Category Archives: Local News

2 Railroad Crossing Projects start Wednesday
Starting Wednesday Sept. 16 through Friday Sept. 18, Boonville-New Harmony Road just west of Highway 41 will be closed to all traffic for railroad crossing repairs. The detour around the railroad cros...
Aaron Santini Sep 15, 2020 Deep Owl / CC

Settlement in Breonna Taylor Case
The attorney representing the family of Breonna Taylor says they have reached a settlement with the City of Louisville. Multiple media sources are reporting that terms include a multi-million dollar s...
Sep 15, 2020 Eden, Janine and Jim / CC

Entire USI Student Organization Quarantined
An entire social organization at the University of Southern Indiana is under quarantine. According to a report, there are several COVID-19 cases among a student organization on campus. The university ...
Sep 15, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe

Daviess County Schools Phase Student Returns
Daviess County Public Schools will phase their returning students into the classroom starting in a week. High school students at Apollo, Daviess County and Heritage Park, whose families opted for in-c...
Sep 15, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Jasper Man Faces Rape Charge
Police in Jasper say they were contacted Saturday morning about a woman being treated for sexual assault. After talking to the victim, police located 31 year old Francisco Perez at a Dubois County wor...
Sep 15, 2020 Francisco Perez (Photo: Dubois County Jail)

Police release photo of suspected car thief
Evansville police say this surveillance photo is of a man whom they believe stole a car last week from the lot of Magna Motors. The theft was reported Friday morning. If you recognize the man, you can...
Rick Allen Sep 15, 2020 Image source: Evansville Police Department

#4 Best Midwest College -- U of E
The University of Evansville makes Number 4 Best College in the Midwest, in a ranking by U-S News and World Report. That's a two-spot improvement. U of E has made the Top Ten on that ranking for over ...
Sep 14, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Remains Found in Daviess County Indiana
An investigation is underway after human remains were found in Daviess (DAVY's) County, Indiana. Sheriff's deputies found the remains along Hawkins Creek, just east of County Road 300 West. As a court...
Sep 14, 2020 Scott Davidson / CC

Shooting on Hatfield Drive
Evansville police were on their way to a disorderly conduct call in the 1300 block of Hatfield Drive last night when it was changed to a shots-fired call. Arriving officers found the victim lying on t...
Sep 14, 2020 Andrew Toskin / CC

Suspicious Package
There were some tense moments Saturday as a suspicious package was reported at the SABIC plant in Mt. Vernon. Posey County Sheriff Tom Latham says an FBI Task Force was called in. A SABIC spokesperson...
Sep 14, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe


