Category Archives: Local News

Movie Money Passed Off As Real Deal In Posey County
Mount Vernon Police are warning people about fake money circulating in the area. A post on their Facebook page claims they have been receiving complaints about counterfeit $100 bills. The fake bills a...
Amy Adams Feb 02, 2023 Photo taken from the Mt. Vernon Police Department Facebook page

Burning Candle Caused Apartment Fire
A man seen coming out of a burning building has been arrested. A passerby called 9-1-1 to report a fire in the 900 block of W. Illinois Street around 4:40 Wednesday morning. Because of recent incident...
Amy Adams Feb 02, 2023 Jordan Cleary (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Victim Shot In His Home Taken To Hospital
A man showed up at an Evansville hospital causing police to be involved. The man at the hospital had two gunshot wounds to his leg. It apparently happened about 9:30 last night on South Grand Avenue n...
Amy Adams Feb 02, 2023 Dave Shaver / CC

Terry Wants To Move City Forward
Democrat Stephanie Terry is running for the Mayor of Evansville. She made it official yesterday afternoon at the Civic Center. The Evansville native is a Vanderburgh County Council member and Executiv...
Amy Adams Feb 01, 2023 Picture from news release

Former Elementary School Tutor Will Spend Decades In Prison
An Evansville man was sentenced to 78 years in prison yesterday. Jacob Butler was a University of Evansville student that tutored for the EVSC. He is guilty on multiple counts of attempted child explo...
Amy Adams Feb 01, 2023 Jacob Butler (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Robbery Suspects Connected To Shooting Arrested
Evansville Police caught up with the suspects connected with a robbery and shooting that took place at the Esquire Inn last November. The victim told officers he had won a large amount of money at the...
Amy Adams Feb 01, 2023 Bobbie Collins/David Flax (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Indiana State Police Warn Of Scammers Posing As Officers
The Indiana State Police are warning Hoosiers of another phone scam. The scammers have called with the Caller ID showing "Indiana State Police Post 52." The phone number displayed is using an Indianap...
Amy Adams Feb 01, 2023 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC

Sister Of George Harrison Passes Away In Florida
Louise Harrison Caldwell, older sister of George Harrison, the Beatles lead guitarist, died Sunday in a Florida nursing home. Louise lived at one time in Benton, Illinois where her husband was a minin...
Amy Adams Feb 01, 2023 Charles Starrett / CC

Apartment Complex Catches Fire Again
Evansville fire units responded to an apartment fire about 4:40 this morning. It happened on West Illinois Street and could be seen from the Lloyd Expressway. Arriving firefighters could see flames sh...
Amy Adams Feb 01, 2023 Photo taken from EFD Facebook page

USI To Host International Food Expo
The University of Southern Indiana International Club will host its annual Food Expo on February 17 from 11:00 am to 2:00pm. This event gives USI's international students a chance to share their cultu...
Amy Adams Jan 31, 2023 Photo from news release


