Category Archives: Local News

Forest Park Lady Rangers Do It Again!
Congratulations to The Forest Park girls basketball team! For the second year in a row the Lady Rangers won the Class 2A State Championship. The girls won in a close game 38-37 over the Lapel Bulldogs...
Amy Adams Feb 27, 2023 Photo from Forest Park H.S. Facebook

EPD Investigating Sunday Morning Shooting Of Teen
A juvenile was shot in the stomach Sunday morning in Evansville. Emergency crews were dispatched around 9:15 to the 900 block of North Second Avenue. Once on scene police detained several teenagers th...
Amy Adams Feb 27, 2023 Amaury Laporte / CC

Bill On the Way To Senate For K9 Officers
House Bill 1306, if passed would raise the penalty for killing a K9 Officer. The reason for the bill stems back to fatal shooting of a Fishers Police K9 in 2019. The bill would raise the crime to a le...
Amy Adams Feb 27, 2023 Photo from Southern Indiana Police Canine Association Facebook

Cause Of Morton Warehouse Fire Released
Last week the ATF National Response Team released the origin and cause report for the Morton warehouse fire. On October 17 at 4:39 in the morning 9-1-1 dispatchers received a call reporting the smell ...
Amy Adams Feb 27, 2023 Morton Warehouse fire photo taken by John Buckman
Man Facing Drug Charges After Found Passed Out Behind Wheel
Evansville police were called to St. Joseph Avenue near the Lloyd Expressway Friday night about a driver passed out in his vehicle. Officers got the driver out and identified him as James Rollins. Onc...
Amy Adams Feb 27, 2023

Drugs Seized From Henderson Woman's Home
Members of the Henderson County Joint Task Force along with the Kentucky State Police obtained a warrant for an ongoing drug investigation. A home on Henderson's East End was searched for fentanyl on ...
Amy Adams Feb 24, 2023 Melinda Cabell (Henderson County Jail)

Suspect Takes Own Life While Barricaded Inside Home
An hours long standoff in Gibson County has ended tragically. The Sheriff's Office responded to an active criminal investigation on County Road 250 near Francisco Thursday afternoon. Deputies wanted t...
Amy Adams Feb 24, 2023 Photo from GCSO website

Woman And Her Boyfriend Facing Serious Charges
Two girls, crying and upset were seen walking around downtown Mt. Vernon asking for directions to the police station. The children told police they were physically abused everyday by their mother and ...
Amy Adams Feb 24, 2023 Moman and Mosley (Posey County Jail)

Murder Suspect Going To Prison For A Very Long Time
The murder suspect charged in the death of James McClernon was sentenced to 75 years in prison on Thursday. Last July, Ricky Kiper Jr. went to the home of McClernon on Maggie Valley Drive and asked fo...
Amy Adams Feb 24, 2023 Ricky Kiper (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Shooter Identified During Police Lineup
The suspect wanted in a shooting that happened back on January 7 was arrested yesterday. 28-year-old William Cross was identified as the shooter in a police lineup. The victim was shot several times a...
Amy Adams Feb 24, 2023 William Cross (Vanderburgh County Jail)


