New firefighters earn their badges in Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — A big day for 17 new firefighters after months of hard work and training. Friends and family watched as the recruits officially graduated from the Evansville Fire Department’s Academy. They completed 18 weeks of training. Each graduate received a badge and a certificate before heading to a fi
“Foster, adopt, volunteer;” It Takes a Village says shelter is overcrowded
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — It Takes a Village (ITV) says its Evansville location is bursting at the seams after the closure of its Spencer County location. Officials with ITV say it’s been a smooth but difficult transition. The Evansville location was already full before the closure. But now with over a dozen more dogs
Evansville fire investigation leads to arson arrest, officials say
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville Fire Department officials say a fire that happened over the weekend is no longer considered accidental. According to a press release, dispatchers received a report of a porch fire at a home in the 1400 block of Southeast Second Street on Sunday around 6:45 p.m.
Mother facing charges after passing out behind wheel with infant in car
Kutchma was booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail.
Own a Piece of Bosse Field With This New Souvenir
Before Bosse Field's turf renovation begins, the Evansville Otters are letting fans take home a small piece of the historic infield.
Grab A Brain Sandwich At Hilltop Inn In Evansville, One Of The Last Places...
Some sandwiches get ordered for lunch, and some get ordered for bragging rights. In Evansville, Indiana, one longtime neighborhood restaurant still fries up a brain sandwich, a dish most of the country has never seen on a menu. It comes in two sizes, one of which is roughly as big...
Free opening night tickets at Evansville haunted experience for first responders, military
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Officials with a Westside haunted experience say first responders and members of the miliary get free opening night tickets this week. Dead Bird Production CEO Brandon Cardinal says this is the 4th year of the 12-acre haunted experience. This year’s production “Facing Evil” includes two attrac
Evansville man found guilty of burglary, theft of items from storage unit
Carnahan's sentencing is set for October 22 at 10 a.m.
Newburgh Man Whose Heart Stopped on Rivertown Trail Reunites With Team That Saved Him
Michael Koch stood before the doctors and medical team who treated him, thanking them for a second chance he almost didn't get. Koch was one of several cardiac-arrest survivors who returned to Ascension St. Vincent Evansville Tuesday for a reunion with the medical teams who treated them, part of the hospital's recognit
Fall Festival Half Pot ticket sales off to fast start
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Ticket sales for the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival Half Pot are already off to a fast start. The West Side Nut Club says online sales for the 105th annual Fall Festival Half Pot opened at midnight, and by 8:30 Wednesday morning, the pot had already grown to almost $8,000.
