Category Archives: Local News

Charges Dropped On Couple Accused Of Infant's Death
The Hopkins County couple accused of the death of an infant have had their charges dropped. In August, Kentucky State Troopers arrested the girl's mother, Samantha Stagner, and her boyfriend, Dayton M...
Amy Adams Oct 09, 2025 Dayton Mason and Samantha Stagner (Hopkins Co jail)

Suspect In West Side Shooting Claims Self-Defense
New information on a shooting that took place Tuesday afternoon on St. Joe Avenue, two blocks from the Fall Festival. Officers responded to a stolen car in progress. 911 caller, Shelby Wilson, arrived...
Amy Adams Oct 09, 2025 Marchello Hoskins Jr (VCSO)

Illinois DMV Closing For Good
The Department of Motor Vehicles office in Mt. Carmel, Illinois, will be closing for good. That's according to the Secretary of State's office in an announcement on Tuesday. State officials couldn't c...
Amy Adams Oct 08, 2025 karenr / Depositphotos.com

Madisonville Man Allegedly Injures Officers During Arrest
A Madisonville man is facing charges after he allegedly made a false report and assaulted two officers. Kevin Scott called 9-1-1 to report that someone was walking around in his attic. Once on scene, ...
Amy Adams Oct 08, 2025 Kevin Scott Hopkinsville Detention Center

Fishermen Find Skeletal Remains Along Riverbank
Skeletal remains were discovered by two fishermen along the Ohio River in Cannelton on September 29. Indiana State Police say among the six bones were a skull, a lower jaw with several teeth intact, a...
Amy Adams Oct 08, 2025 Photo taken from ISP website

Franklin Street Lofts Project Is Off And Running
Developers broke ground on the new Franklin Street Lofts project. Owners and area leaders celebrated the start of the development by shoving concrete blocks out a second-floor window. The $13 million ...
Amy Adams Oct 08, 2025 Photo from Evansville Regional Economic Partnership

Man Accused Of Pulling Knife On Rural King Employees
An Evansville man faces a list of charges after allegedly pulling a knife on some Rural King employees. Police were sent to the Morgan Avenue store about 9 a.m. Saturday. There, they found 42-year-old...
Amy Adams Oct 06, 2025 Nathanael Pullom (VCSO)

Pilot Survives Southern Indiana Plane Crash
A single-engine plane crashed in a heavily wooded area in Orange County, Indiana, with one person aboard. Indiana State Police received a call from the Louisville Airport around 10:00 Saturday night a...
Amy Adams Oct 06, 2025 Picture from ISP

Two People Arrested Following Attack On EPD Officers
Two people are behind bars after Evansville Police say they were attacked. 45-year-old Ben Washington was pulled over in front of his house while riding his bike for ignoring a stop sign. Washington a...
Amy Adams Oct 06, 2025 Ben Washington and Shanay Cawthorne (VCSO)

Apartment Fire Displaces Several People
As many as 18 people have been displaced after an apartment fire early Sunday morning. It happened at the Cross Lake Apartments on Biltmore Way. Arriving units noted flames coming out of the top of th...
Amy Adams Oct 06, 2025 D4E / CC


