Category Archives: Local News

Community College Threatened With Bomb
Ivy Tech Community College in Evansville received a bomb threat around 10:30 Wednesday morning. The school made a statement on social media that read, the police were notified, swept the building, and...
Amy Adams Aug 18, 2022 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Last Day For Dropping Off Storm Debris
Today is the last day for Evansville residents to haul off tree and limb debris left over from the powerful storms from earlier this month. The drop off location is the former Roberts Stadium parking ...
Amy Adams Aug 18, 2022 Photo from Evansville/Vanderburgh EMA

City Needs Community's Input On Five Year Plan
The City of Evansville Department of Parks and Recreation is asking for community involvement as they begin the development of a five year Master Plan. Organizers are hosting the first Community Open ...
Amy Adams Aug 18, 2022 Photo from Evansville Parks and Recreation

Child Left In Car While Parents Were Inside Restaurant
Two people were arrested after they left their child alone in an unlocked car for over an hour and a half while the engine was on. An officer found the child outside of an Evansville restaurant after ...
Amy Adams Aug 18, 2022 Skaggs/Costello (Vanderburgh County Jail)

One Man Shot Near Downtown Evansville
Officers were dispatched to a shots fired run at South Morton and Powell Avenue around midnight. While in the area, an officer was flagged down at the Marathon Gas Station at the corner of SE 8th and ...
Amy Adams Aug 18, 2022 Sue Clark / CC

Armed Robbery Suspect Arrested
Indiana State Police and Vincennes Police investigated two armed robberies that occurred at the Sunshine Spa on Hart Street in Vincennes. The first robbery occurred on July 3 and the second on August ...
Amy Adams Aug 18, 2022 Davis Miller (Knox County Jail)

The Investigation For Missing Teen Has Stepped Up Their Search
The U.S. Marshals are now involved in the search for a missing Spencer County teen. Kendall King has been missing since the end of July. The Santa Claus police chief thinks getting the Marshals involv...
Amy Adams Aug 18, 2022 Photo from Santa Claus Police Department

Safety Checkpoints in Henderson
Traffic safety checkpoints will be conducted by the Henderson Police Department throughout the city of Henderson on 8/19/2022, 8/20/2022, and/or 8/21/2022 The safety checkpoint will be focused on iden...
Aaron Santini Aug 17, 2022 Graphic courtesy of the City of Henderson

Police Arrest Suspect With Skateboard
A man was assaulted and a woman stabbed after an incident on the parking lot of the eastside Walmart. Police were called to the scene around 6:00 Tuesday evening. Witnesses told EPD the suspect smashe...
Amy Adams Aug 17, 2022 Johnell Johnson (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Jury Finds Teen Guilty Of Murder
The fate of accused murderer Samajui Barnes was in the hands of a jury on Tuesday. After a few hours of deliberating they found the 18 year old guilty in the murder of Johnathan Stitts. Last October, ...
Amy Adams Aug 17, 2022 Samajui Barnes (Vanderburgh County Jail)


