Evansville Museum takes delivery of Indy 500 race car, exhibit opens Sunday
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science is celebrating “The Month of May” with a special Indy 500 exhibit next week. This week, museum curators took delivery of a real race car from the Indianapolis 500. The decades-old speedster was rolled into the...
Audubon Parkway momentarily shut down near Zion following rollover crash
UPDATE: The lanes are back open. You can view the original story below. HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Dispatch has confirmed that they are responding to a rollover crash in Henderson County. According to dispatch, a call came in at 4:14 p.m. at the 7-mile marker on the Audubon Parkway in Zion due to a rollover […]
First parcels in Henderson’s Most Recent Foreclosure for Sale Wednesday
Twenty properties will be part of a Master Commissioner’s sale set for 2 p.m. Wednesday. All sales are part of the City of Henderson’s mass foreclosure initiative. The sale will take place at the Henderson County Fiscal Court Room, which is located on the third floor of the old courthouse.
EPD squad car collision classified as an accident, no repercussions expected
EVANSVILLE, Ind (WEHT) – Evansville Police say the accident Thursday involving a passenger car and an EPD squad car is going to be classified as an accident with no further action needed. Sgt. Anthony Aussieker says they were able to look at surrounding surveillance and dash cam footage and determined the intersection was busy before […]
Franks, Tompkins battle for Dist. 2 Magistrate
(This article first appeared in the May print edition of the Hendersonian.) The race for the District 2 Magistrate seat has been one of the more contentious primary contests, and like others, the renewable energy debate in the county propelled a challenger to attempt to oust the incumbent. James Franks,...
Evansville man arrested on meth, marijuana charges, police say
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - An Evansville man is now under arrest, after police say, he was found to have meth and marijuana in his bedroom. The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office says that around 6:45 p.m. Thursday, detectives were sent out to the 1800 block of Belmar Lane on a search warrant. During the search, they found a digital scale in a dresser drawer, as...
Medical helicopter called to accident with injuries in Henderson County
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Dispatch has confirmed to Eyewitness News that they responded to an accident with injuries in Henderson County. According to dispatch, they received a call at 11:45 a.m. about an accident with injuries involving a motorcycle at Hatchett Mill and Conway Road. Dispatch says a medical helicopter was called in and transferred […]
Three people arrested in connection to dealing cocaine in Evansville, officials say
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Three people were arrested in connection to dealing cocaine in Evansville Friday. The Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office says a search warrant for a home in the 1100 block of Marshall Avenue led to the arrest 29-year-old Auston Roten, 42-year-old David Hajek and 34-year-old Alexandria Wilke.
Ford Center teasing big announcement on social media
VANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Ford Center has something big in store. Friday afternoon, the venue shared a video featuring a group of men shadowed in silhouettes. The video ends with an announcement drop on May 12th at 11 a.m. CST. The promoters for the event, Awakening Foundation, have a...
Henderson-native R&B singer James Savage returns home before dropping debut record
HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) - A Henderson native is releasing his first album next week. It’s called “Pine”, and James Savage came back to his hometown of Henderson to shoot the video for his first single. That song is called “100 Years”. Savage says the man...

















