Category Archives: Local News

Victims Claim They Were Taken For Thousands By Kentucky Business Man
A Kentucky business owner was arrested Thursday on a felony theft charge. 29-year-old Shawn Ray Hull was arrested on the same charge in Washington County earlier this month. Last September a homeowner...
Amy Adams Jan 26, 2024 Shawn Hull (Floyd County Jail)

Evansville Man Charged With Burglary Will Be Sentenced Next Month
An Evansville man was found guilty Thursday for breaking into a home last summer. In the early hours of July 25th officers were dispatched to a home on the 2000 block of N. Weinbach Avenue for a resid...
Amy Adams Jan 26, 2024 Michael Lucero Jr. (VCCC)

USI Opera Concert Will Be Performed In Front Of Sold Out Crowd
USI rehearsed its performance of opera Thursday night. They're working in conjunction with Pegasus Opera Company, which is helping with student voices. The opera is based on the biblical story of Ruth...
Amy Adams Jan 26, 2024 Picture from WIKY news archives

Henderson Man Could Receive Life In Prison
A 20-year-old Henderson man pleaded guilty to two counts of distributing fentanyl resulting in the death of two people. The two deaths occurred between December 2021 and May 2022. Elijah Lovell is sch...
Amy Adams Jan 26, 2024 Elijah Lovell (HCDC)

Parents Are In Custody After Son Found Dead
Vanderburgh County Sheriff Noah Robinson confirms authorities are investigating the death of a 6-month-old baby. Authorities were dispatched to the 6100 block of Dana Drive in response to a father who...
Amy Adams Jan 26, 2024 Hedrick and Nance (VCCC)

Drug Offender Receives 12 Year Prison Sentence
A Mt. Vernon man apprehended as part of "Operation Last Dance" was sentenced Wednesday afternoon. 36-year-old Joshua Moore will spend 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple drug charges....
Amy Adams Jan 25, 2024 Joshua Moore (PCSO)

Police Standoff Ends With Arrest
One person was taken into custody Wednesday night after a standoff with police. It happened on Derr Road just outside of Boonville off Dogwood Lane and State Road 61. There was a heavy police presence...
Amy Adams Jan 25, 2024 Tim (Timothy) Pearce / CC

Thousands Now Have Access To Fiber Powered Internet
AT&T's 4.4 million dollar fiber internet project in Boonville is now complete. More than 4-thousand customers in the city now have access to fiber-powered internet. Mayor Charlie Wyatt says the im...
Amy Adams Jan 25, 2024 Jesse James / CC

Former Employee Accused Of Raping Dementia Resident
A Gibson County Man is accused of raping a dementia resident at a long-term care facility. 68-year-old Jeffrey Harvey was arrested on Monday. He was a floor technician at RiverOaks Health Campus in Pr...
Amy Adams Jan 25, 2024 Jeffrey Harvey (GCSO)

Point-In-Time Count Begins At Noon Today
Evansville will conduct its annual Point-in-Time count of people experiencing homelessness starting today at noon. The Aurora Homeless Outreach Team and other agencies will count those living in shelt...
Amy Adams Jan 24, 2024 Karim Corban / CC


