Category Archives: Local News

Sycamore Building Demolition Underway
Demolition is now underway on the Sycamore building in downtown Evansville. Streets around the building are blocked off as crews do the work. The building is next to the tower at 5th and Main, which i...
Aaron Santini Sep 23, 2021 WIKY News Photo
Aaron Santini

EVV TSA Officers Find Gun
TSA officers say they stopped a firearm from being brought onboard a plane at the Evansville Regional Airport. During the routine screening of carry-on luggage, a TSA officer spotted a handgun on the ...
Sep 23, 2021 frankieleon / CC

Teacher Negotiations Under Way
Bargaining talks for a new EVSC teacher contract is under way. Lori Young, president of the Evansville Teachers Association, says the goal is to increase starting salaries to around $60 thousand and m...
Sep 23, 2021 xMizLitx / CC

Coroner Identifies Stand-off Man
The man who died, ending a 15 hour standoff Tuesday on the Natcher bridge has been identified. 39 year old Noah Boswell was involved in a chase with Spencer County deputies that ended when his car hit...
Sep 23, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC

Alleged Shooter Arrested
A man has been arrested for the shooting of a Posey County deputy over the weekend. 70-year-old Paul Wiltshire of New Harmony was released from Deaconess Midtown Hospital, and arrested for attempted m...
Sep 23, 2021 Paul Wiltshire (Indiana State Police)

Donations for Afghans
Regional National Guard armories are starting to see donations come in from people in aid of Afghan refugees. In Evansville, they're accepting donations at their recruiting office on East Division Str...
Sep 22, 2021 Greg Chimitris / CC

Robbery Suspect Arrested on Warrant
Officers spotted 25 year old Reko Levels Junior sitting outside an Eden Lane apartment Monday afternoon. Levels was wanted on warrant for firearm theft, confinement and robbery. Police believe Levels ...
Sep 22, 2021 Reko Levels Jr. (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Wrinkles Gets 20 Years
An Evansville man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison under a plea deal. Seth Wrinkles had been charged with attempted murder, but was allowed to plead guilty on Monday to being a violent felon a...
Sep 22, 2021 Seth Wrinkles (Vanderburgh County Jai)l

EVSC Budget
The board of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation approved the 2022 operational and educational budget in it's Monday night meeting. The spending plan totals $281,581,805, which is about $33 ...
Sep 22, 2021 Graphic Provided by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation

Man Dead after long ordeal on Natcher Bridge
Story by Jay Zimmer It began about 2am Tuesday as a chase with Spencer County deputies and ended 13 hours later with a man dead in the Natcher bridge. That man was the subject of the chase which termi...
Aaron Santini Sep 21, 2021 Tony Webster / CC


