Category Archives: Local News

Pedestrian Hit By Vehicle Thursday Evening
One person was hit by a vehicle Thursday on Evansville's east side. According to dispatch, the call came in around 5:30 pm as a hit and run near Memorial High School. The female has non-life-threateni...
Amy Adams Oct 11, 2024 Leandro Ciuffo / CC

Warrick Humane Society Holding Annual Event That's For The Dogs
Warrick Humane Society is holding its annual "Fall Break Out of the Shelter: Foster to Adopt" event. This is a great way to give a shelter dog a break from their kennel. This provides host families a ...
Amy Adams Oct 11, 2024 Photo from news release

Breaking Story....People Hurt Inside Knox County Coal Mine
A Knox County sheriff's deputy tells WIKY News that six people were injured in an accident at the Sunrise Portal Two coal mine. Two of those injured have been flown from the scene in medical evac heli...
Amy Adams Oct 11, 2024 Adam88xxx / Depositphotos.com

Expect Higher Heating Bills This Winter
CenterPoint Energy is informing customers about an increase in this winter's natural gas bill. This year, customers expect to pay an average of $129 monthly from November through March. Last year's av...
Amy Adams Oct 10, 2024 twoellis / Depositphotos.com

Goodwill Outlet Store Opening Today In Evansville
A new outlet store will open its doors at 9:00 this morning following a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The Evansville Goodwill Outlet will give treasure hunters a unique shopping experience. Customers will ...
Amy Adams Oct 10, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC

Madisonville Man Charged With The Murder Of 2-Month Old
A 22-year-old Hopkins County man was arrested for the murder of 2-month-old Ayden Sing. Last week police were called to an apartment on Couch Street for a baby not breathing. The mother was at work. T...
Amy Adams Oct 10, 2024 ANTHONY PAIGE (Hopkins County Jail)

Man Attempts To Out Run Officers Utilizing LST
Evansville police were called to the skywalk over Riverside Drive on Wednesday for a man acting erratically. While evading officers, the man scaled the 7-foot gate at the LST grounds and climbed three...
Amy Adams Oct 10, 2024 Photo from EPD

Person Killed In Crash Was A 78 Year Old Man
The Warrick County Coroner's Office has released the name of the victim killed in the crash on S.R. 68. 78-year-old Ronald Hall of Evansville died at the scene. Hall's vehicle collided with a semi. Th...
Amy Adams Oct 09, 2024 Photo taken from ISP website

Body Found In River Is Missing Spencer County Man
We now know the name of the person found Monday morning in the Ohio River near the Old Lock and Dam in Newburgh. The deceased has been positively identified as 42-year-old Justin "Rocky" MacDonald fro...
Amy Adams Oct 09, 2024 Newburgh Lock and Dam (WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer)

Kentucky Is The Latest State To Go After TikTok
Attorneys General from more than a dozen states have announced lawsuits against social media giant TikTok. Kentucky is one of those states. The suits claim that TikTok damages the mental health of you...
Amy Adams Oct 09, 2024 Photo by Amy Adams


