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CEO Charged With Home Improvement Fraud
The Chief Executive Officer of Elite construction Systems is in trouble. He is accused of taking money for home construction jobs he never finished. 45 year old Matthew Gates is charged with felony ho...
Amy Adams Feb 21, 2022 Courtesy of the Vanderburgh County Jail.

Father Arrested For Allegedly Shooting Son
A Richland City man is accused of shooting his son Saturday evening. Police say, they found 40 year old Justin Blair with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. Authorities say, things escalated after the tw...
Amy Adams Feb 21, 2022 Courtesy of the Spencer County Jail.

Chili Fundraiser Raised Money For Scholarships
McCutchanville Fire Department held a chili fundraiser on Saturday to a hungry crowd. For the last nine years the fire department has raised money in the name of fallen firefighter Jeremy Tighe. He wa...
Amy Adams Feb 21, 2022 Courtesy of McCutchanville Fire Department

Major Drug Bust In Owensboro
A major drug bust in Owensboro over the weekend has a man in jail on multiple charges. The Owensboro police department says, they entered the home of 36 year old Skylar Riney on a search warrant. Offi...
Amy Adams Feb 21, 2022 Courtesy of the Daviess County Jail.

Road Closed Because Of Accident
Kansas Road just East of Green River Road will be closed for a while because of an accident. A garbage truck driver pulled down hanging wires. This caused two poles to be pulled down on opposite sides...
Amy Adams Feb 18, 2022 nevil zaveri / CC

High Water Closes Tri-State Roads
Between I-64 and IN 64; S 900 E (Birdseye). Look out for flooding. All lanes are blocked. For two days. KY 1557 is Closed at Mile Post 2 - Mile Post 3 KY 812 is Closed with high water at Mile Post 0 -...
Amy Adams Feb 18, 2022 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Woman Charged With Overdose Death
An Evansville woman is facing charges in connection with the overdose death of Zachary Goodin. He was found deceased in his apartment in April of 2021. Todd Gardner was arrested last August after he a...
Amy Adams Feb 18, 2022 Courtesy of the Vanderburgh County jail.

Jeremy Tighe Memorial Fundraiser On Saturday
McCutchanville Fire Department will sell chili on Saturday from 11:00-3:00 at Station 5 on Petersburg Road. It's their annual Jeremy Tighe Memorial fundraiser. Jeremy died in the line of duty on Febru...
Amy Adams Feb 18, 2022 Courtesy of McCutchanville Fire Department

Ford Center / Victory Theatre Hiring Event
VenuWorks of Evansville, the managing company of the Ford Center and Victory Theatre, is hosting a hiring event on February 23rd for multiple positions. Part-time positions available include: Concessi...
Aaron Santini Feb 17, 2022 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Murder Suspect Makes First Court Appearance
An Evansville murder suspect made his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon. 22-year old Jean Holland was arrested Friday and is accused in the stabbing death of Kayla Warner. Her body was found ...
Amy Adams Feb 17, 2022 Courtesy of Vanderburgh County Jail.


