Evansville IN

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - It was a special night at Six Strings on Franklin in Evansville, as they held a Star Wars Trivia competition on ‘Star Wars Day’ - better known to all Star Wars fans as “May the 4th Be With You”. Teams of family...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Salvation Army is celebrating another successful ‘War On Hunger’ campaign. The annual campaign partnered with Schnucks locations in Evansville and Newburgh to gather donations for families facing food insecurity. Organizers tell us they collected more than 3,500 food items and 3,800 dollars in...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — A couple in Evansville is charged with child neglect after police found their child living in unsafe conditions. An affidavit says deputies were called to a home on Fawn Creek Drive to assist DCS in contacting a child’s father and stepmother. Deputies say they smelled a foul odor coming from the […]

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Lucas Winstead of Evansville is behind bars and charged with voyeurism and child exploitation. An affidavit says Winstead was arrested on Monday after admitting to police they had attempted to take an inapropriate video of a juvenile. The Juvenile told police they noticed a camera in the bathroom while taking a […]

Despite severe weather and freezing temperatures, Indiana’s corn and soybean planting did progress this past week. In Monday’s USDA Crop Progress Report, Indiana corn is 42% planted and 19% emerged. Hoosier soybeans are 44% complete and 20% emerged. While the numbers still look good, that doesn’t mean that all things are well.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT)- Emergency crews in Evansville respond to an early morning house fire in the 1200 block of Fountain Avenue. Vanderburgh County Dispatchers confirm the fire call came in around 4:45 a.m. Eyewitness News will continue to update with more information as it becomes available.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville Police Department officials are investigating an animal cruelty case after they say a cat was found stabbed in the 3300 block of Austin Avenue on Monday. According to a police report, the caller told dispatch that she had gotten into a domestic violence situation, which...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville Police have opened an investigation after a person walked into Ascension St. Vincent hospital with a gunshot wound. According to police, the incident happened just before 11 p.m. on Monday night. Officials say crime scene detectives were notified and a report was taken. No other...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville Police Department officials say a man is in jail on rape and strangulation charges. According to an affidavit, officers were dispatched to the 500 block of St. Joseph Avenue for a domestic battery in progress on Monday. The caller, identified as a neighbor, told dispatch...

INDIANA — Police in Evansville have launched an investigation after a person arrived at a local hospital with a gunshot wound late Monday night. According to Evansville Police, the individual walked into Ascension St. Vincent hospital just before 11 p.m. seeking treatment for the injury. Officials said crime scene detectives were notified and a report […] The post One person injured following shooting incident in Indiana...