Category Archives: Local News

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

Rich Strike Will Not Run The Preakness
There will be no triple crown winner this year. This year's Kentucky Derby winner, Rich Strike, will not run in the Preakness stakes. Rick Dawson, owner of Rich Strike, said that after many discussion...
Amy Adams May 13, 2022 Maryland GovPics / CC

Three People Survive Plane Crash In Owensboro
A single engine plane crashed while taking off around 8:00 Thursday night. This occurred at the Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport. Emergency crews were sent in response for a plane that had is...
Amy Adams May 13, 2022 Joao Carlos Medau / CC


