112 Signature School students volunteer at Mesker Park Zoo
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — Students and teachers from a local school spent their day lending a helping hand. 112 students and teachers from Signature School spent their Saturday volunteering at Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden. Officials say they worked to tidy up the area around the giraffe habitat and the Haynie Famil
Evansville Police searching for missing teen
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville Police are asking for help finding a missing 15-year-old. Police say Peyton Belcher was last seen leaving Hillcrest Youth Home on Sept. 30. Belcher is described as 5-foot-8 and 140 pounds. Police say he was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, black pants and...
Fall Fest setup begins on West Franklin Street
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — Work crews are showing up to West Frankin Street to finish setting up for the incoming Fall Fest. An Eyewitness News crew on scene has reported that the street is blocked off, and volunteers have begun setting up booths, tents and more for the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival. It’s […]
Intoxicated driver nearly hits person in wheelchair while pulling into liquor store, police say
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Evansville police say a man was arrested for driving under the influence after nearly hitting a pedestrian with a truck in a parking lot on Covert Avenue early Saturday. Officers were patrolling when they saw a silver truck squealing its tires while turning from Green River...
This Enormous Indiana Buffet Servs Dim Sum, Sushi, and Mongolian Grill Until You Burst
The first plate is a lie. It suggests you have a plan. You do not. Not in an Indiana buffet with more than 200 dishes waiting to interfere with it. Maybe you begin with sushi. Maybe dumplings. Maybe something from the grill that smells too good to ignore. Five minutes...
Harrison keeps the momentum rolling with back-to-back wins
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) – The Warriors were winners once again on Friday night as they blowout Central 62-13. It will be the Warriors at the Reitz Bowl next Friday as they take on Mater Dei.
15 empty beer cans found in work truck after driver hits building, EPD says
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A man is facing charges after police say he crashed a pickup truck into a building in Evansville and then drove away. Officers were dispatched to an area of North Main Street for a report of a truck hitting a building around 3:30 p.m. Friday. According...
Evansville man accused of driving 94 mph on Lloyd while drunk
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — An Evansville man has been arrested after police say he was driving at an unreasonably high speed while drunk on the Lloyd Expressway. Police say Joshua Alan Kirwer, 33, was arrested on the following charges: According to Evansville Police, and officer was stopped at a red light at St. Joseph
EPD: Man threatens Walmart employees with gun after worker refused to be in his...
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A man is facing charges after police say he flashed a gun and made threats when a Neighborhood Walmart employee refused to be in his rap video. Officers were dispatched to the Neighborhood Walmart on North First Avenue for a report of suspicious circumstances Friday evening.
KY 145 in Henderson to be blocked next week
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – People traveling near Henderson might need to adjust their routes. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) plans to block KY 145 in Henderson County next week as crews replace a number of failing cross drains. According to the KYTC, KY 145 will be blocked from just west of Hughes Sights Road
