Category Archives: Local News

Woman Killed In Shooting At Waffle House Identified
The woman killed in a shootout between groups at an Indianapolis restaurant Monday morning has been identified. She was 35-year-old Gary bartender and tavern co-owner Crystal Kennebrew. She was co-own...
Amy Adams Feb 20, 2024 David Hilowitz / CC

A Portion Of Evansville's East Side Under A Boil Advisory
The Evansville Water Department has closed the intersection of Lincoln Ave and Fuquay Road for a water main break. There are over 4,700 properties under a boil advisory. To see the boil advisory map c...
Amy Adams Feb 20, 2024 Scott Akerman / CC

Bomb Squad Called After Possible Homemade Grenade Found Inside Truck
Evansville police found an improvised explosive device during a traffic stop over the weekend. Officers stopped a truck whose license plate belonged to another vehicle. Driver Randal Burkhart said he ...
Amy Adams Feb 19, 2024 Randal Burkhardt (VCCC)

SWAT Responds To Two Separate Warrant Arrests
Two separate warrants led to the arrest of three suspects in Evansville on Friday afternoon. SWAT teams were called out to help with both. Police arrested 46-year-old Franoties Starks and 47-year-old ...
Amy Adams Feb 19, 2024 Franoties Starks/Antonio Morris/ Michael Wright (VCCC)

Rocco Celebrates His 9th Birthday
There was a birthday party at Mesker Park Zoo on Sunday. Rocco, a greater kudu antelope, celebrated his 9th birthday. Greater Kudus have a lifespan of 7 to 8 years in the wild and up to 23 years in ca...
Amy Adams Feb 19, 2024 Mathias Appel

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


