Category Archives: Local News

Foul Play Suspected in Inmate Death
Indiana State Police say foul play is suspected in he death of an Evansville man in the Miami Corrections Facility. 42 year old Matthew Koch was found unresponsive in his cell about 1:30 Sunday mornin...
Sep 07, 2021 Matthew Koch (Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office)

Boonville Teen Comatose
COVID-19 puts a Booneville teen in a medically-induced coma. 17-year-old Kendra James was put on a ventilator at Peyton Manning Children's Hospital. Her sister Paige Jutzi says that the illness hit he...
Sep 03, 2021 Yuri Samoilov / CC

Wrongful Death Suit Filed
The next of kin of a Pennsylvania man who died while being arrested in Evansville has sued the city of Evansville and three police officers. It happened in September 2019. 55 year old Edward Snukis re...
Sep 03, 2021 Clyde Robinson / CC

Owensboro Police Seek Bank Robber
Owensboro Police are trying to identify a suspect in an armed robbery. The PNC Bank on Frederica Street was robbed by a man with a gun Thursday morning. He had left the scene before police arrived. No...
Sep 03, 2021 Bank Robbery Suspect (Owensboro Police Department)

1 Hurt in Early Morning Shooting
Evansville police are looking for a suspect from a shots-fired call. It happened shortly after three o'clock this morning at the Sportsman's bar in the 2300 block on West Franklin. Early reports say o...
Sep 03, 2021 Daniel / CC

BREAKING: Chemical Spill closes HWY 41 SB at the base of SB twin Bridge UPDATE
A major spill of a highly corrosive chemical stopped southbound traffic coming off the Twin Bridge into Henderson for several hours. It happened about 10:30 last (Thurs) night. A semi carrying sodium ...
Sep 03, 2021 Image from Midwest Communications

Mikaela Wins Second Gold
Evansville Paralympian Mikaela Jenkins picks up her second gold medal in Tokyo. On Tuesday, as we've reported, she picked up her first gold in the 100-meter butterfly swimming event. This morning, Mik...
Sep 02, 2021 Photo provided by Jenkins Family

Fatal Crash Involves School Bus
A fatal crash involving a school bus and a car happened yesterday on KY 1389 near Hawesville. Troopers say at least two people were killed as result of the crash, but all kids on board the bus are fin...
Sep 02, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Indiana Schools Set Dubious Record
Indiana schools set a record they would prefer not to have. This week, Indiana schools set a new record for new COVID cases with 6000 of them. T he Indiana State Department of Health's COVID map showe...
Sep 02, 2021 Lihoman... / CC

Final Newburgh Annexation Meeting
The last scheduled meeting concerning an annexation proposal into Newburgh is today. It happens at noon at the Newburgh Town Hall. If the measure is approved, about 1800 Warrick County residents north...
Sep 02, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe


