Category Archives: Local News

The age to obtain a driver's permit has been lowered in Kentucky. On March 25, House Bill 15 went into effect, allowing 15-year-olds to earn their permit. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet is making...

Put the Phone Away or Pay is a message Indiana State Police is sending to drivers. April 5 through the 19, officers will be on high alert looking for people speeding or driving while distracted. Last ...

Several Henderson schools were put on lockdown Wednesday afternoon during a standoff at Community Park. Police were sent to check on a man in a vehicle at the park. They started negotiations with him ...

Earlier this week, Gibson County Dispatch received a report of a person who had been battered with a metal pipe. The assault happened in the 10000 block of East 540 South near Somerville. The victim i...

Gibson County Deputies were called to an intersection in Patoka Township for a suspicious person. A call to 9-1-1 reported a woman yelling and threatening drivers when they were stopped. Deputies loca...

Two juveniles were arrested Tuesday morning following a brief pursuit with deputies. Around 3:30, deputies spotted a Jeep Compass driving erratically in the west side Kohl's parking lot. A traffic sto...

Two juveniles are arrested on felony charges concerning a gas station burglary over the weekend. Around 3 a.m. Saturday, Warrick County sheriff's deputies responded to an alarm at the Phillips 66 gas ...

Henderson County Water District superintendent Mark Julian says the infrastructure is old and is losing about 43% of the water they buy. He is asking the fiscal court for a loan and a grant to begin f...

An arrest situation yesterday ended up with some Evansville police officers being hurt. It all started when officers were told that Jamel Shuler had stolen a car and parked it close to St. Joe and Col...

Work will resume on the large sinkhole that has closed a portion of Riverside Drive in downtown Evansville. It started as a slight dip three weeks ago. The delay was blamed on the weather and raised r...