Category Archives: Local News

The weather is giving new meaning to the term "Hot Rod," but the owners of pre-1949 cars are excited to be back. After a 2020 hiatus because of COVID, the Frog Follies are back at the 4-H Fairgrounds....

Deaconess officials announced yesterday (Thursday) more people are hospitalized with COVID-19 than at any time since the pandemic began. 87% of the patients are unvaccinated. Other hospitals have reac...

The University of Southern Indiana will have a greater role in the progress of Hoosier education. USI is now a charter school authorizer, under the authority of the Indiana State Board of Education. T...

There's been an arrest in connection with Wednesday night's shooting at a south side restaurant. It happened in the parking lot of Captain D's at Highway 41 and Covert. Investigators say 22 year old H...

The EPD Officer charged with battery on a child, is now set to face a jury this winter. Court records show the trial for Jamarius Ward was supposed to start Tuesday. Instead, there was a hearing and t...

The annual Frog Follies Street Rod Run returns during a heat wave after missing last year's event due to COVID-19. The pre-1949 hot rods are pouring into the tri-state with the event kicking off this ...

The World War II ship homeported in Evansville is set for its summer cruise. LST 325 will cast off from it's Evansville Riverfront home August 31. The ship will pass Owensboro about 5pm and will fire ...

The Lloyd 4-U project team sent out numerous questionnaires sking what closures along the Lloyd Expressway would enhance safety. They got about fifteen hundred responses. Most of those responding favo...

Hopkins County Jail has confirmed that an inmate tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Until now, the jail has had no inmates testing positive since the beginning of the pandemic. The case was disc...

The superintendent of Evansville Vanderburgh schools says the goal is to keep the kids in the classrooms. But Dr. David Smith says without taking positive steps, that might not happen. And if it doesn...