Category Archives: Local News

Shooting victim turns up at hospital
Evansville Police are investigating a shooting in the area of South Rotherwood and Madison Avenue. Police say they were called late Saturday after the victim showed up at the hospital. According to re...
Rick Allen Dec 13, 2020 MIKI Yoshihito / CC

Old stolen gun recovered in arrest
Police say a man arrested for a disturbance at the True Vine Plantation Inn in Henderson was using a gun which had been reported stolen 35 years ago. 54-year-old James Bough was allegedly standing out...
Rick Allen Dec 12, 2020 Scott Davidson / CC

Man arrested on rape charges
An Evansville man is in jail on rape charges. Police say a woman told them that 40-year-old Charles Turpen came into her room and laid behind her, placing his hands on her hip, then moving them higher...
Rick Allen Dec 12, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

One person slightly injured when gun goes off in restaurant
Police say a man dropped his gun inside the Cracker Barrel Saturday morning, causing it to discharge. A woman nearby had a minor abrasion on her leg. She refused medical treatment. According to police...
Rick Allen Dec 12, 2020 Image source: Midwest Communications

UE game canceled
Today's University of Evansville men's basketball game at Saint Louis has been canceled. The program is temporarily halting activities due to COVID-19 protocols. Tuesday's home game against Southeast ...
Rick Allen Dec 12, 2020 image source: Midwest Communications

KY. H.S. Basktball Has Start Date
In Kentucky, high school basketball now has an official start date: January 4. The K-H-S-double-A Board of Control has decided to stick to that previously-announced start date. Practices can begin as ...
Dec 11, 2020 Chip Griffin / CC

KY. COVID Restrictions to Ease
Some of Kentucky's COVID-19 restrictions will change starting Monday. Governor Andy Beshear says there will now be no limit on outdoor social gatherings. Indoor social gatherings are still recommended...
Dec 11, 2020 Governor Andy Beshear (Photo courtesy Kentucky Governor's Office)

U of E To Reorganize Academics
A proposed academic reorganization plan at the University of Evansville could signal the end for degrees in areas such as music, religion, philosophy, electrical engineering, and computer science. Mul...
Dec 11, 2020 WIKY News Photo by ay Zimmer

W. Illinois St. closure
Empire Contractors will be closing W Illinois Street between Baker Avenue & N Main Street beginning Monday, December 14th, 2020 and continuing until December 31st, 2021 for new construction delive...
Aaron Santini Dec 10, 2020 Myrtle Beach TheDigitel / CC

State Ed. Board Grants EVSC Waivers
The Indiana State Board of Education has granted a pair of waivers requested by the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. One changes the way that school year is calculated. It allows the year to...
Dec 10, 2020 WIKY News File Photo by Jay Zimmer


