Category Archives: Local News
Evansville Woman Arrested And Charged With Burglary
An Evansville woman was arrested and booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail on Saturday. She tried to sell stolen items from a house on Garvin Street including prescription medicine with the victims ...
Nov 07, 2022 Mariah Burlison (Vanderburgh County jail)
Murder Suspect's Trial Date Changes
Trial for a man indicted in the fentanyl death of an Evansville 3-year-old was supposed to start today, but won't. Arcinial Watt was indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to traffic in fenta...
Nov 07, 2022 Arcinial Watt (Vanderburgh County Jail)
Florida Man Tries Cashing Bad Check At Evansville Bank
A Florida felon was caught in Evansville while trying to cash a phony check. Police were called to Fifth Third bank on Green River Road around 11:00 Saturday morning. The teller told police the style ...
Nov 07, 2022 Daury Filion (Vanderburgh County Jail)
Wind/Rain Stops Fantasy of Lights Setup
Technicians from the IBEW and NECA showed up in Garvin Park Saturday morning and got started setting up 72 light displays for this year's Ritzy's Fantasy of Lights display. But their efforts didn't la...
Nov 07, 2022 Photo by Sunni Zimmer
Fatal Car Crash On Evansville's West Side
One person has died after a two vehicle crash on St. Joe Avenue and Allens lane. It happened Thursday afternoon when a Dodge Journey rear ended a Hyundai Santa Fe at a high rate of speed while they we...
Nov 04, 2022 Photo from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office Facebook page
Zoo Officials Protecting Their Birds Against The Avian Flu
Mesker Park Zoo has brought all of their birds, including the penguins, back inside after avian flu was confirmed in Southern Illinois. They have done this for cautionary reasons. There are currently ...
Nov 04, 2022 Ricky Wright / CC
Is Your Home Prepared For The Winter Season?
CenterPoint Energy wants to remind their customers that this is a good time to prepare for the winter heating season. Replace the batteries and check the dates on smoke alarms and carbon monoxide dete...
Nov 04, 2022 liz west / CC
Person Transported To Burn Unit After Catching Himself On Fire
A former PetSmart employee walked into the east side store Thursday night and lit himself on fire. He allegedly doused himself in flammable liquid beforehand. Customers inside the store rushed to put ...
Nov 04, 2022 JJBers / CC
Downtown Evansville Is Ready For The Holiday Season
The City of Evansville's official Christmas tree arrived at Civic Center around 7:15 this morning. Industrial Contractors donated the crew and equipment to cut down the 22 ft, 16 ft wide Norway Spruce...
Nov 04, 2022 Photos courtesy of Jamie Phillips Schmitt
Main Street Closure Friday
Downtown Evansville Economic Improvement District will be closing Main Street between 2nd Street & 3rd Street beginning Friday, November 4th, 2022 from 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. for holiday dcor inst...
Nov 03, 2022 Alan Levine
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