Category Archives: Local News

Evansville Police Officers were called to the west side neighborhood of Poplar Grove for a report of shots fired. The call came in around 8:20 Monday night in the 3000 block of Hartmetz Avenue. One pe...

Evansville police are issuing cautions to gun owners after an audit of gun theft reports. The audit showed that 111 of last year's 212 gun thefts, or about half, were stolen from vehicles. There have ...

A sex offender who has been on the run for 4 years has been taken into custody. Last month the Dubois County Sheriff's Office received a tip regarding the whereabouts of 39-year-old Nathan Rhodes. He ...

The Gibson County man killed in a freak accident has been identified as 81-year-old Herman Maier Jr. He died after a tree fell on his home Friday night near Griffin. The accident happened due to the r...

Three people are facing burglary charges after an incident in downtown Evansville. Around 5:30 Saturday night officers were called to the old Deaconess Clinic on Chestnut Street regarding a burglary. ...

The Evansville Wartime Museum had to cancel their warbird flights scheduled for this weekend. The museum was notified on Saturday that the B-25 and TBM Avenger would not be able to fly into Evansville...

An Evansville man was arrested Saturday afternoon following a traffic stop on his bicycle. 33-year-old Jaimie Jones was spotted running a stop sign. Jones gave officers consent to search his pockets. ...

If you were planning on launching a drone along West Franklin during the Fall Festival, you're officially grounded. The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a Temporary Flight Restriction for th...

WIKY learned that Mike Whicker passed away over the weekend from his daughter Savannah with the following... Mike Whicker, author of the renowned Erika Lehmann WWII spy series and a cherished Evansvil...

A Madisonville driver was two and a half times over the legal alcohol limit when he was found passed out at a stoplight. 35-year-old Skyler Grey was arrested Wednesday. Police spotted him stopped at t...