Category Archives: Local News
Red Kettle Campaign Opens
The annual Red Kettle campaign of the Salvation Army gets under way today (Fri).. Mayor Lloyd Winnecke will proclaim the day as "Red Kettle Day," and will issue a challenge to the community to feed th...
Nov 12, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
U.S. Senator Mike Braun Accused of Illegal Campaign Finance
U-S Senator Mike Braun of Indiana is accused of improper campaign finances. A Federal Election Commission draft audit shows about $8.5 million in banned loans. That includes about $1.5 million from Me...
Nov 12, 2021 Courtesy of Senator Mike Braun Office
420 Main Implosion
A big part of downtown Evansville's skyline is slated to disappear later this month. The 420 main building -- for years the headquarters of Old National Bank -- will be demolished by implosion. It'll ...
Nov 12, 2021
Shooting May Be Justified
A Tuesday night shooting on Evansville's south side may have been self defense. One person showed up at an Evansville hospital with an apparent gunshot wound Tuesday night. Evansville police say it ha...
Nov 11, 2021 Robert Nelson / CC
V.C. Commissioners Settle Lawsuit
Vanderburgh County Commissioners approve the settlement of a lawsuit. The action involved Joshua Davis, a former county jail officer. Davis was arrested after reportedly getting into a fight with an i...
Nov 11, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
Two Arrested on Neglect Charges
Two people were arrested for child neglect on Wednesday. Evansville police served a warrant in the 5600 block of Washington Avenue. Inside the home they found trash and mold virtually everywhere, and ...
Nov 11, 2021 Scott Davidson / CC
TriState Observes Veterans Day
A special observation of Veterans Day comes to the World War Two vintage ship that's home ported in Evansville. LST 325's ship's bell will ring 21 times beginning at 1:45PM. There'll also be a color g...
Nov 11, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
Arrest Made in Mt. Vernon Homicides
There's been an arrest in the Mt. Vernon double homicide. John and Elizabeth Hall were found dead in their home on Saturday. Autopsies completed Sunday apparently confirmed that their deaths were homi...
Nov 10, 2021 Austin Kusturin (Indiana State Police)
Broadband Project Approved
Vanderburgh county commissioners approve a contract with AT&T Tuesday which is the next step in an expanded broadband project. The $40 million project will bring broadband internet to underserved ...
Nov 10, 2021 Sean MacEntee / CC
Parents Ordered To Drug Abuse Probation
Evansville police made a welfare call on Crestview Drive last week. Sasha Drake and Clifford Johns were arrested after officers found a newborn baby that had received no medical care. Officers say the...
Nov 10, 2021 Sasha Drake (Vanderburgh County Jail)
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