Murray State wins back-to-back MVC tournament titles
Top seed Murray State beat Evansville 91-70 for the program's second straight Missouri Valley Conference tournament title.
Local News: Monday March 16th, 2026
Traffic alert for Posey County drivers as this past Saturday, INDOT crews began lane closures on the east and westbound passing lanes of I-64 near Poseyville. These lane closures are between mile marker 9 and mile marker 13. Lane closures allow for crossover construction. This crossover is being constructed for a...
Op-Ed: Fiscal responsibility starts with competitive contracting
Local governments are entrusted with taxpayer dollars, and that trust carries a profound responsibility: to spend wisely, transparently, and efficiently. Vanderburgh County faces a new financial landscape with the 2025 implementation of Indiana’s Senate Enrolled Act 1 (SEA 1), which is expected to place new...
Evansville Forest Alliance begins 2026 park planting series
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — The Evansville Forest Alliance kicks off its 2026 planting series in Garvin and Jacobsville Park. This comes shortly after the Parks Department received a grant from the Department of Natural Resources to plant trees in underserved communities. The grant will also allow the alliance to...
Portion of W. Franklin Street closing on Tuesday
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Part of W. Franklin Street will be closing Tuesday. It will be from West Michigan Street to North Lemcke Avenue for a new waterline project. The road is expected to be closed for a month. The detour drivers on Sonntag Avenue, Maryland Street, and St. Joseph...
It is so COLD this morning and you may see some snow on the...
Today: Very COLD with occasional snow showers, especially north and east of Evansville. | High 31.
Evansville man arrested for OWI after overnight stop on U.S. 41, police say
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville police say one man is under arrest after officers say he was driving while intoxicated along U.S. Highway 41. Around 1:15 a.m. Sunday, an EPD officer was patrolling near U.S. 41 and Virginia Street when he noticed the driver of a black 2004 Pontiac Vibe weaving in and out of the...
Strong winds break electric pole: part of Lynch Road closed
UPDATE: A temporary fix of the power pole is working, and traffic is now moving again on Lynch Road. See the original story below. HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — A downed electric pole has closed a part of Lynch Road in Evansville. A release from Evansville Vanderburgh County Emergency Management says strong winds knocked...
Boonville man arrested after burglary caught on Ring camera in Evansville Sunday
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — A Boonville, Ind. man faces burglary charges after a business owner reportedly watched him break into a building via a remote camera system Sunday night. Officers with the Evansville Police Department responded to a commercial burglary in progress along Covert Ave. around 11:00 p.m.. The...
Latest on power outages Monday morning in the Tri-State
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - There are several locations that are still seeing power outages after overnight severe weather in the Tri-State. As of 8 a.m., we have about a few dozen outages in our counties. A majority of those are in Vanderburgh County. We had close to 1,000 earlier this...

















