Category Archives: Local News

Walmart Employee Accused Of Stealing Thousands Of Dollars
A Wal Mart employee stands accused in the theft of thousands of dollars while at work. It all started back in May when the store's Asset Protection came to Evansville police to report a theft. They to...
Amy Adams Sep 07, 2022 Kyesha Moredock (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Child Killed By Gun Will Be Truly Missed
The coroner has released the name of the child killed Sunday night after the gun he was playing with went off. 6-year-old Malachi Copeland died from a gun shot wound. The child's school had this to sa...
Amy Adams Sep 07, 2022 Malachi Copeland photo taken from Joshua Academy Facebook page

Murder Trial Rescheduled For Evansville Man
The trial for an Evansville man accused of killing 23 year old Keshon Hensley in March of 2021 has been rescheduled for February. A witness told police that Jerrme Cartwright admitted to the shooting ...
Amy Adams Sep 07, 2022 Jerrme Cartwright (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Poll Workers Needed For November Elections
The general elections in Kentucky are on November 8 and Daviess County officials say they need more helpers to work the polls. County Clerk Leslie McCarty says they currently have 116 workers, but the...
Amy Adams Sep 07, 2022 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Juvenile Dies After Playing With Loaded Gun
Officers were called to the 1800 block of South Garvin Street around 8:45 Sunday night after reports of shots fired. Once Officers secured the scene they learned that a juvenile had been playing with ...
Amy Adams Sep 06, 2022 Tex Texin / CC

Apartment Fire In Henderson Under Investigation
Ten people had to be evacuated around 5:15 Sunday morning from their apartment after fire was reported coming from a first floor door and window. The Henderson Fire Department arrived to the structure...
Amy Adams Sep 06, 2022 Photo from the Henderson Fire Department Facebook Page

Woman Facing Charges For Driving Into Support Beam At Dollar Tree
A Newburgh Woman is in the Vanderburgh County Jail after crashing her vehicle into the Dollar Tree on East Diamond Avenue on Monday. 27 year old Brittany Deener told officers she didn't realize the la...
Amy Adams Sep 06, 2022 Brittany Deener (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Missing Helicopter And Pilot Found
The search is over for a missing helicopter and it's pilot after both were found around 3:00 Monday afternoon near Mammoth Cave National Park. David Stone left around noon on Saturday from St. Louis a...
Amy Adams Sep 06, 2022 Pilot David Stone (Courtesy of Glasgow/Barren County EMA)

Hostile Situation In Evansville Results In Arrest
A quiet evening on Evansville's south side quickly turned into a "hostile situation" after an Evansville officer spotted a man wanted out of Kentucky on a felony warrant. This happened Thursday night ...
Amy Adams Sep 02, 2022 Brent McPhall (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Evansville's Recycling Program Suspended Another Week
The City's residential recycling program will be suspended for an additional week. Pumps needed to operate the baling equipment at Tri-State Resource Recovery will not arrive until after Labor Day. Re...
Amy Adams Sep 02, 2022 Virginia State Parks / CC


