Category Archives: Local News
Indiana Has First Case Of Omicron
The Indiana Department of Health said on Sunday that the first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Indiana. The C-D-C says Indiana was one of seven states where the Omicron va...
Dec 20, 2021 Nicolas Raymond / CC
Suspect Arrested For Double Homicide
An Evansville man is in jail for allegedly killing two people Sunday morning on Lodge Avenue. Evansville police were sent on a welfare check. They found two deceased victims and children inside the ho...
Dec 20, 2021 Arthur Jones IV (Vanderburgh County Jail)
Child Taken to Drug Deal
A father accused of bringing his young son to buy drugs is now facing charges. Dispatch received a 911 hang up call around 2 a.m. Saturday morning and heard yelling. Deputies arrived at South Red Bank...
Dec 20, 2021 Joshua Sartore (Vanderburgh County Jail)
Man Arrested for Tornado Damage Looting
A man was found stealing on tornado damaged properties over the weekend. 52 year old Jimmy Benton was arrested in the middle of loading his van and trailer with victims appliances and other items. A n...
Dec 20, 2021 Jimmy Benton (Hopkins County Jail)
Teenage Tornado Victim Found
Bowling Green, Kentucky was one of the towns hit by last weeks tornados. The storm killed six members in one family. The seventh member was missing until yesterday. According to police, 13 year old Ny...
Dec 17, 2021 Benjamen Benson / CC
One of Three Shooting Victims Dies
One of the three victims from Tuesday night's shooting on Kirkwood Drive has died. The coroner said, 18 year old Olivia Huggler passed away Wednesday at Deaconess Midtown. She was one of the three vic...
Dec 17, 2021 Smarterlam / CC
Hopkins List of Missing Down To 1
The number of unaccounted for people in Hopkins County is down to one. That's as of 4pm Thursday, according to Emergency Management workers. They say people are being found outside the storm-damaged z...
Dec 17, 2021 Photo: Justin Sturgeon
Tots in Bathtub Survive Tornado
Two Hopkins County infants, that were put in a bathtub by their grandmother, survived last weeks violent storms. She says, she placed a blanket, pillow, and a bible in the tub with the babies. 15 mont...
Dec 17, 2021 Photo: Union County Emergency Management
West Side Home Catches Fire
The Evansville Fire Department responded to a house fire at Third and Michigan. It started around 8:45 this morning with the homeowner inside. Anna Dilbeck told Wiky news that she didn't know what cau...
Dec 16, 2021 WIKY NEWS
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Tutor Arrested
Police say, a student of the University of Evansville was arrested for taking pictures of juveniles in a EVSC bathroom. 20 year old Jacob Butler was a tutor at Vogel Elementary. A student at the schoo...
Dec 16, 2021 Jacob Butler (Vanderburgh County Jail)
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