Category Archives: Local News

New Hoosier COVID-19 Cases
The Indiana State Department of Health is reporting more than 1300 new COVID-19 cases and 17 more deaths as of yesterday. The map shows one additional COVID-19 death in Vanderburgh, Dubois, and Posey ...
Oct 08, 2020 sergio santos / CC

Heating With Gas to Show Slight Increase This Winter...
If you heat your home with gas, be prepared to dig a little deeper into your pocketbook this season. The increase in rates is based upon a rise in natural gas prices. The average household can expect ...
Oct 08, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Evansville Man Arrested in Illinois Murder
Local and federal authorities arrest an Evansville man on warrant in a six year old murder. An Illinois grand jury last month indicted 24 year old Brody Murbarger in connection with the disappearance ...
Oct 07, 2020 Photos: Evansville Police Department, Vanderburgh County Jail

UE Faculty Votes No Confidence
The University of Evansville Faculty Senate has passed a vote of no confidence with regard to President Christopher Pietruszkiewicz. (PET-ro-SKEV-itch) The Senate also passed a resolution asking to be...
Oct 07, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Shooting Victim Hospitalized
A shooting victim was taken to the hospital last (Tues) night. Police say they had a report of a shooting about 5:30. They found the victim in the 3200 block of Sage Boulevard. He was taken to the hos...
Oct 07, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer
Vote of "no confidence" at University of Evansville
The University of Evansville Faculty Senate has passed a vote of no confidence with regard to President Christopher Pietruszkiewicz. (PET-ro-SKEV-itch) The Senate also passed a resolution asking to be...
Oct 07, 2020

Thunderbolts opt out of 2020-2021 season
The Evansville Thunderbolts announced today that they will opt out of the 2020-2021 season. The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced that the 2020-2021 season will only be compri...
Aaron Santini Oct 06, 2020 C.P.Storm / CC

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


