Category Archives: Local News
Body Found Near Riverpark Center Identified
The body found along the Ohio Riverbanks has been identified. The coroner says she's 73 year old Mary VanVactor of Owensboro. Her remains were found around 8:30 Saturday morning in the area of Riverpa...
Apr 26, 2022 Picture from Wiky News archives
Holly Dunn Pendleton Shares Her Story Tonight
Holly Dunn Pendleton, co-founder of Holly's House, will speak tonight at Smothers Park in Owensboro. She was invited by the non-profit group New Beginnings. Holly is the only survivor of Angel Resendi...
Apr 26, 2022 Picture from Wiky News archives
Six People Charged In Connection With Jail Contraband
Employees and inmates are in trouble after working together to bring contraband into the Webster County Jail. Officials say this investigation has been ongoing in an attempt to clean up the facility. ...
Apr 26, 2022 Courtesy Of the Webster County Jail
Cell Phones May Track Your Whereabouts In Owensboro
Tourists traveling to Owensboro that live 50 miles away or more, could be getting tracked by using their cell phone. The Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau has teamed up with a ...
Apr 26, 2022 Picture taken from WIKY News archives
New Registry Helps To Improve Communication
Families with loved ones with autism can rest a little easier since the initiation of the "Keep Me Safe Registry". The Evansville Police Department says you should think about signing up if your famil...
Apr 26, 2022 Malik Abdallah / CC
Former Evansville Parks Director Turns Himself In
The former director of the Evansville Parks and Recreation Department is under arrest. Brian Holtz was the Subject of an arrest warrant obtained by Evansville Police Financial Crimes unit this morning...
Apr 25, 2022 Picture taken from Wiky News archives
The Town Of Petersburg Is Without Water
The entire city of Petersburg is without water this morning. Mayor R.C. Klipsch says a 12-inch water main broke in a field near Cedar Street early this morning. Pike Central Middle and High School, al...
Apr 25, 2022 Vien Hoang
Woman's Body Found On Riverbank
No foul play is suspected in a body found along the riverbank in Owensboro, early Saturday morning. The Fire Department helped recover the woman's remains in the area of Riverpark Center. The victim h...
Apr 25, 2022 Picture taken from Wiky News archives
Four People Charged With Child Sex Abuse
Four people facing multiple child sex abuse charges were indicted by the Hopkins County Grand Jury. Those charged are Brittany Duvall, Joshua Looney, Michael Gibbs and Ronnie Duvall. Officials say Bri...
Apr 25, 2022 Courtesy of the Hopkins County Jail
Kentucky Woman Charged In Death Of Toddler
A Beech Creek, Kentucky woman was arrested and charged with an incident that killed a toddler last April. Kentucky State Police say enough evidence was submitted to the Muhlenberg County Grand Jury to...
Apr 25, 2022 Courtesy of the Muhlenberg Detention Center
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