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Here are this week's Vanderburgh County food and restaurant inspection reports
Food service and restaurant inspections are performed by the Vanderburgh County Health Department. The date listed in each record is the date the inspection occurred. Chino Taco Mobile Food Service, 2616 Antilles Drive, March 26, No violations. Chipotle Mexican Grill #2077, 499 N Green River Road Ste A, March 28,...
Evansville Walmart employee accused of switching price tags at self checkout
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — An 18-year-old was arrested and charged with theft after being accused of switching price tags at the self checkout at Walmart. Officers say they were called to investigate a shoplifting report at the Walmart store on Burkhardt Road. At the scene, officers talked to Asset...
Evansville woman sentenced following hotel robbery
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – An Evansville woman accused of robbing a man at a hotel has had her sentence suspended to probation after pleading guilty to a lesser charge. Alexis Prince was arrested in 2023 after Evansville Police say she and two others robbed a man at the One Life Studio and Suites. Authorities say […]
Family shares updates on 11-year-old Boy Scout badly hurt by fallen tree
WARRICK CO., Ind. (WFIE) - On an overnight camping trip in Old Ben Scout Reservation in Winslow, Indiana, disaster struck Boy Scout Troop 352. In the early morning hours, a tree fell onto a tent with three sleeping scouts inside. One of them, 11-year-old Ethan Hills, described as a Christmas...
Crews respond to accident with injuries on Highway 41 near EVV
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Tuesday night, crews responded to accident with injuries on southbound Highway 41 in the northern Evansville. Dispatch tells us it was called in around shortly before 7:40 p.m. near the Hampton Inn Evansville/Airport. An official on scene told us a black sedan was heading northbound when...
Road closure planned for State Road 61 in Warrick Co.
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced a road closure for State Road 61 in Warrick County. INDOT says beginning on or around May 6, crews will close State Road 61 in Warrick County between Dogwood Drive and North 300 West. This closure will allow for a bridge deck overlay project. […]
Heavy police presence on Louisiana and Grove in Evansville
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – A heavy police presence is visible near Louisiana and Grove streets in Evansville on Tuesday. Dispatch confirms the large police response came following a traffic stop in the area. Eyewitness News is working to learn more, and we will update this story as more information is made available. This is a […]
Man arrested after attacking METS driver
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- A 79 year-old Evansville METS driver is healing after being attacked by a passenger. Evansville Police say that the driver of the bus was hit with a closed fist by Jonathon Daniels after she requested that he get off the bus for being disruptive. Daniels then ran off the bus and was […]
High school student charged in connection to recent Evansville shooting
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — Police in Evansville say they've arrested a 19-year-old high school student in connection to a shooting that happened on the city's southeast side. Evansville Police says they arrested 19-year-old Kortlen Sears on Monday. Officers had been investigating the shooting for about a week, after gunfire...
"Deeply disturbing" art display by USI student goes viral
WEHT/WTVW - Meuth says she set up a dating profile on various sites, and noticed an influx of messages from men significantly older than her. Once she realized this becoming a "disturbing" problem, Meuth says she changed her settings to show her as a 17-year-old.
A burger joint and a seafood restaurant combined to make something amazing in Evansville
Catfish Willy’s Seafood and Comfort Cuisine on Evansville’s east side now also has dishes from Hoosier Burger on their menu. Ron had to get in on the new spring menu and try it out – like their shrimp boil ramen. It has corn, sausage, potatoes, shrimp, and a boiled egg on a bed of ramen with their house-made Whole Shabang seasoning. Their lobster rolls are also very popular. It comes on a New England frank roll with lobster claw and tail meat, sautéed with sweet cream and butter and topped with chives and parsley. A new spring drink is the Mango Tango. Or try their fishbowl punch that comes with Swedish fish.
Evansville pizza place helps man who lost everything in house fire
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - An Evansville pizza joint hosted a fundraiser to help a local man in need. Last week, a man known by the name Uncle Duke lost his home after it burned down. On social media, K’s Pizza saw his story and reach out to the community to...
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