Category Archives: Local News

CenterPoint Energy customers will soon see a credit on their utility bills. Starting next month, customers will see a $3.00 monthly credit for about six months. This will be part of two "affordability...

For the second time in three years, 104.1 WIKY was a finalist for the National Association of Broadcasters Marconi Award for "Small Market Radio Station of the Year." WIKY was one of five finalists am...

In April 2024, the Evansville region was awarded a grant worth 45 million dollars from READI 2.0. The Regional Economic Acceleration and Development initiative is a statewide program that invests in p...

A boundary commission has been established to explore the notion of adding some Illinois counties to Indiana. Seventy of Illinois' 102 counties are involved in the state split movement. In the Tri-Sta...

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office has been named in a lawsuit over the death of an inmate. Documents show 61-year-old Bobby Norman died from chest pains and hypertensive atherosclerotic cardiova...

Area doctors report a spike in Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease cases. It's a highly contagious malady most often found in children. It spreads through the air and on surfaces. Symptoms include sore thro...

Law enforcement is looking for an inmate who escaped from the Henderson County Jail around noon yesterday. Officials say 53-year-old Timothy Oliver was repairing bicycles with two other inmates. The j...

Fall leaf collection services start next week in Evansville. If you're a resident and pay for trash and recycling through your water and sewer bill, you can put your properly bagged leaves at the curb...

On Saturday, the Drug Enforcement Administration is sponsoring its nationwide "Prescription Drug Take Back" initiative. The "Take Back" campaign seeks to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft thro...

An investigation is underway after one person died in a house fire in Gibson County. Emergency crews were called to the 100 block of South West Mill Street in Patoka around 5:00 pm on Monday. It was r...