Category Archives: Local News

Birds Are Back Indoors After Avian Flu Detected
A positive case of deadly bird flu was detected in Henderson on Feb 27. As a precaution to keep their animals safe, Mesker Park Zoo announced that Amazonia is now closed to the public. All the other b...
Amy Adams Mar 09, 2023 Photo from Mesker Park Zoo Facebook Site

Cocaine Seized From Nevada Man On I-65
A Las Vegas man was arrested during a traffic stop on I-65 near Seymour on Tuesday. During the stop the trooper became suspicious that criminal activity was taking place. He deployed K-9 "Bosco" on th...
Amy Adams Mar 09, 2023 Jhonatan Carrillo (Howard County Jail)

Asian Jumping Worms Found In Tri-State Gardens
Gardeners beware of the type of worms you may find in your flower boxes this spring. The Asian jumping worms have been found in Vanderburgh and Gibson Counties. These worms are invasive and will strip...
Amy Adams Mar 09, 2023 Smabs Sputzer (1956-2017) / CC

Last Access To Service Fair For The Winter Season Is This Evening
Evansville Water and Sewer and CenterPoint customers can talk one-on-one with a representative this evening. Several people struggling to pay their utility bills have received help. Sign up for the ne...
Amy Adams Mar 09, 2023 Picture from WIKY News archives

Not Everyone in Favor of New Pickleball Courts
Improvements to Wesselman Park include 24 pickleball courts, but that may have to be put on the back burner for now. Two members of the Evansville City Council are worried that the pickleball courts c...
Amy Adams Mar 09, 2023 Stephen Rahn

NWS Confirms Storms Produced Four Twisters
National Weather Service teams have been in the Tri-State to survey the damage left behind during the storms on Friday. A team from the Louisville National Weather Service has classified the storm in ...
Amy Adams Mar 08, 2023 Photo from St. Joseph Vanderburgh County Facebook site

Wanted Man From Tennessee Captured In Warrick County
The search for a wanted felon out of Tennessee ended in Warrick County when an Indiana State Police trooper spotted his car heading east on Interstate 64 from Illinois just after 11:00 Tuesday morning...
Amy Adams Mar 08, 2023 Brandon Freeman (Warrick County Jail)

Girl Rescued From Tree Taken To Hospital
An Evansville girl climbed 80 feet up a pine tree and couldn't get down. The 11 year old girl had climbed the tree barefoot all by herself. It happened around 6:00 last night in the Kingsmont Subdivis...
Amy Adams Mar 08, 2023 A Bremner / CC

Orange Barrels Return To The Lloyd Expressway Next Spring
The Indiana Department of Transportation held a public hearing last night to discuss "The Lloyd 4 U" Eastside improvement plans. Residents were invited to look over project designs and give feedback t...
Amy Adams Mar 08, 2023 Photo from "TheLloyd4U"

Several People Struggled To Breath During Storm
Many Warrick County residents that went to their basements during Friday's storms complained of breathing issues. The neighborhood was built on top of a former mining operation, so when it rains the a...
Amy Adams Mar 08, 2023 The EnergySmart Academy


