Category Archives: Local News

Honor Flight Returns With A Warm Welcome
The 15th Honor Flight of Southern Indiana made it back to the Evansville Regional Airport around 8:00 Saturday night. They received a grand homecoming from plenty of people waiting for their return. D...
Amy Adams Oct 23, 2023 Photos taken by John Buckman

Several Local Marching Bands Will Perform In Indianapolis Tomorrow
Several area marching bands will leave tomorrow for their time in the spotlight in the semi-state competition. The Reitz Mighty Marching Panthers have been practicing for a whole semester. Students ar...
Amy Adams Oct 20, 2023 Anna / CC

Catholic Parish Donates Norway Spruce For Evansville's Official Christmas Tree
The City of Evansville has selected the official Christmas Tree that will adorn the front of the Civic Center during the upcoming holidays. St. Wendel Catholic Parish donated the tree. It's a Norway s...
Amy Adams Oct 20, 2023 S. Rae / CC

Eight People Jailed After Search Of Home
The Evansville Vanderburgh Joint Drug Task Force went to a home on Margybeth Avenue Thursday afternoon to serve a search warrant. An investigation of the home started through complaints of drug activi...
Amy Adams Oct 20, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

EPD Apprehends Suspect With Gun
A man who ran from Evansville police holding a gun near a school is in jail. It all started when officers saw a car whose license plate didn't match on Diamond Avenue, and followed it into the Lics De...
Amy Adams Oct 20, 2023 Codey Ritchison (VCCC)

Road Is Closed As Crews Battle Fire
Several crews are fighting a house fire in the 7000 block of Wathen Lane in Henderson. This is in the Bridges golf course area. First responders have closed off both lanes of Wathen Lane in the area o...
Amy Adams Oct 20, 2023 D4E / CC

Hometown WNBA Player Breaks Tie To Win Championship
In a nail-biter of a finish, the Las Vegas Aces defeated the New York Liberty last night, becoming the first team in over 2 decades to win back-to-back WNBA championships. With the game tied at 64, Pr...
Amy Adams Oct 19, 2023 Lorie Shaull / CC

ARPA Funds Will Help With Affordable Housing
The Vanderburgh County Commissioners awarded ARPA Funds to Alliance Initiatives Fund, Inc. for $100,000. The money will spearhead the establishment of a Community Development Financial Institution ded...
Amy Adams Oct 19, 2023 Photo from news release

Jail Escapee Apprehended In Tennessee
The manhunt for a Fulton County jail escapee is over. After almost a week on the lam, Michael B. Phillips was arrested Monday night in Carroll County Tennessee. No specifics of the capture were discus...
Amy Adams Oct 19, 2023 Michael Phillips (FCSD Facebook)

Teen Charged With Multiple Counts Of Sex Crimes
The Little League umpire attacked by a parent last May has been charged with sex crimes. A Warrick County police report shows the reason for the attack on Stephen Custer, who was 17 at the time, was b...
Amy Adams Oct 18, 2023 Stephen Custer (WCSO)


