Category Archives: Local News

Former Officer Accused of Attempted Murder
A former law enforcement officer is accused of firing a gun at a moving vehicle. 31-year-old Donald J. Carlisle, a former Oakland City Police Officer who worked for the department until 2020, is being...
Nov 03, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC

Shots Fired Grand Avenue
Several calls overnight for gunshots. This happened in the 1400 block of South Grand Avenue around 1am. Two people were found outside a house where the shots reportedly took place. Several shell casin...
Nov 02, 2021 Tony Webster / CC

More Charges in Child Death
More charges are filed against six suspects connected to last month's death of a three-year-old who took a fentanyl pill. The child's mother, Makaylee Opperman, along with Allison Smithler and Jazmynn...
Nov 02, 2021 Photo: Evansville Police Department

Increased Patrols at WKU
There were increased police patrols on the Western Kentucky University campus as of Monday. Two men were seen asking female students to get into a car. One person was arrested, and both men have been ...
Nov 02, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC

Drug Overdoses is Major Local Crisis
Civic leaders say drug overdose cases are reaching crisis proportions in the local community. That's especially true after more than 5-thousand fentanyl-laced pills were found in a home where a three-...
Nov 02, 2021 Photo: Evansville Police Department

Holcomb Extends COVID-19 Orders
Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb has extended COVID-19 executive orders through the month of November, suggesting they could be scaled back during December. A new provision says the state health commissi...
Nov 01, 2021 Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb (Photo: In Governor's Office)

Woman Dies in Henderson Wreck
A single vehicle crash occurred early on Sunday morning that killed a 23 year old woman. It happened on the 13000 block of U.S. 60 east. She was ejected from her vehicle and died on scene. The cause o...
Nov 01, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC

Mesker Park Zoo Rhino Put Down
Sad news from the Mesker Park Zoo on Friday. Mechi the rhino was humanely euthanized earlier this week after it was determined an inoperable tumor in her reproductive tract was severely affecting her ...
Nov 01, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

He Had A Few Beers
He only had a few beers, this according to Kalen Tyler Fuchs. Officers were dispatched to a crash on the Lloyd near Barker Avenue late Saturday night. They saw a truck in two pieces and cans of beer a...
Nov 01, 2021 Daniel / CC

Afghan Refugees Coming to Evansville and Newburgh
Evansville and Newburgh are rolling out the welcome mat for Afghan refugees. As of yesterday (Thurs) the God is Good foundation is expecting between one and three Afghan families to arrive in Evansvil...
Oct 29, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer


