Summer-like heat Sunday
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Sun returns on Sunday with summer-like heat lingering into the start of the work week. A cold front will bring more showers/storms Tuesday-Wednesday along with average temperatures by the end of the week. Skies will remain partly cloudy with temperatures cooling into the mid to upper...
Otters & Y’alls interrupted by rain; will play doubleheader, on Sunday
FLORENCE, KY. (WFIE) - Due to inclement weather and wet field conditions in Florence Saturday night, the Evansville Otters’ series middle game against the Florence Y’alls has been postponed after five innings, the game tied at 3-3. Jon Ponder’s two run home run in the fifth gave Evansville a brief lead before Florence
Evansville Haitian Center celebrates Haitian Flag Day
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — The Haitian Center held a free event to celebrate Haitian Flag Day. The event was at the CK Newsome Center and featured cultural performances, music and dancing. With May being Haitian Heritage Month, the public was able to join in celebration among the community. “It’s special because we want
Police: 18-year-old under arrest on gun charges, criminal recklessness
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville Police say an 18-year-old is under arrest on several charges, including criminal recklessness, after an incident Saturday night. Evansville Police say this all happened around 10:30 p.m. Saturday when officer got a call about a person with a gun near the 500 block of East Olmstead A
Salvation Army of Evansville hosts yard sale to benefit women’s ministries
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Bargain hunters were out in full force this morning for a good cause in Evansville. The Salvation Army of Evansville hosted its annual church yard sale at their location on North Fulton Avenue. Shoppers browsed through everything from clothing and furniture to homemade goods. Organizers say...
Morganfield marks one year since destructive tornado
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — It’s been one year since a tornado carved a path of damage through Morganfield. Several tornadoes touched down across the Midwest on this day last year including an EF 3 tornado in Morganfield. It started along Bunger Road at 7:15 p.m. and moved East as an EF 3 tornado with peak […]
Lynnville woman gives birth at Hucks gas station
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — Lynnville resident Hannah Adkins says she has an interesting birthing story that she can’t wait to share with her daughter a few years down the road. “I never thought in a million years I’d give birth in the parking lot of a gas station,” says Adkins. Hannah Adkins was scheduled to […]
14 FIRST ALERT: Slight risk of severe storms for Saturday
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - 14 First Alert Meteorologist Michael Fecca says that the Storm Prediction Center has now upgraded portions of the Tri-State to a slight risk of severe storms for Saturday afternoon and for Saturday night. Periods of showers and storms will push through the Tri-State today, and some...
Henderson adopted the telephone fairly quickly
(This column first appeared in the May print edition of the Hendersonian.) Henderson picked up the telephone about five years after its invention; on-line romance wasn’t far behind. Alexander Graham Bell patented his invention March 7, 1876, and publicly demonstrated it June 25 at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelp
Simon’s Shoes owner Bruce Simon dies
Bruce Simon, the third-generation owner of one of Henderson’s oldest and most iconic businesses, died Tuesday following a short illness. He had just turned 69 years old. “It is with immense sadness and grief that we announce the loss of our beloved Bruce, who passed away on May 12, 2026,” Simon’s Shoes posted on its Fa
