Category Archives: Local News

Squatter Arrested On Drug Charges
A Kentucky man was arrested on drug charges Monday for squatting on someone else's property. 68-year-old Kenneth Johnson was living in a camper on the back of a property in Daviess County. Deputies an...
Amy Adams Jul 01, 2025 Kenneth Johnson (DCSO)

Attorney General Asks For Execution Date For Killer Of Spencer County Teen
The Indiana Attorney General's office has asked the state Supreme Court to set an execution date for Roy Lee Ward. He was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of 15 year old Spencer County teen ...
Amy Adams Jun 30, 2025 Roy Lee Ward (IDOC)

Henderson Home Decor Store Is Going Out Of Business
Henderson's Trees N Trends has been selling gifts and home decor for more than 30 years, but not much longer. The Wallace Family, owners of the business, posted on their Facebook page that they are cl...
Amy Adams Jun 30, 2025 BreizhAtao / Depositphotos.com

Handegard Found Not Guilty Of Murder
A verdict was reached Friday afternoon in the trial for the man accused of killing Shane Breedlove. Bobby Handegard took the witness stand in his defense before the jury found him not guilty of Breedl...
Amy Adams Jun 30, 2025 Bobby Handegard (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Fire Crews Called To Newburgh Business
Ohio Township fire crews were called to a business fire in Newburgh on Thursday afternoon. It happened in the 4000 block of State Road 261. Employees tried to put the fire out with extinguishers but h...
Amy Adams Jun 27, 2025 Dan Zen / CC

Missing Evansville Man Found And Arrested
The search for an Evansville man has ended with an arrest. 32-year-old Devin Pickerill was arrested earlier this week after his disappearance two months ago. Court records show that a warrant was issu...
Amy Adams Jun 27, 2025 Devin Pickerill photos provided by EPD Facebook page

Missing Juvenile Found Hiding In Ceiling Tiles of Hotel
A juvenile missing for almost a week has been located at an Evansville hotel. Sheriff Deputies developed information about the case that led them to the One Life Hotel on Highway 41. Deputies arrived ...
Amy Adams Jun 27, 2025 Christopher Gamble (VCSO)

Expansion And Upgrades Coming To Tyson Foods In Henderson County
Tyson Foods is investing nearly $23.5 million in its Henderson County facility. The funding will go towards expansion and improvements that will support the retention of over 1,100 jobs. This is neede...
Amy Adams Jun 27, 2025 edkohler / CC

Convicted Felon Arrested After Guns Found At Residence
Anonymous complaints called into the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office led to the arrest of a convicted felon. The complaints alleged that 33-year-old Joe Moore III was involved in the sale of narco...
Amy Adams Jun 26, 2025 Joe Moore III (VCSO)

Woman Charged Following Assault At Bus Station
A man was seriously injured Wednesday night at the METS bus station in downtown Evansville. EPD responded to a call of a person who had fallen and was unconscious. Witnesses told officers they saw a w...
Amy Adams Jun 26, 2025 Karen / CC


