Category Archives: Local News

Owner Of Repair Shop Plans To Rebuild Following Fire
The owner of B&B Automotive Repair in Madisonville had planned to celebrate his first anniversary today. Instead, he'll be filing an insurance claim, hoping he has enough coverage to replace his b...
Amy Adams Sep 02, 2025 Angela Marie / CC

Woman Charged With DUI Following Crash Involving Scooter
An Evansville woman involved in a crash is facing several charges, including operating a vehicle while intoxicated. 26-year-old Najah Mitchell was driving west on Morgan Avenue when she attempted to s...
Amy Adams Sep 02, 2025 Najah Mitchell (VCSO)

UK Student Charged In Death Of Baby
A student at the University of Kentucky and a member of the Kentucky stunt team has been arrested in connection with the death of a baby whose body was found in a trash bag in a closet. 21-year-old La...
Amy Adams Sep 02, 2025 Laken Snelling (Lexington Police Department)

Father Found Guilty
An Evansville man has been found guilty of causing a traumatic brain injury to his child. Tremain Cabell was charged with neglect in 2022 after the 3-week child was taken to the hospital with an injur...
Aug 29, 2025 Dave Hogg / CC

Murderer of Posey County Couple Dies
The man who was sentenced to 170 years in prison for the murders of a Posey County couple has died. In 2021, Austin Kusturin shot and killed John and Elizabeth Hall inside their Mount Vernon Home. On ...
Aug 29, 2025 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Woman Found "Beyond Life Saving Efforts" Dies
A death investigation is under way after Evansville police were sent on a medical run in the 3300 block of East Gum Street. Arriving units found a female who was described as "beyond life saving effor...
Aug 29, 2025 Graphic provided by Evansville Police Department

Three Sentenced in Meth Case
Three Evansville people have been sentenced in Federal court for their involvement in a meth trafficking syndicate. 60 year old Patrick Adams, 36 year old Jorden Ott and 35 year old Amanda Lamm appear...
Aug 28, 2025 Douglas Palmer / CC

New Work on SB Twin Bridge
A contractor for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to begin a T-1 steel maintenance project on the southbound U.S. 41 bridge in Henderson starting September 8. The southbound bridge was built ...
Aug 28, 2025 WIKY News Phopto by Jordan Rowe

EVSC: Small Tax for Field Trips
The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation has approved a new tax to help pay for "educational benefits" like field trips. It's called a "cultural institutional fund".State law allows school distri...
Aug 28, 2025 vasabii777 / Depositphotos.com

Vanderburgh County Commissioners Pass Golf Cart Ordinance
Evansville just approved a wheel tax. And Vanderburgh County now has a golf cart ordinance. County commissioners approved the ordinance last night. Off-Road vehicles, like side-by-sides and 4-wheelers...
Aug 27, 2025 Phil Sexton / CC


