Category Archives: Local News

Abandoned Python Euthanized After Hit By Train
Wayne County Illinois authorities report having to euthanize a big snake. Several weeks ago, deputies went to a Sims home where three pythons were reported abandoned. Reptile handlers quickly captured...
Amy Adams Jun 28, 2024 Wayne County Sheriff's Office - IL

ISP Need Assistance With Cold Case
Indiana State Police are asking for the public's assistance in a cold case investigation. January of 1998, a state highway employee found skeletal remains along Fruitridge Avenue near the I-70 overpas...
Amy Adams Jun 28, 2024 Mitchell Preston (ISP)

VCSO Investigating Late Night Stabbing At Gas Station
Multiple sheriff's deputies, EMS, and fire department officials responded to a report of a stabbing late Wednesday night. It happened at the Marathon Gas Station near the intersection of Highway 41 an...
Amy Adams Jun 27, 2024 Image courtesy of Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office

Travelers May Have To Take Longer Route If Agreement With Ferry Authority Isn't Settled
Time is running out while negotiations between the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, the Illinois Department of Transportation, and the Ferry Authority continue. If an agreement isn't reached by Sunday...
Amy Adams Jun 27, 2024 WIKY News Photo by Sunni Zimmer

Governor Moving Forward With Executions In Indiana Prisons
Governor Eric Holcomb announced that he and Attorney General Todd Rokita are seeking a resumption of executions in Indiana prisons starting with convicted murderer Joseph Corcoran. After years of effo...
Amy Adams Jun 27, 2024 digicomphoto / Depositphotos.com

Thousands Of Visitors Gathering At Annual ROMP Festival
The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and Museum's four-day music festival -- ROMP -- is under way in Owensboro. Organizers expect more than 25,000 people to come and hear a musical lineup of 25 artists. F...
Amy Adams Jun 27, 2024 Photo taken from ROMP Facebook page

Two Early Morning Crashes Close Down Major Roadways For Several Hours
Two major thoroughfares were closed for several hours following accidents early this morning. Just after 5:00 a commercial vehicle hauling molten aluminum crashed on northbound I-165 in Daviess County...
Amy Adams Jun 27, 2024 Daviess County Emergency Management Agency

The Father Of Rat Bitten Infant Rearrested
A father jailed after his child was found with over 50 rat bites is back behind bars. An arrest warrant was served Wednesday on David Schonabaum. He was charged with a bond violation. As we've reporte...
Amy Adams Jun 27, 2024 David Schonabaum (VCCC)

Violin Worth Thousands Stolen From Classroom
Evansville Police are investigating a break-in at the "Suzuki House" on the University of Evansville campus. On Monday officials noticed a broken back window and several missing items, including a vio...
Amy Adams Jun 26, 2024 stokkete / Depositphotos.com

Former County Commissioner's Arrest Made Public
Arrest paperwork for former Warrick County Commissioner Marlin Weisheit indicates he was accused of official misconduct and two counts of conversion. Weisheit is accused of using Dr. Ricky Yeager's si...
Amy Adams Jun 26, 2024 Marlin Weisheit (WCSO)


