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Local fire departments participate in grain bin rescue training
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — Members of several local fire departments participated in grain bin training over the past week. Purdue Agricultural and Natural Resources trained over 100 fire fighters how to rescue a victim from a grain bin. Fire departments that took part in the training include Evansville Fire,...
Authorities looking for ‘dangerous’ suspect after Vanderburgh Co. standoff
VANDERBURGH CO., Ind. (WFIE) - Several law enforcement members have been at a scene on Emma Drive for several hours. The Sheriff told us they were working to get a suspect to come out of the home. Shortly before 3 p.m., officials confirmed the suspect was not in the home.
No. 1 Gibson Southern softball makes a statement with Class 3A sectional title performance
BOONVILLE, Ind. — Gary May asked a question of his team before the Class 3A sectional championship. The Gibson Southern coach knew their answer. He witnessed it the previous two nights at Mike Wilson Field. The Titans won both games but played with a fear of losing. It was quite the contrast compared to a strong regular season from the Pocket Athletic Conference champions.
Seeing double: 10 sets of twins receive diplomas at Evansville graduation
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - One EVSC high school has an unusually high number of twins graduating this year. While being a twin may seem like a relatively uncommon phenomenon, it’s not too rare at North High School in Vanderburgh County. The Huskies have 20 twins walking across the stage...
Tri-State woman transforming property into wetlands
WARRICK COUNTY, Ind. (WEHT) – An ‘environmental gem’ is slowly growing in Warrick County. “When I was out there with the land, it was healing me. I thought how can I give back to heal the land,” says Lisa Friedman. Friedman purchased over 60 acres of land near Friedman Park, named after her parents, in […]
Highway 41 southbound reopened after crash involving tow truck
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Late Monday night, crews responded to an accident involving several vehicles in Evansville. Vanderburgh County Dispatch told us first responders were called to the intersection of Highway 41 and Hillsdale Road shortly after 10 p.m. Officials on scene say two vehicles and a tow truck hauling...
ISP to temporarily shutdown Highway 41 at I-64 in Gibson County on Tuesday
HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – On Tuesday, several hundred motorcyclists from California on their way to Washington D.C. will be traveling on I-64 through Gibson County on their way to visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The group is expected to arrive at the Flying J at Highway 41 & I-64 around 2:15 p.m. During this time, […]
Civil war in Vanderburgh GOP ignites with chairman's move against critics
EVANSVILLE — Civil war is the road chosen by the already fractured Vanderburgh County Republican Party, whose leader served papers Thursday seeking to censure and remove intraparty critics from elected positions. GOP Chairman Mike Duckworth's action against former Libertarian mayoral candidate Michael Daugherty and conservative activists Ken Colbert and Cheryl Batteiger-Smith came 16 days after the May 7 Republican primary in which they were elected to the party's 135-member precinct committee. On that day, Colbert says, the...
Hazards Entertainment LLC, Brings a Collection of Entertainment Never Seen in Southern Indiana
BOONVILLE, INDIANA, UNITED STATES, May 21, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- HAZARDS ENTERTAINMENT LLC TO OPEN. Hazards Entertainment LLC is excited to be partnering with the EDGE Development to bring the nation's first on-course golf entertainment brand to Boonville Indiana. This location marks Hazards first venue in the United States, with plans to scale the concept at a rapid rate. «We are excited about launching our first venue in Boonville, small town America is where I was born and raised and it just seems apropos to be putting our roots in a similar area, » said Founder and Hazards Entertainment CEO Lori Dyer.
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