Category Archives: Local News

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

Infrastructure Bill Signed
Indiana is slated to receive between $155 million and $160 million for roads and bridges over the next year. Kentucky will get around $130 million. Funding comes from the trillion-dollar infrastructur...
Nov 16, 2021 Pictures of Money / CC

Henderson Schedules Altered for Thanksgiving Week
The Thanksgiving holiday will alter work schedules for trash collection, the drive-thru windows and other offices at Henderson Municipal Center and Henderson Area Rapid Transit. There will be no trash...
Aaron Santini Nov 15, 2021 WIKY News photo by Jordan Rowe

Man Charged with Rape
A woman was taken to Deaconess Emergency room Friday morning, saying that she had been raped. The woman reported that she was meeting a friend at an apartment. When she arrived the friend and Twenty-t...
Nov 15, 2021 Deangeliq McRath (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Jasper Turkeys To Be Pardoned
Two TriState turkeys are headed to Washington to take part in an annual holiday event. They'll be the stars of this year's National Thanksgiving Turkey presentation. Two turkeys from Jasper are being ...
Nov 15, 2021 Matthew Britton / CC

Spencer County Man Sentenced to 210 Years
A Rockport man is sentenced to a lengthy stay in prison. Trent Walker was arrested in 2019, and charged with sexual exploitation of a child and child pornography. Walker was sentenced to 210 years in ...
Nov 15, 2021 David Stanley / CC

Services for Murdered Posey Couple
Funeral services for John and Elizabeth Hall will be held next Saturday from 1 to 4 at the New Harmony Conference Center. The couple, both 74, were found dead in heir Posey County home November 6. The...
Nov 15, 2021 Jenny Burtt / CC

Eric Church and Nelly performances Saturday in Downtown Evansville
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO! WEEKEND TRAFFIC ADVISORY FOR DOWNTOWN EVANSVILLE Two major entertainment events will be held in Downtown Evansville this weekend, when the Ford Center hosts country artist Eric Chu...
Debra Miller Nov 12, 2021


