Category Archives: Local News

Man Arrested After Fleeing Police on a Moped
Evansville police arrest a man after he tried to get away on a moped. It happened after an officer saw 38-year old Johnny Detalente driving a white moped without a license plate on E Oregon and North ...
Jay Zimmer Nov 13, 2025 wmfawmfa

Injured Man Found In Wheelchair in the Middle of Fulton Avenue
Evansville police were called to Fulton Avenue and Columbia early this morning on a report of a man in the middle of the road. EPD tells WIKY News officers found a man in a wheel chair in the middle o...
Jay Zimmer Nov 13, 2025 Image courtesy of Evansville Police Department

House Members Scramble to Return to Capitol Hill
House Speaker Mike Johnson is hoping members can make it back to Washington in order to vote this afternoon on a Senate approved measure to reopen the government . House members have been in recess si...
Jay Zimmer Nov 12, 2025 TexasGOPVote.com / CC

Two Henderson Accidents Involve Emergency Vehicles
Move Over! It's the law and drivers in Henderson are being reminded after two separate crashes into emergency vehicles responding to accidents after Monday's snow and ice. The first accident happened ...
Jay Zimmer Nov 12, 2025

Kentucky Landmark CHurch Destroyed by Fire
Members of the Union Ridge Community Church are sifting through the ashes after fire destroyed the Belton, Kentucky landmark. The fire was a tough one for firefighters as strong winds kept re-igniting...
Jay Zimmer Nov 12, 2025 arisha108 / Depositphotos.com

Shots Fired Run Results in Murder Arrest
Evansville Police arrest a man on murder and domestic battery charges. The arrest follows a shots fired run in the 5500 block of Carriage Drive. When officers arrived on scene, they located the victim...
Jay Zimmer Nov 11, 2025 Alan Cleaver / CC

Fire Investigators Look Into Baker Street Blaze
Evansville fire investigators have been sifting through the damage to aa house on Baker street trying to find out what ignited a fire. The Evansville Fire Department was called to a home on Baker Stre...
Jay Zimmer Nov 11, 2025 jonel hanopol / CC

Eligible Hoosiers To Get Partial SNAP Benefits
Indiana Governor Mike Braun says partial SNAP benefits will be issued to eligible Hoosiers starting today. He says as the federal government shutdown winds down and funding is restored, the state is p...
Jay Zimmer Nov 11, 2025 WIKY News File Photo by Jay Zimmer

The Annual WIKY Free Veterans Day Breakfast
The annual WIKY Veteran's Day Breakfast at The Evansville Wartime Museum was another huge success! As always, the breakfast was free to all Veterans, active duty military personnel AND their families,...
Aaron Santini Nov 11, 2025

Tri-State Gets Hit With Wintry Blast
Snow flurries occurred before dawn this morning, creating hazardous driving conditions. The snow would blow over road surfaces and freeze, leading to dozens of slide-offs and some bad wrecks. That inc...
Amy Adams Nov 10, 2025 everyonensk / Depositphotos.com


