Category Archives: Local News

New COVID Protocol
Mayor Winnecke discussed an upcoming relax of the city mandate concerning masks. The mayor told reporters this morning that he talked it over with the city's public health team. Their opinion was that...
Mar 30, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Morning Power Outage
About a thousand CenterPoint Energy customers found themselves without power in the early morning. Spokeswoman Alyssia Oshodi says it happened when wildlife got into an electric substation on Lower Mt...
Mar 30, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Darmstadt Road Closure this Morning
Darmstadt Road will be closed between Mt. Pleasant Road and Wortman Road for tree trimming on Tuesday March 30, 2021. This road will be closed to all traffic except local and emergency vehicles from 8...
Aaron Santini Mar 30, 2021 Nate Grigg / CC

KY Legislature Overrides Education Accounts Veto
The Kentucky House and Senate voted yesterday (Monday) to override Governor Andy Beshear's veto of a bill to create education opportunity accounts. Private donors backing those accounts would be eligi...
Mar 30, 2021 Governor Andy Beshear (Photo: Governor's Office)

Man Held on Million Dollars Bond
A published report says a Kentucky man is charged in the shooting death of a Murray State University student. The Murray Ledger-Times reports that 22 year old Julius Sotomayor is being held on a milli...
Mar 30, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Sullivan Successor Sworn In
Realtor Tim O'Brien will be sworn in today (Tues) to replace Holli Sullivan in the Indiana House of Representatives. Sullivan resigned this month when she was named Indiana's new Secretary of State. O...
Mar 30, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Evansville’s Spring Yard Waste Service Begins April 5
The Evansville Water and Sewer Utility's annual Spring Yard Waste Service will begin Monday, April 5, 2021, and continue through Friday, April 30, 2021. Unlimited bags or containers of yard waste will...
Aaron Santini Mar 29, 2021 Image courtesy of Evansville Water and Sewer

Nashville Contends with Major Rain
Nashville residents spent the weekend contending with half a foot of rain. The sudden flood crippled roadways, destroyed homes and left at least four people dead. The city's mayor declared a state of ...
Mar 29, 2021 Clément Chéné / CC

New I-U Head Coach
Indiana University has named its new basketball coach. It's Mike Woodson, currently an assistant with the New York Knicks. Woodson graduated from IU in 1980, averaging almost 20 points per game, and e...
Mar 29, 2021 Dottie Day / CC

Vaccine at VC Jail
Covid immunization is underway among inmates at the Vanderburgh County Jail. Sheriff Dave Wedding says they started with inmates who work within the jail, because they go to different areas, and inter...
Mar 29, 2021 Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Department (WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer)


