Category Archives: Local News

Two People Arrested After Traffic Stop
Two people were arrested Thursday night after a traffic stop. Officers say a car ran a stop sign at Henning and Madison Avenue in Evansville. Authorities say, driver, 34 year old Robert Lemon only had...
Amy Adams Jan 21, 2022 Courtesy of the Vanderburgh County Jail

EVPL Offering Free Tax Assistance
The deadline to file taxes for 2022 is Monday April 18. The Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library has partnered with the American Association of Retired Persons to offer free assistance. Officials say...
Amy Adams Jan 21, 2022 GotCredit / CC

Beshear Has Covid Concerns
Governor Andy Beshear released another Team Kentucky update on Thursday. He is concerned with the past week being the highest for covid cases during the pandemic. According to the Governor one third o...
Amy Adams Jan 21, 2022 Photo: Kentucky Governor's Office

Tyson Foods Laying Off 200 Employees
Officials with Tyson Foods in Robards, Kentucky say they will lay off 200 of their employees. A statement from Tyson says, "We are shifting our product mix to meet the needs of our consumers". "Unfort...
Amy Adams Jan 21, 2022 edkohler / CC

Vanderburgh Sheriff Warns of Scam
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office is warning of a scam going on. Someone will call claiming to be a deputy and maybe using an actual deputy's name. The caller will tell the potential victim they...
Jan 20, 2022 Alachua County / CC

EVSC Bus Drivers Doing Double Duty
The surge in Covid cases is effecting the number of school bus drivers working for the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. When drivers call in sick, on top of the shortage, bus drivers have to...
Amy Adams Jan 20, 2022 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Study Ranks Deaconess Health System
Researchers from Johns Hopkins University took a look at claims data at close to 4,000 hospitals for 17 low value services. Evansville's Deaconess Health System was ranked number eight in the country ...
Amy Adams Jan 20, 2022 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Sex Offender Is Going To Federal Prison
A Evansville man once wanted by the FBI, will spend the next 17 years locked away in federal prison. 33 year old Todd Johnson Jr. was found guilty of sexually exploiting a child and creating imagines ...
Amy Adams Jan 20, 2022 Source: FBI

Activities Canceled
ADVISORY: Both EVSC and Evansville Catholic Schools have canceled after-school activities for tonight due to inclement weather forecasts.
Jan 19, 2022 Cristiana Bardeanu / CC

Man Arrested For Impersonating A Public Servant
Indiana State Police clocked a vehicle going 93 mph in a 60 mph zone off Highway 41 near State Road 64. Police identified the driver as 31 year old Justin McGiffen. Officials say McGiffen showed them ...
Amy Adams Jan 19, 2022 Courtesy of the Gibson County Jail.


