Evansville IN

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — A man was arrested Saturday in connection with a shooting at an Evansville hotel. On Thursday, officers responded to a 911 call at the Howard Johnson Hotel on Green River Road. Upon arrival, police say a female victim told them she had been shot. Documents say the victim was grazed on […]

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — An investigation is underway after two dogs were found in an abandoned home in Evansville. Officers with the Evansville Police Department say they were sent to the 2400 block of Joan Court on Saturday. Police say the dogs were found in a bedroom covered in animal waste and bugs. Officers say...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — The ongoing construction in the downtown Evansville area is not new to some of the local business owners. But as more inconveniences pile on, some have turned their frustrations into laughter. From the Riverside Drive sinkhole, to the Lloyd Expressway to a new apartment complex on Sycamore...

(This column first appeared in the July print edition of the Hendersonian.) Gentlemen, doff your hats out of respect, and ladies, put on your finest, because we’ve got some celebratin’ to do. This, the year of our Lord 2025, marks the 250th anniversary—the sestercentennial—of events that unwittingly set...

Three people, including a 1-year-old child, are dead after a head-on collision in Breckinridge County that occurred on Saturday around 5:10 p.m., according to the Kentucky State Police.

Evansville, IN – Ivy Tech Community College Evansville, is now accepting students for a registered Department of Labor Early Childhood Educator Apprenticeship Program in Jasper, on Aug. 25. The program is designed to strengthen Indiana’s early care and education workforce by expanding high-quality post-secondary...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) -High pressure, to our southeast, will continue to pump in heat and humidity through the weekend and into next week. Some spotty showers and storms may help keep temperatures slightly cooler this weekend before heat builds for the beginning of next week. The weekend still looks hot...

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — A serious auto accident has been reported in Breckenridge County. A release from the Fordsville Fire Department says crews were called to a serious auto accident on Saturday. The release goes on to say that Hardinsburg Road 261 will be closed for several hours. The cause of the accident is...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - An Evansville man is facing battery charges after police say he shot a woman in the leg. 21-year-old Treyvone Hooks was booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail Saturday afternoon after police say he shot a woman in the leg on Thursday, July 24. Officers were called...

An Evansville man was handed an over 100-year prison sentence in Vanderburgh Superior Court for a murder that happened in 2022.