Category Archives: Local News

Fire Department Hopes To Save More Lives With New Boxes
Newly installed Nalox Boxes will give the surrounding community better access to free Fentanyl test strips, thanks to the McCutchenville Fire Department. Opioid overdose is the leading cause of death ...
Amy Adams Sep 28, 2023 Photo from MCFD Facebook

Drug Dealer Receives 30 Years
A convicted drug dealer from Mt. Vernon was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to Dealing Methamphetamine. The prosecutor's office says Robert Jacob Kester admitted to hav...
Amy Adams Sep 28, 2023 Robert Kester (PCSO)

First Responders Searching For Downed Plane
Ohio County emergency crews are looking for a downed aircraft. Deputies say the Evansville airport control tower notified them about a possible crash near Whitesville. The plane was reportedly headed ...
Amy Adams Sep 28, 2023 flightlog / CC

Former Evansville Employee Gets Probation Instead Of Prison
Former Evansville Parks Director Brian Holtz was sentenced to 12 months probation and found guilty on all 12 charges against him. Back in July, Holtz pleaded guilty to two amended counts of forgery, a...
Amy Adams Sep 27, 2023 Courtesy of the Vanderburgh County Jail

Woman From Another Planet Arrested
A Madisonville woman, claiming to be from Jupiter, was arrested for public intoxication. A Taco Bell employee told police a woman, later identified as Lindsey Crenshaw, was 'talking out of her mind.' ...
Amy Adams Sep 27, 2023 Lindsay Crenshaw (Hopkins County Jail)

Knife And Drugs Found On School Property
A Central High School resource officer was tipped off about a suspicious man asleep inside his car. He was later identified as Brandon McCraw, who told police that he had just dropped his kid off at s...
Amy Adams Sep 27, 2023 Brandon McCraw (VCCC)

ECHO Housing Brings Home S.P.A.R.K.
ECHO Housing attended the 2023 Indiana Housing Conference in Indianapolis this week and didn't come home empty-handed. The organization received its first "Serving with Partners to Achieve Real Kinesi...
Amy Adams Sep 27, 2023 Photo from news release

Patient On Ambulance Charged With Battery
Tuesday afternoon officers were dispatched to the area of East Morgan Avenue and North Willow Road to assist medical staff. The staff member told police that they did not feel safe transporting their ...
Amy Adams Sep 27, 2023 Michael Raley (VCCC)

Trooper Receives Injuries During Traffic Stop
An Evansville man was arrested during a traffic stop in Gibson County. 25-year-old Austin Ricks was pulled over on Highway 41 near County Road 350 for having a defective taillight and expired registra...
Amy Adams Sep 26, 2023 Austin Ricks (GCSO)

Candidate Forum This Thursday Public Is Invited
United Neighborhoods of Evansville has invited the public to hear candidates who are running for office to speak. The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions and hear their replies. Those ...
Amy Adams Sep 26, 2023 Photo from News release


