Category Archives: Local News

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)

Person Shot In The Shoulder During Robbery
One person is in the hospital after being shot in the shoulder, beaten and robbed. It happened Tuesday morning around 6:30 in the 4900 block of Fairmont Drive in Evansville. A witness gave police a de...
Amy Adams Aug 17, 2022 Lomante Williams (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Local Business Hosting Benefit To Help Weinbach Avenue Families
Dozens of community members are joining forces to help those affected by the house explosion on Weinbach a week ago today. A local business is hosting a vendor pop-up event with music and food. It'll ...
Amy Adams Aug 17, 2022 Larry Ziffle / CC

Vehicle Hit Pedestrian Early This Morning
The McCutchanville Fire Department and the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office were called to Highway 57 and Kansas Road in reference to a pedestrian hit by a car. It happened around 5:30 this morning...
Amy Adams Aug 17, 2022 Karen / CC


