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3 accused in crime spree in Newburgh and Evansville involving several victims
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Three young men are facing charges in Vanderburgh and Warrick Counties after police say they stole items from several people and used their debit cards. In Evansville, 18-year-old Tyshawn Grooms and 19-year-olds Trevion Ogburn and Jontae Rudd are all charged with burglary and fraud. Police say...
What's the goal of Explore Evansville's planned land purchase? Here's what to know.
EVANSVILLE — Nearly 67 acres of farmland could be added to Explore Evansville's portfolio in Northern Vanderburgh County, but what its use hasn't been decided yet. The Vanderburgh County Council approved nearly $1.1 million for the purchase of two parcels of land near the Deaconess Sports Park and Goebel Sports Park. There...
Man arrested on multiple child porn charges
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Vanderburgh County officials say a man was arrested on child pornography charges. According to an affidavit, 29-year-old Lucas Cash of Cannelton was arrested after a detective with Indiana State Police received two National Center for Missing and Exploited Children cyber tips. The tip located child pornography...
Murder Arrest
On July 17th at approximately 8 p.m. officers were dispatched to 302 E. Louisiana in reference to shots fired. On scene officers found 37-year-old Joshua A. Seymour deceased. The Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office later confirmed that Seymour’s cause of death was a shotgun wound to the chest. The...
Salvation Army inviting Vanderburgh, Warrick Co. residents to School Supply Giveaway
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The Salvation Army is inviting the public to a school supply giveaway. They say this follows after a successful “Stuff the Bus” fundraiser event. We’re told organizers collected 5,400 items and over $1,500 from the weekend fundraiser alone. Now, officials are inviting residents...
Sheriff's office: Evansville attorney crashed into deputy's cruiser while drunk
EVANSVILLE — A local defense attorney admitted he'd been drinking Friday night before he crashed his SUV into a marked sheriff's office cruiser outside a Bureau of Motor Vehicles branch, deputies said. Glenn Grampp, 76, was booked into the Vanderburgh County jail at 10:14 p.m. Friday and later released...
Here's where you can get free school supplies in the Evansville/Tri-State area
The start of the 2024-25 school year is just around the corner for a lot of local communities, and one of the big tasks before the first day is loading up on supplies a child needs for the classroom. It can be a big expense, but several companies, churches and...
“IS IT TRUE” JULY 18. 2024
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‘It helps us tell their story’: Cops Cycling for Survivors in the Tri-State
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Cops Cycling for Survivors are heading out of Evansville and making their way to Tell City. In 2023, there were eight members of law enforcement that died including one K-9. On Monday, the riders came through Evansville in honor of Deputy Sheriff Asson Hacker. [Cops Cycling...
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