Category Archives: Local News

Numerous Theft Reports in Haubstadt
Thefts are on the rise in Haubstadt, so police are asking residents to lock your home and vehicles. Over the weekend police responded to numerous calls. Unlocked cars were broken into around Elm Stree...
Nov 22, 2021 Michael Derr / CC

420 Main Building Implosion With Video MULTIPLE ANGLES
Story by Jay Zimmer. It's gone. Amid glaring flashes of light and rumbling sound, the 420 Main Building collapsed upon itself Sunday morning. In mere seconds, the building that has epitomized the down...
Aaron Santini Nov 21, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Woman Sentenced in Attempted Murder of Deputy
Twenty-six year old Diana Ellmers was sentenced Thursday to twenty-six years in prison, for the attempted murder of a Vanderburgh County Sheriff Deputy. Back in September of 2020, a deputy checked out...
Nov 19, 2021 Diana Ellmers (Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office

City Skyline to Change This weekend
This building made it's first appearance in a newspaper ad on October 20th, 1967. The ad read, "We're changing the face of our hometown, going head and shoulders above the past, to prove our faith in ...
Nov 19, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Jasper Turkeys Pardoned at W.H.
Two turkeys, named Peanut Butter and Jelly, are headed to the White House this morning to be pardoned by President Biden. The turkeys are from a Jasper Indiana farm. After their pardon, Peanut Butter ...
Nov 19, 2021 Matthew Britton / CC

Two Arrested for Burglary
Two men were arrested on burglary charges Thursday morning. Twenty-seven year old Kenneth Arnz and Thirty-Eight year old Moises Jaramillo where found inside a business on Vincent Station Road, in Davi...
Nov 19, 2021 Image source: Midwest Communications

After-Thanksgiving Cooking Oil Depository
What to do with that cooking oil used in preparing your holiday meal? This year, the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility can help. The Saturday after thanksgiving, you can bring your used cooking oil t...
Nov 19, 2021 Calgary Reviews / CC

Vehicle in Attempted ATM Theft Stolen
The van used in an attempted ATM theft was stolen from an apartment complex. Police reports say the unlocked van was stolen from Normandy apartments. The suspects tried unsuccessfully to crack the Reg...
Nov 18, 2021 Rusty Clark ~ 100K Photos / CC

Murder Victim Identified
The woman murdered in her Vann Park Blvd. apartment has been identified as twenty-three year old Kayla Marie Warner. She was found unresponsive Monday morning by a family member. A child was found sle...
Nov 18, 2021 Image source: Midwest Communications

Evansville Skyline To Change
The fifty year old building, the tallest building within one-hundred and twenty miles of Evansville, will crumble to its knees on Sunday morning. Once a symbol of the city's growth, will no longer dom...
Nov 18, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer


