Category Archives: Local News

Evansville Home Searched For Explosives
Evansville police have opened an investigation after explosives were found in a home. The search was carried out at a house on Deer Run Court. Detectives and the EPD Bomb Squad were called to the area...
Amy Adams Sep 09, 2024 ADDRicky / Depositphotos.com

No Arrests Made In Shooting Incident On City's South Side
Evansville police respond to a shots fired call Sunday afternoon. The call came in just before 5:00 pm in the 800 block of Jefferson Avenue. A police spokesman says someone inside the house fired a gu...
Amy Adams Sep 09, 2024 Photo from EPD

Woman Accused Of Breaking Into Home She Claimed Was Hers
Friday night Evansville Police were called to the 1500 block of Judson Street for a possible break-in. 44-year-old Valeri Thompson was seen walking out the front door by officers. She claimed she live...
Amy Adams Sep 09, 2024 Valeri Thompson (VCCC)

Two People Charged With Raping Child In Hopkins County
Two people from Madisonville are in jail after being accused of raping a child. The victim told police that 33-year-old Dustin Ausborn abused them between April and July of this year. 29-year-old Sier...
Amy Adams Sep 06, 2024 Dustin Ausborn and Sierra Ausborn (Hopkins County Jail)

Alleged Arsonist Arrested In Mt. Vernon
A Mount Vernon arson investigation leads to the arrest of 47-year-old Quinyatte Harrell. Police say a home was set on fire Tuesday and Harrell was named as a suspect. He was found at the Mount Vernon ...
Amy Adams Sep 06, 2024 Quinyatte Harrell (Vanderburgh County Jail)

County Wide Burn Ban May Be Extended
It's been a week since Vanderburgh County Commissioners met to declare a county-wide ban on open burning. Commissioners will meet to discuss extending the restrictions. On August 29, commissioners met...
Amy Adams Sep 06, 2024 Picture taken from Evansville Professional Fire Fighters Local 357 Facebook page

This Years WSNC Parade Grand Marshal Is Well-Known Racecar Driver
Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Junior will be the grand marshal of this year's West Side Nut Club Fall Festival Parade. Unser reportedly spends a lot of time in Evansville with his wife Nor...
Amy Adams Sep 06, 2024 Photo from WIKY News archives

Kentucky No Longer Taking Applications For Dispensaries
The Owensboro City Commission has passed an ordinance to create more restrictions for future cannabis dispensaries. These restrictions are in addition to the ones set by the state. They include no loc...
Amy Adams Sep 05, 2024 Elsa Olofsson / CC

Gibson County Breaks Ground For New Ambulance Facility
Gibson County will soon have a new building for its ambulance service. The future site will sit on a two-acre campus off Embree Street across from the Princeton Aquatic Center. The facility will inclu...
Amy Adams Sep 05, 2024 logoboom / Depositphotos.com

Area Hospital Names Physician Of the Year
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville announced Dr. Michael Miller as the 2024 Physician of the Year. Dr. Miller has been a Radiation Oncologist at Ascension St. Vincent for 25 years. Over the years he has...
Amy Adams Sep 05, 2024 Photo from news release


