Category Archives: Local News

Officer Injured While Chasing Man With Guitar
An Evansville man was strumming along on his guitar while peddling his bicycle in the middle of North Evans Avenue Monday when EPD tried to pull him over. Police say they used an airhorn and PA system...
Amy Adams Sep 20, 2022 Craig Pennington (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Rail Safety Week In Indiana
The Indiana Department of Transportation has dedicated this week as Rail Safety Week. INDOT says since 2017 lives have been saved by educating and empowering the public to make safe decisions around t...
Amy Adams Sep 20, 2022 Roel Hemkes / CC

Man Shot While Sitting In Front Of Home
Emergency crews were sent to East Iowa Street near Sherman about 4:30 this morning. They found a victim with a gunshot wound sitting in his car in front of his home. He says another car drove up and s...
Amy Adams Sep 20, 2022 John Spade / CC

Gibson County Native Led WNBA Team To Win Finals
Princeton native Jackie Young and the Las Vegas Aces took the win over the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA Finals on Sunday, 78-71. This was the first championship in the franchise history for the Aces. Y...
Amy Adams Sep 19, 2022 Lorie Shaull / CC

Man Arrested For Calling 911
An Evansville man was arrested after he called police several times without an emergency. Police say 50 year old Scott Crooks called 38 times over two months and was well known for calling dispatch wh...
Amy Adams Sep 19, 2022 Scott Crooks (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Motorcycle Driver In Serious Condition
The westbound lanes of the Lloyd Expressway between Burkhardt Road and Fielding were closed for several hours Sunday night after a motorcycle and a truck collided. EPD says the motorcycle was travelin...
Amy Adams Sep 19, 2022 Karen / CC

Newburgh Man Driving Impaired With Infant In Car
An Indiana State Police officer was patrolling I-69 near Morgan Avenue around 11:45 Saturday night when he clocked a driver traveling southbound at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was stopped near E...
Amy Adams Sep 19, 2022 Coleman Sheridan (Warrick County Jail)

Suspect Arrested in Connection With Shooting
Owensboro Police have located the person believed to be involved in a shooting that occurred Sunday morning. Officials say 23 year old Michael Hines and his victim were arguing when Hines fired severa...
Amy Adams Sep 16, 2022 Michael Hines (Daviess County Jail)

Vanderburgh Humane Society May Have To Take Drastic Measures
Overcrowding within the Vanderburgh Humane Society has put them in a tough spot with the possibility of euthanizing cats and dogs for more space. Officials say they haven't been put in this position f...
Amy Adams Sep 16, 2022 Kyla Goodell / CC

Father is Arrested After Investigation Of Daughter's Death
A death investigation led by the Indiana State Police and Mt. Vernon Police has resulted in the arrest of a Posey County father. Dispatch received a call on September 8 from a home on East 5th Street ...
Amy Adams Sep 16, 2022 Devin Morrison (Posey County Jail)


