Category Archives: Local News

Evansville Is Put On Nationwide List For War Effort
The National Parks Service designates Evansville as a World War II Heritage City. One of 18 communities nationwide and the only one in Indiana. The parks service says city leaders across all sectors c...
Amy Adams Dec 07, 2022 Photo from Noah Stubbs

Evansville Is Awarded Funds For Road Projects
The Indiana Department of Transportation announced that 229 Indiana cities, towns and counties received a combined $119.4 million in state matching funds. The money will go toward local road projects ...
Amy Adams Dec 07, 2022 Photo courtesy of INDOT

Woman Arrested And Charged With Multiple Counts Of Fraud
An Evansville woman has been charged with over 30 counts of fraud and 18 counts of forgery. 35 year old Ashley Coomes allegedly wrote herself phony checks from the victim's bank account. Coomes and th...
Amy Adams Dec 07, 2022 Ashley Coomes (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Warrick County Sheriff Deputy Charged With Rape
The Warrick County Sheriff's Office was notified yesterday by the Evansville Police Department, about a probable cause affidavit that had been filed, along with a felony arrest warrant, for one of the...
Amy Adams Dec 07, 2022 Jarred Stuckey (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Two Felons Found With Gun At Owensboro Motel Arrested
Daviess County deputies executed a search warrant on a room at Owensboro's Cadillac Motel a little after 3:00amTuesday morning. Officers found meth, paraphernalia, cash and a gun. 23 year old Dillon L...
Amy Adams Dec 07, 2022 Lindsey and Smathers (Daviess County Jail)

Several Cows Still On The Run After Semi Overturns
Monday night the westbound lane of I-64 was closed for several hours after a semi carrying 58 cows overturned near Lynnville. The trailer had to be cut open by first responders to rescue the herd. Nea...
Amy Adams Dec 06, 2022 Photo from ISP

REAL ID Deadline Is Extended In Kentucky
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear made the announcement on Monday that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has extended the REAL ID Act enforcement. The new date is May 7, 2025 replaces the previous...
Amy Adams Dec 06, 2022 Photo from Ky REAL ID site

Victim Killed Sunday Morning Identified
The name of the woman shot and killed Sunday morning on Clayton Avenue has been identified as 37 year old Gamia Stuart. Detectives identified the suspect as 44 year old Clifton Fletcher. Prior to her ...
Amy Adams Dec 06, 2022 Clifton Fletcher (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Kruggerand Coin Found In Red Kettle
The Salvation Army Red Kettle campaign was a big success over the weekend. Someone dropped a gold kruggerand coin in the kettle at the west side Walmart on Friday. Last weekend all donations were bein...
Amy Adams Dec 06, 2022 Maura Teague / CC

Mass Shooting Suspect's Attorney Claims He's Unfit For Trial
The man accused of opening fire and killing two people at a Henderson shelter was in court Monday. The attorney for Kenneth Gibbs claims he is mentally unfit to stand trial. The mass shooting at Harbo...
Amy Adams Dec 06, 2022 Kenneth Gibbs (Henderson County Detention Center)


