Homecoming Royalty Showcase crowns 2026 king and queen

The University of Kentucky crowned its 2026 Homecoming king and queen Wednesday, Oct. 7, during the Homecoming Royalty Showcase at the Gatton Student Center. Molly Bachman of Madisonville, Kentucky, and Ali Kashif of Prospect, Kentucky, were selected from a 10-person Homecoming Court during the event in the Harris Ballroom. The...

IHSAA Boys Soccer Sectional Day Two

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - It’s day two of the IHSAA boys soccer sectionals. Let’s head over to the Castle Soccer Field to join in on the action. In the battle between the North Huskies and the Memorial Tigers, the Huskies came out victorious in overtime, 1-0. They will...

Caldwell’s Girls Add a First to Record-Breaking Season

A record-breaking season for Caldwell County’s girls saw a first Thursday night. The Lady Tigers were 0-11 all-time against Murray before pulling ahead in the second half for a 5-3 triumph at Butler Stadium. Mariah Vickery and Madison Jones scored goals just minutes apart to break a 2-2 deadlock...

Henderson County, CCHS set for District grid clash tonight

In a schedule filled with top-10 teams, the Christian County Tigers face their most important high school football game of the season tonight at the Stadium of Champions. Henderson County comes to town to face Christian County in their first Class 6-A, District 1 game of the season. Christian County...

Former Oakland City University employees receive owed wages, still waiting on vacation payout

OAKLAND CITY, Ind. (WFIE) - Former employees at Oakland City University have reportedly received their owed back wages, though payouts for accrued vacation time remain unresolved. Former employees tell 14 News all owed wages have now been received, but that they are still waiting on vacation time payouts. Some employees...

Two local schools named Indiana Blue Ribbon Schools

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Two Tri-State schools are among the latest to be named Indiana Blue Ribbon Schools. Governor Mike Braun is recognizing 16 public and private schools this year for exceptional academic achievement and a commitment to student success. Local schools included in the 2026 list are Evansville Christian School Newburgh and Newburgh Elementary. […]

Former Grayson County HS teacher Lana Green-Willis named to Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame

Longtime Grayson County High School teacher Lana Green-Willis will be inducted into the Governor Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame. Green-Willis taught social studies at GCHS for 32 years and was announced over the weekend as one of three members of the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026.

Local News: Thursday, October 8th, 2026

High school students in the Evansville area will soon have another opportunity to turn creative ideas into real-world solutions and earn college scholarship money along the way. The University of Evansville has announced its 11th annual High School Changemaker Challenge. Students can present an original idea, product, service or program in whatever format best communicates their vision, including art, video, audio or essays. The top four entries will receive scholarships. First place earns a full-tuition scholarship, while second place receives $29,000, third place gets $27,000, and fourth place earns $25,000. The 2027 Changemaker Challenge officially kicks off October 16th at 4:00 PM at Innovation Pointe in downtown Evansville.

Two teachers from sunny California make their way to EVSC

EVANSVILLE — Sunny Southern California. SoCal. Land of beautiful beaches, beautiful people, perfect weather and celebrity sightings. 90210. Hollywood. Megan Howell and Danielle Meyers left all that this year to come to Evansville and teach in EVSC schools — and they're glad they did. EVSC gets new teachers from everywhere. It gets them right off the tree, from people who've grown up in Evansville. It gets them from not-so-distant places in Indiana and neighboring states. Some, like Howell and Meyers, have teaching experience and some are fresh out of school. Howell and Meyers stood out among new teachers in this year's summer orientation groups because they came here all the way from the left coast. "To have two people coming to us from California ... certainly made that unique," EVSC spokesman Jason Woebkenberg said in what he cheerfully acknowledged was a classic understatement. It's not like Howell and Meyers came together, though. Howell, a special education teacher at North High School, taught last year at Rise Kohyang High School , a charter public school in the Koreatown community of Los Angeles. Meyers, a special education teacher at Thompkins Middle School, worked last year at Grossmont Union High School District in

MCC gets over $4.7M for student achievement, opportunities

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - Officials say student achievement and educational opportunity are at the center of two U.S. Department of Education grant awards representing more than $4.7 million in new and continued investment in programs and resources at Madisonville Community College (MCC). Officials say the TRIO Talent Search program has...

