Category Archives: Local News

Owensboro Man Behind Bars Following Child Porn Investigation
An Owensboro man was arrested Thursday morning on several child porn charges. Officers executed a search warrant at 6 AM in the 3700 block of Benttree Drive. The search warrant was a result of an inte...
Amy Adams Sep 13, 2024 Daniel Ruplinger (Daviess County Jail)

Gibson County Student Accused Of Making Threats Is Arrested
A Gibson County student has been arrested after reportedly making a threat. It happened at the Fort Branch Community School. The sheriff's office says the school resource officer got a tip from anothe...
Amy Adams Sep 13, 2024 Photo from GCSO website

Women Arrested Following Accident In Gibson County
An accident with injury nets two arrests in Gibson County. First responders were called to the 6100 block of West County Road 100 North on Thursday. The two females involved in the accident were ident...
Amy Adams Sep 13, 2024 Emma Madison/Hailey Mattingly (GCSO)

VCHD To Hold Sleep Safe Trade-In Event Next Month
The Vanderburgh County Health Department will be holding a Sleep Safe Trade-in event. This is for residents with unsafe sleep items for a child under the age of one. Parents can trade in bumper pads, ...
Amy Adams Sep 12, 2024 LenaMiloslavskaya / Depositphotos.com

Kentucky Governor Dedicates New Homes To Tornado Survivors
Seven tornado survivors in Dawson Springs are getting new homes. Kentucky Governor Beshear was there Wednesday afternoon to dedicate the homes. Also in attendance were Hopkins County Judge Executive J...
Amy Adams Sep 12, 2024 Governor Andy Beshear

Teen Mom Arrested After Child Tests Positive For Meth
A teen is in jail in Madisonville after her 23-month-old child tested positive for amphetamines and meth. The testing was done during a child services investigation. 19-year-old Florence Carner also t...
Amy Adams Sep 12, 2024 Florence Carner (Hopkins County Jail)

Reckless Driver Told Police He Was Just Being Stupid
An Evansville man was arrested after he was clocked traveling 108 mph on the Lloyd Expressway. Police could not conduct a proper traffic stop until they could catch up with the driver on the southboun...
Amy Adams Sep 12, 2024 Cayden Bailey (VCCC)

Evansville Hospital Donates Thermometers To First Responders
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville recognizes Sepsis Awareness Month by donating to area medical responders. 40 new thermometers were given to AMR in Evansville and Warrick, Gibson, and Posey County EMS...
Amy Adams Sep 12, 2024 Photo from news release

Owensboro Police Make An Arrest In Stabbing Incident
A Daviess County man is behind bars accused of stabbing one person and injuring two others. At 3:30 Sunday morning Owensboro police were called to the area of Jed Place and West 6th Street. An investi...
Amy Adams Sep 11, 2024 Lizandro Dominguez (Daviess County Jail)

Police Investigating Shooting That Happened On Evansville's West Side
One person was shot Tuesday night on the west side of Evansville. It happened in the 1700 block of Red Bank Road. The suspects crashed their car near Parkway Pizza on Broadway Avenue and then took off...
Amy Adams Sep 11, 2024 Photo from WIKY News archives


