Evansville IN

One of Evansville's local thrift stores is expanding, its coffee shop is growing too, and every secondhand treasure helps support an important community mission.

Heading out Monday? Several Evansville offices and services will be closed for Labor Day, and your trash pickup may be affected.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - An Evansville man is facing multiple felony charges after police say a dispute over a stolen handgun led to a victim being held against her will on Franklin Street. According to police, the incident began late Wednesday outside KC’s Time Out Lounge off Washington Avenue. Police...

A new online resource provides daily information about reported emergency shelter bed availability in Evansville, plus contact information and shelter details.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) -First Alert Weather Days continue through Saturday for extreme heat. We’re expecting temps to peak around 100 each day, nearly 15 degrees warmer than normal. Rain chances are minimal over the weekend. Temps will pull back into the lower 90s on Sunday and Monday, but the long range models take t

WARRICK COUNTY, Ind. (WEHT) – St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish in Newburgh held a celebratory mass on Sunday for its 160th anniversary. The church was founded in 1866 by a group of 15 families in Newburgh, when the town was considered the metropolis of southern Indiana. For years, the church was known as the […]

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - An already busy residential area in Evansville northside, may be getting busier. The Area Plan Commission is discussing some big changes at tonight’s meeting, considering a zoning request from Walmart. The mega-retailer is eyeing an area in the southwest corner of Millersburg and North Green..

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - After 75 years, MelKay is getting a new owner. They are a mechanical, electric, and plumbing company based on North Garvin Street. According to a letter sent out by the CEO, the new owners will be The State Group. It states the company will continue to...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A raccoon is being rehabilitated after spending more than a day caught in a paw trap outside an Evansville home in 100-degree heat. Neighbors contacted a news crew about the raccoon, saying they did not know where else to turn. Neighbor describes frustration. Morgan Fletcher lives...

City traffic feels surprisingly far away once the trails disappear beneath the towering trees of Wesselman Woods in Evansville. This remarkable urban nature preserve protects an extensive tract of old-growth forest, where mature hardwoods, shaded wetlands, and fallen logs create habitat that has become increasingly rar