Evansville IN

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - An Evansville man is behind bars after police say two people were injured in a cane attack at a local motel on Saturday afternoon. Shawn Finch, 56, is facing charges of felony battery with a deadly weapon and possession of marijuana. According to an arrest affidavit,...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Local community group Feed Evansville needs volunteers for an event this Sunday. Volunteers are needed from 3 to 6 p.m. and from 4 to 7 p.m. to assist with the food distribution event at the C.K. Newsome Community Center. Feed Evansville says volunteers will help set...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - If you want a bird’s-eye view of Evansville from a piece of military history, the Huey helicopter is back in town. The Evansville Wartime Museum is hosting the Columbus Indiana Huey helicopter for its annual Vietnam Weekend on Saturday, Aug. 8 and Sunday, Aug. 9.

As students start back to school, a reminder of a new driving law. The Henderson Police Department posted recently about a new law that requires drivers to stop for a school or church bus that is displaying its stop arm and flashing red lights from either direction on all roads.

(This history column first appeared in the August print edition of the Hendersonian.) Thousands of people gathered Feb. 5, 1892, in the courthouse square to witness the last legal hanging in Henderson County. There’s a distinction, of course, between legal executions and lynching. Rainey Bethea was hanged Aug. 14, 1936

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville Animal Care and Control will remain closed to the public for a second week as staff members continue to treat and monitor shelter dogs following multiple unexplained deaths. While a specific cause of the illnesses remains unconfirmed, shelter officials shared an encouraging update o

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — It took construction crews just one day to wrap up the road reconfiguration project on 2nd Street in Henderson, and KYTC officials say it makes the road safer for everyone. Road crews began by changing the four-lane roadway into one 11-foot travel lane in each direction with a dedicated center t

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — Janet Johnson was walking on her farm in early spring when she noticed a tick on her body. She says nothing about this bite was out of the ordinary until two months later when she started to feel weird.  “Terrible digestive discomfort,” says Johnson. “It’s just unreal.” An illness that makes [

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Students in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation are just days away from returning to the classroom. Some students will get the chance to head to beauty school. The EVSC has announced the completion of their style lab. It’s a brand-new cosmetology classroom at the Southern Indiana Caree

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Brayonna Smith says she was stopped at the stoplight on the Lloyd Expressway Thursday, when her car was hit from behind by a Miller Transportation bus. “I was putting my hands to my ears because I don’t like loud noises, and then before I knew it...