Category Archives: Local News

Paying Textbook Fees Now A Thing Of The Past For Hoosier Parents
Indiana families will no longer have to foot the bill for textbook fees starting this coming school year. The change is intended to lighten the financial burden on families who have reportedly had to ...
Amy Adams Jul 07, 2023 EvelynGiggles / CC

Plane Crashes In Indiana Cornfield
Troopers and Detectives from the Indiana State Police are investigating after a single-engine plane crashed in a cornfield near Jeffersonville. It happened Thursday morning one mile north of the Ohio ...
Amy Adams Jul 07, 2023 Photo from ISP

Six Year Old Is Honored For Bravery
The Evansville Fire Department recruited an honorary firefighter to their crew on Thursday. His name is Houston Houchin and he is 6 years old. On June 22, Houston's grandmother had a medical emergency...
Amy Adams Jul 07, 2023 (L) Houston Houchin (Top R) Houston, grandmother Cheryl Barrett and Hensley Houchin, Bottom EFD) Photos taken by Adams Adams

Several Departments Respond To Early Morning Fire
Currently, a house fire on Sandra Kay Lane in Newburgh has attracted the attention of three fire departments. The fire was reported just before 5:00 this morning and is believed to have started in the...
Amy Adams Jul 07, 2023 Dan Zen / CC

Kentucky Riverports Will Use Grant Money For Improvements
Governor Andy Beshear has awarded $500,000 in grants to four Kentucky riverports for needed infrastructure and equipment upgrades to improve operations. The Henderson County Riverport Authority will r...
Amy Adams Jul 06, 2023 Picture from Wiky News archives

Funeral Is Tomorrow For Indiana State Trooper
Indiana State Trooper Aaron Smith will be laid to rest tomorrow with full honors during a ceremony starting at 11:00 a.m. in Greenwood. Trooper Smith was killed last week on the Ronald Reagan Parkway ...
Amy Adams Jul 06, 2023 ISP

U.S. Army Of Engineers Sending Out Warning
The mysterious camper that appeared last year on a dredging sandbar mostly known as "The Pump-Out" prompts a warning. The U-S Army Corps of Engineers says that future incidents of this type may lead t...
Amy Adams Jul 06, 2023 naql / CC

EWSU Bill Relief Program Extended
There is good news for Evansville Water and Sewer Utility customers. They will extend the Bill Relief Program for a second year for income-eligible individuals and families. Customers may qualify if t...
Amy Adams Jul 06, 2023 Photo from EWSU Twitter

Man Threatens Firefighter With Box Cutter
Evansville police were called to Fire Station Number 3 Wednesday afternoon. They were told that Brady French had visited the station yelling at firefighters -- demanding that they release his son, who...
Amy Adams Jul 06, 2023 Brady French (VCCC)

Annual Empty The Shelter Event Offers $50 Adoptions
If you've considered getting a new pet for your home, now's the time. At the Vanderburgh Humane Society, it's the annual Empty the Shelter event. Potential pet parents can adopt a dog or a cat for fif...
Amy Adams Jul 06, 2023 anko.gaku_ula / CC


