Evansville, Indiana (Aug. 10) - With the ongoing, multistate Cyclospora outbreak expanding to 15 states and resulting in over 6,300 illnesses, public health officials are urging individuals and families to remain vigilant. Caused by a microscopic parasite, Cyclospora cayetanensis, this illness produces symptoms - such ...

The Community Foundation of Henderson recently announced two major milestones - a transition to an independent, locally governed foundation with charitable assets and an executive director. Maggie Collier has been named the first executive director of the Community Foundation of Henderson, according to a news release. ...

A traffic stop led to the arrest of an Evansville man over the weekend. Evansville Police third shift motor patrol officers conducted a traffic stop in the 1600 block of North First Avenue at just before 10 p.m. Saturday. Officers noted the odor of marijuana as they spoke with the occupants of the vehicle. Upon removin...

HENDERSON, Ky. (Aug. 10, 2026) - A contractor working for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to begin the required annual inspection of the U.S. 41 Twin Bridges in Henderson Monday. Single-lane closures are expected to be in place daily from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., through Thursday, August 20. Workers are putting l...

Henderson County Schools has named Ryan Maher as the new principal of East Heights Elementary. Maher brings 20 years of experience in education to the role, including experience as an assistant principal, instructional coach, and elementary classroom teacher. Throughout his career, he has focused on supporting students...

Evansville, Indiana (Aug. 10) - With the ongoing, multistate Cyclospora outbreak expanding to 15 states and resulting in over 6,300 illnesses, public health officials are urging individuals and families to remain vigilant. Caused by a microscopic parasite, Cyclospora cayetanensis, this illness produces symptoms - such ...

The Community Foundation of Henderson recently announced two major milestones - a transition to an independent, locally governed foundation with charitable assets and an executive director. Maggie Collier has been named the first executive director of the Community Foundation of Henderson, according to a news release. ...

A traffic stop led to the arrest of an Evansville man over the weekend. Evansville Police third shift motor patrol officers conducted a traffic stop in the 1600 block of North First Avenue at just before 10 p.m. Saturday. Officers noted the odor of marijuana as they spoke with the occupants of the vehicle. Upon removin...

HENDERSON, Ky. (Aug. 10, 2026) - A contractor working for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet plans to begin the required annual inspection of the U.S. 41 Twin Bridges in Henderson Monday. Single-lane closures are expected to be in place daily from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m., through Thursday, August 20. Workers are putting l...

Henderson County Schools has named Ryan Maher as the new principal of East Heights Elementary. Maher brings 20 years of experience in education to the role, including experience as an assistant principal, instructional coach, and elementary classroom teacher. Throughout his career, he has focused on supporting students...

MORGANFIELD, Ky. (Aug. 7, 2026) - Kentucky State Police is investigating a trooper-involved shooting that occurred late Thursday night in Morganfield. A preliminary investigation indicates that a KSP trooper was assisting Morganfield Police Department in locating a vehicle that had struck a police cruiser while office...

CHRISTIAN COUNTY - Changes are coming to Exit 11 on I-169 as work continues to convert the Interstate 169, the former Pennyrile Parkway, and Kentucky 1682 interchange in Christian County from a cloverleaf design to a modern diamond interchange. The new northbound exit ramp at Exit 11 is scheduled to open to traffic on ...

Evansville Police have arrested a man who allegedly threatened to kill multiple of his family members. Officers were dispatched to the 200 block of West Maryland Street at nearly 1 a.m. Friday after a 911 caller reported their brother was chasing them with a gun. Officers arrived and identified two additional victims. ...

HMPL is scheduling a necessary power outage to improve service reliability and perform system maintenance in a portion of Frontier Sub-division. The power outage will begin at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. It will last for approximately two hours. Affected addresses include portions of Homestead Trail, Homestead Point, Trail Dri...

CALHOUN - A Morgantown man has been accused of rape. Kentucky State Police Post 16 Henderson was contacted with an anonymous tip regarding potential criminal activity in a camper trailer at 4164 KY-815 in McLean County. Troopers and detectives located Wesley Wright, 32, of Morgantown at this location. Wright was taken ...