Category Archives: Local News

Century Old Time Capsules Opened In Princeton
The Princeton community gathered on Sunday after waiting months to take a peek back in time with the reveal of three-time capsules. Two dated back to 1912, and a third recently recovered from the Fran...
Amy Adams Aug 21, 2023 Photo from Princeton High School Facebook

It's A Boy!
Mesker Park Zoo announces their new howler monkey is a male and they've named him Taavi. Zoo keepers say it took a while to determine the gender of the youngster. Baby monkeys cling to their mothers f...
Amy Adams Aug 21, 2023 Photo from Mesker Park Zoo Facebook

Meet Rowan The Newest Animal At Mesker Zoo
The newest resident of Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden came from deep in the heart of Texas. A 4-year-old Grants Zebra named Rowan was given a warm welcome by the zoo staff. Rowan came from Gladys ...
Amy Adams Aug 21, 2023 Photo from Mesker Park Zoo Facebook

How To Protect Yourself From West Nile Virus
The Vanderburgh County health department says some mosquitoes trapped in Evansville tested positive for West Nile Virus. Health officials are encouraging people to protect themselves from mosquito bit...
Amy Adams Aug 21, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC

Grubhub Orders Delivered By Robots On College Campus
The University of Southern Indiana's Fall Semester starts today. It's also the launch of 15 new Kiwibot food delivery robots. They will deliver to areas of campus accessible by sidewalks, including ca...
Amy Adams Aug 21, 2023 Photo from USI press release

Victim Threatened With Kitchen Knife Outside Grocery Store
A person walking out of the east side of Schnucks was threatened with a six-inch kitchen knife Saturday afternoon. The victim told police that a man sitting on a bench asked him for money. When he tol...
Amy Adams Aug 21, 2023 Ricky Lockridge (VCCC)

Drunk Driver Involved In Crash
The Gibson County Sheriff's Office responded to a crash at Highway 41 and County Road 100 West Thursday morning. An investigation determined that the driver of the Kia Sorento was slowed or stopped at...
Amy Adams Aug 18, 2023 Michael Glover (GCSO)

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


