Category Archives: Local News

Car Fire Was Arson
Evansville Police are trying to find the person who set a woman's car on fire. The fire was reported Monday night in the 1600 block of East Michigan Street. Officers say when they got there, the owner...
Jay Zimmer Nov 25, 2020 Robert Couse-Baker / CC

Gibson Schools After The Holiday
Wood Memorial Junior and Senior High Schools will go virtual after Thanksgiving. All classes will be held on-line, but the campus will be open during school hours. Officials say that's for the benefit...
Jay Zimmer Nov 25, 2020 jdog90 / CC

Traffic Stop Yields Drug Bust
Police in Huntingburg make a major drug arrest. During a traffic stop, 28-year-old Thai Duong was found with five pounds of marijuana and 17 grams of cocaine. Police say a canine officer alerted them ...
Jay Zimmer Nov 25, 2020 wmfawmfa

Holiday Travel May Be Down -- A Little
Health concerns and high unemployment are expected to have an impact -- though not a huge one -- on Thanksgiving holiday traffic. According to Triple A, law enforcement can expect a ten percent drop i...
Jay Zimmer Nov 24, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Warrick Schools will Go Virtual
Warrick County high schools will go virtual after the Thanksgiving break. They'll remain online-only until December 18. Superintendent Brad Schneider says those schools make up 30 percent of the stude...
Jay Zimmer Nov 24, 2020 Image source: Midwest Communications

Hoosier Lottery Jackpot Ticket Sold in Santa Claus
A Hoosier Lottery ticket purchased at he Circle S Food Market in Santa Claus matched all the numbers and made it's holder $2.2 million richer. Those who bought tickets for Saturday's drawing should ch...
Jay Zimmer Nov 24, 2020 Iain Watson / CC

Upcoming Burkhardt Road closure
Burkhardt Road Closure Dates Close, November 30 at 7:00 am Re-Open, December 4 at 5:00 pm As part of the ongoing sanitary sewer upgrades related to the Bonnieview and Oak Lift Station Improvements Pro...
Aaron Santini Nov 23, 2020 Alan Levine

Man Faces Charges for Timber Thefts
Indiana conservation officers say an Evansville man didn't pay for timber leases on various properties in Posey and Gibson counties. There were sixteen victims identified in those counties. 40 year ol...
Jay Zimmer Nov 23, 2020 Don O'Brien / CC

Schools Going Virtual
Across Kentucky, schools are going virtual. Many, especially in Kentucky, start today. It's part of a list of new restrictions imposed by Governor Andy Beshear in an effort to fight the Coronavirus su...
Jay Zimmer Nov 23, 2020 Colleen / CC

How to Stop Porch Pirates
Many more packages are making their way to TriState homes as the holiday on-line shopping season gets under way. You can help make sure your packages wind up on your house by being aware of porch pira...
Jay Zimmer Nov 23, 2020 Cindy Shebley / CC


