Evansville IN

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — A 90-year-old Evansville man has completed 50,000 miles of running. Jerry Wilhite started running in 1979 and has been running on North 1st Avenue nearly every day since. In 1988, he was involved in an ATV accident and was told by doctors he would never run again.  Wilhite ran his final […]

POSEY COUNTY, Ind. (WEHT) — Two men who were previously arrested on meth possession charges will have their day in court. Johnnie Wyatt and Marion Overton are scheduled to appear before the judge at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. The Mount Vernon Police Department says they received a tip from their tip line about drug activity […]

Faith and Blue brings Evansville police, firefighters, food trucks, and free community resources together at The Hills Church.

Boonville VFW Post 3418 is bringing the community together Friday night with an outdoor movie screening, free trick-or-treating for kids at 5 p.m., and plenty of space under the stars.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — The woman accused of starting a structure fire earlier this year in Evansville will soon discover her fate. Cynthia Weinzapfel faces charges in connection to a May 17 fire. Her sentencing hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Tuesday. According to police, a fire took place five months ago on the […]

Areas west of Interstate 65 face heightened flooding concerns as slow-moving rain arrives October 14.

EVANSVILLE — A judge sentenced Kimberley Burko to two years in prison on Monday after she pleaded guilty to three felony counts of animal cruelty in July. Burko's was sentenced to two years on each of the three counts of cruelty to an animal with a prior conviction, with the sentences to run concurrent. She was also ordered to pay $8,233.24 to the Warrick County Clerk's Office for the benefit of the Warrick Humane Society. Burko is the mother of Shayna Burko , a serial animal abuser who pleaded

WARRICK CO., Ind. (WFIE) - Court records show that a woman who pleaded guilty to animal cruelty is set to be sentenced on Monday. As we previously reported, Kimberly Burko pleaded guilty to three felony charges of animal cruelty with a prior conviction. Kimberly and Shayna Burko were arrested in...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — A local business is once again launching a campaign to help kids stay warm during the winter. Don’s Cleaners has launched its annual Coat-A-Kid campaign. This year marks the 40th year the business has hosted the campaign. Coat-A-Kid asks the community to help make coats available for local children by donating […]

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) – One of the men accused in a deadly shooting outside an Evansville movie theater has agreed to plead guilty. Deshawndre Brown will plead guilty to one count of murder and one count of robbery causing serious injury.  In return, another murder count and robbery count against him will be dismissed. Brown […]