Category Archives: Local News

Wayne County Officials Confirm First Case Of West Nile Virus
The CDC has confirmed Illinois' first human case of West Nile Virus of 2025. The virus was found in an individual from Wayne County after they were hospitalized due to complications of the infection. ...
Amy Adams Jun 26, 2025 natursports / Depositphotos.com

Ham Radio Field Day Is This Weekend In Evansville
Members of the Tri-State Amateur Radio Society get together this weekend for the international ham radio field day. Ham radio operators will make on-air contacts with other operators around the United...
Amy Adams Jun 26, 2025 ermankiaz / Depositphotos.com

Convicted Felon Heading Back To Prison
An Evansville man has been sentenced after a guilty plea for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. 36-year-old James Charleston Jr. has been sentenced to five years in federal prison, followed...
Amy Adams Jun 25, 2025 Photo from the WIKY News archives

Vintage Automobiles Roll Through Western Kentucky
The 2025 Hemmings Great Race made a stop along the riverfront in Owensboro yesterday. The 120 vintage automobiles will roll out of Western Kentucky early this morning after the navigation team is pres...
Amy Adams Jun 25, 2025 Photo provided by KYTC

Tell City Man Charged With Child Exploitation
A Tell City man has been arrested for alleged crimes against children. Indiana State Police began an investigation in January after receiving a cyber tip regarding 33-year-old Derek Voges. The tip acc...
Amy Adams Jun 25, 2025 Derek Voges photo provided by ISP

McCutchanville Prowler Turned In By Parents
The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office has taken a juvenile suspect into custody after his parents turned him in. He is believed to have connections with a series of car break-ins and attempted resid...
Amy Adams Jun 25, 2025 Photos from VCSO

Jury Selected For Man Accused Of Killing DJ
A jury was selected on day one of the trial of an Evansville man charged with the murder of a DJ. Eight women and two men were selected, along with two men as alternates. 29-year-old Bobby Handegard i...
Amy Adams Jun 24, 2025 Bobby Handegard (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Local Animal Shelter Rescues 44 Dogs
Forty-four dogs have been rescued and are now in the hands of the Dubois County Humane Society. Over the past several days, the shelter's team has worked around the clock. 13 of the adult dogs tested ...
Amy Adams Jun 24, 2025 Photo from Dubois County Humane Society Facebook

Evansville Woman Denies Abusing Grandchildren
Evansville Police are investigating a report of child abuse that led to the arrest of a grandmother. Police say the caller had just picked up their three kids from the care of Darlene Wills. EPD says ...
Amy Adams Jun 24, 2025 Darlene Wills (VCSO)

Local Hospitals Seeing Multiple Heat Related Illnesses
Tri-State hospitals say they have seen a noticeable increase in patients coming in with heat-related illnesses. Doctors at Ascension St. Vincent claim they've seen about twenty patients since the heat...
Amy Adams Jun 24, 2025 rfphoto / Depositphotos.com


