Flooding in the Tri-State: pictures from the public
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Flooding has entered the Tri-State. Below are pictures sent to Eyewitness News: Evansville
Warrick 4-H Fair closes for the year due to weather
WARICK, Ind. (WFIE) - The Warrick County 4-H Fair announced on their Facebook they will be closing today due to weather. They say the 2025 fair has now come to an end. All rides, food and vendors are closed. According to the Facebook post, they say the next fair will...
Evansville Named One of Top Cat-Loving Cities in the Nation
Recently, PetSmart pulled some data and found that our area not only loves pets, but our area REALLY loves cats. There's no denying that we love our pets here in the Tri-State. I mean, Evansville even has a cat cafe where you can go and sip some coffee while hanging out with adorable (and adoptable!) cats. Just look...
Adorable New Penguin Chick Hatched at Indiana Zoo
One Indiana zoo has welcomed a new addition to its animal family after a pair of Humboldt penguins gave birth to a new baby last month. The new penguin chick was born at Evansville's Mesker Park Zoo to Penguins of Patagonia exhibit residents Adrian and Chirrida. The new chick was born June 16th and has been named...
Daviess County 911 considers moving ambulance dispatch service to St. Louis
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — The Owensboro-Daviess County 911 Dispatch Center is considering relocating its ambulance dispatch services from Evansville to Saint Louis. Paul Nave is the 911 dispatch director in Owensboro. He says because of their seamless technology, most people are unaware they are redirected to...
Lamasco Bar and Grill under new ownership
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Jeremiah Galey and Derek Ungethiem, who each own businesses across the Tri-State, are the new co-owners of Lamasco Bar and Grill. Lamasco turned 91 last week. Now, the new owners are stepping in to give it a facelift. “We want to keep that rich history, but...
VCSO takes a personal approach to law enforcement
Vanderburgh Co., Ind. (WFIE) - It’s been over a year since the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s office launched their neighborhood-based policing program. Since the start of the program, Sheriff Noah Robinson of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office says more than 100 contacts have been made for reasons like large...
Henderson nonprofit assisting flood survivors in Texas
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – As the search continued in Kerr County, Texas, 4 Good Community in Henderson loaded a bus to help residents there face the unimaginable. The 4 Good Community bus left Wednesday morning for a 14-hour drive to Kerrville, Texas. Once there, volunteers met with a nonprofit called Operation...
City now accepting proposals to reopen Mesker Amphitheatre
Individuals and organizations now have 60 days to submit detailed proposals for future use of the historic facility.
EPD searching for suspect after evading officers in two chases
Evansville Police are searching for a suspect whom they say evaded them in two chases.
