Category Archives: Local News

Edgar Street House Fire Believed To Have Been Started On Purpose
A northside Evansville structure fire has been determined to have been intentionally set, and a criminal investigation is now underway. The fire happened last Friday in the 2800 block of Edgar Street....
Amy Adams Mar 24, 2026 Daxiao_Productions / Depositphotos.com

Person Injured In Shooting Incident
Evansville Police are investigating a shooting in the 900 block of East Powell Avenue. It happened just after 1:00 Sunday morning. When officers arrived, they found one person injured. They were taken...
Amy Adams Mar 23, 2026 Shooting graphic -- Image Source: Midwest Communications

100 Pounds Of Meth Seized From Semi During Inspection
Half a million dollars of meth was discovered during a DOT inspection near Greencastle, Indiana. On Saturday afternoon, a State Trooper stopped a Semi tractor-trailer on I-70 for a routine inspection....
Amy Adams Mar 23, 2026 Photo provided by ISP

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)


