Category Archives: Local News

Fire Trucks Damaged in Industrial Fire
Workers are still mopping up after a major fire at Green Tree Plastics Tuesday afternoon. A manufacturing building off Virginia Street was destroyed. Two fire trucks were slightly damaged while fighti...
Aug 06, 2020 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

More COVID-19 Testing Coming
The Vanderburgh County Health Department is holding another neighborhood testing site next Wednesday. It's in the same location as last week, 4100 Covert Avenue, in the parking lot of the former Healt...
Aug 06, 2020 The National Guard / CC

Henderson Summer Meals Program Ends
The Henderson County Schools summer meals program ends today. Since March 15, the Child Nutrition and Transportation Departments have served over one million meals. Schools resume classes in Henderson...
Aug 06, 2020 Twang_Dunga / CC

COVID-19 Testing: Evansville, Weds Aug 12th
From the Vanderburgh County Health Department: The Resource and Awareness Task Force will conduct a third neighborhood drive up testing site Wednesday August 12, at 4100 Covert Ave. This is the locati...
Debra Miller Aug 05, 2020 EpicTop10.com / CC

Hydro Fair Postponed A Year
The hydroplanes won't roar across the Ohio River at Owensboro this year. The city has decided to delay the races for a year, now scheduling the event for August 20-22 of 2021. It was originally schedu...
Aug 05, 2020 Brent Soderberg / CC

Man Shot In Leg During Fight
A fight between a man and a woman escalated into a shooting overnight. It happened at an apartment complex on Wexford Drive near Riverside. Police got a call about 3:30 this (Wed) morning that the two...
Aug 05, 2020 Andrew Toskin / CC

Castle Administrator Tests Positive
An administrator at Castle High School has tested positive for COVID-19, and two others are in quarantine. Superintendent Brad Schneider says a plan is in place until they can get back to full staff. ...
Aug 05, 2020 sergio santos / CC

No Fans At Indy 500
The Indianapolis 500, which will be run later this month, will be without fans for the first time ever. Rookie speedway owner Roger Penske has reversed himself, after insisting that the 500 wouldn't b...
Aug 05, 2020 Matt Velazquez / CC

Fire Destroys Plastics Building
A two alarm fire destroyed a plastics storage building belonging to Green Tree Plastics Tuesday afternoon. The company is located in the 1100 block of East Virginia. The entire street in both directio...
Aug 04, 2020 Green Tree Plastics Fire (WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer)

Signature School Opens Wednesday
EVSC's Signature School re-opens on Wednesday in what promises to be a unique year. The school has many protocols in place to ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff as the Corona Virus conti...
Aug 04, 2020 Signature School sophomore Hannah Conner (Photo provided by Hannah Conner)


