Category Archives: Local News
Store Manager Threatened By Ex-Employee
An Evansville Police Officer responded to a call on Tuesday at a discount retail store in the 2000 block of Weinbach Center Drive in reference to a harassment report. A former employee, who was banned...
Oct 19, 2022 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
Investigation On Cause Of Warehouse Fire Starts Today
The Morton Warehouse is still being considered an active fire scene, although it is under control. Indiana State Fire Marshals and ATF are in Evansville and plan on starting their investigation on the...
Oct 19, 2022 Morton Ave Warehouse Fire
(First picture taken from the landfill off St Joe Avenue by David Wright, Pictures 2 and 3 taken by John Buckman)
No Arrests After Victim Was Shot In The Leg
A man was taken to Gateway Hospital by his girlfriend early Monday morning after he was shot. The victim told police he was outside of his apartment on Eden Drive when someone shot him in his right le...
Oct 18, 2022 Scott Davidson / CC
Citizen's Tip Police Off About Drug Activity
Indiana State Police and Knox County sheriff's deputies were tipped off about illegal drug activity at a home in the 4400 block of North State Road 67. Sunday night officers executed a search warrant ...
Oct 18, 2022 Pictures from ISP
Re-Trial Is Underway For Murder Suspect
After several delays the re-trial for Robert Garner of Owensboro started on Monday. Garner is accused in the murder of 21 year old Cody Glover. Glover was a passenger in Garner's vehicle when he crash...
Oct 18, 2022 Robert Garner (Courtesy Of Daviess County Jail)
Cause Of Warehouse Fire Is Still Unknown
One building was destroyed and three others were damaged in the massive fire that started in the Morton Street Warehouse Monday morning. About 75 residents of Volunteers of America were displaced and ...
Oct 18, 2022 Morton Warehouse fire photo taken by John Buckman
Driver Had Heroin In His System Before Crash
Police were called to St. Joe Avenue and Columbia Monday around 5:00 pm in response of a pickup truck that crashed into the the old Egli's grocery store. A witness told police she saw the driver, 36 y...
Oct 18, 2022 Wesley Nicholson (Vanderburgh County Jail)
Evansville Man Arrested After Brief Standoff
An Evansville man is facing a list of charges after a police chase and brief standoff on Sunday. A Vanderburgh County Deputy attempted to have 53 year old John Rybolt pull over. Instead of stopping, R...
Oct 17, 2022 John Rybolt (Vanderburgh County Jail)
There Is A Reason Behind The Blue And Teal Halloween Buckets
This Halloween you may notice trick-or-treaters with a blue or teal bucket. A teal bucket means the child is suffering from food allergies and may want non food treats like stickers or glow sticks. Bl...
Oct 17, 2022 Luke Jones / CC
Impaired Teen Driver Causes Three Car Crash
A Mt. Carmel Teen was arrested Friday night after crashing into a Indiana State Police car. The trooper stopped a driver on North Green River Road when 18 year old Kathryn Haase struck his vehicle cau...
Oct 17, 2022 Kathryn Haase (Vanderburgh County Jail)
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