Category Archives: Local News

EWSU Customers May Notice Changes In Tap Water
Starting today, Evansville Water and Sewer Utility will temporarily change the disinfectant used in the water treatment process. The switch from chloramine to free chlorine is a common preventive main...
Amy Adams Aug 18, 2025 jurisam / Depositphotos.com

Naked Man Fires Shots Inside Apartment Complex
Residents of the Hidden Hills apartment complex in Madisonville were forced to evacuate after several shots were fired. It happened around 3:00 Sunday morning. The shots were coming from the apartment...
Amy Adams Aug 18, 2025 Roger Blair (Hopkins County Jail)

Mt. Vernon Woman Sentenced For Her Involvement In Drug Deal
A Mt. Vernon woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison for dealing meth. 43-year-old Tabetha Gross admitted to delivering a large quantity of meth in Posey County on August 26, 2024. Court records sho...
Amy Adams Aug 15, 2025 Tabetha Gross Photo from Posey County Prosecutor's Office

Road Construction To Blame For Restaurant's Changes In Schedule
Ongoing road construction has forced an Evansville restaurant to cut its hours. For the first time in 40 years, the Stockwell Inn will be closed on Saturdays, and the kitchen will close at 9:00 pm, Mo...
Amy Adams Aug 15, 2025 Photo from Stockwell Inn Facebook page

Church Reports Thousands Of Dollars Stolen From Bank Account
Thousands of dollars have been stolen from an Owensboro church. Investigators say nearly $183,000 was taken from a bank account for Chin Emmanuel Baptist Church on Owensboro's Allen Street. Officers r...
Amy Adams Aug 15, 2025 72soul / Depositphotos.com

Mosquito Tests Positive for West Nile In Evansville
Here is the statement from The Vanderburgh County Health Department: EVANSVILLE, August 14, 2025 One sample group of mosquitoes from a surveillance trap collected within the City of Evansville has tes...
Aaron Santini Aug 14, 2025 natursports / Depositphotos.com

Henderson County Solar Farm Hit By Gunfire
Reports from a solar panel farm in Robards say several of the panels were damaged by vandals. The reports say 32 panels at the Unbridled Solar Farm were hit by gunfire. Geronimo Power officials discov...
Amy Adams Aug 14, 2025 kalinovsky / Depositphotos.com

EPD Will Increase Patrols And Conduct Sobriety Checkpoints Through Labor Day
This weekend, the Evansville Police Department will increase patrols and conduct sobriety checkpoints. They have partnered with the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute to curb impaired driving as part ...
Amy Adams Aug 14, 2025 karenr/Depositphotos.com

Man Admits To Causing Explosion Near INDOT Crews
An Evansville man was arrested on charges related to the detonation of an explosive near INDOT workers. It happened on a residential street adjacent to the Lloyd Expressway on the west side. One worke...
Amy Adams Aug 14, 2025 hecke06 / Depositphotos.com

Armadillo Sightings Increasing In Southern Indiana
Armadillo sightings are becoming more and more common in southern Indiana. The Department of Natural Resources says the nocturnal creatures made their way into Illinois in the 1990s and then to Indian...
Amy Adams Aug 13, 2025 wrangel / Depositphotos.com


