Category Archives: Local News

Fire Displaces 10 Residents
Evansville firefighters were called to the 3000 block of Broadway avenue Saturday afternoon to deal with a working fire. They were forced to close a portion of the road in order to do battle with the ...
Aug 02, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Man Sentenced to 4 Years
An Evansville man is headed to prison for four years. Eriyon Gibson was accused of reckless homicide in the death of 16 year old Rylan Conway in July of 2020. Court documents say it was a case of "I-D...
Jul 30, 2021 Eriyon Gibson (Photo: Vanderburgh County Jail)

New Industry in Henderson
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear made a big announcement Thursday afternoon ... that Pratt Industries will build a state of the art 450,000 square foot paper mill. As part of phase one of the plan, the ...
Jul 30, 2021 Governor Andy Beshear (Photo: Governor's Office)

U of E Mask Policy
Following the CDC guidelines, University of Evansville will begin requiring masks or face coverings indoors on campus, regardless of vaccination status starting Monday, August 2. Social distancing of ...
Jul 30, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Man Wins Biggest French Lick Jackpot
A man from Washington, Indiana, has won French Lick Casino's biggest jackpot ever. A one dollar bet on a Wild Party slot machine paid back $690,623. Casino officials say this jackpot was more than dou...
Jul 30, 2021 WiKY News Image by Jordan Rowe

King Wins Silver
Evansville native Lilly King gets the silver medal in Tokyo in the 200-meter breaststroke final on Thursday night. South African swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker broke the world record to win the gold, whi...
Jul 30, 2021 Si B / CC

Attempted Murder
An Ohio County man is charged with attempted murder of a law enforcement officer. The sheriff's office was investigating a reported assault and theft of a pickup truck in Centertown. Deputies spotted ...
Jul 30, 2021 James Reynolds / CC

Henderson Economic Announcement
In June, Governor Andy Beshear promised that Western Kentucky would soon see "the biggest economic announcement in decades." They're not saying if that what we'll hear today (Thursday), but both Beshe...
Jul 29, 2021 Governor Andy Beshear (Photo courtesy Kentucky Governor's Office)

Lilly King Party
Another public watch party is planned for tonight (Thurs) to cheer on Evansville's Lilly King. She's swimming tonight in the finals of the Olympic 200-meter breaststroke. King finished second in her h...
Jul 29, 2021 Photo provided by Lilly King

New Schnucks To Open
An opening date has been announced for the new Schnucks store in Jasper. The North Newton Street store, will open its doors to customers at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, August 18. The 18,000 square foot store...
Jul 29, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer


