Local News from WIKY

Progress on hotel, old post office

Submitted by WIKY News on Wed, 06/19/2013 - 10:11am
Evansville Metro Development Director Phillip Hooper says the city wants to have a development contract on the convention hotel project signed by the end of this month. He also told the Redelopment Commission that progress is being made on exterior renovations to the Old Post Office in downtown Evansville. But he says interior work is still on hold. The General Services Administration plans to move its current office from the federal building to the second and third floors of the historic Post Office.

St. Mary's gets specific on job cuts

Submitted by WIKY News on Wed, 06/19/2013 - 10:06am
St. Mary's Medical Center is being more specific about plans to reduce its workforce. It says 61 full-time positions will be eliminated, as well as a dozen part-time jobs. Some of the St. Mary's employees have already been told that they'll be released.

11-year old girl dies in Interstate-64 crash

Submitted by WIKY News on Tue, 06/18/2013 - 1:10pm
The multi-vehicle accident on I-64 Monday afternoon has claimed the life of an 11-year-old girl.  Katy Lewis was killed and her parents, Katherin and Brian Lewis and Katy's sister Cynthia remain hospitalized at St. Mary's Medical Center. They were in a car involved in the crash, that happened after semis collided. The crash closed the westbound lanes of the interstate near Highway-41 for several hours. Brian Lewis suffered leg injuries. No information is being released on Katherin or Cynthia Lewis’ injuries. The Lewis family lives near Princeton.

Jury finds Jeffrey Weisheit guilty

Submitted by WIKY News on Tue, 06/18/2013 - 1:00pm
The jury deliberates only briefly, then finds a Vanderburgh County man guilty of murder and arson. Jeffrey Weisheit was accused of setting the fire that killed 8-year old Alyssa and 5-year old Caleb Lynch in their home about two years ago. The trial was held in Jeffersonville. In closing arguments, Prosecutor Gary Schutte said that when faced with the evidence, Weisheit told investigators, "stuff happens." Schutte says that indicated how cold Weisheit is. read more

State to allow fertilizer plant to proceed despite some concerns

Submitted by WIKY News on Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:18am
The state of Indiana officially ends its role in financing the Midwest Fertilizer Plant project, turning it over to local officials. Gov. Mike Pence says the state still hasn't been able to verify whether the Fatima Group has delivered on its  promise to replace their current fertilizer in Pakistan with a formula less susceptible to misuse by hostile forces in the region. Posey officials have already approved the issuance and sale of $1.3 billion in bonds to help finance the plant.

Probe to begin into gunfire exchange that leaves man dead

Submitted by WIKY News on Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:17am
Indiana State Police will soon begin an in-depth analysis of just what happend yesterday afternoon outside a gun shop at Montgomery in Daviess County. Captain Dave Bursten of the state police says they are gratified that Trooper Jerrod Lents has already been released from Deaconess Hospital after being shot in the mid-section and in extremity. And he offers condolences to the family of  60-year-old James Jones of Shoals, who shot Bursten - and who Bursten then shot to death. read more

Jury deliberating murder-arson case

Submitted by WIKY News on Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:13am
The jury has the case in the murder and arson trial of Jeffrey Weisheit of Evansville. During closing arguments, prosecutors told the jury the defendant invested a lot of time into his relationship with Lisa Lynch, and wanted to take away the two things that mattered most to her. They repeatedly showed jurors pictures of Lynch's children, Caleb and Alyssa before their deaths. Prosecutor Gary Schutte said that when faced with the evidence, Weisheit told investigators, "stuff happens." Schutte says that indicates how cold Weisheit is.

Progress on convention hotel reported

Submitted by WIKY News on Tue, 06/18/2013 - 11:12am
Evansville Metro Development Director Phillip Hooper says the city is still negotiating an agreement on the convention hotel project, and he hopes to have a deal done by the end of this month. Hooper also told the Redelopment Commission today that progress is being made on exterior renovations to the Old Post Office in downtown Evansville. But he says interior work is still on hold. The General Services Administration plans to move its current office from the federal building to the second and third floors of the historic Post Office. 

Robbery suspect turns himself in

Submitted by WIKY News on Tue, 06/18/2013 - 10:34am
Evansville police have an easy time arresting a man suspected of robbing a convenience store. The Kangaroo Express on South Kentucky was robbed early Tuesday by a man with a shirt over his head who implied he had a weapon, and demanded cash. The clerk handed over about $70. Police say 36-year old John R. Long flagged down an officer driving on East Riverside more than an hour later, and reportedly told him he had robbed a store. read more

Meth lab dismantled, suspect arrested

Submitted by WIKY News on Tue, 06/18/2013 - 10:30am
A complaint about an odor leads Evansville Police to a meth lab in the Jacobsville neighborhood. Officers were called to 302 East Tennessee at about 11:00 Monday night. They say they found a small meth lab inside the house, dismantled it, and also found meth-making ingredients. 42-year old Jay Wayne Hayes was taken into custody, and charged with manufacturing meth.