Category Archives: Local News
Henderson Parents Want Voice on School Re-Opening
About a dozen parents showed up outside the Henderson County School Board meeting. They say they want a voice in determining how the school system resumes operation. On the state level, Kentucky's Dep...
Jay Zimmer Jun 16, 2020 Yuya Tamai / CC
Dubois Drowning Victim Identified
Officials have identified the Jasper man who died after falling into a Dubois County lake as 18-year-old Elijah Anderson According to a news release, several people were swimming in a lake on private ...
Jay Zimmer Jun 16, 2020 Elizabeth M / CC
E-P-D Car Flips
An Evansville police officer was not injured when his police car overturned yesterday (Monday). Police say the officer was driving eastbound on Sycamore yesterday (Monday) afternoon when he hit a util...
Jay Zimmer Jun 16, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe
New EWSU Bill Pay Kiosk Available at Civic Center
EWSU Bill Pay Kiosk Available Outside at the Civic Center Another easy way to pay and maintain social distancing The Evansville Water and Sewer Utility (EWSU) reminds customers there are several ways ...
Debra Miller Jun 15, 2020
Arrest Made in Double Shooting
An arrest has been made concerning a double shooting at Covert Avenue near Highway 41 over the weekend. Police were called to the location by a caller who also said the victims had apparently been sho...
Jay Zimmer Jun 15, 2020 Page Capone Diaz (Courtesy Evansville Police Department)
Fire Damages Iowa St. House
Fire severely damages a vacant house in the 700 block of East Iowa Street this morning (Monday). The house was engulfed when firefighters arrived a little after 5:00. It's out now. No one was hurt, an...
Jay Zimmer Jun 15, 2020 Photo Courtesy Evansville Fire Department
Civic Center Opens
Face coverings are required today as the Civic Center re-opens to public business. Patrons will have their temperatures taken as well. Anyone with a temp above 100 degrees will be turned away. There's...
Jay Zimmer Jun 15, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
Shooting Victim Dies
An autopsy is scheduled for Monday for a person who was shot in the head on South Bedford Avenue. The Evansville Police Department responded to multiple calls of shots fired in the 1700 block of South...
Jay Zimmer Jun 15, 2020 Madison Scott-Clary / CC
Man Drowns at Holland
A man dies after falling into a lake near Holland, Indiana. It happened approximately a half mile south of the State Road 64 and the State Road 161 intersection Witnesses told D-N-R officers that seve...
Jay Zimmer Jun 15, 2020 Elizabeth M / CC
LST 325 Arrives at New Home
Jay Zimmer Jun 15, 2020 (WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer)