Category Archives: Local News

Free Otters game for teachers
The Public Education Foundation and the Evansville Otters would like to show their appreciation to all school employees by offering FREE admission to the Otters game, Saturday, August 21st for all sch...
Aaron Santini Aug 16, 2021 Zigger_Dog / CC

Korean War Remembrance
INDOT will be putting up a memorial sign in Mount Vernon to honor Korean War veterans. The sign will go up on Highway 69 along the 38th parallel, the line denoting 38 degrees north latitude. The 38th ...
Aug 16, 2021 Jonathan Cutrer / CC

Knox Co. Plane Crash
A Vincennes man is being treated for serious injuries after his ultra-light aircraft crashed last (Sun) night. It happened about 8:45pm near U-S 150 and Snyder Road just east of Vincennes. Indiana Sta...
Aug 16, 2021 Kathy / CC

Woman Flees Evansville Police
Police are looking for a woman who they said drove through yards to get away from them. She reportedly had three kids in her S-U-V. None of them appeared to be in seatbelts, booster seats, or car seat...
Aug 16, 2021 WIJKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Sunday Morning Gunfight in Evansville
Two people are undergoing treatment at separate hospitals after a gunfight early Sunday morning. It started as a fight between two groups near the XCess night club about 3am Sunday. The groups left in...
Aug 16, 2021 Image source: Midwest Communications

Announcement on Fall Festival Pending
Mayor Lloyd Winnecke will join with the West Side Nut Club for a news conference later this (Monday) morning. They'll make an announcement related to this year's Fall Festival which was canceled last ...
Aug 16, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Blue Angels In Owesnboro
The US Navy Blue Angels are on the ground in Owensboro after their arrival late Thursday morning They flew in in for the big Air Show this weekend that kicks off Today at the Owensboro Airport. There ...
Aug 13, 2021 Jim Bahn / CC

BREAKING NEWS
Evansville police are looking into a robbery that happened about 5:30 this morning at the Circle K convenience store at Weinbach and Washington Avenue... And Evansville police are on the scene of a sh...
Aug 13, 2021 Image from Midwest Communications

Pigeon Creek Bridge
Work has begun to remove the wrecked bridge over Pigeon Creek on Highway 41. A new bridge is needed after a truck hit the bridge, damaging it beyond repair. This happened not long after a renovation p...
Aug 13, 2021 Photo: Indiana Department of Transportation

Vanderburgh County Disaster Emergency
Vanderburgh Commissioners have issued an executive order declaring a local disaster emergency. It comes as COVID-19 continues to spread both locally and nationally. The order shows Gov. Holcomb has re...
Aug 13, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer


