Category Archives: Local News

Police Patrols Increase For First Day Of School
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office will step up traffic enforcement around area schools for the next couple of weeks. This is to ensure this school year gets off to a safe start. Law enforcement ...
Amy Adams Aug 07, 2023 Mike Licht / CC

Man Killed In Officer Involved Shooting Is Identified
The name of the suspect shot and killed earlier this week in Ohio County has been identified. Deputies arrived at the 700 block of Dan Road, in Horse Branch, at about 7:00 pm on Monday. They found Hor...
Amy Adams Aug 04, 2023 Rowdy Roddy

Employees Of Evansville Based Moving Company Receive Pink Slips
Moving company Atlas Van Lines laid off some of their employees Thursday morning. Atlas released this statement: "Due to the challenging market conditions impacting our industry, we have made the diff...
Amy Adams Aug 04, 2023 Richard Bauer / CC

Students Need To Be Vaccinated Before School Starts
As students head back to school next week, health officials are reminding parents to have their children vaccinated. By law, Indiana schools require students starting kindergarten, 6th and 12th grades...
Amy Adams Aug 04, 2023 Navy Medicine

Attorney Not Happy With Sentence Given To Posey County Man
Prosecutors are not pleased with a sentence handed down to a Mt. Vernon man. 36-year-old Michael Funkhouser was convicted of battery and attempting to disarm a Posey County officer in August 2021. He ...
Amy Adams Aug 04, 2023 Michal Funkhauser (PCSO)

Governor Will Be In Owensboro For Ribbon Cutting
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear will make a stop in Owensboro today for a special event. He will join other state and local leaders in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Yellow Banks Recovery Center. The Ad...
Amy Adams Aug 03, 2023 Picture from WIKY news archives

His Name Is Louie Pickle
The penguin chick born in the Spring at Mesker Park Zoo finally has a name after weeks of voting. Officials say the response in the naming contest blew them away. The names to choose from were Louie, ...
Amy Adams Aug 03, 2023 Photo from Mesker Park Zoo Facebook page

Sex Offender Arrested After Standoff With Police
Both the Evansville Police Department and the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office responded to the 1600 block of North 6th Avenue overnight. Both police agencies responded in force at around 9:30 pm. ...
Amy Adams Aug 03, 2023 John Martinez (VCCC)

No Bus Service For Some Henderson Students
Henderson County schools are dealing with a serious shortage of school bus drivers. A letter sent to parents indicates that the school corporation is unable to provide bus service from Sand Lane to Wa...
Amy Adams Aug 03, 2023 ThoseGuys119 / CC

Evansville Man Charged With Sex Crime Against Children
A Cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led to the arrest of a Vanderburgh County man. Detectives with the Indiana State Police have been investigating 24-year-old Benj...
Amy Adams Aug 02, 2023 Benjamin Segar (VCCC)


