Category Archives: Local News

Tornado Sirens Failed To Warn Residents
The Jasper Police Department is speaking out after storm sirens failed to sound as a tornado tore through other parts of Dubois County earlier this week. Officials claim they tried to proactively soun...
Amy Adams Aug 10, 2023 Arvell Dorsey Jr. / CC

VHS Offering Free Vaccinations And Microchips
The Vanderburgh Humane Society is hosting a free vaccine clinic on Monday, August 21. Dogs will receive the DAPP-v, and H-C-P for felines. The vaccinations will be at VHS at 400 Millner Industrial Dri...
Amy Adams Aug 10, 2023 Photo from VHS Facebook

Zoo Saddened By Loss Of One Of Their Animals
Mesker Park Zoo made the announcement yesterday about the passing of Franklin. The Bactrian camel was born in 2002 at Zoo New England and came to Mesker in 2006. Franklin was described as a spunky man...
Amy Adams Aug 10, 2023 Photo from Mesker Park Zoo Facebook

Annual Riley Radiothon Is Today
For a long time, residents of Evansville, Vanderburgh County, and the surrounding area have been justly lauded for their generosity and philanthropy. Today is another chance to demonstrate that admira...
Amy Adams Aug 10, 2023

One Year Ago Today Neighborhood Was Rocked With Explosion
It's been a year, as of today, since the house explosion in north Weinbach killed three people. The blast damaged 39 houses surrounding it. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security determined that ...
Amy Adams Aug 10, 2023 Picture taken by Amy Adams

Man Killed In Crash Near Downtown Evansville Identified
The man killed at the intersection of Division and Mary Street has been identified as 49-year-old Anthony Gibbs. The crash happened Tuesday night around 7:30 between a jeep and a moped. A bystander st...
Amy Adams Aug 09, 2023 Eliza / CC

Kentucky Guitar Works Coming To Owensboro
Downtown Owensboro is about to become the go-to place for musicians and aspiring musicians wanting custom-built guitars. The erstwhile Bluegrass Museum located in the River Park Center will morph into...
Amy Adams Aug 09, 2023 Pablo Viojo / CC

Shelter Has Special Pricing On Animal Adoptions This Week
The Warrick Humane Society is at capacity and needs your help. They have a shelter full of fantastic animals, 91 to be exact, all waiting for "fur-ever" homes. The overcrowding is mostly because of su...
Amy Adams Aug 09, 2023 Photo from WHS Facebook

Deserving Non-Profit Receives Thousands From ARPA
Vanderburgh County Commissioners were happy to award Ark Crisis Children's Center a check for $65,000 with funds from the American Rescue Plan. ARPA Awards non-profit organizations that were impacted ...
Amy Adams Aug 09, 2023 Photo from ACCC Facebook

Attempted Kidnapping Happened Twice By Same Person On North Side
Evansville dispatch received a report of an attempted kidnapping Tuesday evening in the 4900 block of Stratford Road on the city's north side. A white male with a short beard was seen driving a black ...
Amy Adams Aug 09, 2023 Photo taken by N.J.A.


