Category Archives: Local News

Guardian Training Prepares Volunteers For Honor Flight
Honor Flight of Southern Indiana held a guardian training event at the Catholic Center in Evansville yesterday. The volunteers will escort 86 veterans on a trip of a lifetime to the Nation's Capital o...
Amy Adams Mar 22, 2024 Photo courtesy of John Buckman

Hopkins County Man Flees From Police During Traffic Stop
Police in Madisonville say they've arrested a man with three active warrants after he ran from a traffic stop. 34-year-old Jonathan Stanley ran into the woods surrounding the traffic stop scene. He wa...
Amy Adams Mar 22, 2024 Johnathan Stanley (Hopkins County Jail)

Disaster Relief Coming To Indiana Counties Ravaged By Tornadoes
Governor Eric Holcomb has signed an executive order declaring a disaster relief area in three Hoosier counties. Delaware, Randolph, and Jefferson counties experienced a three-tornado event during the ...
Amy Adams Mar 22, 2024 DanRoss / Depositphotos.com

Oak Hill Road Project Will Change Bus Routes For EVSC Students
Road construction scheduled to start next week on Oak Hill Road will cause changes for EVSC school bus routes. This came as a surprise to parents of students living in that area. They have received ca...
Amy Adams Mar 22, 2024 koya979 / Depositphotos.com

The Firefighter Of The Year Is...
The Green River Kiwanis' "Firefighter of the Year" award presentation happened Wednesday. Captain Edward Gunn, who has served in the department for over 30 years, was the winner. The 5 other firefight...
Amy Adams Mar 21, 2024 Edward Gunn (EPD)

Henderson Man Rescued From Grain Bin
A Henderson man is alive today thanks to the courageous first responders who rescued him from a grain bin in Henderson Wednesday afternoon. Officials say he became trapped after the bin malfunctioned....
Amy Adams Mar 21, 2024 mady70 / Depositphotos.com

Controlled Burn Gets Out Of Control
Fire crews were called after a controlled burn got out of control on Wednesday. It happened at the Bluegrass Fish and Wildlife area in Warrick County around noon. Elberfeld fire chief Dennis Miller sa...
Amy Adams Mar 21, 2024 ALesik / Depositphotos.com

Evansville Man Facing Drug Charges
An Evansville man has been jailed for selling drugs to officers. Evansville police got a tip that Drew Smith was dealing narcotics in the Evansville area. During February, Detectives made several cont...
Amy Adams Mar 21, 2024 Drew Smith (VCCC)

OPD Is Seeing A Decrease In Crime
The Owensboro Police Department saw a decrease in violent and property crimes in 2023. According to an annual report the city had fewer burglaries, sexual assaults, motor vehicle thefts, and murders t...
Amy Adams Mar 21, 2024 Photo from WIKY News archives

Evansville's LST 325 Is Making Its Way Home
LST 325 cast off from a Port Arthur Texas dry dock Tuesday morning to begin her homeward voyage. The ship has been in dry dock for two months having a bottom inspection done, and having her twin brass...
Amy Adams Mar 20, 2024 Picture taken from WIKY news archives


