Category Archives: Local News
Gun Brandishing Man Sought
Authorities are looking for a suspect after a shooting at an Owensboro hotel. Troopers say they came, along with OPD, to Wingfield Inn and Suites because of a tip about a stolen car. They say while se...
May 25, 2021 Robert Nelson / CC
Officer Dragged
An 18-year-old is accused of dragging a police officer nearly a block down the street with her car. It happened near Heidelbach and Diamond around 11:30 a.m. Monday. Officer Nathan Jones was flagged d...
May 25, 2021 Image courtesy of Evansville Police Department
Henderson boat docks installed
With the Ohio River now at a comfortable level, City of Henderson crews have installed the boat docks at both the Second Street and Third Street ramps in time for the Memorial Day weekend. Recreationa...
May 24, 2021 WIKY News photo by Jordan Rowe
Suspect in Stolen Check Passing Sought
Police are looking for a woman who allegedly has passed 30-thousand dollars worth of stolen checks in the Evansville area. In surveillance photos, she is seen driving a black newer model Mitsubishi Sp...
May 24, 2021 Stolen Checks Suspect (Evansville Police Department)
Diamond Flea Market Begins Return to Normalcy
Venders of the recently destroyed Diamond Avenue Flea Market took part in a pop-up flea market this past weekend. It represented some small measure of normalcy for the merchants and customers whose li...
May 24, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
High Speed Chase
Two people are arrested after a high-speed chase through through multiple counties Saturday. The Paoli Police Department posted on social media that a vehicle sped away from a traffic stop Saturday mo...
May 24, 2021 Daniel / CC
Low Speed Chase
A Lewisport man leads police on a three-county chase. It began when deputies found a car parked in the middle of Highway 144 around 4:30 am Saturday. Deputies say 26-year-old Layne Neal was in the car...
May 24, 2021 James Reynolds / CC
EPO Takes In The Ball Game
The Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra left the confines of the Victory Theater over the weekend and struck out on a short road trip that led them to Bosse Field. Music Director Roger Kalia says it was...
May 24, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
Reward for Information
The Evansville Police Department continues to investigate the 2020 homicide of Troy Dewayne Smith. It happened in the 500 block of S. New York Avenue in the Spring of 2020. The Family of the victim is...
May 21, 2021 Dustin Moore / CC
Restaurant Moving
A long-time restaurant on the city's eastside, Acropolis, is making the move to downtown Evansville. In a Facebook post Thursday, the owner said Saturday will be their last day at the location on Gree...
May 21, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Sunni Zimmer
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