Evansville IN

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The mayor of Evansville and other city officials met with the community Thursday night at a community budget forum. The event kicks off the city’s 2027 budget planning process. The room at the McCullough Library off South Green River Road was about two-thirds full and...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — Warmer weather means more people out and about, but it also creates more opportunities for thieves. Police say many of these break-ins are preventable, and they’re urging drivers to take a few simple precautions. Sergeant Rodney Miller with the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office says...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — An Evansville venue is set to undergo a $2,000,000 renovation. The Evansville Parks Board gives the green light to a multi-million dollar spruce up at the C.K. Newsome Community Center. Parks officials say there is nothing wrong with the building, but it just needs a little TLC. The center...

Authorities in Evansville say a beer delivery run turned into a high-speed mess on March 27, when a 41-year-old man allegedly stole a Bud Light semi, led deputies on a chase into Posey County, rammed a sheriff’s patrol vehicle and drove off the roadway. The deputy who had just deployed stop sticks managed to get...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Louisville Coroner’s Office officials have identified the victim killed in a house fire in Evansville. According to officials, the victim has been identified as 66-year-old Glen Vandever. [EFD: Victim dies from injuries following Evansville house fire]. As we previously reported,...

Big changes are coming to classrooms in Indiana, and they’re all about keeping kids focused on learning instead of their screens.

Oakland City University is bracing for sweeping layoffs that could reshape both its campus and the small Indiana town that has long grown up around it. The private, faith-based school told staff this week it plans to cut 167 jobs, with notices going out in early April and an anticipated start date of June 1....

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT)- The site of an old swimming pool in Evansville may be getting new life. The Evansville Parks & Recreation board will take bids for a new splash pad at Inglehart Park, which was home to the Lloyd Pool for around 50 years. Officials say when the project is complete, it will be […]

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - An Evansville woman is now in the Vanderburgh County Jail after police say she was found dealing methamphetamines. Investigators with the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force conducted a buy/walk of methamphetamine from 34-year-old Bresha Williams using a credible and confidential...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — Evansville police arrested a man early Friday morning following a hit-and-run collision that left a moped driver with serious injuries on the city's north side. Malakai Wilhite faces preliminary charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving injury, a Level 6 felony, and operating...