Category Archives: Local News

Grant Program Approved
The Evansville Board of Public Works iis approving a 150-thousand dollar grant agreement between the Department of Metropolitan Development and the Memorial Community Development Corporation. The fund...
Feb 26, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Warrick Deputies Search Home Connected to Early Morning Incident
Warrick County dispatch gets a call from Warrick Hospital just before 2:30 this morning about a male who was dropped off at the E-R with a laceration to his neck. That victim, 50 year old John Hamelin...
Feb 25, 2021 Alan Cleaver / CC

Traffic Stop Yields Stolen Guns
An Indiana State Police trooper makes a traffic stop early this morning on Highway 41 near Vincennes. The car was occupied by two men from the Chicago area. ISP Troopers smelled marijuana inside the c...
Feb 25, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

IN Governor Extends COVID Restrictions
Governor Eric Holcomb said he will extend the executive order that imposes county-level restrictions based on COVID-19 numbers. The governor mentioned the upcoming NCAA tournament bringing in many fro...
Feb 25, 2021 Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb (Photo: In Governor's Office)

Local Capitol Riot Couple Released
A western Kentucky couple arrested for their part in the disturbance at the U-S capitol has been released on a 25-thousand dollar unsecured bond. Lori and Thomas Vinson are scheduled to appear in fede...
Feb 25, 2021 Rob Pongsajapan / CC

Wadesville Man Arrested After Chase
A Wadesville man is arrested after a high-speed chase. State Police say 39-year-old Joshua Reese was clocked at 98 miles per hour on Highway 41 in Gibson County. Police chased him down Highway 41 and ...
Feb 25, 2021 Scott Davidson / CC

Potholes: How to report in Henderson, KY
HERE'S HOW TO REPORT A POTHOLE in Henderson, KY If you want to report a pothole on a city street, you can report it on the City's website, www.CityOfHendersonKy.org. There's a Pothole Complaint form r...
Debra Miller Feb 24, 2021 Andy Arthur / CC

UPDATE: BOIL WATER ORDER for Baskett, KY is lifted
UPDATE: On February 26, 2021 at 8:23 AM Henderson County Water District has lifted the boil advisory for the customers affected in the Baskett Area on Hwy 1078 North between 10068 Hwy 1078N and 12962 ...
Debra Miller Feb 24, 2021 CeresB / CC

Investigators Ask Public Help in Missing Person Case
Evansville police and the FBI held a news conference late Wednesday morning to remind the public about a missing person case. Dawnita Wilkerson vanished over the Fathers' Day Weekend of 2020, which is...
Feb 24, 2021 Dawnita Wilkerson (Photo: Evansville Police Department)

S.C. Man Busted
Indiana State Police say a South Carolina man failed to pull over for a trooper, and that earned him a room in the Gibson County Jail. Troopers say they saw Eric Briggs swerving his car on U-S 41 near...
Feb 24, 2021 Eric Briggs (Photo: Indiana State Police)


