Category Archives: Local News

Downed Power Lines Cause Attic Fire
Several homes in the 2300 block of Herbert Avenue went dark last night after a tree branch fell on power lines. One home caught fire in the attic after the power lines went down. Evansville firefighte...
Aug 28, 2024 Mahesh Kularatne / CC

Woman Heading To Prison For Stealing Money From Employer
A Jasper woman was sentenced to a year and one day in federal prison after she pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud. 62-year-old Michele Rose was the Medical Staff Coordinator for a nonprofit for se...
Amy Adams Aug 23, 2024 Mike Lawrence / CC

Evansville Man Arrested Over Stinky Situation
Evansville city officials say they tried for months to resolve a problem of raw sewage emanating from a camper. 40-year-old Luke Hayden was arrested on Thursday. Evansville police say he resided in a ...
Amy Adams Aug 23, 2024 Luke Hayden (VCCC)

Diner's Owner Ordered To Pay Thousands In Back Wages
The owner of Friendship Diner has been ordered to pay nearly $400,000 in back wages to 44 employees. An investigation into the diner's owner Bardhyl Shabani was announced in March after he was accused...
Amy Adams Aug 23, 2024 Premium_shots / Depositphotos.com

Convicted Drug Dealer To Be Sentenced Next Month
A jury in Vanderburgh County Court decides a defendant is Guilty of dealing drugs. Back in May, Evansville police on routine patrol, noticed Cedric Gibson. They knew he had two active warrants. When o...
Amy Adams Aug 23, 2024 Cedric Gibson (VCCC)

Boyfriend Accused Of Slashing Girlfriend With Utility Knife
A Chandler man is accused of slashing his girlfriend with a box cutter. The victim was taken to the ER with a laceration to her upper arm. She told police that 53-year-old Glenn Wineinger cut her afte...
Amy Adams Aug 23, 2024 Glenn Wineinger (VCCC)

Popular Evansville Haunted House Changing Location
One of Evansville's Halloween staples will be different this year. The Old Courthouse Catacombs will move this year to the underground catacombs beneath the House of Lector on Main Street. The reason ...
Amy Adams Aug 22, 2024 Photo from Wiky News archives

Woman Accused Of Pointing Gun At Man For Turning Light On
A Louisiana woman is locked up inside the Vanderburgh County Jail for allegedly pointing a gun at a man during an argument. Evansville Police were dispatched to a hotel on Stahl Road in regards to a w...
Amy Adams Aug 22, 2024 Alexis McGee (VCCC)

Two Teens Charged In Fulton Square Shooting
Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a shooting that happened Tuesday night. A man and woman were shot in the 1300 block of Dresden Street. Both were conscious and talking to responders...
Amy Adams Aug 22, 2024 Marico and Kyrell Mann (VCCC)

Portion Of The North Side Will Be Without Water Friday Night
Some Evansville homes will be without water for a few hours and then under a boil advisory this weekend. It's part of an Evansville Water and Sewer project to add a new water line to the existing syst...
Amy Adams Aug 22, 2024 Photo from EWSU press release


