Category Archives: Local News

UE faculty endorses no-confidence vote
In a faculty-wide vote, the University of Evansville faculty endorses the Faculty Senate's vote of no confidence in the President's draft academic plan. The plan calls for significant reduction in aca...
Rick Allen Dec 26, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Glendale Ave. house fire Christmas Eve
Evansville Central Dispatch says crews were called to a structure fire on the 1600 block of Glendale Avenue around 5:45 p.m Thursday. According to the Evansville Fire Department, firefighters reported...
Rick Allen Dec 26, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Henderson 911 Advisory
Henderson County 911 Emergency Communications issued this update Saturday, Dec. 26, for AT&T users who have had service disrupted by the Dec. 25 explosion in downtown Nashville: While users may no...
Rick Allen Dec 26, 2020 Scary Side of Earth / CC

President Trump To Sign Horse Racing Regulation Bill
President Trump is expected to sign a new federal bill calling for national regulation of the horse racing industry. The Senate approved the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act Monday as part of a ye...
Dec 23, 2020 Qrodo Photos / CC

Tax Credits for 420 Main Developers Applied For
A development group has put together and submitted applications for $18.4 million in Indiana Redevelopment Tax Credits to develop an entire city block which will become vacant with some demolition. La...
Dec 23, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

City of Evansville Planting
New greenery is headed to the area as he City of Evansville celebrates the holidays by planting trees. The planting is to express gratitude to the city's department of Urban Forestry, the Solid Waste ...
Dec 23, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Henderson Christmas tree recycling
The City of Henderson will be recycling live Christmas trees at Newman Park from Jan. 1 through Feb. 1. The wood chips from the recycled trees will be used on the Canoe Creek Nature Trail in Newman Pa...
Aaron Santini Dec 22, 2020 dennis crowley / CC

KY Man Kills Family, Self
From Mayfield Kentucky comes word hat a couple and their two children have been found dead in their home. Kentucky State Police troopers report answering a call about a shooting Sunday morning. They f...
Dec 22, 2020 Tony Webster / CC

COVID Relief Package Passes, Trump Will Sign
Both houses of congress have now passed the $900 trillion COVID relief package. The bill includes one-time payments of $600 to Americans making $75-thousand a year or less, along with extended unemplo...
Dec 22, 2020 Matt Turner / CC

Traffic Stop Yields Gun, Drugs
Indiana State Police pull over a car for speeding over the weekend, and found more than they bargained for. It happened on the Fulda shortcut in Spencer County. Troopers say the car was doing 55 in a ...
Dec 22, 2020 Blake Merter (Photo: Spencer County Jail)


