Category Archives: Local News

Shooting At An Indianapolis Waffle House leaves One Person Dead
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police say a fight between two groups at a west side restaurant turned into a shooting that left a woman dead and five others wounded. It happened at a Waffle House near the ...
Amy Adams Feb 19, 2024 Steve Snodgrass / CC

Mother Arrested And Children Removed From Dirty Home
An Evansville Woman is facing charges of child neglect after Child Protective Services stopped by her home on Belvidere Drive on Saturday. 28-year-old JME Funk allowed her children to live in a dirty ...
Amy Adams Feb 19, 2024 JME Funk (VCCC)

Evansville Man Receives 12 Year Sentence In Drug And Gun Case
An Evansville man was sentenced to 12 years in prison in a Posey County Courtroom Wednesday. 37-year-old Gilbert Eaton pleaded guilty to multiple charges including possession of meth and unlawful carr...
Amy Adams Feb 16, 2024 Gilbert Eaton (photo from the office of Jerry E. Clowers)

Providence Woman Pleads Not Guilty To Human Trafficking Charge
A woman accused of human trafficking made her first court appearance Thursday. 43-year-old Honey Gogle was arrested in December and booked into the Webster County Jail. Her alleged victim was under th...
Amy Adams Feb 16, 2024 Honey Gogle Webster County Jail

Trustee's Office Is Assisting With Utility Bills
Knight Township is stepping up to help many whose utility bills sent them into shock. Bills have nearly doubled or tripled for some local families. The Knights Township Trustee says the number of peop...
Amy Adams Feb 16, 2024 KOMUnews / CC

Warrick County Commissioners Will Appear In Court Today
This morning all three Warrick County Commissioners will make their first court appearance. Terry Phillippe, Dan Saylor, and Robert Johnson are charged with perjury and official misconduct. The charge...
Amy Adams Feb 16, 2024 Photos from WCSO

Two People In Custody On Gun Charges
An investigation of stolen firearms has led to the arrest of two men. The firearms were primarily taken from unlocked vehicles, in Vanderburgh County. The Street Crimes Unit identified Arsenio Smith a...
Amy Adams Feb 15, 2024 Arsenio Smith and Corey Hooker (VCSO)

Animal Cruelty Case Under Investigation
Evansville Police and Animal Control are investigating an animal cruelty case. Officers had to remove several dogs and a cat from a home on Harmony Way, between West Maryland and Schoenfield Avenue. R...
Amy Adams Feb 15, 2024 Faris Algosaibi / CC

Softball Tournament Coming Back To Evansville
Kentucky Wesleyan College is set to host the Independence Bank Blue Bridge Battle softball tournament on February 23-25. It will be held at Deaconess Sports Park and will be the second year the event ...
Amy Adams Feb 15, 2024 Filter Forge / CC

Third Person Arrested In New Year's Day Murder Case
There's now been a third arrest concerning a New Year's Day murder. 35-year-old Jahray Garrett is in jail and charged with attempted murder. Jerry Hale was shot dead near the intersection of Riverside...
Amy Adams Feb 15, 2024 Jahray Garrett (VCCC)


