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Evansville Wartime Museum honors 100-year-old WWII Riveter February 2, 2026
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) -- A Riveter from World War II turns 100 years old. January 26 marked the 100th birthday of Lucy Wahnsiedler, a Riveter that worked during WWII. On Sunday, she celebrated with friends and family. Wahnsiedler worked at the Hoosier Park Cardinal Company in Evansville, riveting on the tail assembly of the P-47 […]
Evansville rescue crews conduct ice rescue training at USI February 2, 2026
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) -- Several fire departments in Evansville take advantage of the cold weather by using the ice to train at the University of Southern Indiana. Rescue crews with the Perry Township Fire Department, Mars Volunteer Fire Department, Black Township Fire and USI Public Safety arrived at Reflection Lake on campus and noticed ‘human […]
Webster County on day two of water system outage February 1, 2026
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- Some residents in Webster County are on day two of having no water. The Webster County Water District says its water treatment plant went offline yesterday morning due to extremely cold weather causing a system wide outage. Crews worked throughout the night on repairs and were able to get water back […]
Fire crews on scene at Niagara house fire February 1, 2026
NIAGARA, Ky. (WEHT) -- A house fire has been reported in Henderson County. According to dispatch, a house fire was reported at 3:49 p.m. in the area of Pleasant Valley Road. Officials say the fire was put out around 6 p.m. Crews are still on scene. No injuries have been reported. The cause of the […]
Southern Indiana school to reopen without school buses February 1, 2026
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- A southern Indiana school is taking a unique approach to getting students back in the classroom after the winter storm. According to Tell City-Troy Township Schools, school will be open and in session starting at 7:30 a.m. on Monday. However, school officials say buses will not run on this day. Officials […]
Daviess County fire crews battle house, landfill fire February 1, 2026
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- Fire crews responded to multiple overnight fires in Daviess County. According to dispatch, they received a call about an active house fire at 9:30 p.m. on Jackson Road south. The caller said the house was on fire and dispatch advised they could hear fire alarms going off in the background. The […]
"It was very frightening”: Witness speaks out about Henderson high-speed chase February 1, 2026
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- A witness speaks out about the Friday night high-speed chase in Henderson. After receiving reports about a stolen vehicle in Daviess County, Henderson Police officers located the vehicle at the Henderson Walmart before the driver took off, starting a chase that ended with a police car being hit and the truck […]
Central City fire crews battling third house fire of the day February 1, 2026
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- Fire crews in Central City are on scene of an active house fire. According to the Central City Fire Department, a structure fire has been reported in the 2100 block of State Road 181 S in Greenville on Saturday. Fire crews say a working fire has started in the second story […]
Henderson EMA advises caution on snow-covered roads February 1, 2026
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- As flakes fall over parts of the Tri-State on Saturday, Henderson Emergency Management Encourages drivers to use caution, especially on side roads. Henderson Emergency officials say main highways have been cleared and treated, but many residential roads remain snow and ice-covered. EMA says there have been reports of slide-offs and say wrecker […]
Two pets die in Central City house fire February 1, 2026
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- Central City firefighters rescued several pets from a house fire. It happened Saturday morning in the 400 block of Phillips Stone Way. Firefighters responded within 2 minutes and saw heavy smoke coming from a single story mobile home. 5 pets were rescued and resuscitated on scene. A dog, cat and ferret […]