Category Archives: Local News

Lilly King Announces Her Retirement
Lilly King has announced her retirement from competitive swimming. In a post on her Instagram page, the Evansville native says, "This will be my final season competing." She is set to compete in the T...
Amy Adams Jun 02, 2025 Picture taken from Wiky News archives

EFD Vehicle Catches Fire Inside Warehouse
Evansville Fire crews responded to a warehouse fire Sunday morning just after 8:00 on SE Eighth Street. This is the Evansville Fire Department Administration building. A fire department command vehicl...
Amy Adams Jun 02, 2025 Photo from EFD news release

KYTC Warns Of Text Message Scam
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is warning Kentuckians of a fraudulent text message scam. The messages warn customers of unpaid tickets and say that a "DMV violation" will be reported and driving ...
Amy Adams Jun 02, 2025 Photo from KYTC news release

Evansville Arrested Following Crash
An Evansville man is facing drunk driving charges after attempting to walk away from a crash. Officers came across a truck in the middle of Harmony Way near West Columbia Street Saturday night with th...
Amy Adams Jun 02, 2025 James Lawson (VCSO)

Man Accused Of Triple Murder Will Appear In Court Today
A Gibson County man accused in last Thursday's triple murder near Haubstadt is due in court today. Authorities say 77-year-old Patrick Wait was one of those who called 9-1-1. On the call, he said he h...
Amy Adams Jun 02, 2025 Patrick Waite (GCSO)

Labor Department Plans To Pause Job Corps Operations
The U-S Department of Labor has announced a phased pause of operations at certain Job Corps centers nationally. The Labor Department announced Thursday that the pauses will be in place by June 30th. T...
Amy Adams May 30, 2025 vchalup2 / Depositphotos.com

Woman Claims She Was Doing Laundry After Breaking Into House
Madisonville Police arrested a woman Wednesday after she claimed she was doing laundry in the house she allegedly broke into. The homeowner told police he woke up to the suspect, later identified as G...
Amy Adams May 30, 2025 GABRIELLE CALDWELL (Hopkins County Jail)

Interactive Open House Event Scheduled To Explain New Design For Stockwell Road
The Lloyd4U project team has scheduled two interactive open houses to explain the new design for Stockwell Road. Harper Elementary School will hold the event on Wednesday, June 4, from 11:00 to 1:00 a...
Amy Adams May 30, 2025 Photo from The Lloyd4U Facebook page

Suspect In Custody Following Triple Murder In Gibson County
A Gibson County man has been arrested in a triple homicide case. Around 8:30 last night 9-1-1 received a report of shots being fired in the 12000 block of South Scottsdale Drive near Haubstadt. Multip...
Amy Adams May 30, 2025 Patrick Waite (GCSO)

New Pedestrian Bridge Was Years In The Making
Construction is now complete on the pedestrian bridge at Highway 41 and Washington Avenue. The new and safer way to cross the highway creates an immediate impact for Bosse High School students. From i...
Amy Adams May 29, 2025 Photo courtesy of INDOT


