Category Archives: Local News

Suspects Sought in Wednesday Shooting
Evansville police are investigating an early Wednesday morning shooting. Central Dispatch says it happened shortly before 2:30 this morning in the 1800 block of Marshal. An E-P-D sergeant says the mat...
Oct 06, 2021 Tony Webster / CC

IU President at Rotary
The Rotary Club of Evansville met Indiana University President Pam Whitten yesterday. (Tues) She spoke of the eight IU medical campuses across the state, which includes a medical campus here in Evansv...
Oct 06, 2021 WIWKY News File Photo by Jay Zimmer

Half Pot Skyrockets
The Half Pot booths could be the most popular ones at this year's Fall Festival. Two years ago the half pot did $18-thousand on the first day of the Festival. This year it did $111 thousand as of clos...
Oct 06, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Center Point Proposes Natural Gas Generators
There's a public hearing next week on Center Point Energy's plan to build two natural gas combustion turbines in Posey County. A company spokeswoman says the devices will address a strong demand for r...
Oct 06, 2021 Mohit S / CC

WIKY "Golden Acorn" Awards
The 2021 Golden Acorn Awards! Here are our WIKY picks for the best Franklin Street has to offer at this year's West Side Nut Club Fall Festival. For a complete review of all food booths that participa...
Aaron Santini Oct 05, 2021 WIKY news photo

Henderson Mayor Returns to KLC Board
Kentucky League of Cities membership reelected Henderson Mayor Steve Austin to the organization's Board of Directors . Austin is in his third term as mayor and has a long history of leadership within ...
Oct 05, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Fall Festival Day Two
It's Day 2 of the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival. Despite the absence of about 40 booths whose organizations have opted out of this year's event, there still about 100 of them ready to tempt and tan...
Oct 05, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

IN Governor Signs Redistricting Map NBill
Gov. Eric Holcomb has signed House Bill 1581, confirming the new state legislative and congressional redistricting maps. While Senator Mike Braun supported the redistricting maps, Representative Ryan ...
Oct 05, 2021 Photo: Governor Eric Holcomb's Office

Apartment Fire in Evansville
Evansville Fire Department crews responded to an apartment fire in the 200 block of South Weinbach about 8:30 Monday morning. One bedroom of a ground floor two bedroom apartment was on fire. Two adult...
Oct 05, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Pedestrian Struck Identified
The man struck and killed by a car on the Lloyd Expressway Saturday night has been identified. 48 year old Donald McGee was struck at the intersection of the Lloyd Expressway and Cross Pointe Boulevar...
Oct 05, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC


