OWENSBORO, Ky. (September 22, 2026) - A Daviess County man is accused of sharing images of child sexual exploitation online. On Tuesday afternoon, Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Jacob Lee Kirkman, 26, of Owensboro, on charges related to child sexual abuse material. Kirkman was arrested as the re...

HENDERSON, KY (September 22nd, 2026) - The Henderson Chamber of Commerce and its Downtown Henderson Partnership Committee have announced the return of the Fall Market On Main and Chili Cook-Off. This event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 10 in Downtown Henderson between First and Washington Stree...

OWENSBORO, Ky. -- Kentucky Wesleyan College has been ranked No. 24 among the 2027 South Regional Colleges South by U.S. News & World Report. The 2027 edition of the U.S. News Best Colleges rankings evaluates more than 1,700 U.S. colleges and universities, using up to 17 factors to measure academic quality and gradu...

A juvenile has been charged with creating and distributing sexually explicit, AI-generated imagery involving middle school students. Henderson Police Department said the agency received a report on Thursday about AI-generated nude photographs of juveniles being created and shown to other students. Following a thorough ...

The Kentucky State Police Henderson Post has a new commander. Capt. Brian Duvall has assumed command of Post 16 in Henderson, effective as of Sept. 16. In this role, Duvall will oversee all post operations and personnel serving the six-county region of Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, McLean, Ohio, and Union. "I am h...

OWENSBORO, Ky. (September 22, 2026) - A Daviess County man is accused of sharing images of child sexual exploitation online. On Tuesday afternoon, Kentucky State Police Electronic Crime Branch arrested Jacob Lee Kirkman, 26, of Owensboro, on charges related to child sexual abuse material. Kirkman was arrested as the re...

HENDERSON, KY (September 22nd, 2026) - The Henderson Chamber of Commerce and its Downtown Henderson Partnership Committee have announced the return of the Fall Market On Main and Chili Cook-Off. This event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 10 in Downtown Henderson between First and Washington Stree...

OWENSBORO, Ky. -- Kentucky Wesleyan College has been ranked No. 24 among the 2027 South Regional Colleges South by U.S. News & World Report. The 2027 edition of the U.S. News Best Colleges rankings evaluates more than 1,700 U.S. colleges and universities, using up to 17 factors to measure academic quality and gradu...

A juvenile has been charged with creating and distributing sexually explicit, AI-generated imagery involving middle school students. Henderson Police Department said the agency received a report on Thursday about AI-generated nude photographs of juveniles being created and shown to other students. Following a thorough ...

The Kentucky State Police Henderson Post has a new commander. Capt. Brian Duvall has assumed command of Post 16 in Henderson, effective as of Sept. 16. In this role, Duvall will oversee all post operations and personnel serving the six-county region of Daviess, Hancock, Henderson, McLean, Ohio, and Union. "I am h...

One person has been arrested following a weekend shooting in Evansville. Evansville Police Department officers were dispatched to the area of Franklin Street and Lafayette Avenue at just after 11:30 p.m. Sunday for shots fired in the area. Officers located an adult male victim near Governor and Michigan streets who had...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (Sept. 21) - Ascension St. Vincent Evansville said that 12 new physicians and advanced practice clinicians have joined Ascension Medical Group to serve the local community. Welcomed over the late summer and early fall, these dedicated care team members bring broad specialized clinical skills and repres...

OWENSBORO, Ky. - The Henderson County Colonels put together a dominant performance Friday night, rolling past Daviess County 42-3 on the road to improve to 2-3 on the season. The game got off to an unusual start after a shortage of officials and lightning delays pushed back kickoff. Officials from the Owensboro-Graves ...

An Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force investigation has led to the arrest of a man accused of dealing cocaine. In August, authorities with the Drug Task Force and DEA Evansville Resident Office began an investigation into Luther K. Lawton, Jr, 34, dealing cocaine. On Thursday, Lawton, Jr. was arrested and de...

The Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office has arrested an Evansville man on multiple counts of possession of child pornography. Wendell Tobias Cook, 66, of Evansville, was arrested Friday following an investigation that resulted from a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Detectives with the V...