Category Archives: Local News

An Evansville father convicted of neglect in his daughter's death has received his sentence. Brent Bredhold will spend the next nine years in prison. His 12-year-old daughter Alice died in July of las...

A U-S Postal Service van was in an accident on Thursday involving an alleged drunk driver. The incident occurred around 1:00 p.m. yesterday in the 3900 block of Covert Avenue. The vehicle hit the USPS...

The chilly temperatures raised a white flag at the United Caring Shelter overnight. Executive Director Ryan Riggs says they had planned to raise the flag on November 1, but the cold temperatures arriv...

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...