Category Archives: Local News

Two People Arrested Following Year Long Drug Investigation
Evansville police arrest two men suspected of dealing cocaine after a year-long investigation. Authorities were tipped off about the drug activity back in September of 2023. 52 year old Donald Skinner...
Amy Adams Mar 10, 2025 Vanderburgh County Jail

Drunk Teen Hits House Causing Extensive Damage
A drunk driver drove his truck inside of a home Saturday morning. It happened on the 200 block of East Olmstead just after 3:00 Saturday. The driver, 18-year-old Yonatan Vazquez, was found in the back...
Amy Adams Mar 10, 2025 Yonatan Vazquez (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Some Ohio County Residents Could Be Without Water For Days
The Fordsville Fire Department is extending a helping hand to Ohio County residents without water service. A water main break under the Natcher Parkway means about 1700 water customers will be without...
Amy Adams Mar 10, 2025 WR Greens / CC

Woman Caught With Meth In Her Underwear
A Webster County woman was arrested after being caught with a large amount of meth. On Wednesday morning, Madisonville Police were patrolling I-69 when they spotted a car that had crossed the fog line...
Amy Adams Mar 07, 2025 CARMEN SLATON (Hopkins County Jail)

Pedestrian Hit On The Lloyd Has Life-Threatening Injuries
More information is available regarding the pedestrian struck on the Lloyd Thursday morning. Upon arrival, deputies determined that the pedestrian had sustained life-threatening injuries. According to...
Amy Adams Mar 07, 2025 Photo courtesy of VCSO

Name Of Homicide Victim Released
An investigation is under way by Evansville Police detectives. Officers were called to the 1300 block of East Illinois Street for a medical emergency. Arriving units found an unconscious man who was b...
Amy Adams Mar 07, 2025 Photo from Wiky News archives

Multi-County Police Chase Ends With Arrest
A Christian County fugitive is in custody following a police chase in Owensboro. Deputies spotted DeMario Sanders in a maroon Pathfinder and pulled him over on JR Miller Boulevard. As deputies approac...
Amy Adams Mar 06, 2025 DEMARIO SANDERS (DCSO)

Suspect Charged In Disc Jockey's Murder Turns Himself In
A man who had been charged in the murder of an Evansville disc jockey ten years ago has turned himself in. A warrant for murder was issued for 29-year-old Bobby Handegard, who surrendered to Evansvill...
Amy Adams Mar 06, 2025 Bobby Handegard (Vanderburgh County Jail)

Person Shot In Evansville Housing Complex
Multiple shots fired calls came into dispatch from an Evansville housing complex Wednesday night. Callers said they heard between 8 and 12 shots near the 1900 block of Rhode Island Drive. One person w...
Amy Adams Mar 06, 2025 Photo from WIKY News archives

California Couple Arrested After Suspicious Package Discovered At Local Delivery Facility
Yesterday, the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force was notified about two suspicious packages at a local delivery facility. The parcels, addressed to a location on Ridgeway Avenue, contained...
Amy Adams Mar 06, 2025 Photo courtesy of VCSO


