Category Archives: Local News

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

Man Arrested Following Short Pursuit
An Owensboro man has been arrested after he was seen doing meth outside of a casino. Dispatch confirmed the man was 41-year-old James Reeder, who was wanted on multiple felony warrants. When deputies ...
Amy Adams Jun 23, 2025 James Reeder (DCSO)

Good Samaritan Stops Very Intoxicated Driver And Takes Keys
A Good Samaritan called 9-1-1 Saturday afternoon to report a drunk driver. They told dispatch that a pickup truck was swerving all over the road on Covert Avenue. The truck almost crashed into several...
Amy Adams Jun 23, 2025 Feverpitch / Depositphotos.com

Two People Accused Of Robbing Roommate
Evansville police responded to an armed robbery in progress call at 12:30 Sunday afternoon at Vann and Conlin Avenues. A male victim told officers that he and his roommate got into a fight over money....
Amy Adams Jun 23, 2025 Norma Violeta Chacon Tzub and Santiago Armando De Los Reys Ramos (VCSO)

Mother Arrested For Allegedly Leaving Child Out In The Heat All Day
A mother has been arrested and charged with neglect. She is accused of leaving her child outside all day in the dangerous heat. A call to 9-1-1 was placed when the child started screaming for his moth...
Amy Adams Jun 23, 2025 Lissandra Denis (VCSO)

Elderly Man Is Taken For Thousands In Bitcoin Scam
Evansville Police are investigating after an elderly man was threatened out of nearly $8,000. Officers responded to a gas station on Washington Avenue after a man was seen placing several 100 dollar b...
Amy Adams Jun 23, 2025 Photo from Wiky news archives
US B-2 Bombers Involved In Iran Strikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. B-2 bombers were involved in strikes on Iran's nuclear sites announced by President Donald Trump on Saturday, a U.S. official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymit...
Amy Adams Jun 21, 2025

Man Arrested After Dead Dogs Found Inside Abandoned Home
A man faces multiple counts of animal cruelty and neglect after 5 dead dogs were found in a foreclosed home. 21-year-old Ryver Barker is accused of abandoning the dogs at a home he moved out of in the...
Amy Adams Jun 20, 2025 Ryver Barker (Posey County Jail)


