Category Archives: Local News

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)

Safety Is A Top Priority For Hospital Staff
Hospitals and clinics are now among America's most dangerous places to work. To assure the safety of its staff Deaconess Health System has partnered with 911 Cellular to implement a new, custom-design...
Amy Adams Aug 17, 2023 Photo from 911 cellular site

Parents Taken To Jail After Second Incident With Toddlers
Two children in diapers were found on Missouri Street and saved by a passerby who called 9-1-1. The toddlers were dirty and not old enough to tell them anything, so the neighbor told the police where ...
Amy Adams Aug 17, 2023 Kelcey Kinney/Christian Dielkes (VCCC)

Vehicle Theft On The Rise In Henderson
Henderson law enforcement warns residents their vehicles could be at risk of being stolen during these warm months. H-P-D says the number of stolen vehicles tends to climb while more people are outsid...
Amy Adams Aug 16, 2023 Linus Bohman / CC

Two Centuries In Prison Given To Indiana Man
A Cayuga, Indiana man was given a 200-year prison sentence on Monday for crimes involving children. A criminal investigation began in April after law enforcement received a tip from the North Vermilli...
Amy Adams Aug 16, 2023 Jeremy and Angela Lock (ISP)

Man Wanted In Vanderburgh County Arrested
The Gibson County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic stop after determining that the driver, 37-year-old Kyle Glosson had multiple felony warrants out of Vanderburgh County. During a search of his v...
Amy Adams Aug 16, 2023 Kyle Glosson (ISP)

Hospital Has New Technology To Treat Stroke Patients
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Evansville announces new technology that gives patients the best chance of recovery after suffering a stroke. The new technology provides live 3-D images, giving doct...
Amy Adams Aug 16, 2023 NIH Image Gallery

Executive Director Starts New Job Next Month
The Evansville Wartime Museum has appointed Sean Georges as their new Executive Director. He is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis and earned a law degree from the University of Illinoi...
Amy Adams Aug 15, 2023 Sean Georges photo from news release


