Category Archives: Local News

Rain Causes Street Flooding...
Heavy rain has fallen all over the TriState in the last day or so. It's caused some flooding on area roads. By way of examples of the flooding, Covert Avenue and Marshall Avenue in Evansville is cover...
Mar 01, 2021 WIKY File Photo by Jay Zimmer

East Side Power Outagwe
An east side neighborhood was without power for about two and half hours last night (Sunday). Vectren officials say a tree fell on a power line, interrupting service between St. James Court and Boeke ...
Mar 01, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Cave In Rock Ferry Resumes
The Cave In Rock Ferry resumed service this morning. The ferry ceased operations Sunday evening just before 8pm due to fog on the Ohio River that made it difficult to see debris in the water. There is...
Mar 01, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Sunni Zimmer

O-V-C COVID Protocols
With the Ohio Valley Conference tournaments happening this week at the Ford Center, officials want to remind fans about COVID-19 protocols will be in place. Fans attending the games will have their te...
Mar 01, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Man Arrested at Spa
One man is in jail on a sexual battery charge after an incident at an Evansville business Saturday. Officers were called to Luv Yu Foot Spa around 7 p.m. Authorities say 51-year-old Mingyi Shan twice ...
Mar 01, 2021 mingyi Shan (Photo: Vanderburgh County Jail)

USI men opt out of GLVC tourney
The University of Southern Indiana Men's Basketball has made the decision to opt out of the upcoming Great Lakes Valley Conference Basketball Tournament due to cases of COVID-19. "The safety and healt...
Rick Allen Mar 01, 2021 popo.uw23

Mesker Park Zoo Welcomes New Giraffe
New Giraffe at Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden Welcome to Kijana the Reticulated Giraffe. Born in May 2017 at Binder Park Zoo in Battle Creek Michigan, Kijana spent her first 3 years of life ther...
Debra Miller Feb 26, 2021 Photo: Mesker Park Zoo

Shots Hit Occupied Apartment
Shots have been fired into an Evansville apartment, and there were people inside at the time. Evansville police were called to the 1300 block of Shanklin Avenue early this morning. The victims told of...
Feb 26, 2021 Mika Järvinen / CC

KY adds new vaccination sites
Governor Andy Beshear says Kentucky is launching dozens of new vaccination sites across the Commonwealth. One of the six new regional sites includes Owensboro Health Muhlenberg Community Hospital in G...
Rick Allen Feb 26, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC

Woman hurt in fire
A woman was taken to the hospital following a house fire Thursday evening. It broke just before 5:00 in the 1500 Block of Huber Avenue. A woman found her mother lying on the floor near a bedroom. Fire...
Rick Allen Feb 26, 2021 Arseni Mourzenko


