Category Archives: Local News
West Side Fire Quickly Knocked Down
A fire at Silgan (SILL-gun) Containers Corporation on west Maryland was quickly extinguished yesterday (Sunday). Officials say some embers got into the dust collection system and ignited. The building...
Oct 11, 2021 Photo: Evansville Fire Department
Road Rage Victim Hospitalized
A woman was taken to an Evansville hospital Saturday night after she was hit by a car in a west-side parking lot. It happened about 8pm in the Wal Mart lot on Red Bank Road. It apparently began as a r...
Oct 11, 2021 James Reynolds / CC
Stop Sticks Used During Police Chase
From the Warrick County Sheriff's office: On 10-8-21 at approximately 1:21 a.m., the Warrick County Sheriff's Office attempted to stop a grey van for erratic driving near the intersection of SR 66 and...
Oct 08, 2021 Image courtesy of the Warrick County Sheriff's Office
Man With Gun Charged
Evansville police say a man arrested yesterday morning threatened to kill a woman on the West Side. It happened about 5 o'clock Thursday morning at 801 Hess, Police responded to a call of a person wit...
Oct 08, 2021 Chase Melton (Vanderburgh County Jail)
1/2 Pot Nears A Million
Today (Fri) is Day 5 of the Fall Festival, and the West Side Nut Club Half pot continues to lead the way. The total is zeroing in on the million dollar mark, having crossed half a million Thursday aft...
Oct 08, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
National Guard Leaves Deaconess
Hospital officials say the Indiana National Guard is no longer at Deaconess. Wednesday was their last day assisting Deaconess hospitals in the tri-state. The Indiana National Guard initially came to h...
Oct 08, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
Car Hits House Driver Identified
The man whose car hit a house yesterday morning has been identified. It happened about 2:45 Thursday morning on Saddlebrook Lane near its intersection with Saratoga. 25-year-old Brennan Carr had appar...
Oct 08, 2021 Brennan Carr (Vanderburgh County Jail)
Alleged "Felony Lane Gang" Member Arrested in Evansville
A New Jersey woman is facing charges in Evansville after police say she tried to cash a fraudulent check at a local bank. Police say 37-year old Jennifer Tritto is a member of the so-called "Felony La...
Oct 08, 2021 Jennifer Tritto (Vanderburgh County Jail)
Fire Shows Importance of Sprinklers
A warehouse fire Wednesday morning demonstrated the importance of firefighting sprinklers. A fire started in a portion of the old Whirlpool building, a space that was filled with lithium batteries. Ev...
Oct 07, 2021 rjp / CC
Man With Gun Arrested
The situation in the 800 block of Hess near Maryland and St. Joe involving a man with a gun has resolved peacefully. Dispatch tells WIKY News that a man inside a home at 801 Hess who was brandishing a...
Oct 07, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
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