Category Archives: Local News
Catalytic Theft Suspect In Custody
Evansville Police develop a suspect and make an arrest in connection with several catalytic converter thefts that have happened lately. Security cameras showed a man sawing off a device at Schmitt Ref...
Oct 21, 2021 Kenneth Hornby (Vanderburgh County Jail)
Murder/Kidnapping Call leaves 2 dead
Evansville Police were called in by Indiana State Police on a possible murder and kidnapping that happened at 1801 Stinson Avenue Tuesday night. Arriving E-P-D officers called to people inside the hom...
Oct 21, 2021 Photo: Evansville Police Department
2 Dead in Muhlenberg Crash
Kentucky State Police are still looking into a two-vehicle accident on Kentucky 175 in Muhlenberg County that left two people dead. A Harley Davidson motorcycle occupied by 60 year old Charlie House a...
Oct 20, 2021 Rowdy Roddy
Henderson Student at UK Dies
University of Kentucky Police are investigating the death of a student from Henderson. Officers were called to the Farm House Fraternity around 6:20 p.m. Monday about an unresponsive student. That stu...
Oct 20, 2021 Photo from WIKY News archives
USI Satellite Nears Re-Entry
Nearly two years ago, USI students and professors watched the deployment of their student-built UNITE Cube Sat. After nearly a thousand days in orbit, a major milestone, the device is expected to re-e...
Oct 20, 2021 Courtesy University of Southern Indiana
Overdose Deaths Soar
Deaths from drug overdoses have risen steadily in Vanderburgh County over the last three years, That's according to the coroner's office. The overdose death rate currently sits at 75 for the year. The...
Oct 20, 2021 Photo: Evansville Police Department
2 Dead in Stinson Avenue Home, One Shot By Police
Two people are dead, including one shot by authorities at a home in the 1800 block of Stinson Avenue early this morning. E-P-D Sgt Anna Gray says the call came in around 11pm from Indiana State Police...
Oct 20, 2021 Image source: Midwest Communications
Deputy Hicks Out of ICU
Posey County Deputy Bryan Hicks is out of the ICU. His wife, Tammy, says he has been moved to an inpatient rehabilitation center, where he is undergoing intensive therapy. She says the road to recover...
Oct 19, 2021
Woman Pleads Guilty to Shooting at Deputy
A woman arrested after firing a gun at a Vanderburgh county Sheriff's deputy has pled guilty to Attempted Murder. Diana Ellmers was one of 2 suspects who fled a stolen vehicle and she was the one who ...
Oct 19, 2021 Diana Ellmers (Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office)
Perry Co./Tell City Reach Dispatch Accord
Perry County leaders have come to agreement with the Tell City administration on the future of the county's central dispatch operations. At issue was who answers the phone when someone calls 9-1-1. Th...
Oct 19, 2021 Scary Side of Earth / CC
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