Category Archives: Local News

Winnecke Calls for Social Distancing In Earnest
Mayor Lloyd Winnecke of Evansville tells the WIKY Morning Show that the numbers of COVID cases in this area are going the wrong way. Winnecke says large gatherings are showing a lot of participants no...
Oct 06, 2020 Mayor Lloyd Winnecke (R-Evansville) (WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer)

Gov. Holcomb Will Issue New Stay-At-Home Order if Numbers Justify It
Governor Eric Holcomb said he would consider another stay at home order -- if the numbers show that it would be wise. Appearing on WISH-TV in Indianapolis, the governor told host Phil Sanchez that unt...
Oct 06, 2020 Governor Eric Holcomb (R-IN) (Photo: Indiana Governor's Office)

Pike Co. Man Accused of Murdering Estranged Wife
A Pike County man is under arrest, accused of murdering his wife. In July, police found the body Sharon Fox at the bottom of a staircase in her Petersburg home. They were there because Fox's estranged...
Oct 06, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Hansen Deep-Cleans Plant
Deep cleaning procedures are underway at the Hansen Corporation in Princeton. The company says employees there tested positive for COVID-19. Hansen manufactures precision electric motors and associate...
Oct 06, 2020 sergio santos / CC

Vanderburgh Police Chase Ends in Warrick County Crash
A police chase ends with a wreck in Warrick County. A Vanderburgh County Sheriff's deputy tried to pull over a suspected impaired driver at 41 and Walnut a little after midnight. Instead of stopping, ...
Oct 06, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

In honor of what would have been Fall Festival, a conversation about "West Side" culture
Ever since I moved here from Northern Michigan in 2018, I've been intrigued by Evansville's "West Side" culture. I don't live on the West side, however our radio stations are located here. Since I'm o...
Aaron Santini Oct 05, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer.

Last Day to Register to Vote
Today (Monday) is the last day to register to vote in both Indiana and Kentucky. Early voting in Indiana starts tomorrow at the Old National Events Plaza. Kentucky early voting begins October 13. Requ...
Oct 05, 2020 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC

Hunter Air-Lifted
An injured hunter was flown from the Higginson Henry Wildlife Area in Union County yesterday (Sunday). Officials say the man was deep in the woods when the he fell about 20 feet from a stand. He was a...
Oct 05, 2020 Daniel Ramirez / CC

Woman Shot in Leg
Evansville police answer a shots-fired call on Tennessee Street at Garvin. They arrive to find a group of people, none of whom would tell officers anything. The they received a call about a person sho...
Oct 05, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

14 Year Old Driver Arrested After Chase
Daviess County deputy clocks a car doing 85 in a 55 zone on Highway 431 Sunday night. The deputy say the car's lights turn off and the driver began swerving alarmingly, sometimes headed north in the s...
Oct 05, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe


