Category Archives: Local News

Three People Found Dead Suspect Arrested
Kentucky State Police were called to assist Breckinridge deputies around 10:00 Wednesday night on a welfare check at a residence on High Plains Road in Vine Grove. Inside the home the bodies of 77 yea...
Amy Adams Apr 07, 2023 Tyler Wehmeyer (Breckinridge County Jail)

The City Taking The Day Off For Good Friday
The City of Evansville and Vanderburgh County is observing Good Friday tomorrow. Early voting will not take place at Central Library, but will resume on Monday morning at 9:00. Voting will also be ava...
Amy Adams Apr 06, 2023 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Shooting Suspect In Custody
Evansville police have developed a suspect in multiple shots fired calls Tuesday night. Several cars and homes were hit by gunfire, but there were no injuries reported. The suspect, 21-year-old Tabarr...
Amy Adams Apr 06, 2023 Tabarrie Pope (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Loan Approved For Jail Expansion
Overcrowding at the Vanderburgh County Jail has been a problem for a long time. It costs $150,000 a month to house inmates at nearby county facilities. This is one of the issues Sheriff Noah Robinson ...
Amy Adams Apr 06, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

EPD Warns Of Phone Scam
There's a phone scam going around and Evansville police want you to know about it. The scammer calls from what appears to be the EPD Administration Office. When the mark answers the phone or calls bac...
Amy Adams Apr 06, 2023 Photo from EPD Facebook

Body Discovered Under Bridge
A death investigation is underway in Henderson after a body was found under the Twin Bridges Wednesday morning. Kentucky State Police say the woman's body was near the Trocadero Plaza just off of High...
Amy Adams Apr 06, 2023 Rowdy Roddy

Murder Suspect Released From Hospital
Deputies confirm that Austin Ousley has been released from the hospital. He was then booked in the Vanderburgh County Jail Tuesday afternoon on a warrant for murder. Ousley is accused of shooting Chad...
Amy Adams Apr 05, 2023 Austin Ousley (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Long Prison Sentence Given To Man Responsible In Toddler's Death
A Posey County man was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday for the death of a toddler. 14 month old Nyla Brantley was in the care of Richard Kennedy and Samantha Burris in 2018 when she suffere...
Amy Adams Apr 05, 2023 Posey County Jail

EPD Investigating Shooting Near Downtown
Central Dispatch in Vanderburgh County says they received about 30 shots fired calls from the South Garvin Street area starting at about 8 o'clock last night. Evansville police say car and homes in th...
Amy Adams Apr 05, 2023 Sue Clark / CC

Attempted Child Abduction In Gibson County
A female driving through Oakland City attempted to abduct a child Monday afternoon. The failed attempt happened in the 300 block of North Jackson Street. The suspect was a Hispanic female driving a bl...
Amy Adams Apr 04, 2023 Photo from GCSO website


