Category Archives: Local News

Trooper Nearly Hit By Speeding SUV
An early morning chase in Gibson County lands two Illinois women behind bars. On Thursday, an Indiana State Trooper was patrolling Highway 41 when he attempted to stop a driver for speeding. The drive...
Amy Adams Mar 31, 2023 Alexis Fairchild and Jadie Jordan (Gibson County Jail)

EFD Investigating House Fire
An investigation is underway for a house that caught fire around 3:30 Wednesday afternoon on Baker Avenue. First arriving crews reported seeing a fire from the porch area. The fire quickly spread to t...
Amy Adams Mar 30, 2023 Photos from John Buckman

Planning Stages For The Ohio River Crossing Phase 2 Moving Forward
Indiana and Kentucky signed a Memorandum of Agreement that will allow preliminary development and financial planning to move forward with section 2 of the new river crossing. This means the I-69 Ohio ...
Amy Adams Mar 30, 2023 Photo from INDOT

ISP Welcomes Remi And Remo To Their Team
The Indiana State Police Special Operations Command added two new K9 partners. Remi and Remo just completed a 10 week training program and each earned a certificate in Explosives Detection. The team t...
Amy Adams Mar 30, 2023 Photo from ISP

Gibson County Nurse Will Spend Time In Jail
A nurse was sentenced to 120 days in jail and 780 days of probation on Wednesday. Crystal McCrary was charged with battery against a disabled person. The abuse happened last March on the Alzheimer's a...
Amy Adams Mar 30, 2023 Crystal McCrary (Gibson County Jail)

The 2022 Firefighter Of The Year Is....
The Green River Kiwanis' 2022 Firefighter of the year is with the Evansville Fire Department. Captain Jon Grubb is a 25 year veteran of the Department and has been assigned to Rescue 3 since 2010. Cap...
Amy Adams Mar 30, 2023 Captain John Grubb photo from EPD Division Chief Mike Larson

Two Helicopters Crash During Training Exercise
Two U-S Army Blackhawk Helicopters crashed in western Kentucky Wednesday night. NBC News reports the aircraft were connected to the 101st Airborne based at Fort Campbell and that there are several cas...
Amy Adams Mar 30, 2023 Frans Berkelaar / CC

Man Arrested In North Carolina For 1994 Crime In Owensboro
A DNA match has solved a 28 year old cold case in Owensboro. It happened back in 1994. A 19 year old woman was kidnapped near Brecia University and assaulted in Owensboro, then taken to Indiana and as...
Amy Adams Mar 29, 2023 Robert Shelton (Catawba County, NC jail)

New Fire Chief Appointed In Henderson
Henderson Fire Chief Scott Foreman has decided to retire after 28 years with the department. Nick Mangarella, a 12 year veteran was appointed as the new fire chief on Monday. Mangarella began his fire...
Amy Adams Mar 29, 2023 Photo from HCFD Facebook

Quick Action Saved Inmate's Life
Corrections officer Wyatt Lashbrook was on duty observing cameras inside the Gibson County jail on Sunday afternoon when he noticed an inmate trying to take their life. Communication officers were ale...
Amy Adams Mar 29, 2023 W. Lashbrook, L. Oldham, J. Grswold and C. Lashbrook Photo from GCSD


