Category Archives: Local News

U of E Music Conservatory Blossoms
The University of Evansville announced the creation of the Music Conservatory earlier this year. This fall, the Conservatory will broaden its scope to provide musical opportunities and lifelong musica...
Jul 07, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Local Pianist to Play Carnegie Hall
A local musician will be making her way to perform in New York at Carnegie Hall. Diane Earl, an Owensboro pianist, teaches at Kentucky Wesleyan. The piece she'll be playing at Carnegie Hall was compos...
Jul 07, 2021 Taber Andrew Bain / CC

Teens Sought in Robbery Report
Evansville police are looking for three teenagers thy think perpetrated a home invasion and armed robbery Tuesday evening. It happened in the 1300 block of Savannah Drive about 7:30pm. The alleged vic...
Jul 07, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Evansville man sentenced to 21 years
An Evansville man will serve 21 years in prison for stalking, kidnapping and battery of an ex-girlfriend in Posey County. Bret A. Swiertz appeared in the Posey Circuit Court and was sentenced by Judge...
Aaron Santini Jul 06, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Man Shot on 4th of July
Evansville police responded to a shots-fired call the afternoon of July 4. Dispatch received several calls about one man shooting at another in the lot of Dollar General near Pollack and Weinbach. off...
Jul 06, 2021 Devin Hobby (Photo: Evansville Police Department)

Man Arrested After Short Chase
An Owensboro man finds lodging in the Daviess County Jail after he leads sheriff's deputies on a short chase. Deputies tried to pull a car over on Parrish Avenue a little after one o'clock this (Tues)...
Jul 06, 2021 Ken Hawkins / CC

Webster Co. Power Outage Repaired Early
A temporary power outage put about 1,000 customers into the dark in Webster County Monday night. Most of those LG&E and KU customers were in the Clay area, and east of there. Power was to be resto...
Jul 06, 2021 Presidio of Monterey

Owensboro House Shot At
Police are investigating after a home in Owensboro was hit multiple times by gunfire last Friday. It happened on July 2nd just after 11 PM. The house was located on the 500 block of Orchard Street. Lu...
Jul 06, 2021 Tony Webster / CC

Vintage Aircraft To Land In Evansville
World War II vintage aircraft are clear to land near the Evansville Wartime Museum this week. They're due to touch down on Wednesday. The B-17 Flying Fortress named Texas Raiders, along with two other...
Jul 06, 2021 Graphic: Evansville Wartime Museum

Police Seek Robbery Suspect
Evansville Police were called to a robbery at a south side gas station late Sunday night. It happened about 11:30 at the Chuckles on South Weinbach at Covert. Surveillance pictures show a suspect in a...
Jul 06, 2021 Photo: Evansville Police Department


