Category Archives: Local News

EVSC Board Passes 2021/22 Schedule
The Board of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation agrees on an opening schedule for the 2021/22 school year. It will be a staggered start for in-person students. Those whose names begins with...
Dec 08, 2020 WIKY News File Photo by Jay Zimmer

Five Charged with Theft
Evansville Police have charged five people with making organized thefts from Wal Mart on Sunday. Officers responded to the East Sid store to deal with subjects who didn't present items in the checkout...
Dec 07, 2020 Photos: Vanderburgh County Jail

Hadi Shrine Half Pot Winner Comes Forward
The Hadi Shrine pulled the winning ticket from its half-pot last night. The winning ticket was number 20942. The half pot full amount was $114,642. That means the winner will take home $57,321. The wi...
Dec 07, 2020 bfishadow / CC

One Dead in Henderson County House Fire
One person was found dead in a burned-out home in Henderson County on Monday. Crews from several area fire departments responded to the blaze about 3:30am and found the home fully involved. A woman wh...
Dec 07, 2020 Dan Zen / CC

American Legion Shooter Sentenced
The man convicted of shooting several people outside an Evansville club last year was in court for sentencing on Monday. 38 year old Keymo Johnson was sentenced to 43 years for the shooting rampage ou...
Dec 07, 2020 Keymo Johnson (Photo: Evansville Police Department)

$8,000 taken from two One Life locations
Thieves target two locations of One Life Church, and make off with an estimated eight thousand dollars worth of property. Evansville Police say the burglaries happened Thursday. Nearly $4,000 of prope...
Rick Allen Dec 06, 2020 Image source: Midwest Communications

Rocks thrown through church windows
A worker discovers an act of vandalism at an Evansville church. A man who came to Arena of Faith Church on North Elliott Street Saturday evening to do some work noticed several windows had been broken...
Rick Allen Dec 06, 2020 Image source: Midwest Communications

Armed robbery reported on Weinbach
Police are investigating an armed robbery. It happened Saturday night around 7:15 in the 1100 block of Weinbach Avenue. The victims reportedly got into a vehicle with some other people. They say the p...
Rick Allen Dec 06, 2020 Image source: Midwest Communications

Siciliano Subs pushing to stay open
The owners of Siciliano Subs are scrambling for ways to save their dream. After making the decision to close, owners Danielle and David Hodge now say they'll fight to keep their West Franklin Street M...
Rick Allen Dec 05, 2020 Image source: Midwest Communications

New self-help homes going up in Chandler
In Chandler, seven families are breaking ground today (Saturday) on their new homes. It's happening in the Heim Ridge subdivision. One of the houses is being built through Habitat for Humanity. The ot...
Rick Allen Dec 05, 2020 Image source: Midwest Communications


