Category Archives: Local News
Evansville Shooting Victim Dies
Evansville police got little to no cooperation at the scene of a shooting early Saturday morning. Officers heard gunshots in the 300 block of Taylor Avenue about 1:15 in the morning, and dispatch told...
Apr 19, 2021 Shooting graphic -- Image Source: Midwest Communications
Inner City Basketball League Resumes Play
Like many other organizations, the Inner City Youth Basketball League lost their 2020 season to COVID-19. Now, in 2021, the anxious players are headed back to the hardwood. Many showed up Sunday at th...
Apr 19, 2021 Karl Baron / CC
Shots Fired in Henderson
Henderson police answer a shots fired call near the Central Learning Center. They searched the area for a time and were then dispatched to a residence in the 600 block of Washington Street in referenc...
Apr 19, 2021 Tony Webster / CC
Vectren Solves Outage
Vectren CenterPoint confirms that all power is back on after a Sunday outage. The problem left many customers in the Jacobsville and Jimtown areas in the dark. An email from CenterPoint noted that the...
Apr 19, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe
St. Joseph Avenue to Close
Beginning today, Republic Services will close St. Joseph Avenue and par of Meier Road. That condition will remain until mid-August. The closures are to allow Republics to build a bridge that will perm...
Apr 19, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
E Virginia Street Lane Restriction Monday
Altstadt Plumbing will be restricting the eastbound lane of E Virginia Street between Kimber Lane & the entrance of BMV East Branch (4200 E. Virginia Street) beginning Monday, April 19th, 2021 fro...
Apr 16, 2021 Brian Crawford / CC
Mistrial Declared in Posey Co. Att. Murder Case
In Posey County, an attempted murder trial ends in a mistrial. Defendant Kyle Butler is charged with firing at least a dozen slugs out the back of an SUV, apparently aiming at another vehicle, and inj...
Apr 16, 2021 Douglas Palmer / CC
Gun Rights Rally in Union County
About 40 supporters of weapon carrying attended a Thursday nigh rally in Union County in support of second amendment rights called for by the 2100-member Union County United group. Some of those atten...
Apr 16, 2021 Image source: Midwest Communications
Legislators Override Holcomb Veto
The Indiana General Assembly opens the door to a possible court fight with Governor Eric Holcomb, as legislators override the governor's veto and give themselves more power to intervene in emergencies...
Apr 16, 2021 Indiana State Capitol Building (WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer)
At Least 8 Dead in Indianapolis Shooting
A mass shooting Thursday Night, left nine people dead near the Indianapolis international airport... Police say it`s not yet clear if the shooter was an employee or ex-employee. Multiple other people ...
Apr 16, 2021 Emily Sullivan / CC
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