Category Archives: Local News

Jailer Caught Bringing In Contraband
A Daviess County jailer was caught bringing contraband into the detention center while off the clock. According to Kentucky State police, 22 year old Christian West of Utica, admitted to smuggling cel...
Amy Adams Jan 12, 2022 Courtesy of the Henderson County Jail

Restaurant Chain Goes to Drive Thru Business...
With the Omicron variant numbers on the rise making it even more difficult to have enough staff, some restaurants have had to dial down their operations. Others have also done so out of an abundance o...
Jan 12, 2022 ใใใ / CC

Large Electrical Transformer Moved Today
Evansville Police say they will be helping with a large load escort today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. CenterPoint Energy will be moving a large electrical transformer. Some of these roads are narrow, and th...
Amy Adams Jan 12, 2022 Tilemahos Efthimiadis / CC

Updated Road Closures
Update---1/11/22 Daviess County KY 298 is Closed at MP 2 - MP 3 KY 762 is Closed at MP 0.0 - MP 1 (Ohio Co line) Hancock County KY 334 is OPEN Henderson KY 1557 is OPEN KY 136 is Closed at MP 0.0 - MP...
Amy Adams Jan 11, 2022 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Blood Donations At A Critical Low
Blood donations are at a critical low in the tri-state and across the US. The American Red Cross says, it's due to the rise in Covid cases, severe weather, and staffing shortages. Donated blood has a ...
Amy Adams Jan 11, 2022 Alex Juel / CC

Grippos Truck Used in Thefts
Daviess County IN -- Deputies is Daviess County, Indiana, say a large Grippo's delivery truck was used in some thefts. The large yellow delivery truck was stolen from Evansville. That happened Saturda...
Jan 11, 2022 Photo: Daviess County (IN) Sheriff's Office

New Covid Cases In Indiana
Indiana Department of Health released more Covid cases on Monday. Ten-thousand new cases, but no new deaths bringing the pandemic total in the state close to 14 million and 19,000 deaths. Locally, Van...
Amy Adams Jan 11, 2022 Jernej Furman / CC

Henderson Trash Schedule Change for Holiday
Trash collection in the City of Henderson and services at the landfill/transfer station will be operating on a different schedule the week of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 17....
Aaron Santini Jan 10, 2022 Sarah Taylor / CC

Convenience Store Robbed At Gunpoint
Owensboro police were dispatched to the Quality Quick store on Fredrica Street about 3:15 Sunday morning. A man in a green hoodie, black pants and a ball cap came into the store and pointed gun, deman...
Amy Adams Jan 10, 2022 Geoffrey Fairchild / CC

Owensboro Woman Dies In House Fire
Owensboro firefighters responded to the 1400 block of West 12th street about 1:40 in the morning on Saturday. They arrived to find smoke and flames billowing from a bedroom window. One person -- and e...
Amy Adams Jan 10, 2022 liz west / CC


