old Pipes To Be Replaced Starting On Monday In Henderson
Henderson Water Utility will start replacing old pipes on Monday. The project will include the replacement of water and sanitary sewer mains and service lines. This will happen along portions of Washi...
Amy Adams Dec 05, 2024 Photo from News Release

Free Vaccination Event This Saturday
The Vanderburgh County Health Department is providing a vaccine clinic this Saturday. The event is from 10 am to 12:30 pm at the CK Newsome Center at 100 E. Walnut Street. Routine childhood and adult ...
Amy Adams Dec 05, 2024 Photo from news release

Affordable Housing Is Becoming Reality In Henderson
Grateful Living Apartments and Habitat for Humanity of Henderson are getting hundreds of thousands of dollars to help with affordable housing. Grateful Living Apartments is getting $480,000 to create ...
Amy Adams Dec 04, 2024 Photo from Facebook page

Trial In Wrongful Death Suit Of Sheriff Deputy Could Start In 2026
Documents were filed on Monday in connection with the death of a Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Deputy. 33-year-old Asson Hacker died in March of 2023 after he participated in routine physical tactics t...
Amy Adams Dec 04, 2024 Photo from WIKY News archives

Bullet Holes Found In South Side Home
Evansville police responded to a shots fired call in the 300 block of Ridgeway. That's close to the Culver and Glenwood neighborhoods. The call came in before 10 o'clock last night. Several people cal...
Amy Adams Dec 04, 2024 Photo from EPD

A Downtown Christmas Returns To Evansville
A Downtown Christmas returns this holiday season to downtown Evansville this Saturday. The 9th annual free, family-oriented event will run from 11 AM to 3 PM on Main Street between 2nd and 6th streets...
Amy Adams Dec 04, 2024 Photo from news release


