Category Archives: Local News
Jasper Man Busted at Traffic Stop
Jasper Police pulled a vehicle over for Running a stoplight early Sunday morning. This happened at the intersection of Fifth Street and U.S. Route 231. 39 year old, Brandon Wilkie was driving on a sus...
Dec 06, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC
Fire Displaces Family
A mother and her three children are displaced late Saturday night at her Fulton Square Apartment. The smoke detector woke her up, then she noticed a fire behind her dresser. After being unsuccessful a...
Dec 06, 2021 Arseni Mourzenko
Fantasy of Lights Vandalism
Officials with Easterseals say Ritzy's Fantasy of Lights was vandalized for the three nights in a row. Installations were pushed down, hundreds of bulbs were stolen or crushed, and spotlights and othe...
Dec 06, 2021 WIKY News File Photo by Jay Zimmer
Storms Cause Power Outages
Center Point Energy's outage map showed about 1400 customers without power in several areas before sunup this morning. Power was out in the 41 and Boonville New Harmony Road area, causing traffic ligh...
Dec 06, 2021 Spring Dew / CC
Princeton Native to National Baseball Hall of Fame
Princeton native and Petersburg High School graduate Gil Hodges is among a class of six players voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The announcement was made on Sunday. Hodges' entrance to ...
Dec 06, 2021 slgckgc / CC
Authorities Update Federal Drug Investigation
29 of 30 suspects are in custody following a months-long drug investigation that culminated in Evansville and the TriState area including Henderson, Newburgh and Princeton earlier this week. At a morn...
Dec 03, 2021 L.C. Walter Moore II (Photo: United States Attorney)
Chase Lands Man in Jail
A car chase in Evansville landed a man in jail yesterday afternoon. It ended when 26 year old, Darrell Cohoon hit a concrete median just south of Highway 41 and St. George. He also hit another car cau...
Dec 03, 2021 Darrell Cohoon (Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office)
New Apartments Move Forward
A hundred new apartments are headed to Evansville's north side. The Area Plan Commission gave approval on Thursday for a rezoning request by Ohio-based Redwood Apartment Neighborhoods. The new complex...
Dec 03, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
Accident Closes Gibson Co. Road
An accident on Highway 41 in Gibson County sent several people with injuries, some serious, to the hospital. The crash happened near County Road 100 West in Princeton, when a semi rear ended another v...
Dec 03, 2021 Scott Davidson / CC
Judge Accepts Suspension
A Daviess County judge has agreed to a voluntary suspension, while she faces charges of official misconduct and abuse of power. Judge Julia Hawes Gordon is the Family Court judge in the 6th Judicial C...
Dec 03, 2021 Douglas Palmer / CC
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