Evansville IN

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office officials say a man was arrested Sunday night after recklessly driving in Evansville. According to an affidavit, deputies clocked a vehicle driving westbound on Broadway Avenue 57 mph in a 30-mph zone. At one point, the vehicle was clocked driving 81...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Petersburg Police say four men were arrested following a month-long sting operation to find child predators online. Officers deployed decoys acting as young children on social media sites during the operation. Police say one of the men arrested had a sexually explicit conversation with a decoy...

NEWBURGH, Ind. (WFIE) - Allison Lowery’s story has reached thousands of people, including the band featured on her t-shirt in the GoFundMe for her family. Insane Clown Posse shared the link on Sunday, saying, “Let’s help her family in their greatest time of need.”. Lowery was killed...

Indiana's governor will not block an execution scheduled for next week. Gov. Mike Braun (R) released a statement early Monday denying Roy Lee Ward's appeal for a stay of execution, saying:. After carefully reviewing the unanimous recommendation from the State Parole Board, I have decided to allow the execution of...

An Indiana State Trooper was injured while conducting a traffic stop. It happened Saturday morning around 8:30 on I-64 in Posey County. The trooper was outside of his vehicle conducting a traffic stop with a semi when another semi failed to yield and sideswiped the patrol car. The trooper was...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — The UE Purple Aces couldn’t convert on their chances in their 2-0 loss to the Indiana State Sycamores. The Aces look to bounce back on Oct. 5 against Illinois State.

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — In just a few days, the West Side Nut Club says Library Park on West Franklin Street will be filled with carnival rides and games. Officials say some of the 34 rides are starting to arrive. This year the nut club will introduce a digital ride ticketing system. Also new this […]

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - There was a big, weekend-long, swim event, at Deaconess Aquatic center. It was called the Evansville Winter Kickstarter, and it’s sanctioned by USA Swimming and Indiana Swimming. Locally, it’s put on, by the Gold Medal Swim Academy, founded by Aaron Opell, an IU swim team...

POSEY COUNTY, Ind. (WFIE) - An Indiana State Police Trooper is recovering from minor injuries after a semi hit his patrol car Saturday morning. According to a news release, the Trooper was outside his car conducting a traffic stop with a semi on Westbound I-64 at the 10 mile marker.

NEWBURGH, Ind. (WFIE) - No place could be more fitting for a tribute to the one and only Marcia Yockey than her hometown of Newburgh. The Newburgh museum played host to a panel of people who knew her and worked with her throughout her career. And those who did know...