Category Archives: Local News

Owensboro Armed Robbery
Officers are investigating a robbery that happened at Franey's Food Market on Carter Road just after 3 a.m Thursday. Officers say two armed men wearing masks came inside and demanded money. According ...
Aug 06, 2021 Tony Webster / CC

Local Effects of Infrastructure Bill
How will the Tri-State area benefit from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that the senate is expect to vote on this week? Hoosiers are set to receive $6.6 billion for federal-aid highway pro...
Aug 06, 2021 Photo: Indiana Department of Transportatiion

Marksberry Sentenced
Chelsea Marksberry will spend the next 20 years in jail and 10 after that on work release after being found guilty of neglect of a dependent resulting in death. In Januarys 2020, officers found Marksb...
Aug 06, 2021 David Stanley / CC

Posey County Masks
There's only one county in Indiana which is classified in red on the state's COVID-19 map. That's Posey County. with that in mind, Mt. Vernon school district officials now say students will be require...
Aug 06, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer and Speaker / CC

Princeton Child Drowned
The Gibson County Coroner says preliminary investigation indicates that a young girl found in a pool at The Princeton Aquatic Center Tuesday died of drowning. D-N-R officials say the nine-year-old was...
Aug 06, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC

Masks for Owensboro Public Schools
Masks must be worn by all students and staff in indoor settings regardless of vaccination status. OPS, Daviess County and Owensboro Catholic Schools all made that announcement Wednesday afternoon whic...
Aug 05, 2021 Nik Anderson / CC
Fox Sentenced in Pike County
In Pike County, Edward Fox has been found guilty of murder and two counts of burglary. Authorities say Edward Fox, who was arrested in October 2020, called 911 to ask that someone to check on his estr...
Aug 05, 2021

Prosecutor Settles Suit
Vanderburgh County Prosecutor Nick Hermann reached a settlement with the woman who claims he sexually harassed her. Samantha Meredith had filed a complaint against Hermann for sexual harassment, sexua...
Aug 05, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

DNR Probes Apparent Drowning in Princeton
Indiana conservation officers were called in by Princeton police after the body of a nine year old girl was pulled from a pool. Officers were called to the Princeton Aquatic Center before 9 o'clock Tu...
Aug 04, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC

Vaccination Clinic at Strassenfest
Strassenfest in Jasper starts Thursday and goes through the weekend. Not only will there be a lot of good food, but officials are also making it easy to get your COVID-19 vaccine. The Indiana State De...
Aug 04, 2021 KOMUnews / CC


