Category Archives: Local News

Food Giveaway In Response To SNAP Benefits
The Tri-State Food Bank is one of many organizations supporting Tri-State residents in need during the government shutdown. The food bank has been hosting Emergency SNAP Response Mobile Food Distribut...
Amy Adams Nov 07, 2025 Vejaa / Depositphotos.com

$160,000 Distributed To Six Local Non-Profit Organizations
The Women's Fund of Vanderburgh County awarded $160,000 in grants to six local non-profit organizations. Two recipients were selected for Impact Grants, each worth $50,000. The Lampion Center was awar...
Amy Adams Nov 06, 2025 tashatuvango / Depositphotos.com

Convicted Drug Dealer Receives Her Sentence
An Illinois woman has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years for dealing meth in Posey County. Court records show that on March 10, 2025, 37-year-old Kelli Jo Hale was pulled over when she failed to...
Amy Adams Nov 06, 2025 Keli Jo Hale (Posey County Prosecutor's Office)

Owensboro Woman Stabbed, Suspect Caught
Owensboro police are waiting for a man to be released from the hospital so they can take him to jail. They're accusing 24-year-old Tre Dixon of stabbing a woman on Wednesday evening. It happened at ab...
Amy Adams Nov 06, 2025 Image source: Midwest Communications

EPD Investigating Overnight Shooting
Evansville police are investigating a shooting that happened early this morning. Dispatch says the call came in at about 1:30 am, sending officers to the 1700 block of Culverson Avenue for a shots-fir...
Amy Adams Nov 05, 2025

Alleged Drug Dealers Arrested Following Investigation
Two men have been arrested for allegedly distributing cocaine in the Evansville area. Last September, detectives with the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force initiated an investigation utili...
Amy Adams Nov 05, 2025 Photo provided by VCSO

Woman Dies In Fire Trying To Save Cats
The woman killed in a house fire on Tuesday afternoon in Morganfield has been identified. A first responder driving in the area of TP Luckett Road spotted the smoke and went to investigate it. Sandy W...
Amy Adams Nov 05, 2025 Netrun78 / Depositphotos.com

Cargo Plane Crashes In Louisville Killing All On Board
A UPS cargo plane crashed Tuesday evening near Louisville International Airport. Seven people are confirmed dead, but that number could rise. Several people on the ground were injured, and the crash d...
Amy Adams Nov 05, 2025 khunaspix / Depositphotos.com

WIKY Wins Indiana Radio Station of the Year
WIKY was honored as the Indiana Large Market Radio Station of the Year by the Indiana Association of Broadcasters at their annual Spectrum Awards. The celebration of Hoosier Broadcasters was held on T...
Aaron Santini Nov 04, 2025

Downtown Evansville Sprucing Up For The Holidays
Downtown Evansville is gearing up for the holiday season. This is the eighth year the Downtown Evansville Improvement District has activated and decorated the streets and key pedestrian corridors. New...
Amy Adams Nov 04, 2025 Photo provided by DEID Facebook page


