Category Archives: Local News

Henderson Removes Boat Docks
There are wary eyes watching the rise in the Ohio River. The waters are coming up because of heavy rains up-river -- left-overs from Hurricane Ida -- which are swelling water levels down-river. Hender...
Sep 02, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Heavy Trash Collection
Evansville Water and Sewer Utility is offering a faster and easier way for customers to schedule a heavy trash pickup. Now you can request heavy trash service online anytime at ewsu.com. That means yo...
Sep 01, 2021 Lindsey Turner / CC

Indiana To Host Evacuees
A training facility in South Central Indiana has been authorized to house thousands of Afghan evacuees. Located about 40 miles south of Indianapolis, Camp Atterbury joins 6 other places in the US host...
Sep 01, 2021 The U.S. Army / CC

Man Jailed After Stand-off
A man finds himself behind bars after 6 hour standoff Monday in Evansville. 49-year-old Larry J. Ames, a man wanted on burglary and gun warrants, was reported at a house on the east side. He is known ...
Sep 01, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Twins Want Vaccination for Birthday
Two Evansville twins had a few wishes for their twelfth birthday, but one of those wishes was to get the COVID vaccine. Their wish came true Tuesday, as they were finally eligible to receive the shot....
Sep 01, 2021 KOMUnews / CC

Authorities Announce Fentanyl Death Arrest
Authorities have made an arrest in an overdose case involving fentanyl. 25 year old Todd Gardner is charged with dealing a controlled substance resulting in death. During the press conference, Vanderb...
Sep 01, 2021 Todd Gardner (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Evansville Woman Takes Paralympics Gold
Evansville native Mikaela Jenkins swam to the gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly. at the Paralympics in Tokyo this (Tues) morning. Mikaela is the first Paralympian from Evansville to complete in th...
Aug 31, 2021 Photo provided by Jenkins Family

New Gas Station Now Open
A new gas station has opened up on Burkhardt and Lynch in Evansville. The city council first approved the build of the new Speedway gas station over two years ago. Speedway is more common in central I...
Aug 31, 2021 Robert Geiger / CC

Kentucky Sets COVID Records
Calling this past weekend, "as rough as it gets," Kentucky governor Andy Beshear gave a statewide COVID-19 briefing on Monday. The governor reported more than 10-thousand new COVID cases in just three...
Aug 31, 2021 Photo: Kentucky Governor's Office

Players Arrive for Golf Tournament
Players have begun arriving for this weekend's Korn Ferry Tour Championship, presented by United Leasing and Finance. A pro-am tournament teed off the week at Victoria National Golf Course with some o...
Aug 31, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe


