Category Archives: Local News

House Uninhabitable After Fire
Evansville firefighters ay a house fire plus efforts to put it out have rendered he home uninhabitable. The fire, in the 800 block of East Iowa Street spread quickly through the upstairs but was darke...
May 05, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Owensboro Commissioners Consider Budget Proposal
Owensboro Commissioners heard the initial reading, this week, of the most recent city budget proposal. Nate Pagan, Owensboro's City Manager, says that the $131 million dollar budget will contain cash ...
May 05, 2021 Pictures of Money / CC

Non-Profit Loses Much in Storage Fire
An area not-for-profit organization i trying to recover from last week's major fire at the Beehive Mini storage. The group known as Kolibri Forensics that moves across the country trying to find missi...
May 05, 2021 sboneham / CC

Henderson Woman Gets Keys to Habitat House
A local Henderson woman who has been battling COVID from the front lines was giver her keys Monday for her new habitat home. Kay Schindler works at Deaconess Henderson within the Environmental Service...
May 04, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Gibson Murder Trial to Re-Start
A murder trial set to get underway this(Monday) morning in Gibson County has ended in a mistrial. It happened before a jury was picked, and all potential jurors were dismissed. A new trial date for Ja...
May 04, 2021 Best Law

Water/Sewer Utility to Change Disinfectants
Beginning Monday, May 10, and continuing through Monday, June 28, 2021, Evansville Water and Sewer Utility will be using free chlorine rather than the regularly used disinfectant (chloramine). Twice a...
May 04, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmear

Many Pools Battle Chlorine Shortage
Pool businesses have seen a little bit of trouble now that there has been a nationwide shortage of chlorine. One of the biggest chlorine manufacturers' labs was wiped out last year by Hurricane Lauren...
May 04, 2021 Joe Shlabotnik / CC

E-P-D Officer Arrested
Amber Dawn Lazo was sworn in as an Evansville Police officer in 2020, but left immediately for a military deployment. A couple of weeks after her swearing-in ceremony, police became aware of a felony ...
May 03, 2021 Photo: Evansville Police Department

Car Theft and Car Crash -- Same Car
Evansville police were sent to the Lobo Lounge on Edgar Street about 2:30am Sunday about a car theft in progress. Shortly thereafter, they were sent to North First Avenue and NW 4th street for a singl...
May 03, 2021 Photo: Evansville Police Department

Accident Victim Flown To Hospital
Crews in Warrick county responded to Interlake State Recreation area Sunday afternoon after a dirt bike rider hit a tree. It happened about 2:30pm. 54 year old Steven Redman of Rockville had severe lo...
May 03, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer


