Category Archives: Local News

Arrest In Grayville IL Death
After finding a body in Grayville on Sunday, an investigation by the Illinois State Police, led to the arrest of a murder suspect. 56 year old Steven Schmittler, of Grayville, Ill., is charged with th...
Nov 24, 2021 Steven Schmittler (Illinois State Police)

Man Faces More Child Molestation Charges
An Evansville man is back in jail charged with 25 counts of child molestation. 39-year-old James Fairchild was arrested on November 18th after a juvenile victim told authorities he sexually assaulted ...
Nov 24, 2021 James Fairchild (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Civic Leaders Experience Homelessness
Some Evansville city officials spend two days in first hand experience of what it's like to be homeless. The experiment began Thursday and ran for 48 hours. It was set up by Aurora, an organization de...
Nov 24, 2021 flightlog / CC

Fantasy of Lights Opens Thanksgiving
A long-time holiday tradition begins its run for 2021 tomorrow. The 28th annual Ritzy's Fantasy of Lights opens Thanksgiving night. The event is an important source of funding for Easter Seals, provid...
Nov 24, 2021 WIKY News File Photo by Jay Zimmer

Implosion Causes Collateral Damage
After the dust settled from Sunday's 420 Building implosion, there was damage to one neighboring restaurant. Lic's Deli, located in the historic Grant building from the 1880's, had some exterior damag...
Nov 23, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Amy Adams

Circus Prep Under Way
Well they're not clowning around down at the Ford Center... at least not yet. But preparations are well under way for the 87th annual Shrine Circus. It's a much-anticipated event since it was canceled...
Nov 23, 2021 WIKY News File Photo by Jay Zimmer

Despite Supply Chain Problems, Christmas Trees Abound
Supply chain problems and shortages of truck drivers appear to have spared at least one holiday shopping tradition. Boy Scout troop 399 at Sacred Heart Parish on the West Side is expecting two trucks ...
Nov 23, 2021 WIKY News File Photo by Jay Zimmer

More Victims of Stinson Ave.Killing Suspects Sought
Evansville police are looking further into the Stinson Avenue homicide that happened last month. Suspect Carey Hammond was shot and killed by police, and Heidi Carter was arrested on multiple charges....
Nov 23, 2021 Heidi Carter (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Owensboro Man Accused of Arson
An Owensboro man was arrested late Saturday night for setting a house on fire. This happened in the 2200 block of Old Henderson Road. Thirty-two year old, Rafael Ramirez, barricaded himself inside a h...
Nov 22, 2021 shay sowden / CC

Henderson Home and Car Hit by Gunfire
Around midnight Sunday morning Henderson police were called to the 200 block of Letcher Street. One of the occupants of the home, 29 year old Matthew Book, was in a bar fight earlier, and within sever...
Nov 22, 2021 neekoh.fi / CC


