Category Archives: Local News

Mayor Says Rate Increase Will Hinder Economic Growth
Hundreds showed up for both CenterPoint rate hike forum sessions that ran fairly long. Many of them spoke and testified to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. None of the attendees spoke in fav...
Amy Adams Mar 01, 2024 Grant Source / CC

St. Vincent Now Has Six Locations For Free Narcan
A medication that normally costs around 50 dollars at the pharmacy is now free. St. Vincent in Evansville and Warrick County has opioid rescue kits available at six of their locations. The goal is to ...
Amy Adams Mar 01, 2024 PunchingJudy / CC

Illinois Joins Two Other States By Removing Trump From Ballot
Illinois becomes the latest state to remove former president Donald Trump from its primary ballot. Colorado and Maine have made similar moves. The surprise state court ruling comes from arguments over...
Amy Adams Feb 29, 2024 Marc Nozell / CC

Kentucky Senator Makes The Announcement About Stepping Down
The longest-serving senate leader in history will give up that position in November. Mitch McConnell turned 82 last week and made his announcement today on the floor of the Senate. He said he plans to...
Amy Adams Feb 29, 2024 Aaron Vowels / CC

Evansville Man Arrested In Gibson County On Robbery Charges
Tuesday afternoon Gibson County Dispatch received a report of an unknown person entering a residence. Multiple officers soon arrived at the 500 block of East Poplar Street in Fort Branch and made entr...
Amy Adams Feb 29, 2024 Sebastian Denton (GCSO)

Animal Shelters Want To Raise Awareness About Puppy Mill Bill
Evansville area animal shelters are calling on Governor Eric Holcomb to veto House Bill 1412 also known as the "Puppy Mill Bill". VHS Development and Public Relations Coordinator Laurie Miller says "I...
Amy Adams Feb 29, 2024 Jen's Art & Soul / CC

Person Accused Of Firing Gun Into Car
An Evansville man faces criminal recklessness charges. Police accuse Cory Puckett Senior of firing a gun into a car with three people aboard. The shooting reportedly followed vandalism to a car in Puc...
Amy Adams Feb 29, 2024 Corey Puckett (VCCC)

Vanderburgh Election Board Hears Candidacy Challenges.
The Vanderburgh County Election board held a meeting with county party chairs to review challenges to those who filed to run for offices in the coming primaries. The Board reviewed 18 candidate challe...
Feb 29, 2024 Photo from Wiky News archives

The Best Places To Work In Indiana
The 2024 Best Places to Work in Indiana list is out. The list celebrates organizations around Indiana, for their exemplary workplace environments. Several Evansville businesses made it. ECS Solutions ...
Amy Adams Feb 29, 2024 Nicolas Raymond / CC

Henderson Police Chief Taking A Leave Of Absence
Henderson Police Chief Sean McKinney announced Tuesday that he is stepping down from his position. McKinney will take a leave of absence to devote his time to family health issues. He will remain an e...
Amy Adams Feb 28, 2024 Jason Rojas / CC


