Category Archives: Local News
Hospital Group Closing More Facilities
Ascension St. Vincent will close ten more of their primary care facilities within the next 90 days. Last June the hospital group closed 11 throughout Indiana, including three in the Evansville area. T...
Jan 31, 2023 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
Murder Suspect Isn't Sorry
The murder suspect charged in the death of James McClernon withdrew his not guilty plea during his trial hearing on Monday. 34 year old Ricky Kiper Jr. agreed to do so, as long as the state removed th...
Jan 31, 2023 Ricky Kiper (Vanderburgh County Jail)
Police Warn Henderson Residents Of Scam
Kentucky State Police in Henderson want to make residents aware of a recent phone scam in the area. The imposter goes through a series of routine questions trying to gain personal information. They al...
Jan 31, 2023 Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office / CC
Stay Home If You Can Today
Treacherous weather impacted tri-state roads this morning causing multiple accidents. Gibson County closed a stretch of Highway 41 in Fort Branch for about an hour because of icy conditions. Drivers w...
Jan 31, 2023 Photo from ISP Todd Ringle Twitter
A Candle Is Believed To Have Started Business Fire
The fire at the Store-N-Lock on Kratzville Road is believed to have started from a candle. A police report states that a tenant advised officers that he accidentally started the fire by knocking over ...
Jan 31, 2023 bellydraft / CC
Suspect Charged With Rape Threatened Victim With Knife
A man with a violent history is accused of rape, criminal confinement and intimidation. A female victim told police that 55 year old Timothy Cheaney was intoxicated and refused to let her leave his ho...
Jan 30, 2023 Timothy Cheaney (Vanderburgh County Jail)
Man Suffers Severe Burns In Apartment Fire
One person suffered second and third degree burns during an apartment fire at Kennedy Towers in downtown Evansville Saturday night. Fire crews first on scene reported smoke visible from a 7th floor ap...
Jan 30, 2023 Photo from John Buckman
Convicted Felon On The Run Arrested At Bus Station
Evansville Police received a tip that a man running from the law would be getting off of a bus at the Greyhound Station. When police entered the ticket office they approached a male and female and sta...
Jan 30, 2023 Argelius Croft (Vanderburgh County Jail)
Drunk Driver Puts Car On Railroad Tracks
An Evansville man was arrested after he got his car hung up on railroad tracks. It happened at Morgan Avenue and Read street Saturday night. 71 year old James Galloway admitted to police that he had f...
Jan 30, 2023 James Galloway (Vanderburgh County Jail)
Catalytic Converter Thefts On The Rise
Evansville police are dealing with more thefts of catalytic converters. One was reported on Saturday at a First Avenue business. Another one happened in the 4400 block of Jackson Avenue about 3a.m. Th...
Jan 30, 2023 Thomas Anderson / CC
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