Category Archives: Local News

METS Offering Free Bus Rides
The Metropolitan Evansville Transit System will offer free bus rides for the next two Wednesdays, the 18 and 25. The city is promoting the use of public transportation. The times to ride for free are ...
Amy Adams May 17, 2022 Picture courtesy of Noah Stubbs, director of communications for Evansville

One Arrested In Neighborhood Dispute
On Sunday, EPD responded to a shots fired call on Russell Avenue on the city's west side. The neighbor called 911 saying her male neighbor broke into her house with a knife and accused her of stealing...
Amy Adams May 16, 2022 Courtesy of the Vanderburgh County Jail

U.S.I. Softball Heading to NCAA II Super Regional
University of Southern Indiana Softball swept two games from No. 8-seeded Saginaw Valley State University Saturday to win the NCAA Division II Midwest Region #1 Tournament and clinch a spot in next we...
Aaron Santini May 16, 2022 WIKY News File Photo by Jordan Rowe

Primary Day Is Tomorrow in Kentucky
Primary Day in Kentucky is tomorrow. Voting centers in the Commonwealth will be open from 6:00am to 6:00pm. Voters should be prepared to display a valid government-issued photo ID. Voters can visit an...
Amy Adams May 16, 2022 League of Women Voters of California LWVC / CC

Police Looking For Suspects After A Drive By Shooting
Evansville police are investigating an apparent drive-by shooting with an orbeez style gun. It happened on Tennessee Street on Saturday night where a woman sustained injuries to her arm. She was appar...
Amy Adams May 16, 2022 jencu / CC

Jury Found Man Guilty Of Dealing Meth
After a two day trial in Vanderburgh County Superior Court, a jury found Freddie Demarka Reed III, guilty of Dealing Meth. In January of 2021, the U.S. Marshal's Task Force arrested Reed after a brief...
Amy Adams May 16, 2022 Courtesy of the Vanderburgh County Jail

Man In Custody After Officer Was Shot
There was a massive manhunt for a suspect that shot an Owensboro police officer Saturday night. It started after authorities were sent to check out a suspicious person at the Eagles gas station on 18t...
Amy Adams May 16, 2022 Courtesy of the Spencer County Jail

Four People Arrested After Large Amounts Of Narcotics Found
The Pennyrile Narcotics Task Force along with other law enforcement arrested four people. A search warrant led them to several drugs found in a home in the 300 block of Bruce School Road in Beaver Dam...
Amy Adams May 16, 2022 Courtesy of the Ohio County, Kentucky Sheriff's Office

Knife Wielding Woman Due In Court
A court appearance is scheduled for this afternoon for a woman accused of pulling a knife on authorities during an eviction. It happened at Eden East apartments near Green River Road in March. There w...
Amy Adams May 13, 2022 Courtesy of the Vanderburgh County Jail

Suspect is Charged With Attempted Murder
There's been an arrest in connection with a shooting on West Franklin Street last month. It was about 2:30 in the morning in the parking lot next to Franklin Street Tavern. Investigators think there m...
Amy Adams May 13, 2022 Courtesy of the Vanderburgh County Jail


