Category Archives: Local News
EVV named Indiana Airport of the Year
Evansville Regional Airport (EVV) has been named "2020 Indiana Airport of the Year" by Aviation Indiana, a statewide industry organization and advocate for aviation interests for nearly 40 years. The ...
Oct 15, 2020 Glenn Beltz / CC
"Tarheel Hal" Arrival Delayed by Weather
The P-47 Thunderbolt called Tarheel Hal has scrubbed it's flight to Evansville for today. Weather was the cause of the delay of the plane's flight from Houston. It's now scheduled to arrive between 1p...
Oct 15, 2020 Photo Courtesy the P-47 Thunderbolt Foundation
Man Booked for Sexual Misconduct
A man is booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail without bond. 58 year old Mark Jeffers is charged of sexual misconduct with a minor. The incident reportedly took place last August. Detectives say Jef...
Oct 15, 2020 Mark Jeffers (Photo: Vanderburgh County Jail)
Giraffe at Mesker Park Zoo dies
Sad news from Mesker Park Zoo... the zoo announces that its popular Giraffe, "Kiah," has passed away. Kiah was 29 years of age, which is nearly a decade longer than normal giraffe life expectancy. The...
Oct 15, 2020 Derek Keats / CC
INDOT Invests $100M on Lloyd Expressway
Work is getting under way for a transportation project known as The Lloyd 4U. State transportation officials say it involves more than a dozen projects to make the Lloyd safer and more efficient. The ...
Oct 15, 2020 National Library of Ireland on The Commons / CC
NCAA Championships Coming to Evansville
USI and the Evansville Sports Corporation will host the 2024 and 25 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Elite 8 at Ford Center. The NCAA also will bring the Swimming and Diving National Championships to...
Oct 15, 2020 Jay Denney / CC
U of E Faculty Votes No Confidence
A week ago, the University of Evansville faculty Senate passed a motion for a confidence vote aimed at the school's president. Wednesday, about 70 percent of the faculty voted no confidence in preside...
Oct 15, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
Miner Killed in Hopkins County
A miner has been killed at the Warrior's Cardinal Mine in Hopkins County. Company officials confirm that a miner was struck by a piece of mobile equipment a little after 8:30pm Tuesday. Co-workers ren...
Oct 14, 2020 Giorgio Monteforti / CC
Guilty Plea in Kidnap Hoax
A Gibson County woman pleads guilty to her part in a kidnap hoax. Maria Hopper, Joshua Thomas and Hannah Pots reportedly cooked up a kidnap hoax plot involving having Potts go missing. Thomas and Hopp...
Oct 14, 2020 Maria Hopper (Photo: Gibson County Jail)
Henderson County Schools Go Virtual
Henderson County School officials say they're working around the clock to keep families informed of what's going on concerning the COVID 19 virus. The rise in case numbers prompted the school district...
Oct 14, 2020 Kevin Wong / CC
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