Category Archives: Local News

IN Senator Considers Impeachment Trial Propriety
Indiana's senior U-S senator, Republican Todd Young has listened carefully as debate rages on Capitol Hill. At issue is the constitutionality of bringing an out-of-office former president before the S...
Feb 03, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Dennis Jon Bailey

Better Wi-Fi Planned
City officials are hatching a plan to provide internet access to blighted areas. They hope to get financing through a 250-thousand dollar COVID-19 grant from Indiana's Office of Community and Rural Af...
Feb 03, 2021 Tsahi Levent-Levi / CC

Jasper Man Killed
A Jasper man is dead after he was hit on Interstate 64 near Dale. Indiana State Police say 67-year-old Gerald Kluemper had parked his vehicle on the shoulder of the Interstate, gotten out and entered ...
Feb 03, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Wet Vote Wins
Masonville, Kentucky voters have approved the sale of alcohol. The vote was 201-to-88, with a turnout of 15 percent. There is a six-month waiting period before licenses for alcohol sales can be issued...
Feb 03, 2021 Matthew / CC

EVPL resuming limited in-person services
In continuation of the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library's phased reopening plan, limited in-person services will begin at all EVPL locations on Monday, February 15. "Throughout the COVID-19 pande...
Aaron Santini Feb 02, 2021 Holiday Gems / CC

Phil Predicts Extended Winter
. February second is Groundhog day, the traditional day when the famous Pennsylvania rodent is brought out of his hovel to make his annual prediction on he length of winter. This yea, Punxsutaw...
Feb 02, 2021 Land Between the Lakes KY/TN

Mask Mandate Gets Tougher
Anyone who uses public transportation nationwide will now be required to wear a mask. The new order from the Centers For Disease Control allows public transit, like airports, train stations, and buses...
Feb 02, 2021 WIKY News File Photo by Jordan Rowe

Abused Woman Dies
Mary Deffendall, the 88-year-old Pike County woman who was found two weeks ago covered in flies and her own filth, has died. On January 20, deputies went to a home on South County Road 500 West to exe...
Feb 02, 2021 Tony Webster / CC

Cigarette Tax May Double
Indiana could double its cigarette tax if an idea circulating in state government comes to pass. The tax could go from one dollar per pack to two dollars, effective in July. A 39-percent tax would als...
Feb 02, 2021 Luciano Belviso / CC

Dustin Diamond Better Known As Screech From "Saved By The Bell" Has Passed
It was confirmed in the past weeks the actor had cancer and the announcement came today that he passed away at the age of 44. 'Saved by the Bell' star Dustin Diamond died on Monday at age 44. The acto...
Sarah Pepper Feb 01, 2021 BigBrother Junkie


