Category Archives: Local News
Posey Deputy/Suspect Shot
A Posey County deputy sheriff is fighting for his life in an Evansville hospital. 41 year old Deputy Bryan Hicks responded with other officers to a welfare check at 612 Short Street in New Harmony a l...
Sep 20, 2021 Image: Indiana State Police
Four Suspects Sought
Indiana State Police are involved in an intense manhunt in spencer county. Their quarry is up to four suspects who may be armed and dangerous. At last word, the suspects could be heading away from the...
Sep 17, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC
Aquatic Center Opening Set
Opening dates for the new Deaconess Aquatic Center were firmed up Thursday morning. A virtual dedication ceremony is planned for Friday October 1 with the public opening set for the following Monday, ...
Sep 17, 2021 Photo: City of Evansville
Henderson Vaccine Clinic
A free vaccine clinic is opening at the Henderson Housing Authority Gymnasium today (Friday). The clinic will run from 1 to 4 p.m. and no appointments will be necessary. The Pfizer, Moderna, and Johns...
Sep 17, 2021 KOMUnews / CC
Donations Sought for Afghan Refugees
Nine Indiana National Guard armories, including the one in Evansville, will serve as regional collection sites for the public to drop off new items to help clothe and support the thousands of Afghan e...
Sep 17, 2021 Photo: Office of Governor Eric Holcomb
Man Pleads to Murders
A Madisonville man accused of murdering two men in Hopkins county has pleaded guilty. 36-year-old Jeremy Wicks allegedly killed Joseph and Elvis Gipson in a Hodge Street home in April of last year. A ...
Sep 16, 2021 Jeremy wicks (Hopkins County Jail)
Kentucky Wesleyan Student May Be Hate Crime Victim
A Kentucky Wesleyan student was a victim earlier this month to what college officials say may have been a hate crime. Reports say it happened on September 3 when senior Armand Childs accidentally cut ...
Sep 16, 2021 Daniel / CC
Guilty Plea in Murders
A Madisonville man accused of murdering two men in Hopkins county has pleaded guilty. 36-year-old Jeremy Wicks allegedly killed Joseph and Elvis Gipson in a Hodge Street home in April of last year. A ...
Sep 16, 2021 David Stanley / CC
Madisonville Boil Advisory
The entire city of Madisonville is under a boil advisory. Water testing produced a positive sample for coliform and E-coli in the Homewood subdivision Two other negative samples were taken in the same...
Sep 16, 2021 Paul Hudson / CC
Fire Heavily Damages West Side Salvage Yard
Units from several fire departments responded to a three-alarm blaze at Glisson Salvage about 4pm Wednesday. A worker at the business said he was working in the center of several long, narrow building...
Sep 16, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Tara Zimmer
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