Category Archives: Local News

Vaccine Supply Outstrips Demand
After five months since the roll out of COVID vaccines, health officials are saying they are seeing a decline of new appointments. It is starting to get to the point where the supply might outweigh th...
Jay Zimmer Apr 27, 2021 Alachua County

Fire Threatening 50 Year Old Car May Have Been Set
A fire destroyed a storage unit earlier yesterday evening (Monday), leaving the Evansville Fire Department very busy extinguishing flames at Bee Hive Mini Storage. Evansville's Robert Bauer rushed to ...
Jay Zimmer Apr 27, 2021 Arseni Mourzenko

Suspended Priest Re-Instated
Fr. Joseph Edward Bradley, a priest of the Diocese of Owensboro, has been reinstated by the Vatican. In March 2019, Fr. Bradley was suspended by Bishop William F. Medley following an allegation of the...
Jay Zimmer Apr 27, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

E-P-D Officer To Remain Suspended
An Evansville police officer will stay on administrative suspension until the conclusion of a criminal case against him. Jamarius Ward was arrested in February and charged with felony violence. The ch...
Jay Zimmer Apr 27, 2021 Jamarius Ward (Photo: Evansville Police Department)

Police Look for School Bus/Zone Violations
Vanderburgh sheriffs deputies and E-P-D units will be patrolling more intensely along school bus routes starting today. They'll be following the buses from to time looking for dangerous driving around...
Jay Zimmer Apr 26, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Weekend Power Outage
Some homes in northern Vanderburgh County were left without power Saturday afternoon after an outage affected dozens. Vanderbugh County police say that the power outage was caused by a vehicle that hi...
Jay Zimmer Apr 26, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Train Fire in Gibson County
A train passing through Evansville and into Gibson county was discovered to be on fire Sunday night. The fire forced officials to stop the train at Williams Street Crossing om Fort Branch. Firefighter...
Jay Zimmer Apr 26, 2021 Trevor Hurlbut / CC

Water Main Flushing, Chandler
Residents in Chandler could notice some differences in their tap water coming up. Beginning today, workers will be flushing the water mains. Customers could notice discolored water or changes in the w...
Jay Zimmer Apr 26, 2021 Joe Pell / CC

Man Arrested for Gunfire
A Henderson county man has been arrested after apparently firing shots in Evansville early Saturday. 26 year-old Anthony Antia is thought to have fired a gun near Chasers Bar and Grill, and was booked...
Jay Zimmer Apr 26, 2021 Anthony Antia (Photo: Vanderburgh County Jail)

EVPL East will close for repairs Monday
EVPL East will close for necessary sewer and plumbing construction tomorrow (4/26) through May 1st. Library users may visit any of the seven other locations during this closure, or browse our extensiv...
Aaron Santini Apr 25, 2021 Pete


