Category Archives: Local News

Local Big Lots Store Included In Nationwide Shutter
Big Lots plans to close around 315 of its stores nationwide. The news was revealed in an updated Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Net sales decreased 114.5 million dollars in the first quart...
Amy Adams Aug 07, 2024 Mike Mozart / CC

Man Wanted In Evansville Murder Turns Himself In
Evansville police make a second arrest in connection with a fatal shooting in downtown Evansville. 25-year-old Mark Dow was arrested in connection with the shooting death of 23-year-old Kevion Mann. H...
Amy Adams Aug 06, 2024 KEYMONTAI MADISON (VCCC)

Evansville Golf Course Vandalized Twice In Two Weeks
For the second time, vandals have struck the McDonald Golf Course. The most recent incident was this past weekend where the green on the third hole was marred by what appear to be ATV tracks. About 2 ...
Amy Adams Aug 06, 2024 Photo from McDonald Golf Course Facebook site

Amy Word Sentenced To Probation With Time Served
Amy Word was handed her sentence in court on Monday. The former EVSC board member received 9 months of probation and will not serve any more jail time. In June, a jury found Word guilty of maintaining...
Amy Adams Aug 06, 2024 Amy Word (Photo from Vanderburgh County Jail)

Toddler Taken To Hospital After Ingesting THC Gummies
The parents of a one-year-old are behind bars in Daviess County. On August 1 an ambulance was called to a residence for an accidental poisoning. Jesika Riggs and Patro Stevenson told police that the c...
Amy Adams Aug 06, 2024 Riggs/Stevenson (DCSO)

Florida Man Found With Drugs Following Crash In Oakland City
Friday evening a Gibson County Deputy was called to an accident near State Road 64 and State Road 325 West in Oakland City. The deputy spotted a Nissan Pathfinder in a field adjacent to the roadway. T...
Amy Adams Aug 05, 2024 Nicholas Gardner (GCSO)

Crack Down At Area Lake After Three People Shot
Perry County deputies are putting on extra patrols in the area of Rainbow Lake. The increased enforcement effort comes in response to three people being shot on July 27th at the lake. There were five ...
Amy Adams Aug 05, 2024 Photo taken by Amy Adams

VCSO Receives A Generous Donation For Two Of Its K-9s
Two K-9 deputies with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office will have an extra layer of protection thanks to a generous donation. Ballistic Buddies donated the bullet-resistant K-9 vests to Honcho a...
Amy Adams Aug 05, 2024 Photo from news release

Person Seriously Injured During Shooting In Downtown Evansville
Evansville police were called to Southeast Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard Sunday afternoon on a report of shots fired. The report to central dispatch says three shots were fired and people were r...
Amy Adams Aug 05, 2024 Photo from WIKY News archives

Evansville Man Facing Numerous Charges Following An Argument
An Evansville man went to jail after hitting a woman several times with a vehicle and then attacking her with a knife. Officers got the call to North Kentucky Avenue about 8:30 Saturday night. The 9-1...
Amy Adams Aug 05, 2024 John Mayer (VCCC)


