Category Archives: Local News

Murdered Woman Identified
The woman murdered in an Owensboro shooting last week has been identified. Officials say her name is 49 year old Shannon Buchler. Police say the shooting happened in the 100 block of East 25th Street ...
Amy Adams Jan 31, 2022 Alan Cleaver / CC

House Fire Ruled Accidental
The Evansville Fire Department was called to a house fire Saturday afternoon on North Fourth Avenue. Fire crews say Smoke and flames were coming from the basement when they arrived. The fire was out i...
Amy Adams Jan 31, 2022 Courtesy of John Buckman III

Evansville Pharmacy Closing Next Month
Last November CVS Health announced the closing of 900 stores over the next three years. The Evansville pharmacy at 101 North Burkhardt Road will close February 26. CVS says the reason they are closing...
Amy Adams Jan 28, 2022 Mike Mozart / CC

FBI Investigating Attempted ATM Theft
The FBI is heading up an investigation into an apparent attempted theft from an Automatic Teller Machine at a Newburgh bank. The Warrick County Sheriff's Office got an alert from an automatic alarm in...
Amy Adams Jan 28, 2022 Mingo Hagen / CC

Basketball Coach Has Ideas To Fix Crime Problem
An Owensboro coach has some ideas of his own for taking on the crime problem there. Basketball coach Joshua James is spearheading an event he calls Balls Up, Guns Down as part of an overall plan by Ne...
Amy Adams Jan 28, 2022 Chilli Head / CC

Owensboro Man Is Accused Of Hitting Officer With His Car
An Owensboro man is accused of pulling a handgun on a Burger King employee. Owensboro Police say they responded to the 2400 block of Patriot run around 6:00 am Thursday morning. They caught up with 32...
Amy Adams Jan 28, 2022 Scott Davidson / CC

Last Day To Apply For Disaster Unemployment Benefits
Today is the last day to apply for disaster unemployment benefits for victims of December's storms. To be considered for assistance, you have to be ineligible for other kinds of unemployment services....
Amy Adams Jan 28, 2022 Sean MacEntee / CC

Former Deputy Coroner Pleads Guilty
Wednesday former deputy coroner Christopher Leduc pleaded guilty to official misconduct and theft charges. Officials say he is accused of stealing money from a person whose death he was investigating ...
Amy Adams Jan 27, 2022 Courtesy of the Vanderburgh county jail.

Murder Charge Changed To Manslaughter
Charges have been changed to first degree manslaughter in the death investigation of five year old Braydon Irwin. According to court officials Braydon's mother Kayla Irwin and her boyfriend, Daniel Cl...
Amy Adams Jan 27, 2022 Courtesy of the Meade County Jail.

Hoosier Housing Help For Landlords And Tenants
We are now entering the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic. This has put a tremendous strain on our pocketbooks. In Indiana, the problem is far worse, since the Hoosier State's eviction moratorium e...
Amy Adams Jan 27, 2022 Amaury Laporte / CC


