Category Archives: Local News

Arrest made in shooting of Princeton teen
Police have made an arrest the shooting of a teenager Wednesday afternoon in Princeton. Malachi Billings, 18, of Princeton is facing an attempted murder charge. It happened near Spruce Street and Semi...
Rick Allen Mar 11, 2021 Image source: Midwest Communications

Arkansas Man Arrested for Trafficking Marijuana
A Kentucky State Police trooper patrolling the Western Kentucky Parkway observed a Nissan Pathfinder traveling eastbound at 96 miles-per-hour in a 70 miles-per-hour zone. The trooper conducted a traff...
Aaron Santini Mar 11, 2021 Image courtesy of Kentucky State Police

Olmstead Avenue closure today
Evansville Security Services will be closing Olmstead Avenue between Sherman Street & Elliott Street today, March 11th, 2021 until 5:00 p.m. for utility work.
Aaron Santini Mar 11, 2021 Banalities / CC

New events planned for Hydrofest
We'll get an update today on the latest developments with the Owensboro Hydrofair. The event was canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic. City leaders, Renegade Race Fuel & Lubricants and America...
Rick Allen Mar 11, 2021 Image source: Midwest Communications

Homeless Connect event returns
The Homeless Connect of Southwest Indiana event will look different this year. It was canceled last year due to COVID-19. But it's back this year, with a few changes. The annual event provides an oppo...
Rick Allen Mar 11, 2021 Image source: Midwest Communications

USI Student Back to Campus This Fall
The President of U-S-I says things are progressing toward the goal of returning students to on-campus learning. Dr. Ronald Roshon says that students and administrators will follow guidance from local,...
Mar 10, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Sheriff's Race Heats Up
There's a new candidate for Vanderburgh County Sheriff. Major Jason Ashworth says one of his priorities will be making Vanderburgh County schools the safest in the country. Ashworth faces opposition f...
Mar 10, 2021 Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Department (WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer)

Body pulled from river confirmed as missing minor
The Warrick County Sheriff's Office says the body pulled from the Ohio River near the Newburgh Locks and Dam yesterday has been identified as a 16 year-old from Prospect, Kentucky. The minor was repor...
Aaron Santini Mar 09, 2021 Image courtesy of The Warrick County Sheriff's Office

Petersburgh Road Closure on Wednesday
From the Vanderburgh County Highway Department: Petersburgh Road will be closed between East Boonville-New Harmony Road and Championship Drive for road repair on Wednesday March 10, 2021. This road wi...
Aaron Santini Mar 09, 2021 Gavin Llewellyn / CC

Woman Admits to Setting House Fire
Authorities say a woman set fire to a house in Elberfield with the intention of making a social media post. 39-year-old Jennifer York first told police a cleaning liquid accidentally caught fire. Offi...
Mar 09, 2021 Robert Couse-Baker / CC


