Category Archives: Local News
Truck Driver Buys Scratch Off And Wins Thousands
A lucky truck driver won $225,000 after stopping in Madisonville to buy a $10 100X Cash Kentucky Lottery Scratch-off. Tommy Hinton of Mississippi, says he stopped off at the Pilot Travel Center on Fre...
Amy Adams 4h ago Source: Kentucky Lottery
Texas Man Attempts To Cash Fake Check At Evansville Business
A Houston, Texas man is in the Vanderburgh County Jail and is facing several charges including criminal gang activity. The owner of Las Americas Store & Restaurant called 9-1-1 after four suspects...
Amy Adams 4h ago Cristopher Flores Flores
(VCCC)
Former EFD Fire Chief Under Investigation
It's now a police matter. Former interim fire chief Paul Anslinger, who replaced Mike Connelly when he stepped down amid controversy, is in hot water himself. Officials claim Anslinger retired after g...
Amy Adams 5h ago Chief Paul Anslinger (EFD)
Booneville High School Mourning Death Of Student
Two students who attended Boonville High School were involved in a crash while on the way to school Monday morning. It happened just after 7:00 at Folsomeville and Barren Fork Roads. Alyson Scales was...
Amy Adams 5h ago Picture courtesy of Boonville HS Facebook
Woman Reaches Plea Deal In Baby's Death
An Evansville mother facing neglect charges after her baby's death has reached a plea deal. Loreena Nance's court date for next week has been canceled, and sentencing is scheduled for May 16. Six-mont...
Amy Adams 5h ago Loreena Nance (VCCC)
Driver Who Struck Pedestrian Was Speeding
One person is dead after being hit by a vehicle Monday night. It happened just before 9:30 on Franklin Street and Fourth Avenue. A deputy saw the car doing 90 miles an hour on Franklin Street when he ...
Amy Adams 5h ago Romance Williams (VCCC)
Shooting Closes Down Evansville Street
There was a large police presence near the 1600 block of Vann Avenue Sunday night. Vanderburgh County Dispatch confirms there was a report of shots fired. An officer on the scene said someone in a veh...
Amy Adams Apr 22, 2024 Gregory Skylar454 / CC
Multi-Vehicle Crash On Lloyd Leaves One Person Dead
One person is dead following a three-vehicle accident that happened Saturday. It happened just before 5:00 pm on the Lloyd Expressway at the Fielding Road intersection. Evansville police say two peopl...
Amy Adams Apr 22, 2024 Image source: Midwest Communications
New Locations Open Today For Early Voting
There are more early voting places to cast your ballot as Indiana's primary approaches. Four new locations are open today. They are Washington Square Mall, and the North Park, Oaklyn, and Red Bank lib...
Amy Adams Apr 22, 2024 WIKY News Photo by Jordan Rowe
Roundabout Ready Campaign Kicks Off This Weekend
The Roundabout Ready campaign kicks off this weekend at the Henderson Tri-Fest. Section 1 of the new I-69 Ohio River Crossing in Henderson will be completed in late 2025. This includes six new roundab...
Amy Adams Apr 19, 2024 foottoo / Depositphotos.com