Category Archives: Local News

Evansville Public Safety Agencies Are Looking For Applicants
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...
Amy Adams Jul 16, 2025 Photo from VCSO

Missing Hart County Child Found Deceased
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...
Amy Adams Jul 16, 2025 Silas Chearer (KSP)

Lawsuit Filed Against Restaurant Linked To Parasitic Outbreak
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...
Amy Adams Jul 16, 2025 katerynakon / Depositphotos.com

Evansville's Germania Maennerchor Inducts First Woman Member
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...
Amy Adams Jul 16, 2025 Photo from Evansville Germania Maennerchor
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Bidding For New Downtown Construction Project Begins Tomorrow
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 ...
Amy Adams Jul 15, 2025 greeblie / CC

Former Fire Chief Makes First Court Appearance
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...
Amy Adams Jul 15, 2025 Chad Cullen (Webster County Jail)

Officials Receive Tip About Missing Evansville Woman
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...
Amy Adams Jul 15, 2025 Dawnita Wilkerson (Photo: Evansville Police Department)

Parents Arrested After Infant Is Taken To Emergency Room
A child abuse investigation has led to the arrest of two Evansville parents. On April 21, Lindsey Davis brought her 2-month-old to the hospital, claiming he was gassy and had been bleeding from the ey...
Amy Adams Jul 15, 2025 Lindsey and Macquell (VCSO)

Crash Kills Two People Over The Weekend On I-69
Two people died in a crash Saturday morning just after 4:00 on I-69 between Sebree and Slaughters. The interstate was closed for about 6 hours while crews worked the scene. Two others were airlifted a...
Amy Adams Jul 14, 2025 Photo from WIKY News archives

Three People Arrested Following Stand-Off
A search warrant led to the arrest of three people following a standoff. On Saturday morning, Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a residence on Elmhurst Drive to serve a search warrant...
Amy Adams Jul 14, 2025 Photo from news release


