Category Archives: Local News

LST 325 On The Way Home After Month Long Journey
LST 325 has been away for nearly a month, taking her annual fund-raising cruise. The ship made its first port of call in Pittsburgh over the Labor Day weekend, and then it tied up at Wheeling, West Vi...
Amy Adams Sep 18, 2024 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Hopkins County 4 Year Old Found Safe
Good news concerning the search for an autistic child who went missing. Four-year Waylon Holmes was last seen near Cotton Back Road in Nortonville. Reports from Hopkins County indicate that the child ...
Amy Adams Sep 17, 2024 Waylon (Tommy) Holmes photo from Hopkins County Sheriff's Office

Second Middle School Student Arrested
Another arrest in connection with that threatening social media post at McGary Middle School in Evansville. Police arrested an 11-year-old girl Sunday charging her with felony intimidation after she a...
Amy Adams Sep 17, 2024 Picture taken from Wiky news Archives

It Could Take Investigations Weeks To Determine Cause Of Business Fire
Evansville Fire investigators say it could be a while before they know the cause of the fire that destroyed the Pikes Mattress building. They say due to the size of the fire they and the state fire ma...
Amy Adams Sep 17, 2024 Photo From Evansville / Vanderburgh County Emergency Management Agency

Search Continues For Missing 4 Year Old Boy
Hopkins County authorities are looking for a 4-year-old autistic boy in Nortonville, Kentucky. Waylon (Tommy) Holmes was last seen near Cotton Back Road. He's been missing since last night and authori...
Amy Adams Sep 17, 2024 Waylon (Tommy) Holmes photo from Hopkins County Sheriff's Office

Governor Holcomb In Evansville To Break Ground For Future I-69 Bridge Project
Governor Eric Holcomb will be in Evansville today. He along with INDOT Commissioner Mike Smith and local officials will break ground at 10 this morning on Section 3 of the I-69 Ohio River Crossing. Th...
Amy Adams Sep 17, 2024 Photo from news release

Person Killed At Party Is Identified
The Daviess County Sheriff's Office has identified the man killed outside the Knights of Columbus Hall in Owensboro. He is 21-year-old Nelson Castillo of Utica, Kentucky. Castillo was attending a part...
Amy Adams Sep 17, 2024 Photo from Wiky News archives

One Person Killed In Crash In Madisonville
One person is dead following a crash last night in Madisonville. Authorities say a car heading north on Nebo Road near Rain Water Lane crossed the center line and hit another car head-on. A girl insid...
Amy Adams Sep 17, 2024 Photo from WIKY News archives

Dubois County Woman Charged With Attempted Murder
Jasper Police have charged a woman with attempted murder after she allegedly hit a man in the head with a metal object. Officers were dispatched Sunday morning after receiving calls about a male subje...
Amy Adams Sep 16, 2024 Clara Whippo (Dubois County Jail)

Local Non-Profit Named Community Champion Of The Year
Evansville Goodwill has been named 2024 Community Champion of the Year. The Evansville Regional Economic Partnership presented them with the award. They received the award due to their major accomplis...
Amy Adams Sep 16, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC


