Category Archives: Local News

Cave-In-Rock Ferry Travelers May Have To Find Another Route
Travelers that use the Cave-in-Rock Ferry may have to find another route soon. The ferry operator and the Ohio River Ferry Authority have until June 30 to settle on an agreement. Since 2018, reimburse...
Amy Adams Jun 06, 2024 WIKY News Photo by Sunni Zimmer

Former Addiction Counselor Sentenced For Selling Drugs
A former Evansville addiction counselor has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. EPD received tips that Michael Hagedorn was selling drugs while offering counseling services. During a search of his N...
Amy Adams Jun 06, 2024 Michael Hagedorn (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Police Investigating Stabbing After Victim Taken To Hospital
Evansville Police detectives are looking into a reported stabbing. It reportedly happened on North Third Avenue near East Columbia Street. Arriving units found that the victim had already been taken t...
Amy Adams Jun 06, 2024 Photo from EPD

Detectives Ask Help To ID Burglary Suspect
Evansville police detectives are asking for public help to identify a burglary suspect. The suspect allegedly broke into an Evansville gas station on May 24th. The suspect was reportedly in the store ...
Jun 06, 2024 Photo: Evansville Police Department

Human Remains Belong To Man Missing Since 1993
More than 10-thousand human remains were found on a suspected serial killer's Central Indiana farm. Herb Baumeister is accused of luring young men to his home in the 1980s and 1990s and murdering them...
Amy Adams Jun 05, 2024 OpenFinalG / Depositphotos.com

Evansville Animal Control Increases Adoption Fees
The adoption fees at Evansville Animal Care and Control have gone up. Officials say the vet has raised his price, so animal control had to raise theirs to continue with the upkeep. The price to adopt ...
Amy Adams Jun 05, 2024 aopsan / Depositphotos.com

Ascension St. Vincent Still Recovering From Cyber Attack
Managers at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital say progress is being made in its recovery from last month's cyber attack. The latest update says the pharmacies are operating again, including home delivery...
Amy Adams Jun 05, 2024 Balefire9 / Depositphotos.com

Mental Evaluation Is Ordered For Man Accused Of Killing Pedestrian
A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for a man charged with reckless homicide. 23-year-old Romance Williams is accused of killing a pedestrian on Franklin Street last April. Williams was allegedly ...
Amy Adams Jun 05, 2024 Romance Williams (VCCC)

Enhanced Playground At Carver Is Celebrating Its Grand Opening Today
A ribbon cutting for the enhanced playground at Carver is this morning at 10:15. Building Blocks in partnership with private and community donors invested $150,000 in the project. The playground is de...
Amy Adams Jun 05, 2024 wdigital / Depositphotos.com

Long Time West Side Business Closing In July
One of the oldest businesses on Evansville's West Franklin Street is closing this summer. Paul's Menswear was opened in 1963 by Paul Eickhoff. Now, third-generation co-owner Brian Eickhoff, says it's ...
Amy Adams Jun 04, 2024 AGCreativeLab / Depositphotos.com


