Category Archives: Local News

Body Recovered from Ohio River
Warrick County Sheriff's Office recovered a body out of the river at the Newburgh Lock and Dam. The coroner and the sheriff were on scene. Sheriff Mike Wilder said that the lockmaster notified the she...
Mar 09, 2021 LouisvilleUSACE / CC

Federal Grant Jury in KY Indicts 15
15 people have been indicted by a federal Grand Jury in Kentucky for engaging in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in the Owensboro-Daviess County area. Among...
Mar 09, 2021 Michael Tutton / CC

Partner Against Crime Approved
The Evansville City Council unanimously approves a plan to partner with National Network for Safe Communities. The plan is designed to help identify areas where violent crime is most prevalent, and to...
Mar 09, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Douglas Trial Under Way
The trial of a man accused of murdering his estranged wife and her former husband is underway. Opening statements were presented and testimony started Monday in the trial of 48-year old Ernest Douglas...
Mar 09, 2021 Ernest Douglas (Vanderburgh County Jai)l

Street closure: Ohio Street between Fulton Avenue & 9th
CSX will be closing Ohio Street between Fulton Avenue & 9th Street beginning Tuesday, March 9th, 2021 and continuing for two weeks due to mud in the crossing.
Aaron Santini Mar 08, 2021 Phillip Pessar / CC

Rokita Severs Business Ties
Todd Rokita says he has terminated his business relationship with health care company Apex Benefits, in which he maintained an ownership and advisory position after becoming Indiana Attorney General. ...
Mar 08, 2021 Todd Rokita (Photo: Indiana Attorney General's Office

Rokita Severs Business Ties
Todd Rokita says he has terminated his business relationship with health care company Apex Benefits, in which he maintained an ownership and advisory position after becoming Indiana Attorney General. ...
Mar 08, 2021 Todd Rokita (Photo: Indiana Attorney General's Office

New East Side Business
More businesses are coming to the Promenade in Evansville. Lillian Plaza and Easton Place on Burkhardt Road are starting to fill up. Lillian Plaza already has signs up for a new Verizon store, which w...
Mar 08, 2021 Christophe BENOIT / CC

Apartments, Cars Hit
Two vehicles and some units at the Cedar Trace Senior Apartments on Keller Street were hit by gunfire Saturday. According to the media report, officers found several bullet casings and damage to two v...
Mar 08, 2021 James Case / CC

First Ave at Mill Rd signal repair
The City Engineer's Office will upgrade traffic signals at First Avenue and Mill Road this week. Beginning Monday, March 8 through Wednesday, March 10, the traffic signal at the intersection will be o...
Rick Allen Mar 07, 2021 Image source: City of Evansville


