Category Archives: Local News

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

OVC Brings Basketball Fans To The Ford Center
Thousands of basketball fans will file into the Ford Center this week for the OVC Championships. This is the eighth year the Ohio Valley Conference has come to Evansville. The women play in game 1 at ...
Amy Adams Mar 05, 2025 WIKY News Photo by Jay Zimmer

Deaconess Foundation Appoints New Director
Evansville resident and former Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch has been appointed System Executive Director of the Deaconess Foundation. Crouch will oversee capital campaigns and cultivate individu...
Amy Adams Mar 05, 2025 Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch (Photo: Office of the Lieutenant Governor)

Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
The Ohio County man charged with the murder of his elderly neighbor was in court yesterday. 23-year-old Aaron Crowe, on his behalf, entered a plea of not guilty. Crowe was appointed a new attorney dur...
Amy Adams Mar 05, 2025 Aaron Crowe (Ohio County Detention Center)

RCUTs Safety Project To Begin Tomorrow In Henderson
Over the last few days, drivers may have noticed signs on the Henderson strip notifying them of impending construction and lane restrictions. Starting tomorrow, crews plan to begin work on a safety pr...
Amy Adams Mar 05, 2025 Photo from KYTC

Drugs And A Gun Discovered During Traffic Stop
A traffic stop in Gibson County ended with a Kentucky man going to jail. Last Saturday afternoon, a deputy pulled a Dodge Avenger over for speeding on Warrenton Road. The deputy had his K9 partner Duk...
Amy Adams Mar 04, 2025 Scott Mercer (GCSO)


