Category Archives: Local News

"Pete" Does It Again
He struck again, He goes by the alias "Pete", and since 1990 he has made 41 anonymous donations to Easterseals. He called the office, just after noon Monday, letting staff know that he left a present ...
Nov 30, 2021 Photo: Easterseals

Christmas Lights Safety Tips
McCuthanville Fire Depatment, in Evansville wants to remind you of the do's and don'ts of setting up Christmas lights. Whether your lights are inside or outside, the same rules apply. Make sure you tu...
Nov 30, 2021 Tim Parkinson / CC

Airport Reminder
If you are traveling by plane this holiday season, Evansville Regional Airport wants you to know that face masks are still a requirement. The Transportation Security Administration has extended the ma...
Nov 24, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer and Speaker / CC

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


