Category Archives: Local News
County's Biggest Ash Tree Falls Victim To Insects
According to the Evansville city arborist, the county's biggest ash tree may be in trouble. The tree in Oak Hill Cemetery is an apparent victim of the Emerald Ash Borer, an insect that feeds on the as...
Amy Adams Apr 29, 2024 sandsun / Depositphotos.com
Officers Find 585 Syringes In Woman's Vehicle
Friday night officers were called to check on a woman slumped over the wheel. When EPD arrived at the scene the woman had the driver's side door open with her feet hanging out. 33-year-old Rebecca Gon...
Amy Adams Apr 29, 2024 Rebecca Gonzalez (VCCC)
Single Vehicle Crash Kills Man In Spencer County
One person was killed in a car crash on I-64 Sunday evening. The Spencer County Coroner's Office identified the victim as 66-year-old Neal Vaughn. This was a single-vehicle accident with three people ...
Amy Adams Apr 29, 2024 mikdam / Depositphotos.com
EPD Investigating Forged Checks Belonging To E-REP
Evansville police open a fraud investigation after an incident involving forged checks. The EPD Financial Crimes unit was called Friday to the Evansville Regional Economic Partnership concerning four ...
Amy Adams Apr 29, 2024 Photo from EPD
Former Army Ranger Charged With Attempted Murder
An Evansville man was jailed Friday night, accused of attempted murder. It happened before 10:00 PM in the 2300 block of Pollack Avenue. A person called 911 saying that 43-year-old Joshua Huff was sho...
Amy Adams Apr 29, 2024 Joshua Huff (VCCC)
Jail Employee Charged With Sexual Misconduct
An employee of the Vanderburgh County Jail has been arrested and charged with sexual misconduct with an inmate. The sheriff's office says Catherine Sowders worked in the jail kitchen, where she admitt...
Amy Adams Apr 26, 2024 Catherine Sowders (VCCC)
340 New Jobs Coming To Toyota Next Year
Toyota has announced it will assemble an all-new battery electric vehicle as part of a $1.4 billion investment in its Princeton plant. The new car will be a three-row SUV. Toyota will build new infras...
Amy Adams Apr 26, 2024 Photo from news release
Officer Is Bit During Traffic Stop
It didn't end well for a wrong-way driver Wednesday night. The Spencer County Sheriff's Office received a call regarding a woman driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-64. Once 33-year-old Laur...
Amy Adams Apr 26, 2024 Lauren Jones (ISP)
MVC Will Return To Evansville Next Year For Women's Basketball
The Missouri Valley Conference has announced future sites for the Women's Basketball Championship for the next three years. The Evansville Ford Center made the cut to host next year. MVC women's baske...
Amy Adams Apr 26, 2024 popo.uw23
Two More People With Connections To Boarding School Abuse Are Arrested
Two more people have been arrested in the child abuse investigation at the Pilgrims Rest Ministry for Boys. Joshua and Christina Vanderkooi are charged with criminal abuse of a child in Ohio County. C...
Amy Adams Apr 26, 2024 Christina and Joshua Vandercooi (Ohio County Jail)