Category Archives: Local News

Holiday World Looking For Team Members
Holiday World is having a virtual hiring event this weekend. Between the two parks there are over 2,000 positions available. Employees 18 and older will start at $13 an hour. Team members have free en...
Amy Adams Mar 01, 2022 WIKY News File Photo by Jordan Rowe

Update...North Side House Fire
The house fire in the 800 block of Allens Lane is out. Crews are still on scene. Avoid this area.
Amy Adams Mar 01, 2022 Picture taken by John Buckman with permission to use

Breaking...House Fire on Evansville's North Side
Around 5:20 Crews were called to a fully involved house fire in the 800 block of Allens Lane. Same house caught fire a month ago. No information on injuries. Avoid this area.
Amy Adams Mar 01, 2022 Robert Couse-Baker / CC

Evansville Bar Corks Vodka Bottles
The bar at Evansville's downtown Doubletree Hotel is putting the stopper in it Russian vodka bottles. Managers of the Quarry Bar say it's in solidarity with the people of the Ukraine. They've also re-...
Mar 01, 2022 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Controversial Education Bill Dies
Members of the Indiana General Assembly deny advancement to a controversial education bill on Monday. House Bill 1134 would have placed restrictions on what teachers could say in the classroom about g...
Mar 01, 2022 WIKY News File Photo by Jay Zimmer

Work Badge Led To Man's Arrest
An Evansville man is accused of raping a woman he was suppose to take home from a bar. The victim told police he stopped in an alley, and that's where he assaulted her. He made her say it was was cons...
Amy Adams Mar 01, 2022 Courtesy of the Vanderburgh County Jail.

Louisville Man Suspected Of Murder Is On The Run
Louisville Metro Police are seeking a suspect after two people were shot Sunday afternoon. It happened about 4pm when LMPD units responded to a shooting call in he 4100 block of Quiet Way. They found ...
Amy Adams Feb 28, 2022 Courtesy KSP

Man Arrested In Connection To Overdose Death
An Evansville man is believed to be connected to the death of Mallory Phillips who was found on August 15, 2020. Officials said she died from multiple drug intoxication, including fentanyl and heroin....
Amy Adams Feb 28, 2022 Courtesy of the Vanderburgh County Jail.

Suspect Jailed For Alleged Dollar Tree Robbery
Evansville police were dispatched to the Dollar Tree on Diamond Avenue around 6:15 Sunday morning for a burglary. When officers arrived they say they found a shattered window to the front of the store...
Amy Adams Feb 28, 2022 Courtesy of the Vanderburgh County Jail.

Gun Shots Heard Behind Big Lots
Gun shots were heard near the Devonshire Gardens Apartments on Green River Road on Wednesday. Evansville police responded to the area behind Big Lots. Witnesses were able to help identify the two grou...
Amy Adams Feb 25, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC


