Category Archives: Local News

Vanderburgh County Health Department Halloween Guidance
Guidelines for Trick or Treating 2020 10/23/2020 It is recommended that everyone participating in any event wear a face mask that covers the nose and mouth. Costume masks are not a substitute f...
Aaron Santini Oct 27, 2020 tuchodi / CC

Bashear Makes COVID Recommendations
Kentucky governor Andy Beshear is raising red flags over his state's reports of Corona Virus cases. Five counties -- Hancock, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean and Webster -- have scored places in the state'...
Jay Zimmer Oct 27, 2020 Governor Andy Beshear (Photo courtesy Kentucky Governor's Office)

No Voter Apathy This Year
Voter apathy is not an issue in this election. So says Vanderburgh County Clerk Carla Hayden. Of the more than 130-thousand registered voters in Vanderburgh County, about 30-thousand have already vote...
Jay Zimmer Oct 27, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC

EVSC Names New Top Cop
EVSC's inside police force has a new chief. At Monday night's meeting, the school board chose Tim Alford as their new top cop. He was sworn in at the meeting. Alford is a 22 year veteran of the Evansv...
Jay Zimmer Oct 27, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Councilman Challenges Winnecke Order Renewal
Mayor Lloyd Winnecke has renewed his executive order mandating that gatherings of 1`25 people or more need approval from the Vanderburgh County Health Department. But an Evansville city councilman say...
Jay Zimmer Oct 27, 2020 Mayor Lloyd Winnecke (Photo: City of Evansville)

Man Shows Up At Hospital with Gunshot Wound
Evansville police say a man walked into the E-R at Deaconess Midtown just after one o'clock this morning. He had a gunshot wound. Police arrived at the hospital and spoke to the victim and a witness. ...
Jay Zimmer Oct 27, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

EVPL Stringtown closing today
EVPL Stringtown will be closed with no library services beginning today, October 26. An EVPL team member from EVPL Stringtown has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual last worked Thursday, Oct...
Aaron Santini Oct 26, 2020 Stewart Butterfield / CC

Kentucky School Systems Return to Hybrid Learning
A number of school systems in Kentucky return to hybrid learning as of today. Dawson Springs students return to in-person learning today with a hybrid schedule. The district went virtual October 19. S...
Jay Zimmer Oct 26, 2020 xMizLitx / CC

Three Hurt in Four Car Crash
A four-car accident on Diamond Avenue last night sends three of the drivers to the hospital. Evansville police say one eastbound driver crossed the centerline at the curve onto Weinbach, and hit anoth...
Jay Zimmer Oct 26, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Teenager found dead in Owensboro
A 15-year-old was found shot to death at the Housing Authority of Owensboro homes Saturday night. The shooting happened in the 2200 block of East 19th Street, just before 10 p.m. Officers say the body...
Rick Allen Oct 25, 2020 Image source: Midwest Communications


