Category Archives: Local News

Good Samaritan Drives Shooting Victim to Hospital
Evansville Police were alerted after a man arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound on Sunday night. Emergency personnel at Ascension St. Vincent say the man was conscious and alert. He is expecte...
Apr 12, 2021 James Case / CC

Fire at Tyson Foods
Henderson County crews responded to a working fire at Tyson Foods on a little after 1pm Sunday. Arriving units found the front part of the building and the cooker on fire. Roberts fire officials say t...
Apr 12, 2021 Arseni Mourzenko

Vape Tax My Be Coming
A proposed tax on vaping products is getting favorable looks from state lawmakers. Approval could come even though an increase in the cigarette tax has died. Health officials say the vape tax supporte...
Apr 12, 2021 Vaping360 / CC

Shooting Suspect Arrested in Traffic Stop
A Sunday morning traffic stop lands an Evansville woman in jail on multiple charges. A little after midnight Sunday morning, Deputies saw a car at Old 41 and Diamond merge across three lanes without a...
Apr 12, 2021 Kelley Brand (Photo: Vanderburgh County Jail)

Juvenile shot in Henderson
Early Saturday morning, officers responded to Woodland Drive in reference to a female juvenile being shot in the neck. During the investigation Jacob Willingham was identified as the suspect. He was i...
Aaron Santini Apr 10, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Changes are coming to the traffic patterns at U.S. 41 and Washington Avenue
INDOT says changes are coming to the traffic patterns at U.S. 41 and Washington Avenue in Evansville. These changes are for the upcoming pedestrian bridge crossing project. The new patterns begin Tues...
Aaron Santini Apr 09, 2021 Nicolas Raymond / CC

Owensboro QB headed to a Big 10 school
One of the Tri-StBackend Editorate's highest ranking football prospects is taking his talents to the Big Ten. Owensboro High School quarterback Gavin Wimsatt announced his verbal commitment to Rutgers...
Aaron Santini Apr 09, 2021 slgckgc / CC

Sheriff supports stiffer penalties for fleeing from police
Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding is among those supporting harsher penalties for people who run from the law. Wedding testified this week in front of a Senate legislative committee. Wedding sup...
Rick Allen Apr 09, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Red Cross offering incentive for donations through April 30th
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a blood shortage, and healthy volunteer donors are needed every day to help keep the blood flowing for hospitals and patients that rely on a readily available blood s...
Aaron Santini Apr 08, 2021 Tony Webster / CC

Teachers Put Forth Issues
Evansville teachers are calling attention to issues they believe must be addressed at by legislators. They say there are simply too many tasks required within contracted hours. They also say that when...
Apr 08, 2021 Jack Sem / CC


