Category Archives: Local News

Florida Runaway Found Safe In Indiana
A 13-year-old girl missing since Christmas Day is now back with her family. Detectives from the Indiana State Police were contacted by law enforcement in Florida who were following a lead that she may...
Amy Adams Feb 01, 2024 Rowdy Roddy

63 Conversion Devices Seized From Property
Two men got locked up in the Vanderburgh County Jail accused of three-D printing machine gun conversion devices. Marquel Payne and Antonio Carey are being held without bond. Police on Wednesday execut...
Amy Adams Feb 01, 2024 Marquel Payne/Antonio Carey (VCCC)

Father Is Officially Charged With The Murder Of His Infant Son
The parents charged with neglect last week for the death of their baby were in court Wednesday. Shane Hedrick is now facing a murder charge and has a $1 million bond. Loreena Nance was charged with ne...
Amy Adams Feb 01, 2024 Hedrick and Nance (VCCC)

Landslide Closes Road Near Birdseye
Drivers in Dubois County should be alert for a damaged roadway. It's on State Road 145 near Birdseye. The Indiana Department of Transportation says there was a landslide that caused the pavement to cr...
Amy Adams Feb 01, 2024 Photo take from INDOT X (twitter) page

Woman Caught With Meth Inside Jail
An Evansville woman faces a laundry list of charges after allegedly trying to get rid of drugs while inside the jail. Evansville police pulled over a car for speeding on Burkhardt Road Tuesday afterno...
Amy Adams Jan 31, 2024 Heather Norman (VCCC)

Former Evansville Police Chief Plans To Retire
Billy Bolen is leaving not only the office of Evansville Chief of Police but the department as well. Bolin served as chief for more than 12 years. He ceded the gold chief's badge to his successor, Phi...
Amy Adams Jan 31, 2024 Photo taken from EPD website

Accused Rapist Has His Bond Increased
Bond for a Gibson County man accused of trying to rape an 87-year-old dementia patient has been increased to $50,000 cash. Gibson County Prosecutor Michael Cochren says the motion was made during Jeff...
Amy Adams Jan 31, 2024 Jeffrey Harvey (GCSO)

Suzanne Crouch Files To Be Indiana's Next Governor
Indiana's sitting lieutenant governor has filed papers with the Secretary of State's office to become an official candidate for governor. Evansville resident Suzanne Crouch says she filed her paperwor...
Amy Adams Jan 31, 2024 Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch (Photo: Office of the Lieutenant Governor)

City Workers Looking For Street Lights Left In The Dark
Evansville city workers are looking to shed some light on street lamps in need of repair or replacement. They've begun their second annual sweep looking for street lights that aren't working well, or ...
Amy Adams Jan 31, 2024 Photo taken by Amy Adams

City's New Flag Winner Announced
The Evansville Flag Competition announced a winner earlier this week. Darren Wharton won with his flag that portrays the Ohio River and the Four Freedoms Monument. Officials say they worked with other...
Amy Adams Jan 31, 2024 Picture from Evansville's Flag Competition Facebook site


