Category Archives: Local News

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

Henderson Labor Day trash collection
Trash collection in the City of Henderson and services at the landfill/transfer station will be operating on a different schedule the week of Labor Day, Sept. 6. Monday, Sept. 6, is a holiday for City...
Aaron Santini Aug 30, 2021 TheInvertedFan

Second Suspect Arrested in Capt. D's Shooting
There's been a second arrest in last Wednesday night's shooting at Captain D's on Covert at Highway 41. Reports say a fight broke out in the restaurant parking lot. An employee said workers were jokin...
Aug 30, 2021 Karmonta Miles (Evansville Police Department)

Tell City Remembers Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
Sunday in Tell City, a dedication was put up in honor of the soldiers who lost their lives in the suicide bombing in Afghanistan The thirteen flags were placed in City Hall Park for the public to see....
Aug 30, 2021 Flag Memorial to Explosion Victims (City of Tell City)


