Category Archives: Local News

Christmas Eve Is The Final Day For Red Kettle Campaign
The final day for the Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign is tomorrow. On Christmas Eve, all donations in Vanderburgh, Warrick, and Posey Counties will be doubled up to $8,000. Every dollar dropped int...
Amy Adams Dec 23, 2025 Photo from Salvation Army news release

Evansville Law Firm Says Client Is Innocent
An Evansville law firm, representing the man accused of the shooting at Kentucky State University, says he's an innocent man. According to the firm, Jacob Bard had to use deadly force to save the life...
Amy Adams Dec 23, 2025 Jacob Lee Bard (Franklin County Regional Jail)

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


