Category Archives: Local News

No Arrests Yet in Double Shooting
No arrests yet in a double shooting ealier this week. E-P-D units were dispatched to the 1400 block of Garvin Street Wednesday afternoon and found one person shot and numerous shell casings. Another v...
Feb 05, 2021 Tony Webster / CC

Traffic Ticket Scam
E-P-D says they've received word of a scam involving phony traffic citation. The victim receives an email featuring a fictitious citation and demanding payment within 72 hours via Easy Pay as one alte...
Feb 05, 2021 David Kynaston

Old National Events Plaza will become Evansville’s next coronavirus vaccination site
Old National Events Plaza will become Evansville's next coronavirus vaccination site, in partnership with the Vanderburgh County Health Department, beginning Tuesday, February 9. As many as 800 vaccin...
Aaron Santini Feb 04, 2021 Blake Patterson / CC

Princeton Police Seek Drive-By Shooter
Princeton Police are asking anyone with information on a drive-by shooting to come forward. On the evening of January 27, someone shot into a home in the 500 block of North Seminary Street. Captain Mi...
Feb 04, 2021 Jason Rojas / CC

Man Arrested for Child Porn
A Daviess County man is now in custody, accused of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material. 63-year-old Homer Ray Stites was arrested after a search of his home in Maceo (MACY-oh) on W...
Feb 04, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Two Shot in Evansville
Two people were taken to the hospital after they were shot yesterday afternoon. Police say they found around 25 shell casings in the 1400 block of Garvin Street. One of the shooting victims was found ...
Feb 04, 2021 James Case / CC

E-P-D Officer Arrested
An Evansville police officer is facing charges of domestic violence and battery. E-P-D officer Jamarius Ward was arrested yesterday (Wednesday). The charges were brought following an E-P-D investigati...
Feb 04, 2021 Jamarius Ward (Photo: Vanderburgh County Jail)

Gilbert Avenue closure
Evansville Security Services has closed Gilbert Avenue between Riverside Drive & Covert Avenue today, February 3rd, 2021 and will continue until tomorrow, February 4th, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. for utili...
Debra Miller Feb 03, 2021 The Local People Photo Archive / CC

Stolen car in Henderson
Henderson P.D. officers responded to the 1300 block of Wright Street in reference to a vehicle theft. Upon arrival they met with a woman who advised her 2010 gray Dodge Challenger was stolen from her ...
Aaron Santini Feb 03, 2021 Matty Ring / CC

In Police Bill Heads to State Senate
A bipartisan criminal justice reform bill is headed to the Indiana senate after being passed by the House. The bill, if it becomes law, would create a special board to decertify police officers for of...
Feb 03, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer


