Category Archives: Local News

USPS Seeing An Increase In Dog Bites And Attacks
The United States Postal Service is asking its customers to help prevent carriers from dog bites. Postal Service officials in Indiana report that since October 1 of 2024, 67 letter carriers have exper...
Amy Adams Apr 01, 2025 Jason Lawrence / CC

Large Scale Drug Bust Nets 14 People
Fourteen people are in custody following a large-scale drug bust in Evansville. In the early stages of the investigation, Rachel Ivy, Curtis Esters, and Isaac Horne were identified as local suppliers ...
Amy Adams Apr 01, 2025 Photo courtesy of VCSO

Daviess County EMA Preparing For Heavy Rainfall
The Daviess County Emergency Management Agency is handing out sandbags this week in anticipation of heavy rainfall. Volunteers will be filling sandbags today, starting at 9 o'clock at the County Opera...
Amy Adams Apr 01, 2025 Havanaman / Depositphotos.com

Texas Woman Clocked Going 101 Mph On I-69
A Gibson County Sheriff's deputy pulled a driver over for traveling 101 mph on I-69 Sunday afternoon. The deputy observed that there were six passengers in the five-seated vehicle. The driver, 20-year...
Amy Adams Apr 01, 2025 Aniya Ivory (GCSO)

Pedestrian Struck By Train Is Expected To Live
One person was taken to the hospital after being struck by a train. Emergency crews were called to the N. Peerless Rd and Upper Mt. Vernon Road intersection around 12:30 Saturday morning. The pedestri...
Amy Adams Mar 31, 2025 lunamarina / Depositphotos.com

Intoxicated Woman Arrested For Leaving Scene Of Crash
A 50-year-old Evansville woman is facing charges after walking away from a crash. EPD located Laura Willis walking on Riverside Drive from a crash that happened in the area of Weinbach and Kathleen Av...
Amy Adams Mar 31, 2025 Laura Willis (VCSO)

Man Arrested For Calling 9-1-1 Over 20 Times
Evansville Police officers have charged a man with unlawful use of 9-1-1. 31-year-old Rowland Eldridge allegedly called 9-1-1 more than 20 times over 72 hours, reporting crimes that never happened. El...
Amy Adams Mar 31, 2025 flydragon / Depositphotos.com

OPD Arrest 13 Year Old Accused Of Multiple Thefts And Burglaries
An Owensboro teen believed to be responsible for several car thefts and burglaries has been arrested. The 13-year-old has been charged with three separate auto thefts and two burglaries, one attempted...
Amy Adams Mar 31, 2025 Premium_shots / Depositphotos.com

Evansville Resident Dies In House Fire
One person is dead in a fire on Evansville's East Side. The call for a residential structure fire came in to dispatch about 6:30 Thursday night in the 200 block of South St. James Boulevard. Evansvill...
Amy Adams Mar 28, 2025 Angela Marie / CC

Teen's Bond Changes During First Appearance In Front Of Judge
The Evansville teen accused of killing 19-year-old Dalton Collins made his first appearance in court Thursday. A judge changed the 16-year-old suspect's $1 million bond to no bond. The other suspect i...
Amy Adams Mar 28, 2025 Isam Clark (VCSO)


