Category Archives: Local News

Blood Donations Needed
American Red Cross officials are calling shortages of whole blood and platelets an emergency. They say their supplies are at the lowest after-summer levels in six years. The Red Cross says it must col...
Sep 29, 2021 Alex Juel / CC

Fall Festival 1/2 Pot
The third annual Fall Festival Half Pot has been announced. Half pot booths will be open during the festival from 10am to 10pm Monday through Friday and then from 8am to 2pm on Saturday. The drawing i...
Sep 29, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Sunni Zimmer

Posey County Boil Advisory
The entire Posey County town of New Harmony i under a boil advisory. The repair of a water leak on Monday necessitated that the water be turned off city-wide. It's back on now, but residents are urged...
Sep 28, 2021 Scott Akerman / CC

Police Take Mounted Training...
The Evansville Police Department is hosting a two-week training course for the Mounted Police Academy. The course aims at teaching police how to patrol on horseback safely. This gives officers a deepe...
Sep 28, 2021 lwtt93 / CC

Rocca Bar North Closing
After over a decade of serving the community, Roca Bar North is shutting their doors. The cause behind their closure is due to staffing shortages during the pandemic. The decision was made public on t...
Sep 28, 2021 Khairil Zhafri / CC

Fall Festival Organizers Replacing Opted-Out Food Booths Just For This Year
It's now less than a week before he start of the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival... but the continuing pandemic has left its mark. Six of the original food booths for this year opted out a couple of ...
Sep 28, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Indiana Broadband Connectivity
Hoosiers in poorly connected areas can apply starting today for the Indiana Connectivity Program. T he aim is to connect residents and businesses who don't presently have access to the internet with s...
Sep 27, 2021 Clint Brunow / CC

Alleged Shooter Headed for Court
The man accused of shooting and critically wounding a Posey County deputy is due in court today. 70-year-old Paul Wiltshire will make his initial court appearance where he will be formally charged wit...
Sep 27, 2021 Paul Wiltshire (Indiana State Police)

Ft. Campbell Soldier Dies
An investigation is ongoing in the death of a soldier at Fort Campbell. The solider died during a diver training exercise at the Joe Swing Park Reservoir Tuesday. The search began immediately when the...
Sep 27, 2021 The U.S. Army / CC

Man Arrested in Standoff
A three-hour standoff with Vanderburgh County deputies lands a man in jail. The deputies responded to a shots-fired call about 9:30am Saturday. They found one person with a non-life threatening gunsho...
Sep 27, 2021 Cassidy Fenwick (Vanderburgh County Jail)


