Evansville IN

Major construction projects took center stage as local leaders lay out the state of the county.

The execution of convicted killer Roy Lee Ward is now a day away.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville Police were at the scene of a burglary investigation Thursday morning. It was at the west side Toys for Tots building, over near the old Walmart pavilion. Officers say they investigated security footage after the building’s alarm went off. They ended up arresting someone,...

Its walls are covered with more than 40 murals, most of them painted by Daniel Mayer, a soldier from Czechoslovakia.

Emergency crews responded early this (Thursday) morning to a train derailment near the Big Four Bridge in Gibson County Indiana, southwest of the Duke Energy Gibson County Plant along the Wabash River. Authorities say the derailment occurred around 2:15 a.m. and involved a 100-car coal train. One person was injured...

Human remains have been found in a garage in Owensboro. The Owensboro Police Department said the body was discovered on Sunday just before noon in the 500 block of Hathaway Street, only a few blocks from the Ohio River. The remains, which police said were in an “advanced state of...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — A working fire has been reported at Ruler Foods in Evansville. According to dispatch, a call came in at 3:16 a.m. about a fire at the 700 block of South Green River Road. Firefighters are visible on the roof of the building, and officials at the scene tell our Eyewitness News […]

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Progress is being made at the site of the former Gandy’s restaurant on the highway 41 strip in Henderson. Demolition has now completed, and the site is nothing but dirt. Documents submitted to the Planning Commision show there are plans to open a 7 Brew Coffee at the location. The drive-thru […]

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (WNDU) - The state of Indiana is set to execute a man convicted of raping and murdering a teenage girl. Roy Lee Ward is scheduled to be put to death before sunrise on Friday at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. According to our sister station...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Tiny homes in Henderson are closer to a reality. A proposal was unveiled to the Henderson City Commission requesting the commission to consider amending a current zoning ordinance for tiny homes. The proposal was unanimously passed. The proposal was brought forward in response to a woman who...