Category Archives: Local News

This Weekend: Heavy Rain, Storms on Saturday
After a couple sunny, clear, cold days, we have rain in the weekend forecast. Your 14 First Alert Forecast calls for heavy rain and thunderstorms, perhaps an in of rain on Saturday. Tonight: In...
Debra Miller Jan 29, 2021 Kate Ter Haar / CC

1st Ave. Closure
1st Ave. will be closed from W. Morgan Ave. to Colonial Ave. starting on Monday, February 1st, for continued work on a water main replacement. This closure is a progression closure, which will progres...
Aaron Santini Jan 29, 2021 The Local People Photo Archive / CC

Woman Arrested on Neglect Charges
E-P-D officers see a car bust a stop sign near Maryland and Edgar streets and try for a stop but the driver drove away at high speed. The pursuit was terminated for safety, but the car was found aband...
Jan 29, 2021 Emily Howard (Photo: Evansville Police Department)

Girls Empowerment Trail Blazer event coming up
The 4th annual Girls Empowerment Trail Blazer event will be on March 4th, and is currently taking registrations. The event is sponsored in part by the OCTC Foundation, Inc., the Greater Owensboro Cham...
Aaron Santini Jan 29, 2021 Jesper Sehested Pluslexia.com / CC

U E Faculty Senate to Weigh In on Plan
The University of Evansville Faculty Senate will be able to weigh in on a proposition from school leaders that calls for eliminating several majors and departments and reducing staff. The U-E chapter ...
Jan 29, 2021 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

U-K Covid Strain Arrives in TriState
A new variant of the Coronavirus has made it's way into the tri-state area. The SARS-CoV-2 variant, one native to the UK, was reportedly detected by Deaconess officials. While concerning, this was no ...
Jan 29, 2021 Lihoman... / CC

Children’s Museum of Evansville annual "Ignite It!" Creativity Forum
The Children's Museum of Evansville will host its annual Ignite It! Creativity Forum, with special guest speaker Kevin Carroll, on March 17 from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. The Ignite It! Creativity Forum br...
Aaron Santini Jan 28, 2021 Pawel Loj / CC

New Vaccine Appointments Available for Eligible Group Members
If you're in the current eligibility group, there are appointments available at Deaconess for the COVID vaccine. You're in the group if you're: 70 years of age or older A health care worker, a first r...
Jan 28, 2021 Alachua County

City Begins Homeless Count
Teams worked through the snowy night and into the wee hours of this (Thurs)morning, doing the annual point-in-time count of the city's homeless. It all began Wednesday night in the gym at the CK Newso...
Jan 28, 2021 Photo by Jordan Rowe

Suspect Arrested in Near Bosse Field Shooting
There's been an arrest in yesterday's shooting near Bosse Field. EPD say they were notified via 9-1-1 that the fire department had located an unresponsive victim with a gunshot wound to the chest. EFD...
Jan 28, 2021 Brent Ferguson (Photo: Vanderburgh County Jail)


