Category Archives: Local News

Driver Jailed For Plowing Through Intersection Nearly Hitting Clean-Up Crew
An Evansville woman is facing a list of charges, including criminal reckless driving with a deadly weapon. Saturday afternoon, Evansville police were on the scene of an accident when a car plowed thro...
Amy Adams Dec 22, 2025 Abreauna Griffin (VCSO)

Two People Facing Drug Charges After 83 Smoking Pipes Found Inside Apartment
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office has two people in custody following a burglary call. Deputies responded to the Mission Viejo Apartments, where they found 30-year-old Wyatt Miller and another m...
Amy Adams Dec 22, 2025 Wyatt Miller and Breanna Williams (VCSO)

EWSU Customers Can Get Rid Of Their Christmas Tree Starting Next Week
Evansville Water and Sewer Utility says getting rid of your Christmas tree after the holidays is a breeze. From December 29 through January 9, place your tree by the trash cart on your regular collect...
Amy Adams Dec 22, 2025 Talaj / Depositphotos.com

Three People Arrested On Stalking And Intimidation Charges
Three men are behind bars, accused of chasing two women and pointing guns at them. A 9-1-1 call came into Evansville dispatch around 4:00 Sunday morning by the victim to report that a car was followin...
Amy Adams Dec 22, 2025 Photo from EPD

Richmond Jury Recommends Life
The jury in the case of Larry Richmond, Sr. is recommending a sentence of life without parole. After nearly 12-hours of deliberation Wednesday that same jury found the 46 year old Richmond guilty of k...
Dec 19, 2025 Larry Richmond Sr. (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Fire Crews Brave Cold and Wind
Gibson County firefighters had to fight the wind and the cold putting out a house fire in Oakland City last night. That fire resulted in a loss of power and the closing of North Lincoln Street. No inj...
Dec 19, 2025 Dan Zen / CC

More than 500 Jasper Kids Get New SHoes
It's called Kicks for Kids and it's putting hundreds of kids in Spencer County in a new pair of shoes. Kicks for Kids is made possible through a partnership between Rally Point Events and Indiana Mich...
Dec 19, 2025 Paul Cox / CC

Newburgh Murder/Suicide
New information on that murder-suicide in Newburgh. The Warrick County Coroner has identified the deceased as 35 year old Brian Collins of Chandler, and 31 year old Ashley Collins of Newburgh. First r...
Dec 16, 2025 Photo from WIKY News archives

Woman Convicted in Hot Car Death wants Sentence Reduced
The mother of a Wayne County, Illinois, child who died after being left in a hot car wants her prison sentence reduced. There was supposed to be a hearing last week after 38-year-old Aydreian Hooper f...
Dec 16, 2025 Joe Gratz

Day Two of Larry Richmond Trial
Testimony resumes on Day 2 of Larry Richmond Senior's trial for murdeer. He's accused of killing Evansville firefighter Robert Doerr in 2019. Yesterday the court heard opening arguments from the defen...
Dec 16, 2025 Larry Richmond Sr. (Vanderburgh County Jail)


