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Grace Baptist Church 100th Anniversary
An Evansville congregation has reached an impressive milestone. Grace Baptist Church, on Garvin Street, is celebrating "100 years of Grace" with an anniversary reception this Saturday, July 30th. The ...
Jul 18, 2022 Image courtesy of Grace Baptist Church
Accused Rapist Arrested Two Weeks After Standoff
Nearly two weeks ago Gibson County deputies were on the scene of a standoff at a trailer on West John Street. After several hours law enforcement broke open the door and detained two people while sear...
Jul 18, 2022 Photo from the Gibson County jail
Line Of Duty Deaths Are On The Rise
Supporting Heroes, an organization that is there for families when a first responder dies in line of duty, held their Tribute gala Saturday evening at the Owensboro Convention Center. This year there ...
Jul 18, 2022 Picture taken by Amy Adams
Firefighter's Widow Will Appear In Court Today
The widow of a murdered Evansville firefighter has a date in court today. 50 year old Elizabeth Fox Doerr is charged with perjury. Her arrest followed her testimony before a grand jury last week. Sinc...
Jul 18, 2022 Photo from WIKY news archives
Henderson Teen In Critical Condition
Henderson County deputies were called to the vicinity of Green River Road and Tillman Bethel Road about 4:30 Sunday morning where they found three juveniles involved in a wreck. Investigation showed a...
Jul 18, 2022 Philip Bitnar / CC
Repeat Drug Offender Arrested Again In Warrick County
Authorities searched a duffle bag carried by a Newburgh man and found more than 350 grams of pot. 35 year old Michael Jimenez also had a handgun that was reported stolen in Warrick County. When search...
Jul 18, 2022 Photo from the Warrick County Jail
Supporting Heroes Gala In Owensboro
When a first responder dies in the line of duty Supporting Heroes is there for the loved ones they leave behind. Jerri Lynn Johnson knows this first hand. Her son Jeremy was only 18 in 2012 when the f...
Jul 15, 2022 Photo from Supporting Heroes Website
Employees Evacuated From Warehouse Fire
Evansville firefighters were dispatched to Berry Plastics Drive near the airport on a report of a warehouse fire. Arriving units found employees evacuating the building, and smoke showing. It took a w...
Jul 15, 2022 Photo from Berry Global Facebook page
Motorcycles, Music and Food In Sturgis, Ky Through Sunday
Today is Day 2 of the 2022 Sturgis Kentucky Bike Rally. Kentucky As many as 7-thousand bikers from as far away as Hawaii are tripling the population of Sturgis to enjoy food vendors, concerts, fellows...
Jul 15, 2022 Photo from Sturgis Bike Rally Facebook page
Truck Runs Into A House Overnight
A truck hit a house sending it through the kitchen just after 2:00 this morning. This happened in the 9800 block of W. Boonville-New Harmony Road in Northern Vanderburgh County. Close to 500 people we...
Jul 15, 2022 Picture from Scott Township Fire/EMS
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