Category Archives: Local News

More Catalytic Converter Thefts
An occurrence that seems to be happening more frequently in the tri-state; catalytic converter thefts. Two were recently stolen from company vehicles from Foxx Pools on Franklin Street. The theft occu...
Jul 12, 2021 Mr ATM / CC

Federal Charges Filed in Officer Murder
The man accused of shooting and killing a Terre Haute police officer now faces federal charges. According to the U-S Attorney's Indianapolis office, 44 year old Shane Meehan is now charged with murder...
Jul 09, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC

Five New WiFi Hot Spots
Contracts for five public WiFi hotspots around Evansville are now approved after the Board of Public Works met Thursday. After last year's census, officials realized how many people in the city don't ...
Jul 09, 2021 Image source: Midwest Communications

Indiana State Police Getting Body Cams
Last August, Governor Holcomb mandated state police would adopt and implement a body worn camera system. Officials say nearly 800 body cam systems, which will also include and work in tandem with in-c...
Jul 09, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

EVSC Holds Off on School Start Policies
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation administrators look with concern at the rising number of COVID 19 cases in Vanderburgh County -- but they're not yet ready to announce COVID protocols for the...
Jul 09, 2021 Graphic Provided by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation

B-17 Flights over Evansville This Weekend
Texas Raiders is a B-17 that saw combat duty in the waning days of World War II and in the Korean Conflict. The 76 year old aircraft is owned by the Commemorative Air Force, a Texas organization that ...
Jul 09, 2021 WIKY News reporter Jay Zimmer is second row center. Air personality Deb Miller is to his left (Photo: Evansville Wartime Museum)

BREAKING! No Spectators for Tokyo Olympic
Member of the International Olympics Commit reached an agreement early Thursday. Under discuszion was a spike in COVID 19 cases in Japan with the Tokyo Olympics just two weeks away. The Committee agre...
Jul 08, 2021 fdecomite / CC

Bomb Squad Closes Intersection
The EPD Bomb Squad responded to a report of a suspicious device on the east side Wednesday. EPD says officers were trying to arrest a man in the Turoni's Pizza parking lot near the intersection of Wei...
Jul 08, 2021 Graphic provided by Evansville Police Department

Terre Haute Officer Shot To Death
A police officer in Vigo County was fatally shot from ambush outside the federal building in Terre Haute. The Terre Haute police department identified the officer as 30 year veteran Detective Greg Fer...
Jul 08, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC

WWII Planes Arrive
Two of the the World War II airplane expected for the weekend landed at Evansville Regional Airport Wednesday. They taxied to the Evansville Wartime Museum. The B-17 Flying Fortress flew several bombi...
Jul 08, 2021


