Category Archives: Local News

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

Local H.S. Bands Make History
It was history in the making in Indianapolis over the weekend. Several high school marching bands tried their best to win a state title at Lucas Oil Field. North placed 2nd, their highest placing ever...
Nov 08, 2021 Germán Poo-Caamaño / CC

Double Homicide in Mt. Vernon
Two people found dead Saturday in a Mt. Vernon home were the victims of a homicide. That's according to Mt. Vernon police and Indiana State Police. They say a family member stopped by the house in the...
Nov 08, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC

Watch Those Turkey Fryers
Don't do it in your garage, or your covered porch, frying your Thanksgiving turkey that is. Deep fryer fires cause at least five deaths, sixty injuries, and $15 million in property damage each year. E...
Nov 05, 2021 Alabama Extension

Spudz N Stuff Is For Sale
At one time they had thirteen locations in the tri-state and now they are up for sale. Spudz-N-Stuff, opened since 2008, closed their doors then reopened them back in August. The company and brand wil...
Nov 05, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Sunni Zimmer

Mother Sentenced in Child Death
Dakota Hammers was sentenced to six years probation after the death of her 7 week old daughter. She signed a safety plan agreeing not to sleep in close proximity of a child and to stop using marijuana...
Nov 05, 2021 Clyde Robinson / CC

First Aquatic Center Swim Meet
The first swim meet at the Deaconess Aquatic Center is Saturday. The University of Evansville swim and dive team will host Saint Louis and Arkansas-Little Rock in a triangular meet. Originally, UE pla...
Nov 05, 2021 Photo: City of Evansville

Baby Home-Born in House with No Power, Drug Paraphernalia
Two Evansville parents are in jail on neglect charges after deputies say they got a tip from a caller that the parents' newborn baby was in danger. Deputies were called to a home in the 4500 block of ...
Nov 05, 2021 Sasha Drake (Vanderburgh County Jail)
Man Pleads Not Guilty in Wife's Death
An Owensboro man accused of killing his wife pleaded not guilty on Wednesday. 36-year-old Joshua Fuller was arrested for murder, domestic violence and tampering with physical evidence after his estran...
Nov 04, 2021


