Category Archives: Local News

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

Two Charged With Drug Trafficking
Two people are in jail after Madisonville police found a large amount of drugs and a gun. Officers say during a search of the home they found about 180 suspected counterfeit fentanyl pills. An AK-74 s...
Amy Adams Feb 25, 2022 Courtesy of the Hopkins County Jail.

One Person Dead In Early Morning Crash
One person was killed, just after five this morning, in a single car accident. Portions of State Road 66 were shut down around two hours at Darlington Road near Kaiser Aluminum. Crews have left the sc...
Amy Adams Feb 25, 2022 Image courtesy of The Warrick County Sheriff's Office


