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Natl Guard helping fight COVID-19
Many long-care health facilities will be getting a helping hand from the Indiana National Guard starting Monday. More than 100 of the state's hardest-hit long term care centers will get help with test...
Oct 31, 2020 Image source: Midwest Communications
Deputies: Death due to natural causes
What began as a welfare check Friday night turned into a death investigation. Several deputies from the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office were called to Darmstadt Road near Fleenor Road. Deputies sa...
Oct 31, 2020 Jason Rojas / CC
Kentucky nursing homes receive $5.3 million
Nursing homes across the Commonwealth will receive $5.3 million through the CARES Act to help slow the spread of COVID-19. According to a news release from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY...
Oct 31, 2020 Image source: Midwest Communications
Teen Driver Killed
A young driver is killed after her Jeep skidded sideways into the path of an oncoming S-U-V. It happened on wet asphalt yesterday afternoon on Highway 57 between Boonville - New Harmony Road and Kansa...
Oct 30, 2020 Photo: Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office
Suspect in Dogtown Dragnet Gets Court Date
One of the suspects in a September dragnet in the Dogtown area is due in court March 15. Diana Ellmers is charged with attempted murder, resisting law enforcement with a deadly weapon and possessing s...
Oct 30, 2020 Photos: Vanderburgh Sheriff's Office
COVID Cases Traced to Wedding
Officials say at least 14 recent cases of COVID-19 can be traced to one particular wedding. They were especially concerned because the people exposed were planning to get married this weekend, and ref...
Oct 30, 2020 cara fealy choate / CC
Local Soccer Teams Vie for Championship
A pair of local boys soccer teams hope to bring home the big prize this weekend. Memorial High School goes for its fourth boys soccer state title in the past five years tonight. The Tigers take on For...
Oct 30, 2020 Jarrett Campbell / CC
Heavy Rains Make for Hazardous Morning Commute
It was a busy morning for highway workers and first responders, as heavy rains pounded the tri-state for several hours. There were numerous reports of roads closed by high water, and cars sliding off ...
Oct 29, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
Arrest Warrant Issued for Walter McCarty
A Vanderburgh County Judge has issued an arrest warrant for former U of E basketball coach Walter McCarty after he didn't show up at a scheduled court date today. The hearing was scheduled for 8:45 th...
Oct 29, 2020 Walter McCarty (Photo: University of Evansville)
Food Bank Partnership Feeds Thousands
The Tri-State Food Bank will join with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield to provide nearly 500,000 meals to an estimated 15,000 households. The partnership will allow the food bank to receive a $195,0...
Oct 29, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe
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