Category Archives: Local News

V.C. Sheriff To Testify on Indiana House Bill
Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding will testify concerning an Indiana House of Representatives bill that would elevate fleeing from polie to felony status. There's been a dramatic increase in peo...
Apr 06, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

More on Weekend Shooting/At Large Suspect Arrested
E-P-D Officers were dispatched to a shots-fired call in the 500 block of South Bedford about 8 o'clock Saturday morning. When officers arrived, they noticed it looked like there was forced entry to th...
Apr 06, 2021 Photos: Evansville Police Department

NW 5th Street Tuesday
Executive Elevator will be closing NW 5th Street between Court Street & Vine Street from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6th for crane placement of the Central Lofts Project. Emergency Pe...
Aaron Santini Apr 05, 2021 Hamner_Fotos / CC

Fire Destroys Barn
A pole barn is a total loss following a fire on Sunday. It happened near the intersection of 750 South and 800 West. Officials with the The Owensville Fire Department says a say the barn was fully eng...
Apr 05, 2021 Trevor Hurlbut / CC

Argument Leads to Arrest
Evansville Police arrest a man after his argument with a woman becomes confrontational. It happened just before 9 p.m. Sunday at Glendale Ave. and Broadway. Officers say they had to separate 29-year-o...
Apr 05, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Shots Fired Call
Police are investigating after shots were fired in the 2400 block of West Illinois St. shortly after midnight Friday night. Investigating officers said a fight was at the center of the trouble. Three ...
Apr 05, 2021 Image source: Midwest Communications

Burglary Arrests Connected to Shooting.
Three men are arrested for burglary in connection with a Saturday shooting that left one man dead. Officers were dispatched to a shots-fired call in the 500 block of South Bedford about 8 o'clock Satu...
Apr 05, 2021 Photos: Evansville Police Department

SCSEP Looking for senior (55+) Workers
Senior Community Service Employment Program is looking for workers in Gibson, Pike, Posey, Warrick, and Vanderburgh Counties. If you are 55 or older, there are paid opportunities for custodial, thrift...
Aaron Santini Apr 02, 2021 Alachua County / CC

Burglary Suspects Caught in Victim Home
Henderson police say they caught two Evansville men allegedly burglarizing a home last night. It happened on Woodfield Court. Officers say they found the two men, Christopher Scales and Andrew Simms, ...
Apr 02, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Election Changes Likely in KY
Steps are being taken to keep some early voting in Kentucky elections. The changes in the 2020 election were prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic. House Bill 574 would designate the Thursday, Friday and ...
Apr 02, 2021 Lee Burchfield / CC


