Category Archives: Local News

CenterPoint Energy Customers Could See Higher Winter Bills
CenterPoint Energy is trying to prepare customers for higher natural gas bills this winter. They say rising fuel costs are the culprit. The company urges customers to plan and make use of assistance p...
Amy Adams Oct 16, 2025 Picture from WIKY News archives

Perry County Woman Back In Jail Facing New Charges
A Perry County mother is charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury. 48-year-old Beth Coyle has allegedly refused to get treatment for her child, who has a potentially life...
Amy Adams Oct 16, 2025 Beth Coyle (Perry County Detention Center)

Plea Deal Reached For Woman Who Hit Teen While Driving Under The Influence
A deal has been reached for a Tell City Woman who ran over a teenager while under the influence of marijuana. In February 2024, Hannah Kleeman ran over a 15-year-old girl as she was crossing 12th Stre...
Amy Adams Oct 16, 2025 Hannah Kleeman (Perry County Jail)

One Person Dies From A Possible Gas Leak In Gibson County
One person is dead and another is injured following a possible carbon monoxide leak. The Gibson County Sheriff says a call came in around 8:15 Wednesday night about a home at the corner of Willard and...
Amy Adams Oct 16, 2025 Image source: Midwest Communications

VHS Announces The Death Of Thicken Nugget
The Vanderburgh Humane Society released a statement on Facebook about the death of Thicken Nugget. To staff and his adoptive family, he was simply Ty. He became known around the world as a very large ...
Amy Adams Oct 15, 2025 Ty aka Thicken Nugget (VHS Facebook page)

Mother Charged With Neglect After Child Found Alone
An Evansville woman was charged with neglect when her child was found walking in the street alone. Evansville Police got the call just before 10 p.m. on Monday that a child was walking in the 3400 blo...
Amy Adams Oct 15, 2025 Diasha Dixon (VCSO)

Attorney General Petitions For Extension Of Chiropractor's Suspended License
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita has petitioned the state board to extend the suspension of a Newburgh Chiropractor's license. Last July, Aaron King's license was put under an emergency suspension...
Amy Adams Oct 15, 2025 jeancliclac / Depositphotos.com

ISP Investigating Possible Murder/Suicide In Spencer County
Two people are dead following a suspected murder/suicide investigation in Santa Claus, Indiana. Tuesday afternoon, the Spencer County Sheriff's Office received a call from 48-year-old Jamie Adkins sta...
Amy Adams Oct 15, 2025 Photo from ISP news release

LST-325 Is Back Following Month-Long Cruise
The LST-325 recently returned to Evansville's riverfront. The World War II ship went on a month-long fall cruise, making stops at port cities along the river system. The voyage is made to educate peop...
Amy Adams Oct 14, 2025 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Stolen Gun Seized During Traffic Stop
Two people were jailed following a Gibson County traffic stop. It happened on Highway 41 near County 225 North at about 1:30 Sunday morning. Driving the Audi S-7 was 39-year-old Fredrick Bowers of Nor...
Amy Adams Oct 14, 2025 Fredrick Bowers and Jediah West (GCSO)


