Category Archives: Local News

Henderson School Mask Policy
With Back to school happening soon across the tri-state, Henderson County school officials released the following plan, which includes optional masks. Vaccinated individuals are not required to wear a...
Jul 27, 2021 Olgierd Rudak / CC

Council Wants Woodland Park Update
The Evansville City Council votes to subpoena the managers of Woodland Park Apartment owners. Council members want to know where things stand in the dispute over unpaid utility bills. Council Vice Pre...
Jul 27, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Child Burned
An 11-month-old child is being treated for serious burns. according to the Evansville Police Department. Police were called to to a gas station near Riverside and Kentucky late yesterday (Monday). An ...
Jul 27, 2021 Image source: Midwest Communications

King Wins Bronze
Evansville Olympian Lilly King earns another medal. This time it's bronze, as she finished third in the 100 meter breaststroke finals. 17-year-old Lydia Jacoby, her teammate from Alaska, took the gold...
Jul 27, 2021 Photo provided by Lilly King

More Catalytic Converter Thefts
The rash of catalytic converter thefts continues. F-T Kelley and Sons reported that converters were taken from two work trucks. It happened between 11 Friday night and 8 Saturday morning. They estimat...
Jul 26, 2021 Wapster / CC

No Cigarettes for Britain
The chief executive of Philip Morris International, the maker of Marlboro outside the United States, said that his company will stop selling cigarettes in Great Britain within a decade, and called on ...
Jul 26, 2021 Melanie Tata / CC

Henderson County Fatal Wreck
One person was killed in crash in Henderson County yesterday (Sunday). The three-vehicle crash happened near the 10 mile-marker around 4 p.m., and shut down both eastbound and westbound lanes of the A...
Jul 26, 2021 Rowdy Roddy

Fmr Mayor to Lead United Way
Indiana United Ways (IUW) announced that Jonathan Weinzapfel will serve as their interim president and chief executive officer. For the past four years, he has served on the IUW Board of Directors. We...
Jul 26, 2021 Jonathan Weinzapfel
(WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer)

Firefighters Train in High Rise
Evansville firefighters get a rare training opportunity concerning high rise fires. They'll be training this week in the 420 Main building. the former Old National Bank headquarters. About 250 firefig...
Jul 26, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Teen Arraigned for Murder
The teenager accused of killing Corbin Henry has been arraigned in Daviess County Circuit Court. Jaikorian Johnson, 17, was arraigned Thursday on eight counts, including one count of murder and one co...
Jul 23, 2021 Dave Hogg / CC


