Category Archives: Local News

Indiana Man Charged With Incest Awaiting Extradition Back To Kentucky
Last week Indiana State Police arrested a man on charges of rape and incest. During an investigation, information was obtained on 42-year-old Joel Stoltzfus. He allegedly committed the sexual abuse in...
Amy Adams Aug 20, 2024 Photo taken from ISP website

Evansville Woman Charged With Seven Counts Of Neglect
An Evansville woman is facing seven counts of neglect following her arrest on Monday afternoon. First responders were called to a home in the 6400 block of Upper Mt. Vernon Avenue for a man having a m...
Amy Adams Aug 20, 2024 Katherine Fuchs (VCCC)

Getaway Driver Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison
The getaway driver in a double murder was sentenced Friday. Richard Garrett was sentenced to 14 years in prison for the two counts of armed robbery. Garrett drove the getaway car after 31-year-old Mic...
Amy Adams Aug 19, 2024 Richard Garrett (VCCC)

Man Arrested For Allegedly Exposing Himself In Café
Evansville Police were dispatched to the Honey Moon Caf Saturday afternoon regarding a man touching himself in public. When officers arrived, they saw him crossing the street to get into a black vehic...
Amy Adams Aug 19, 2024 George Greenwell (VCCC)

First Responders Pull Car From River
First responders labored over the weekend to remove a car from the Pond River in Muhlenberg County. A person reported finding the car partially submerged near the Muhlenberg/Hopkins county line. Green...
Amy Adams Aug 19, 2024 Scott Davidson / CC

Grandfather Accused Of Threatening Teens With Gun
An Evansville man stands accused of using a gun to threaten a car full of young people including his granddaughter... because she missed curfew. It was reported by the teens' chaperone who spent the d...
Amy Adams Aug 19, 2024 Danny Browning (VCCC)

Vietnam War Survivors Share Their Story About Hill 25
They lived to tell the story. They were among the eight Marines who survived a battle in Vietnam in 1967. Ten other Marines were killed and ten were wounded when their position on a key supply route f...
Amy Adams Aug 16, 2024 Photos courtesy of Jim Werner

Indiana Wants To Make Changes To High School Diplomas By 2029
The Indiana Department of Education is making major changes to the state's high school diploma system. The Board is working to exclude some course requirements including history, the fine arts, and a ...
Amy Adams Aug 16, 2024 gadgetdude / CC

Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Held For Excel Center
Two Evansville Goodwill facilities are set to open this month. There will be a ribbon cutting for the Excel Center this morning at 9:45. The facility will offer a second chance for adults in Indiana t...
Amy Adams Aug 16, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC

Child Molester Is Handed Maximum Sentence
A convicted child molester received the maximum sentence of 50 years in prison on Wednesday. Last month Oscar Rax was found guilty of two counts of child molesting. His victim was 8 years old at the t...
Amy Adams Aug 16, 2024 Oscar Rax (VCCC)


