Category Archives: Local News

Mayor Terry Presents 2026 Budget To City Leaders
Evansville Mayor Stephanie Terry presented her 2026 budget overview in front of city leaders yesterday. She plans to use the general city fund for road improvements, safety, and affordable housing. Ma...
Amy Adams Sep 10, 2025 Rawpixel / Depositphotos.com

Kentucky Has New Website To Monitor Scams
Leaders in Kentucky are trying to help you be prepared when someone tries to run a scam on you. A new anti-scam website has launched that reports and monitors ongoing scams in Kentucky. The Better Bus...
Amy Adams Sep 10, 2025 karenr / Depositphotos.com

Volunteer Fireman Dies On The Way To Structure Fire
The Celestine, Indiana, Volunteer Fire Department has confirmed the death of one of their firefighters. 41-year-old Luke Gehlhausen was responding to a structure fire Sunday night when he was involved...
Amy Adams Sep 09, 2025 Mermolenko / Depositphotos.com

Pike County Woman Sentenced For Wire Fraud
A Pike County woman learns her fate in federal court after pleading guilty to wire fraud. Ellen Corn was executive director for a Dubois County non-profit youth mentoring program that provides college...
Amy Adams Sep 09, 2025 Ellen Corn (ISP)

Mobile Shredding Event Happening In Owensboro
This Friday will be a good day to get rid of all those papers you've got stacked all over the house. Piranha Mobile Shredding will be in Owensboro from 10 am to 1 pm. The service is intended for perso...
Amy Adams Sep 09, 2025 karammiri / Depositphotos.com

Mesker Park Zoo Announces The Passing Of Berta
Mesker Park Zoo released a statement on Monday regarding the passing of Berta, a Mueller grey gibbon. Berta celebrated her 59th birthday last July, making her the oldest grey gibbon in the United Stat...
Amy Adams Sep 09, 2025 Photo from Mesker Park Zoo Facebook page

Posey And Vanderburgh County Crews Respond To Barn Fire
Posey County fire crews were called to a barn fire Sunday morning on St. Wendel Cynthiana Road. Vanderburgh County Firefighters were called to assist. The occupants were able to get out safely before ...
Amy Adams Sep 08, 2025 Angela Marie / CC

Two People Facing Drug Charges Following Traffic Stop
Two people are facing drug charges following a traffic stop on I-69. In August, EPD detectives received several tips about a black Challenger making trips to Detroit to pick up large quantities of ill...
Amy Adams Sep 08, 2025 Travon Starks and Bridgette Lynch (VCSO)

A Compliant Was Filed Prior To Chemical Fire At PBTT
The weekend's chemical fire in Newburgh wasn't the first of its kind. There was a structure fire at PBTT Last December, and the Haz-Mat team from a neighboring county was brought in for that one as we...
Amy Adams Sep 08, 2025 thodonal / Depositphotos.com

Water Works Road Closing
From Evansville Street maintenance. Street Maintenance will be closing Water Works Rd, to through traffic, at 7am on Monday 9/8/25 until 7am Thursday 9/11/25. This is for road repair and emergency veh...
Aaron Santini Sep 05, 2025 Alan Levine


