Evansville IN

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A Walmart employee was arrested and charged with felony theft after police say he was caught taking cash from the register. Officers responded to the east side Walmart on Saturday to investigate a theft. At the store, Loss Prevention told police that employee Ryan Bishop had...

MT. VERNON, Ind. (WFIE) - Two men are facing drug charges after Mount Vernon police say a new online tip line led officers right to their door. According to a police report, an officer was notified by Posey County Probation on Tuesday that 61-year-old Johnnie Wyatt Jr. was wanted out of Marion County on a felony warrant for petition to revoke probation in a robbery resulting in serious bodily injury case.

MOUNT VERNON, Ind. (WFIE) - A man was arrested for animal cruelty after police say he shot at his neighbor’s cat. According to the Mount Vernon Police Department, a call came in on October 2 in the 1100 block of 3rd street about a neighbor shooting the caller’s daughter’s cat.

EVANSVILLE – Monday evening, members of Evansville City Council heard from the city’s police chief, Phil Smith, that automatic license plate readers had never been found to violate the Fourth Amendment. “Not one time, in not one court room in the United States has ALPR been ruled as...

JASPER — October 10 was a great day for Southwestern Indiana tennis. No. 9 Jasper defeated No. 7 Bloomington South (3-2) and Memorial defeated No. 27 Providence (3-2) at Ed Yarbrough Tennis Complex to advance to the state finals. It will be both programs’ first trip back to Indianapolis since 2024. It was an overcast day, but that would not affect the energy. The community support from Jasper and Memorial was on display for this moment. As No. 2 singles Nicolas Aguilera of Jasper and No. 1 singl

NEWBURGH, Ind. (WEHT) — The half pot raffle supporting the Castle High School band program has passed $60,000. The grand prize drawing will occur on Sunday, with the drawing slated for 7 p.m. that night. The final pot total and the winning ticket number will be posted at https://castlebands.org/raffle/. There is still time to purchase […]

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A fire was reported at a Fall Festival booth on Saturday. Just before 2 p.m., we started receiving reports of the fire from witnesses in the area of West Franklin Street. The incident happened at the Evansville Young Life Donut Bank Burger booth #21. Photos sent...

Two Southern Indiana schools were just named Indiana Blue Ribbon Schools, a statewide honor recognizing excellence in education.

HENDERSON CO., Ky. (WFIE) - The Henderson County Coroner’s Office confirms the body of missing boater Hasani Carter was recovered Saturday morning. As our news crews were on scene for day two of the search on Friday, authorities said they found a boot that belonged to Carter. Officials say...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — A resident at the Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden will soon say goodbye to Evansville. According to zoo officials, Clementine, a female giraffe at the zoo, will be transported to another zoo. Officials say this move is a recommendation from AZA’s Giraffe Species Survival Plan. As an AZA-accredited institution, Mesker […]