Category Archives: Local News

Woman Drives Under The Influence With Kids In The Car
A Princeton woman was arrested during a traffic stop Wednesday night in Owensville. 28-year-old Tamera Reeves displayed signs of impairment and failed field sobriety tests. She also had her two-year-o...
Amy Adams Aug 18, 2023 Tamera Reeves (GCSO)

Man Surrenders After Stand-Off
An attempt to serve a felony arrest warrant turned into a stand-off in the 1500 block of Boeke Road Thursday afternoon. For nearly one hour and thirty minutes, Task Force Officers issued warnings from...
Amy Adams Aug 18, 2023 Jeremy Wood (VCCC)

Several Break-Ins Reported On City's North Side
Three incidents of car break-ins were reported Wednesday at the same apartment parking lot. One car owner found her passenger side window shattered and her clutch gone. She also reported someone had o...
Amy Adams Aug 18, 2023 Blondinrikard Fröberg / CC

Police Are Looking For Inmate That Walked Away
Authorities in Hopkins County are looking for a jail inmate who escaped during a work detail. Charles Woodward walked away from his work at the Second Chance Occupational Re-employment Program at abou...
Amy Adams Aug 18, 2023 Charles Woodward (Hopkins County Jail)

Second Time A Tremor Was Felt In Our Area
For the second time this month, a small earthquake has shaken a portion of the Tri-state. The U.S. Geological Survey says about a dozen people felt the tremor shortly before 1:30 pm Thursday. It happe...
Amy Adams Aug 18, 2023 Dean Hochman / CC

End of An Era For West Side Ice Cream Shop
Closed...Thanks for 47 years is what the sign reads on the door of Lic's Deli and Ice Cream on Evansville's west side. The location temporarily closed in June and was scheduled to reopen. The locally ...
Amy Adams Aug 18, 2023 Joy / CC

Trash Collection Requirement in Henderson
Beginning the week of August 28th, 2023 City of Henderson residents are expected to begin using the green City issued trash bins they received in July. Moving forward, residents will be required to pl...
Aaron Santini Aug 17, 2023 Alachua County

ARPA Awards Evansville Organization 50K
A check was presented to The Arc of Evansville by the Vanderburgh County Council for $50,000. The funds are from the American Rescue Plan Act. The ARPA gives money to non-profits that were negatively ...
Amy Adams Aug 17, 2023 Photo from news release

Hit-and-Run Victim Receives Broken Bones
Evansville police are looking for a white pickup truck that was involved in a hit-and-run. It happened Wednesday afternoon in the parking lot of a gas station at Washington Avenue and Weinbach. Accord...
Amy Adams Aug 17, 2023 Photo taken by Jay Zimmer

Drug Dealer Receives Thirty-One Years
An Mt. Vernon man classified as a habitual offender was sentenced to 31 years in prison. 64-year-old Rex Baker pleaded guilty to dealing meth to an undercover informant on two separate occasions in Po...
Amy Adams Aug 17, 2023 Rex Baker (News release)


