Category Archives: Local News
WIKY Extortion Breakfast Returns
After a couple of very hungry months, the WIKY Morning Show's popular Extortion Breakfast returned June 5. To mark the occasion, Dennis Jon Bailey and Diane Douglas broadcast the 7:00am hour of the Mo...
Jay Zimmer Jun 05, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
O'Boro Restaurant Burns
Owensboro units were dispatched to Ernesto's Mexican Bar and Grill a little after 11 o'clock last night. Arriving units found black smoke coming from the building. Firefighters made an aggressive atta...
Jay Zimmer Jun 05, 2020 liz west / CC
Owensboro/Vincennes J.C. Penny Stores to Close
Company officials confirm that the JC Penny stores in Owensboro and Vincennes will close permanently. They are part of a lot of 154 strores the beleaguered retailer is shuttering this year. The compan...
Jay Zimmer Jun 05, 2020 i threw a guitar at him. / CC
E-P-D/ City Leaders Plan for Trouble
The Tri-state is awash with rumors that out-of-towners will make their presence known during weekend protests. Evansville Police Chief Billy Bolin took to social media to discuss the possibility of mo...
Jay Zimmer Jun 05, 2020 Jason Hargrove / CC
Morganfield Parks Re-Open Early
Morganfield's playgrounds, tennis courts, and volleyball courts are open. Mayor Randy Greenwell says people have told him that's what they want, even though Governor Andy Beshear is suggesting that pl...
Jay Zimmer Jun 04, 2020 THX0477 / CC
Two Taken to Hospital in West Franklin Stabbing (Updated)
Evansville police answer a call about a fight in the parking lot of the Franklin Street Tavern a little before three o'clock this morning. Arriving officers were greeted by several witness who said so...
Jay Zimmer Jun 04, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
Market on Main Returns
Market on Main returns to downtown Evansville today, (6/3) and will function as an essential local food provider. Leaders are asking customers not to touch the produce until a vendor hands it to them....
Jay Zimmer Jun 03, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
Officer-Involved Shooting
Evansville police were dispatched to the 2900 block of Ree Street a little after 8 o'clock last night. According to a tweet from the department, an armed man was shot by an officer during a confrontat...
Jay Zimmer Jun 03, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe
E-P-D Answers Shots-Fired Call
Evansville police respond to a shots-fired call a little past midnight last night. It happened in the 1300 block of MacArthur Drive, and involved a dispute between two large groups of people. Someone ...
Jay Zimmer Jun 03, 2020 Mike Mozart / CC
Primary Election Results
For president, and to no one's surprise, Joe Biden won the Indiana primary -- all of his opponents suspended their campaigns earlier, which is tantamount to throwing in the towel. Donald Trump won the...
Jay Zimmer Jun 03, 2020 Andrea Mann / CC