Category Archives: Local News

Last night, the Mount Vernon City Council approved its second reading of a proposed wheel tax. The flat fee would vary by vehicle and would go towards street and curb repairs. A passenger car would be...

Indiana University officials say Lilly King will compete for the final time in Singapore. The 18-time World Champion will race the 50-meter breaststroke and 100-meter breaststroke individually. She ma...

Proposals will be accepted to lease the Mesker Amphitheater. The Evansville Parks Board approved it on Wednesday. Once issued, the Request for Proposals will remain open for a 60-day period. Those pro...

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office, Evansville Police Department, and Evansville Vanderburgh Central Dispatch are hiring. The "One Community, Many Heroes" campaign seeks to attract dedicated, qua...

A tragic end for a child who went missing Tuesday morning in Hart County, Kentucky. An IAN alert rang out from cellphones around 8:35 Tuesday morning after 5-year-old Silas Chearer of Cub Run had wand...

A lawsuit is now on record against a restaurant linked to the Giardia outbreak in Hopkins County. Health officials report that at least 24 people have been infected with Giardia parasites from El Tapa...

For the first time since its founding in 1900, Germania Maennerchor has a woman as a full-fledged member. Becky Harl along with several other women was a member of the women's auxiliary. She could not...

Evansville city park leaders look forward to accepting bids soon for the construction of a new park at The Vault. A new structure is going up on the footprint of the Old National Bank tower that once ...

Former Sturgis Fire Chief Chad Cullen made his first court appearance before a judge on Monday. Cullen was arrested earlier this month and accused of stealing more than $50,000 from the department bet...

Search and rescue teams in Pulaski County, Illinois, assisted Evansville authorities with a tip regarding a cold case involving a missing person. EPD confirmed the search was about Dawnita Wilkerson's...