Category Archives: Local News

Environmental Groups Accuse ALCOA Of Illegal Dumping
The Sierra Club and Environmental Integrity Project plans to sue Alcoa Warrick. The groups accuse Alcoa of repeatedly violating the Clean Water Act, including dumping illegal amounts of mercury, into ...
Amy Adams Nov 15, 2023 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Evansville Murder Trial Is In Its Third Day
Today is Day Three in the murder trial for Arthur Lee Jones IV. He's accused in the death of Derek Johnson and Samantha Robbins at a home in the 1200 block of Lodge Avenue in December of 2021. In Tues...
Amy Adams Nov 15, 2023 Arthur Jones IV (VCCC)

Charity Presents Large Check To Habitat For Humanity
This morning Don and Lori Mattingly presented an $80,000 check to Habitat for Humanity of Evansville. The money was raised through the annual "Find a Way" event. The charity is sponsoring a new home f...
Amy Adams Nov 15, 2023 Photo from news release

EPD Receives AEDs For Cruisers
The Evansville Police Department received 19 AEDs that will go into their patrol cars. Nancy Drake and Margaret Musgrave raised $31,000 to purchase the life-saving devices. Last May, EPD Detective Mic...
Amy Adams Nov 15, 2023 Drew from Zhrodague / CC

Free Circus Tickets for Military Families
Hadi Shriners, well-known for their patriotism and appreciation of our troops, are providing free Hadi Shrine Circus exchange tickets to immediate family members of our local active military personnel...
Aaron Santini Nov 14, 2023

Driver Believed To Have Smoked Spice Before passing Out Behind Wheel
A Chandler woman is facing several charges after she passed out behind the wheel on Green River Road. 39-year-old Theresa Medlock sat through several light cycles. Officers had to remove her from the ...
Amy Adams Nov 14, 2023 Theresa Medlock (VCCC)

Multiple Departments Respond To Massive Fire In Kentucky
At least four acres of land were burned in Webster County Monday night. The fire started at about 4 pm on Gene Shelton Road. Webster County EMA reported the fire more than an hour later. It was mostly...
Amy Adams Nov 14, 2023 Photo from Poole Community Fire & Rescue FB

Former Police Chief Facing More Than A Dozen Charges
The former police chief of the Rising Sun Police Department was arrested on Monday and is facing 17 felony charges. 37-year-old Harlis Hoover Jr allegedly borrowed $10,000 from an individual for the p...
Amy Adams Nov 14, 2023 Harlis Hoover Jr. (Dearborn County Jail)

Grant Sought For I-69 Ohio River Crossing
A meeting was held on Monday night on the progress of the I-69 Ohio River Crossing. The project has three sections. The first is already underway in Henderson. Section two is the crossing itself set t...
Amy Adams Nov 14, 2023 Photo from I-69 ORX FB

Deer Causes Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-69
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office is investigating a 7-car pile-up that happened Sunday night around 5:30 in the southbound lanes of I-69 north of Lynch Road. The sequence of crashes began when ...
Amy Adams Nov 13, 2023 VCSO