Two local schools named Indiana Blue Ribbon Schools

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Two Tri-State schools are among the latest to be named Indiana Blue Ribbon Schools. Governor Mike Braun is recognizing 16 public and private schools this year for exceptional academic achievement and a commitment to student success. Local schools included in the 2026 list are Evansville...

MCC gets over $4.7M for student achievement, opportunities

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Officials say student achievement and educational opportunity are at the center of two U.S. Department of Education grant awards representing more than $4.7 million in new and continued investment in programs and resources at Madisonville Community College (MCC). Officials say the TRIO Talent Search program has been fully funded for another […]

Possible swatting incident at Signature School

Two local schools named Indiana Blue Ribbon Schools

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - Two Tri-State schools are among the latest to be named Indiana Blue Ribbon Schools. Governor Mike Braun is recognizing 16 public and private schools this year for exceptional academic achievement and a commitment to student success. Local schools included in the 2026 list are Evansville Christian...

Mayfield Routs Caldwell to Maintain District Stranglehold

Caldwell County was hoping to show it had closed the gap on Mayfield in Class 2A’s 1st District. But the Cardinals showed Friday night that they still have a firm grasp on the district’s top spot. Gray Robbins passed for 238 yards and three touchdowns as Mayfield routed...

Kentucky Wesleyan to present Ellie Magnuson Lecture in Literature and Science: “The Power of Still Becoming: Using Reflection and Writing to Evolve”

OWENSBORO, Ky. — Stacy Hawkins Adams will present the Ellie Magnuson Lecture in Literature and Science on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 10 a.m. in Tapscott Chapel in the Barnard-Jones Administration Building at Kentucky Wesleyan College. Her topic is “The Power of Still Becoming: Using Reflection and Writing to Evolve.” The event is free and open to the public.

Rockets Fly Past Rebels on Todd Senior Night

The Crittenden County Rockets scored on their first possession of the game and never looked back Friday night, handing the Todd County Central Rebels a 36-0 loss on Senior Night at Todd County Central High School. The loss was the seventh straight for the Rebels in the 2026 season. After...

Memorial and Reitz battle till the final minute

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — In a battle of undefeated teams, Memorial high school football team beat Reitz in a close one 30-27. Next, the Tigers will travel to Floyd Central to take on the Highlanders. While the Panthers will face Bosse.

Memorial football proved it has championship resolve in victory over Reitz

EVANSVILLE — This was the exact scenario that Memorial coach John Hurley wanted to witness. The reasoning harkened to how this season has unfolded. The Tigers have not been tested much in the second half thus far. They've been too good — five of the six victories coming by 30-plus points — against nearly everybody on the schedule. How would Memorial, a team with championship aspirations, fare down the stretch with a big game in the balance? The answer was emphatically found on Friday, Oct. 2 at Enlow Field. Memorial delivered its loudest and biggest victory to date with a 30-27 triumph over Reitz. Flip any sequence, especially in the second half, and the result on the scoreboard possibly changes. It was that close. But the Tigers had the winning mix in the final minutes. That could prove vital in the coming weeks. From the other side: Reitz football falls short in Week 7 against Memorial More: Southwestern Indiana week 7 high school football scores, updates "This is good for us to kind of get punched in the mouth and compete," Hurley said. "We weren’t as efficient as we needed to be, but we made plays when we needed to."

Belt, Loveless and Harris lead evolution of Colonels’ passing attack

Loveless and Harris have been Class 6A’s top receiving duo behind Belt’s breakout season. Henderson County football has traditionally been a program that wants to establish the run. That has been especially true at quarterback. Between Skip Patterson, Ben Dalton and Trajdon Davis, the Colonels have leaned heavily...