Category Archives: Local News

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)

Private Schools Support Voucher Bill
Private schools in the Evansville area are voicing heir support for House Bill 1005. The bill, if passed, would provide $100 million in grants to families to help pay for private school tuition. E-V-S...
Feb 24, 2021 WIKY News File Photo by Jay Zimmer

Evansville Macy's Survives Closing List
Evansvilles's Macy's location in Eastland mall is not on the retailer's current list of stores it intends to close. Macy's plans to close 125 stores by 2023 with an eye toward getting out of under-per...
Feb 24, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC

Overnight Shooting UPDATE
Evansville police say the person shot on South Bedford about 2:00am was only 15 years old. According to reports, officers found the teen shot in the midsection and the leg when they arrived. He was co...
Feb 24, 2021 Image source: Midwest Communications

Small Fire at Central High School
All Central High School students will be on virtual learning today (Wednesday). A small fire broke out last night on some drapery in the stage area of the auditorium, and cleanup crews will be working...
Feb 24, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

More Hoosiers Eligible for COVID Vaccine
Almost a half-million more Hoosiers are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The Department of Health lowered the cutoff age to 60 this morning (Tuesday). Appointments can be scheduled on lin...
Feb 23, 2021 Blake Patterson / CC

Man Shot in Knee Cap
Evansville police say they got a call from a shooting victim at the Thorntons at Bellemeade and Green River Road. Officers found a person with a bullet wound in the knee cap that he told officers had ...
Feb 23, 2021 James Case / CC

Substitute Teacher Fired
Warrick County has dismissed a substitute teacher who was seen on a TikTok video mocking special education. A statement from school officials calls the comments "disgusting" and "unprofessional." The ...
Feb 23, 2021 jdog90 / CC


