Category Archives: Local News

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...

An Evansville man suspected of stabbing two people is in custody. Deputies had been looking for 22-year-old Bryan Schini. They found him on Monday, and he's now charged with two counts of attempted mu...

Here is the news release from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: MADISONVILLE, Ky. (October 21, 2025) - The contractor repairing the Glover Cary Bridge (U.S. 231) in Owensboro has notified the Kentu...