Category Archives: Local News

One Man Injured In Weekend Shooting
Evansville Police Officers were dispatched to a shots fired call just after 6:00 PM on Saturday. The incident happened at the intersection of Washington and Evans Avenue. Investigators were told that ...
Amy Adams Mar 11, 2024 Photo from EPD

Pilot Sustains Injuries From Plane Crash In Union County
One person was taken to the hospital after the plane he was flying crashed Friday just before midnight in Union County, Kentucky. Emergency crews searched the area but were unable to find much. The se...
Amy Adams Mar 11, 2024 Karen / CC

Missouri Man Crashes Into Pickup At A High Rate Of Speed In Posey County
Saturday night an Indiana State Trooper clocked a speeding vehicle at 95 mph. He attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver continued at a high rate of speed. At one point reaching a speed of 130 m...
Amy Adams Mar 11, 2024 Amir Tuzlakovic (ISP)

Trial Underway for Man Charged With Murder And Attempted Murder
Trial begins this morning for a man charged with murder and attempted murder during a residential break-in. Austin Ousley is accused of killing Shawn Wildt and shooting his brother Chad Wildt in Febru...
Amy Adams Mar 11, 2024 Austin Ousley (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Mississippi Murder Suspect Caught In Evansville
A man wanted for a Mississippi murder was arrested in Evansville Thursday. The US Marshal's Task Force, which includes Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Deputies, Indiana State Troopers, and US Marshals; l...
Amy Adams Mar 08, 2024 Photo from VCSO

Warrick County Council Refuses To Pay For Legal Fees
Warrick County Council voted unanimously not to pay for the legal fees for three of their Commissioners. Terry Phillipe, Dan Saylor, and Robert Johnson requested an additional $100,000 for legal servi...
Amy Adams Mar 08, 2024 Photos from WCSO

Evansville Man Receives His Sentence For Stabbing Death
An Evansville man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Thursday for the stabbing death of a Boonville man. Last August, Devin Clements and David Nalley got into an argument in a Cherry Street Apartm...
Amy Adams Mar 08, 2024 Devin Clements (VCCC)

Registered Landmark Destroyed In 2021 Tornado Receives Funding To Rebuild
A historic landmark destroyed in the December 2021 Western Kentucky storms will be replaced. FEMA has approved 4.7 million dollars to the First Christian Church in Mayfield. The storms produced floodi...
Amy Adams Mar 08, 2024 State Farm / CC

The Deadline For Trade School Scholarship Is Next Week
Those wanting to pursue a career in the medical field, cosmetology, mechanics, plumbing, or another trade can apply for a scholarship. The Wanderers Motorcycle Club is giving away $2,500 to go towards...
Amy Adams Mar 08, 2024 QR code photo from Floyd Hines.

Car Hits Evansville Restaurant
Inspectors from the Vanderburgh County building commission were called out after a car hit the building of the Merry Go Round restaurant on Fares Avenue. It happened a little before 10 o'clock this mo...
Mar 07, 2024 Photo Courtesy Tom Shoulders


