Category Archives: Local News

Woman Charged In Animal Cruelty Case Receiving Death Threats
A Warrick County animal cruelty hearing case has been postponed. Shayna Burko, a 29-year-old charged with three felonies, was set to appear in court yesterday. Her attorney says that their client has ...
Amy Adams Nov 18, 2025 Shayna Burko picture Courtesy of the Vanderburgh county jail

The Numbers Are In For WSNC Fall Festival 2025
The West Side Nut Club Fall Festival has been recognized as one of the premier community festivals in America, no matter the season. Breaking it down by the numbers... There were more than 280,000 vis...
Amy Adams Nov 18, 2025 West Side Nut Club FB

Woman Driving While BAC Is Three Times Over Legal Limit
Evansville police approached a truck stopped in the middle of First Avenue and Uhlhorn around 11 pm Saturday. Several calls had come in about a truck in that vicinity, driving all over the road. 50-ye...
Amy Adams Nov 17, 2025 Shonda Seide (VCSO)

Woman Charged With DUI Following Crash With Child In Vehicle
An Evansville mother is in the Vanderburgh County Jail without bond. 33-year-old Katy Spencer is believed to have been under the influence when she crashed into a shed on Jackson Avenue. She claimed t...
Amy Adams Nov 17, 2025 Katy Spencer (VCSO)

VHS Will Purchase Boilers With Grant Money
The Vanderburgh Humane Society was awarded a $35,000 grant from the Evansville Endowment Fund. They are a supporting organization of the Community Foundation Alliance. Funding is focused on capital pr...
Amy Adams Nov 17, 2025 Photo from VHS Facebook page

Teen Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a teen. It occurred Sunday afternoon in the 1900 block of Orchard Road. All five occupant...
Amy Adams Nov 17, 2025 Photo provided by VCSO

Drinking Teen Crashes Car, Drives Away
Evansville Police say a teenager was drinking beer when he crashed into a parked car, then drove off. It happened shortly after 2 o'clock Thursday morning in the 600 block of Maxwell Avenue. A caller ...
Nov 14, 2025 Image Provided by Evansville Police Department

Organizations Shore Up the Gap While SNAP Benefits Are Restored
The federal government is back in business but for millions of Americans living on SNAP benefits or homeless without any benefits it's another day of wondering where their next meal is coming from. Li...
Nov 14, 2025 Calgary Reviews / CC

Man Arrested After Fleeing Police on a Moped
Evansville police arrest a man after he tried to get away on a moped. It happened after an officer saw 38-year old Johnny Detalente driving a white moped without a license plate on E Oregon and North ...
Nov 13, 2025 wmfawmfa

Injured Man Found In Wheelchair in the Middle of Fulton Avenue
Evansville police were called to Fulton Avenue and Columbia early this morning on a report of a man in the middle of the road. EPD tells WIKY News officers found a man in a wheel chair in the middle o...
Nov 13, 2025 Image courtesy of Evansville Police Department


