Category Archives: Local News

Threat to Memorial High School Unfounded, say Evansville Police
Evansville police responded in force to a call of an active shooter situation at Memorial High School shortly before nine o'clock this morning. Police chief Billy Bolan says the caller gave a specific...
Nov 08, 2023 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Stephanie Terry will be the next mayor of Evansville
Democrat Stephanie Terry will be Evansville's next mayor. A historical election regardless of the outcome, Stephanie Terry will be the first female and the first black mayor of Evansville. In her vict...
Brian Medcalf Nov 07, 2023 Photo from WIKY news archives

Henderson Police Ask for Help Finding Shooting Suspect
On 11/04/2023 at 2:12 AM, the Henderson Police Department responded to the 100 block of Rankin Avenue in reference to a disturbance in which one female was shot. The female was shot in the torso multi...
Aaron Santini Nov 07, 2023 Image provided by Henderson Police Department

2nd Restaurant Closes
The second of two O'Charley's restaurants in Evansville has closed. The location at 7301 East Indians Street will not re-open. A statement from CEO Craig Barber blames "unprecedented disruptions" in t...
Aaron Santini Nov 07, 2023 Tim Mossholder / Unsplash

Another Arrest in Double Murder
There has been a fourth arrest in a Mt. Vernon Avenue double murder. Police have arrested a woman for failing to report the discovery of the bodies of 31 year old Michael Blankenship and 37 year old M...
Aaron Santini Nov 07, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Police Chief Under Investigation
The police chief in Harford Kentucky is the subject of an investigation. The Ohio County Sheriff's Office confirms that police chief Bent Lindsey is on leave pending thee results of an investigation b...
Aaron Santini Nov 07, 2023 Ken Hawkins / CC

Evansville Fire Investigation
A fire investigation this morning following a Monday afternoon blaze at the Gelhausen Warehouse on South Green River Road, . Firefighters say there were tables and chairs and other items inside the wa...
Aaron Santini Nov 07, 2023 Photo taken from EFD Facebook page

Bus Driver Injured In Morning Crash
A school bus and a pickup truck collided just after 8:30 this morning on First Avenue near Central High School. The pickup sustained heavy front-end damage and the school bus was flipped on its side. ...
Amy Adams Nov 06, 2023 Photo taken by N.A.

Man And Woman Arrested During Traffic Stop
A traffic stop in Fort Branch led to the arrest of two Princeton residents. 28-year-old Cody Jenkins and 38-year-old Kara Owens were taken into custody after officers observed drug paraphernalia at th...
Amy Adams Nov 06, 2023 Jenkins/Owens (GCSO)

Father And Son Badly Burned In House Fire
East Gibson Fire territory units responded to a call of a blaze in a house. Arriving units found a woman with a badly burned three-year-old. The youngster's father was also burned in an attempt to get...
Amy Adams Nov 06, 2023 Photo from East Gibson Fire Territory FB


