Category Archives: Local News

Father Of Baby Bitten By Rats Is Sentenced To Prison
It took the jury less than two hours to reach a guilty verdict for David Schonabaum. He was sentenced to 16 years in prison. Schonbaum is charged with child neglect after his six-month-old son was fou...
Amy Adams Oct 03, 2024 David Schonabaum (VCCC)

Family Of 10 Starting Over After Fire Destroys Home
A Tell City family lost everything when their house caught fire early Wednesday morning. Eight kids and two adults made it out of the burning home safely. The family's cats were burned from a narrow e...
Amy Adams Oct 03, 2024 Photo from GoFundMe page

Teen Seriously Injured In Evansville Shooting
A 17-year-old was left seriously injured after a shooting on the West Side of Evansville Monday night. Police are looking for clues to the mystery of the shooting in the 3100 block of Hartmetz Avenue....
Amy Adams Oct 02, 2024 Photo from WIKY News archives

EWSU Looking For Ways To Cut Cost
The new Evansville Water and Sewer Utility water treatment is on a temporary pause while engineers explore adding to surface water taken from the Ohio River with ground water from wells. Utility leade...
Amy Adams Oct 02, 2024 Photo from EWSU Twitter

Vanderburgh County Health Department Hosting Vaccination Event
If you haven't gotten your flu and COVID vaccines yet, here's some good news. The Vanderburgh County Health Department is holding clinics this month including a drive-through opportunity on October 12...
Amy Adams Oct 02, 2024 Photo from news release

Indiana Reinstates Lawsuit Against TikTok
The Indiana Court of Appeals has reinstated a lawsuit filed by the state against TikTok. The suit accuses the online platform of deceiving users about its inappropriate content for children and the sa...
Amy Adams Oct 02, 2024 Photo by Amy Adams

Wanted Man Last Seen In Wayne County Illinois
Wayne County deputies are looking for 47-year-old Joshua Musgrave. He drove away from deputies on a 4-wheeler, just south of Fairfield. Deputies found the 4-wheeler but not Musgrave, who is a wanted m...
Amy Adams Oct 02, 2024 Joshua Musgrave (Wayne County Sheriff's Office - IL )

Live Y'ers Program Awarded $30,000 Grant
The Alcoa Foundation has awarded a $30,000 grant to the YWCA for their Live Y'ers program. It's an after-school program that aids kids in STEM education, career exploration, and other social skills. T...
Amy Adams Oct 02, 2024 wittayayut / Depositphotos.com

Indiana National Guard Deployed To North Carolina
Governor Eric Holcomb activated the Indiana National Guard to aid with hurricane relief efforts in North Carolina. Airman with the 181st Intelligence Wing based in Terre Haute are on their way. The Ho...
Amy Adams Oct 01, 2024 Nicolas Raymond / CC

Man Sentenced In Road Rage Shooting
A man convicted in an Evansville road rage shooting has been sentenced. 29-year-old Anthony Stone received a total of 14 years in prison. Police were called to the 700 block of North Green River Road ...
Amy Adams Oct 01, 2024 Anthony Stone (VCCC)


