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- Second person arrested in street racing accident January 21, 2025A second person has been arrested in relation to an accident involving two groups of vehicles street racing.
- EVSC announce bus signups are postponed January 21, 2025HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - Families who have kids who attend a school affiliated with the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC) will have to wait a little bit for the ability to apply for bus rides for the next school year. EVSC says the PowerSchool Parent Portal mobile app is experiencing technical issues. Because of this, […]
- Water main break reduces South Green Street to one lane January 21, 2025The estimate duration is expected to last three days.
- Plans for new playground, safety surfacing at Garvin Park released January 21, 2025HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - The City of Evansville Department of Parks and Recreation has announced plans for a new playground, with new safety surfacing, at Garvin Park – the first step in creating an Activity Zone within the park. Officials say the project, which will be funded as part of the $24 million Parks Bond […]
- American Airlines adding larger aircraft, first-class seats to Chicago flights January 21, 2025HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - American Airlines is adding larger aircraft and first-class seats to Chicago flights out of Evansville. Starting June 5, the airline says it will operate Embraer 170 aircraft on all daily departing and arriving Chicago flights. American's E170s feature 65 seats with 12 in first class and 53 in the main cabin. […]
- Indiana Landmarks donates over $500k to local meaningful places January 21, 2025HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - Indiana Landmarks awarded more than $6 million in 2024 to help nonprofits save meaningful places around the state. These grants include over half a million dollars donated to preserve locations in southwestern Indiana. "Indiana Landmarks offers grants to help spark community revitalization and bolster preservation projects around the state," said Indiana […]
- Crews battle massive church fire for over seven hours January 21, 2025Princeton fire crews took to social media to give more perspective to fighting a massive church fire on Monday that had crews there for over seven hours.
- Madisonville man accused of striking 6-year-old while attempting to hit woman January 21, 2025HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - A Madisonville man was arrested after police say he struck a 6-year-old in the back of the head while attempting to hit the child's mother. According to police, the father of the child informed officers that Matthew Glasgow, 26, was attempting to swing at the child's mother while she was holding […]
- Security video of burglary leads to arrest in Madisonville January 21, 2025HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - Madisonville Police say surveillance video of a man entering a home on Hodge Street lead to the arrest of a man who allegedly stole power tools. According to a report, officers were dispatched to reports of a burglary at a home in the 700 block of Hodge Street just after 6:30 […]
- New Wesselman Woods executive director previews 2025 January 21, 2025HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - Amy Rhodes has been the new executive director of Wesselman Woods in Evansville for a few months now, and to preview the upcoming year, she joined Kristina Arwood on Eyewitness News Daybreak. You can view the full segment in the video player above.