Category Archives: Local News

Baltzell Found Guilty Of Lesser Charge
A man who was on trial for murder in Evansville has been found guilty of a lesser charge. Jarid Baltzell was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter. The jury took around an hour and a half to reach th...
Amy Adams Mar 20, 2026 Jarid Baltzell (VCSO)

Sex Offender Caught On School Property
Gibson County Sheriff's Office officials say a registered sex offender from Somerville was arrested after entering Oakland City Primary School on Thursday. East Gibson School Corporation School Resour...
Amy Adams Mar 20, 2026 Branden Willis (GCSO)

Princeton Woman Facing Drug Charges
A traffic stop leads to the arrest of a Princeton woman. Thursday morning, a Gibson County Sheriff's Deputy pulled a driver over on Highway 41 after a moving violation was made. During a roadside inve...
Amy Adams Mar 20, 2026 TINA REID (GCSO)

West Virginia Man Charged With Auto Theft
A West Virginia man is facing theft charges in Gibson County. Wednesday afternoon, Central Dispatch received a report of a vehicle stolen from Harrison County, West Virginia, that was parked at the Fl...
Amy Adams Mar 19, 2026 Joseph Flemings (GCSO)

Animal Shelter Needs Fosters Following Dog Rescue
Several dogs living in terrible conditions were rescued by a Spencer County Animal Shelter. It Takes A Village has been working with authorities following a recent call to dispatch. The 13 dogs range ...
Amy Adams Mar 19, 2026 Photo provided by Spencer County It Takes A Village No-Kill Rescue Facebook page

25 Year Old Cold Case Is Finally Solved
A Dubois County cold case has finally been solved after 25 years. On September 1, 2000, a male suspect armed with a gun robbed the Holland National Bank in Ferdinand. Before the robbery, the suspect r...
Amy Adams Mar 18, 2026 Coompia77 / Depositphotos.com

Man Found With Meth Arrested At Evansville Airport
Indiana State Police say a man tried to get meth through the TSA screening at Evansville Regional Airport on Tuesday morning. Steven McKeethen kept moving as they tried to search him. After a warning ...
Amy Adams Mar 18, 2026 Steven McKeethen (VCSO)

Woman Arrested Following Welfare Check
A Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Deputy was sent out to a home in the 6900 block of Hogue Road for a welfare check. Blake Asher told them that people were controlling his mind. He also advised that he w...
Amy Adams Mar 18, 2026 Katrina Long (VCSO)

Kentucky Mother Among Six U.S. Service Members Killed In Iraq
A woman raising two children was among six U.S. service members killed in Iraq. Tech Sgt. Ashley Pruitt was from Bardstown, Kentucky. She joined the military nine years ago and had been deployed overs...
Amy Adams Mar 17, 2026 Tech Sgt. Ashley Pruitt's photo provided by MacDill Air Force Base

Caseworker Charged In The Rape Of A Kentucky Prisoner
A caseworker is facing charges after she was caught on camera having sexual relations with a Kentucky State inmate. Based on the preliminary investigation, including a review of the video, Kentucky St...
Amy Adams Mar 17, 2026 ALYSTA MATHIS (Crittenden County Detention Center)


