Local News from WIKY

Vectren union members ratify contract

Submitted by WIKY News on Fri, 05/24/2013 - 11:38am
Vectren and IBEW Local 702 have a deal. Members of the union have voted to ratify a new three-year labor agreement. The 300 employee-union members serve natural gas and electric customers in southwestern Indiana. The contract replaces one due to expire on June 30th.  Company executive Bill Doty says the willingness of both parties to come to the table and finalize a contract shows Vectren's commitment to maintain a productive work partnership and continue to reliably and safely serve its customers.

Coroner says Jessica Tice died from wounds to head and arm

Submitted by WIKY News on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 5:06pm
The Gibson County Coroner's office releases the name of the mother who was shot to death outside a resaurant after celebrating her son's graduation from middle school. She was Jessica Tice. An autopsy determined Tice was shot twice - once in the side of the head and once in an arm. 31-year old Jason Perry of Princeton is being held without bond facing a charge of murder. The shooting happened at about noon Wednesday. The couple's 13-year old son had just graduated from middle school, and was with his mom at the time.

Man jailed in connection with life threatening injuries to baby

Submitted by WIKY News on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 2:45pm
A Henderson man is arrested after his 7-month old son is admitted to Saint Mary's Medical Center, for treatment of what police say are life-threatening injuries. James Andrew Blackston was jailed on a 1st Degree Assault Charge. Henderson investigators say they believe Blackston's actions caused the injuries to the infant. The child has since been transferred to Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, where his condition is not being released.

St. Mary's to restructure and cut jobs

Submitted by WIKY News on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 1:52pm
Changes are coming to St. Mary's Medical Center and the restructuring will result in a reduction in employed and contracted associates across the system. President and CEO Tim Flesch announced the restructuring Thursday afternoon. He says it will begin July 1st. He did not say how many persons would be released. Flesch says changes in the healthcare industry have put providers across the country under increasing economic and competitive pressure. He cites decreasing reimbursement and the Affordable Care Act's mandated reduction in payments as challenges that hospitals are facing.

Three new businesses to open downtown

Submitted by WIKY News on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 9:29am
Two downstairs bars and a hibachi restaurant are planning to open in downtown Evansville. One of the bars, The Vault, has applied for a liquor license at the old Little Cheers location. The other bar, called Babel, plans to open in another below-street location in the 300 block of Main Street. And Zuki, a hibachi restaurant with one location on Green River Road, is opening a second location in the old Fitness Zone building on Main.

Evv man facing child porn charges

Submitted by WIKY News on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 9:28am
State Police arrest an Evansville man accused of possessing and sharing images of child pornography. Troopers and detectives from the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested 46-year-old Jonathan Henderson after executing a search warrant at his apartment in the 5000 block of East Sycamore. Henderson faces one count of Child Exploitation and five counts of Possession of Child Porn.

Water line break creates gusher

Submitted by WIKY News on Thu, 05/23/2013 - 9:27am
It looked like a geyser in northern Vanderburgh County. Crews responded to a large water line break at the intersection of Oak Hill and Millersburg roads Wednesday night. They found water shooting into the air, going over the nearby Church of the Harvest. No word on whether a boil advisory will be issued.

Graduation celebration ends tragically

Submitted by WIKY News on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 4:46pm
What started as a graduation celebration ends with a mom shot dead....her 8th grade graduate nearby. That's how Princeton Police describes what happened at mid-day Wednesday. The mother and son had left Princeton Community Middle School's 8th grade graduation to celebrate at Los Aztecas restaurant. The woman's ex-boyfriend, who the woman tried to bar from the graduation at the school, intercepted them. The man, Jason Perry, is said to have shot the woman outside the restaurant. read more

Sen. Donnelly supports Farm Bill before Senate

Submitted by WIKY News on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 2:21pm
Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN) says he's satisfied with a bipartisan, 5-year farm bill that the Senate will begin debating this week. The Indiana Democrat told WIKY and other media outlets that the measure includes significant cuts in food stamps, as part of an effort to get the deficit under control, and help the nutrition program function more effectively. read more

C.J.s Bus becoming mobile command post

Submitted by WIKY News on Wed, 05/22/2013 - 2:16pm
C.J.’s Bus is no-more. The renovated place for kids to gather after disasters in their area is being rebuilt into a mobile command post to be used by hospitals. Assets connected to the bus have also been transferred to the St. Mary's Medical Center Foundation. The bus was created by Kathryn Martin in memory of her son, 2 year old C.J. Martin, who was among 25 victims of the Nov. 6, 2005 tornado that hit the Tri-State. The bus had helped kids cope in Henryville, Indiana, Sellersburg, Indiana and Tuscaloosa, Alabama following tornadoes. Keith Kahre at St.