Evansville IN

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — A long-time member of the Princeton Police Department has passed away. Bennie Coomer died on Wednesday. He was 98 years old. According to the Gibson County Sheriff’s Office, Coomer served 50 years at the Princeton Police Department. He was sworn in 1956. Coomer served as an officer, chief of pol

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A man was arrested Sunday morning after Evansville police officers said they found him in possession of nearly 25 grams of synthetic marijuana packaged in multiple individual bags. Craig Major, 46, is facing charges of dealing a Schedule I controlled substance, a Level 3 felony, and...

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HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — The night is about to light up in the city of Madisonville. The Madisonville Illuminated Hot Air Balloon Glow will be held from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday at the Mahr Park Arboretum. The event is free to the public. Officials say the event will transform the arboretum into […]

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville police officers stopped by Helfrich park Stem academy for High Five Friday!. you can see the EPD officer and some of the EVSC police department crew at the school entrance welcoming students. They shared lots of high fives and smiles to start the Friday morning..

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — Above all else, sports has the ability to connect and inspire. Memorial superfan Sam Schulz connected with sports in a way that is unrivaled and it’s his story that is inspiring thousands. “Here you have a young man dying in his bed and he’s helping other people,” Sam’s dad Pat Schulz […]

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Police say they took a drunk driver into custody in Evansville after catching him going twice the speed limit on Highway 41. Officers say they were patrolling on Highway 41 between Diamond and Lynch around 9:30 p.m. Friday when they spotted Ethan Goodman, 23, going 90 miles per-hour in a truck

VANDERBURGH COUNTY, Ind. –Vanderburgh County Sheriff Noah Robinson met Wednesday with four individuals in custody at the Vanderburgh County Jail who completed the facility’s Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) program, congratulating each graduate personally and hearing about their plans for release. Moral Reconation Therap

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Tri-State Food Bank brought its mobile food distribution to Bosse Field on Friday, helping families in the community. More than 130 families came out to pick up food boxes, fresh fruits and bread. The distribution gave families an opportunity to get groceries and other food items at no cos

HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) - When getting out of jail, oftentimes the hardest thing for inmates is reintegrating into society. The Henderson County Jail is looking to implement new resources to give inmates a better chance at staying out of jail. The jail and River Valley Behavioral Health met with employers...