Category Archives: Local News

Gun Found In Vehicle With Two Children During Traffic Stop
Two parents were arrested on neglect charges following an Indiana State Police traffic stop. Troopers stopped a car on I-69 and State Road 68 for having no front bumper and a defective taillight. The ...
Amy Adams Mar 13, 2025 Trinity Duncan and Christopher Conlee (Photo Courtesy Of ISP)

Evansville Man Sentenced To A Decade In Prison
An Evansville man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for an incident that took place at the Esquire Inn last May. Dewayne Whitney Jr. accepted a plea deal of voluntary manslaughter in court yesterday...
Amy Adams Mar 13, 2025 DeWayne Whitney Jr (VCCC)

Distillery Workers Notified About Lay-Offs
27 employees were notified today that they are losing their jobs at Green River Distillery in Owensboro. Documents show the layoff date is April 1. The company claims that the layoffs are not due to t...
Amy Adams Mar 12, 2025 Colbyt69 / CC

MVC Tournament Kicks Off Tomorrow At Ford Center
The cheers from the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament have barely died down at the Ford Center, with more basketball coming to town. The Missouri Valley Conference Women's Basketball Tournament tips o...
Amy Adams Mar 12, 2025 Photo from the image library MWC

Woman's Trial For Daughter's Death Pushed Back
The trial for a mother charged in her daughter's death has been pushed back to July. 24 year old Destiny Rhoades was the mother of 4 year old Octavia Aquino. She was found unresponsive last June while...
Amy Adams Mar 12, 2025 Destiny Rhoades (VCCC)

Evansville Red Cross In Critical Need Of Volunteers
The local Evansville chapter of the American Red Cross has a critical need for volunteers. They serve as blood donor ambassadors and transportation specialists. This is Red Cross Month, and local lead...
Amy Adams Mar 12, 2025 Steve Snodgrass / CC

Evansville's Goodwill Opportunity Center Opens Its Doors
Evansville's Goodwill organization is launching a new program to bring essential programs to their Washington Avenue Location. It's called the Opportunity Center, and it'll open today. The facility wi...
Amy Adams Mar 11, 2025 Mike Mozart / CC

Evansville Man Facing Drug And Gun Charges
Yesterday, detectives with the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force located a vehicle that had gotten away from police twice before. Aware that the vehicle had previously fled, deputies posit...
Amy Adams Mar 11, 2025 Sebastian Buckingham (Photos provided by VCSO)

Girl's Abduction Was Allegedly Made Up By Friends
Monday evening, Henderson dispatch received an anonymous call that a 10-year-old girl had been abducted. A second call came from a home on the same block, saying their granddaughter had just been take...
Amy Adams Mar 11, 2025 Image courtesy of Henderson Police Department

Man Okay After Being Shot By His Dog
A man in a northern suburb of Memphis, Tennessee, was shot by his dog. Officers responded to an accidental injury just before 4 a.m. Monday. The victim told officers he was lying on his bed with his f...
Amy Adams Mar 11, 2025 PandaWild / Depositphotos.com


