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Man Pleads Guilty To Biting Officer
A Mt. Vernon man will serve seven years in prison for biting a jail officer in the leg. The incident happened in November 2021 while being housed in the Posey County jail. 38 year old William Reynolds...
Jul 07, 2022 William Reynolds, picture courtesy of Posey County Prosecutor's office
Child Notifies Police Of Abuse
Police were called to the 6600 block of East Oak Street for a child claiming he had been abused. Shawn Miller and Stephanie Dicks were inside when police rang the doorbell. Dick's told them her son ha...
Jul 07, 2022 Miller/Dicks pictures courtesy of Vanderburgh county jail
Vanderburgh County Handing Out Fines To Violators
The Vanderburgh County of ordinances has issued an open burn emergency ban for all areas of the County. The ban shall run concurrent with the similar one in the city of Evansville. No person shall set...
Jul 06, 2022 Picture taken from news release
Evansville Man Faces Child Molestation Charges
An Evansville man arrested in Posey County will appear in court today. David North will face child molestation charges. According to Posey County authorities, two children were taken to Holly's House ...
Jul 06, 2022 David North, Courtesy of the Posey County Jail
Fatal Car Crash In Warrick County
An elderly man was killed in a crash on State Road 68 near Bethel Camp Road just after 3:00 Tuesday afternoon. 85 year old Doyle Butts's vehicle left the roadway and struck a telephone pole. A citizen...
Jul 06, 2022 Image courtesy of The Warrick County Sheriff's Office
Coroner Ruled Death An Accident
The death of 11 year old Camrynn McMichael of Mt. Vernon was caused from a head injury due to a firework mortar. Posey County coroner Bill Denning has ruled his death an accident. The incident happene...
Jul 06, 2022 Pictured provided by family
Two House Fires In Evansville Overnight
Two structure fires broke out in Evansville with the first one close to midnight. EFD arrived at 220 East Oregon Street to find an abandoned house on fire. Emergency crews were able to put it out with...
Jul 06, 2022 1415 S. Linwood Ave, picture from John Buckman
Man Rescued After Jumping From Bridge
Emergency crews from Henderson, Evansville and Newburgh were called to the Ohio river Tuesday evening after a man jumped from the twin bridges. There was quick response from all involved in the rescue...
Jul 06, 2022 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe
Burn Ban Issued For Evansville
Evansville city and county officials have issued an open burn ban effective immediately, due to the lack of rainfall. This also includes the area 4 miles past city limits. All forms of open burning ar...
Jul 06, 2022 Picture taken from Evansville Professional Fire Fighters Local 357 Facebook page
Illinois Lumber Yard Destroyed In Blaze
A fire broke out early Saturday at the old lumber yard near the water tower in Carmi, Illinois. A large portion of the town lost power and internet for several hours. The city's water building sustain...
Jul 05, 2022 Permission to use picture from WROY/WRUL facebook page
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