Category Archives: Local News

Veterans Day Service aboard LST 325
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 10, 2021 (WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer)

City Christmas Tree Arrives at Civic Center
Evansville's public Christmas Tree arrived at the Civic Center this (Tues) morning just before 8:00am. Allison Hamilton and her family donated a 30-foot Norway Spruce for the city's Christmas display....
Nov 09, 2021 Photo: Deputy Mayor Steve Schaefer

U of E Honors First-Gens
The University of Evansville has joined colleges and universities across the nation in recognizing the fourth-annual First-Generation College Celebration. The awareness day was created in 2017 by the ...
Nov 09, 2021 WIKY News Photo by ay Zimmer

Teacher Contract Approved
The Evansville Vanderburgh School Board votes to approve a new contract with teachers. The pact includes a $2,000 raise for new teachers. Evansville Teachers Association president Lori Young everybody...
Nov 09, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Trial Date Set in West Side Shooting
Trial us set for early next March for a man accused in a west side shooting. 33 year old Nicholas McPherson was reportedly kicked out of a bar on West Franklin Street back in September. ' During the e...
Nov 09, 2021 Nicholas McPherson (Vanderburgh County Jail)

That's the ticket! You won't need a ticket for this Sunday's Thunderbolts game!
This Sunday, November 14th you can celebrate 10 years of the Ford Center! Enjoy an Evansville Thunderbolts game for free. No ticket required, doors open at 2pm and the puck drops at 3pm. In this Sunda...
Debra Miller Nov 08, 2021

United to Discontinue EVV/Chicago Flights
Evansville Regional Airport announces via social media that United Airlines will discontinue their daily flights to Chicago. That move will become effective in early January. The airline blame limited...
Nov 08, 2021 SDASM Archives

Teen Admits to Threatening Schools
A juvenile has been arrested on three counts of intimidation. Evansville Police sergeant Anna Gray says teamwork between E-P-D, and the FBI Violent Crime Task Force produced information that a juvenil...
Nov 08, 2021 Abi Begum / CC

Woman Questioned in Stabbing
Evansville police were sent to the 700 block of Cherry Street Saturday morning. There, they found that a person had been stabbed. The victim, a man, was treated at the scene by police and AMR before h...
Nov 08, 2021 Image source: Midwest Communications

Man Arrested After Officer Injured
Deputies were called to a home on County Road 375 South, in response to a disturbance between a married couple. Forty-four year old Aaron Messmer of Ferdinand had already left the scene. They caught u...
Nov 08, 2021 Jason Rojas / CC


