Category Archives: Local News

A man was arrested at Academy Sports after a child spotted a smartphone being held over the top of the stall he was in. The juvenile told Evansville police that once the suspect was discovered he pull...

The Owensboro Fire Department were dispatched to reports of an explosion in the 2300 block of Carter Road around 9:00 Saturday night. When crews arrived on scene they saw flames shooting through the r...

The Evansville Police Department were called to a home around 3:30 Sunday morning in reference to shots being fired on North Fifth Avenue. Seven people were in the home at the time of the shooting, fo...

After being tipped off, detectives along with the Vanderburgh County Joint Drug Task Force were conducting a detail around midnight on July 30th along the Franklin Street corridor. Hand to hand transa...

A jury trial date has been set for Amber Opperman. She's facing a charge of neglect of a dependent causing death. Opperman is the grandmother of Kamari Opperman, who died in October of 2021. The 3-yea...

Patient safety is top priority for Ascension St. Vincent hospital. That is the reason for adding an in-house police department. Two former Evansville police officers, Chief Chris Pugh and Sergeant Eri...

Two people were jailed on drug charges after their car was inundated by high water. It happened on Highway 62 in Beaver Dam just before 10pm Thursday. Reports say Brooklyn Gossett encountered water ov...

An Evansville Fire Department water rescue boat was sent to the camper on the pumpout this morning. Dispatch says they were checking to make sure no one was inside. The camper is reportedly beginning ...

The man killed inside of a trailer in northern Vanderburgh County on Wednesday has been identified as 41 year old James McClernon of Evansville. The coroner says he died of multiple gun shot wounds. P...

Evansville Police were dispatched to a domestic battery call at the Shady Tree Apartment complex around 11:00 Thursday night. The victim told police that she and Jayvontae Kelly had been arguing and t...