Category Archives: Local News

Hoosier Dems Push to Legalize Pot
Indiana Democrats are pushing to legalize marijuana in the Hoosier State. They plan to push for the legalization of medical and recreational marijuana in Indiana during the next legislative session. W...
Nov 18, 2021 Tomas de Aquino / CC

Man Accused in Posey County Double Homicide Appears In Court
The man accused of robbing and killing a Mt. Vernon couple made his first court appearance Tuesday afternoon. 28-year-old Austin Kusturin is now being held without bond in the deaths of John and Eliza...
Nov 17, 2021 Austin Kusturin (Indiana State Police)

Arrest in Owensboro Stabbing
A man has been arrested in a stabbing that happened in Owensboro Tuesday morning. Police were called to the Days Inn on New Hartford road. They found a woman with several stab wounds and other injurie...
Nov 17, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC

Petitioners Want Animal-Free Circus
Thanksgiving is the first day the Hadi Shrine Circus entertains the crowds with their many acts. Two tri-state woman believe that the animals are being tortured into performing unnatural tricks. That'...
Nov 17, 2021 Forsaken Fotos / CC

EVSC Foundation/PEF Merge
The EVSC Foundation and the Public Education Foundation are merging. The new single organization will have what it calls a more profound impact on Evansville public education. The new organization wil...
Nov 17, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Warrick Co. Initiates "Code Red"
Warrick County has a new alert system for their residents. It's called Code Red and aims to keep everyone safe by sending out timely information. It's web based and will send out phone messages and em...
Nov 16, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC

Theft Suspect Is Target of Massive Search
Mt. Vernon High School is on a two-hour delay, and residents on and around Tile Factory Road are being told to lock their doors. Authorities from Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties are looking for a fug...
Nov 16, 2021 Kevin Dooley / CC

Shipping Containers Block Downtown Streets
The tallest building in Evansville has less than a week to live. The empty 18 story structure at 420 Main Street was once the headquarters of Old National Bank. The building is now surrounded by shipp...
Nov 16, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

One Dead in Stabbing
Evansville police respond to the 3200 block of Vann Park Boulevard where a 9-1-1 caller reported finding a family member unresponsive. Officers determined that the victim had been stabbed and was beyo...
Nov 16, 2021 Image source: Midwest Communications

Vanderburgh Part of Cameras-In-Court Experiment
Vanderburgh Superior Court is one of five in the State of Indiana that will permit broadcast and streaming cameras in an experiment that begins December 1. The four month pilot program authorizes news...
Nov 16, 2021 woodleywonderworks / CC


