Category Archives: Local News
Evansville Weekend Event Road Closings
Evansville African American Museum will be hosting the '3RD SATURDAY' beginning Friday, June 17th, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Closing Garvin Street between Canal Street & Lincoln Avenue; Gar...
Jun 17, 2022 Hugh Kimura / CC
Defense Will Present Double Murder Case Today
The prosecution rested Thursday in the trial of Chase Simmons in Daviess County. The defense will begin putting on its case today. Simmons is charged with murder and assault in connection with the dea...
Jun 17, 2022 Chase Simmons, Courtesy of the Daviess County Jail
Social Media Is Being Used For Puppy Scams
Indiana State Police is currently investigating reports of fraud involving the purchase of puppies using online media platforms. Citizens report that they believe they are making contact with individu...
Jun 17, 2022 Валентина Павлова
Juneteenth Celebration This Weekend
The Evansville African American Museum hosts several events in celebration of Juneteenth. Today at 5pm is the Baptisttown Culture and Arts festival with local vendors. Tomorrow, Saturday, at 11am it's...
Jun 17, 2022 USAG- Humphreys / CC
Henderson Man arrested and Charged With Attempted Murder
An arrest has been made for a shooting that took place on the 3000 block of North Fulton Avenue last month. 21 year old Nyle Fox faces multiple charges including attempted murder. The victim's mother ...
Jun 17, 2022 Nyle Fox, Courtesy of Vanderburgh County Jail
EVSC Hiring School Bus Drivers
The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation is hosting a bus driver career fair one week from today. The event will take place at Central High School in the lower parking lot along First Avenue. Int...
Jun 17, 2022 Picture taken from WIKY NEWS archives
Texas Man Arrested In Evansville Charged With Child Molestation
A Texas man is in the Vanderburgh County Jail on a long list of sex-related charges. A juvenile victim went to Holly's House to be interviewed earlier this year. During that interview, investigators s...
Jun 16, 2022 Ricardo Sandoval Jr., Courtesy of the Vanderburgh County jail
Fallen Tree Blocked Newburgh Street For Several Hours
A large tree fell around 3:00 this morning causing a power outage for some CenterPoint Energy customers. This happened at the intersection of West Jennings and North Madison Streets in Newburgh. A wom...
Jun 16, 2022 Picture taken by Laura Ellsworth
Truck Driver Charged With The Kidnapping Of Missing Girl
A man was arrested after authorities found him with a missing girl in Ohio County. On Saturday, the Ohio County Sheriff's Office was notified about a missing girl from Indiana in a semi-truck driven b...
Jun 16, 2022 Joseph Lewis, Courtesy of the Ohio County Jail
Mistaken Identity In Attempted Murder Case
The Evansville teen charged with attempted murder was released from the Vanderburgh County Jail due to mistaken identity. Around 2:00am on May 22, two off-duty police officers heard shots fired outsid...
Jun 16, 2022 Randall Hood, Courtesy of the Vanderburgh County Jail.
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