Category Archives: Local News

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

Governor Extends Executive Order
Indiana governor Eric Holcomb has extended the state's emergency health orders for another 30 days. The extension is a result of an increase in COVID 19 hospitalizations, along with concern about the ...
Dec 02, 2021 Photo: Governor Eric Holcomb's Office

Bank Concludes Merger
Evansville's United Fidelity Bank completes its merger with a California financial entity. International City Bank of Long Beach California will adopt the United Bank name as part of it's own. The mer...
Dec 02, 2021 Mike Cohen / CC

White Flag Policy Changes
United Caring Services of Evansville, has changed their White Flag program. The flag will be out through February since, the next three months are considered the coldest. In the past, the only way to ...
Dec 02, 2021 Maria Korolov


