Category Archives: Local News

A Better Overnight and Morning -- For Now
It was a relatively quiet night on the Tri-state's roads. Vanderburgh County reported only one accident, a slide-off at Spring Lake and Springhaven. Warrick, Gibson and Posey Counties reported no acci...
Feb 12, 2021 Image source: Midwest Communications

Valpo dropping "Crusaders" nickname
The Valparaiso University Crusader has been shown the door. The school is dropping the sports mascot, logos, and the team name. In a video statement, the school's interim president says the Crusaders ...
Rick Allen Feb 12, 2021 Image source: Midwest Communications

Kiwanis Club of Historic Newburgh Launches Shoe Drive Fundraiser
Kiwanis Club of historic Newburgh is conducting a shoe drive fundraiser on February - the end of March, 2021 to raise funds for their Humanitarian Projects. The Club will earn funds based on the total...
Aaron Santini Feb 11, 2021 Paul Cox / CC

Vaccinations Schedule Adjusted by Weather
All Green River District Health Department clinics and offices in their seven-county service area are closed today. This is including COVID-19 vaccination clinics. They say patients that had an appoin...
Feb 11, 2021 Blake Patterson / CC

Bill Legalizing Historic Racing Machines Passes KY Senate
Kentucky bill 120 was passed in the Senate yesterday. That's the bill designed to legalize historical horse racing machines in Kentucky. For over 10 years, historical horse racing machines have been a...
Feb 11, 2021 Gary Todd

EVSC closed Thursday (2/11/2021)
Statement from EVSC. Due to dangerous road conditions throughout all of Vanderburgh County from today's ice storm, the EVSC has made the decision to close tomorrow (Thursday, February 11). We will uti...
Aaron Santini Feb 10, 2021 Graphic Provided by Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation

Accused Officer Appears In Court
An Evansville police officer accused of felony violence against a juvenile made his initial court appearance on Tuesday. Jamarius Ward faces one to six years in prison and a heavy fine. Ward was order...
Feb 10, 2021 Jamarius Ward (Photo: Vanderburgh County Jail)

U of E Commencements Set
The University of Evansville is planning in-person graduation ceremonies for the classes of 2020 and 2021. The school says the commencement that was supposed to take place in May 2020, is now set for ...
Feb 10, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

One Dies in Tuesday Crash
Yesterday's rash of weather related accidents proved fatal to a Morganfield man. 57 year old Randy Hobgood was driving a truck on Highway 60 in Henderson county near the Union County Line bout 7:30 Tu...
Feb 10, 2021 Scott Davidson / CC

Louisville Man Arrested In Chase
A Louisville man has been arrested after a two-county police chase in western Kentucky Kentucky State Police say about 7:00 PM, a caller reported a red car was ramming another vehicle in an apparent r...
Feb 10, 2021 Jason Rojas / CC


