Category Archives: Local News

Good Gravy Coaster Opens Next Season
Holiday World leaders announced Tuesday that a new family coaster, to be called Good Gravy will open for riders next May. It'll be located in the park's Thanksgiving section. Guest will board a train ...
Amy Adams Aug 02, 2023 Photo from HWSS Facebook site

Police Will Be Watching For Distracted Drivers When School Starts
Mt. Vernon police warn motorists to pay attention to school busses when kids head back to class -- or else. Beginning Tuesday, Mt. Vernon police will increase patrols looking for stop-arm violations, ...
Amy Adams Aug 02, 2023 PatrickRich

Suspect Arrested For Causing Damage With Stolen Truck
An Evansville man is accused of driving a truck into a building causing more than $50,000 in damage. Monday morning EPD came across a truck in a ditch on Waterworks Road, and someone running near the ...
Amy Adams Aug 01, 2023 Kevin Morales-Santizo

Trucking Company Causing Ripples Too Close To Home
Layoffs at the Yellow Freight trucking firm appear to have reached the Tri-state. Hundreds of non-union workers at Yellow were laid off nationally on Friday. Operations were shut down on Sunday. USF H...
Amy Adams Aug 01, 2023 Photo from Twitter (X)

Infant Not Expected To Survive After Head Trauma
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office has arrested the parents of a five-month-old infant who suffered life-threatening injuries at his home. Last Wednesday night, 23-year-old Cheyenne Elmore-Sitz a...
Amy Adams Aug 01, 2023 Cheyenne Elmore-Sitz and Javontae Goldsby (VCCC)

National Night Out Celebrates 40 Years
Community members are invited to The National Night Out event at the C.K. Newsome Center in Evansville tonight from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm. There will be free food and a children's firefighting challenge ...
Amy Adams Aug 01, 2023 Photo from Boonville Police Department

Syndrome Caused By Ticks On The Rise
The Centers for Disease Control is seeing a rise in an allergy caused by tick bites. In the last 13 years, over 100,000 people have developed hypersensitivity to red meat caused by the saliva of the l...
Amy Adams Aug 01, 2023 Judy Gallagher / CC

Construction Crews Removing Obsolete Fixture On Cherry Street
A long-time landmark in the Evansville inner city is being torn down. The smokestack at Select Specialty Hospital on Cherry Street is being removed. It's been a fixture in the downtown area since the ...
Amy Adams Aug 01, 2023 in hiatus / CC

Man Shoots Girlfriend's House Then His Own
An Evansville man is in jail after allegedly shooting up his girlfriend's house Sunday morning. Evansville police responded to a shots-fired call in the 300 block of Eichel around 9:00 am. The suspect...
Amy Adams Jul 31, 2023 Bryan Hale (VCCC)

ISP Warn Residents About Asphalt Scammers
Indiana State Police are warning residents that live in Southern Indiana of an asphalt scam. Three men are going to houses offering to reseal driveways. While two of the men distract the victim, the t...
Amy Adams Jul 31, 2023 ISP photo


