Evansville First News

03/11/2020

Residential Fire in Progress

Justin Erdmier | 11.03.20

EvansvilleWatch is reporting a declared working fire at 6100 Maggie Valley Dr. McCutchanville, German township fire crews, and county deputies are on scene.

At this time, 12:20 P.M., no injuries are being reported. It has not been reported if the fire is contained. Deputies say the fire is getting larger.

More on this story to come.

03/11/2020

Two Victims of Gunshots Arrive at Hospital

Justin Erdmier | 11.03.20

Around 11 P.M. on November 2, two victims, an adult and a juvenile, arrived at a local hospital seeking treatment. One had been shot in the right hip and the other in the left thigh.

Neither victim was willing and/or able to recount the details of the incident. The only information EPD is able to report is that it might have occurred around Green River and Covert.

The juvenile's mother was called. Both victims are expected to survive.

02/11/2020

Homicide Lead to Vehicle Accident

Justin Erdmier | 11.01.20

Update

EvansvilleWatch reports that the Vanderburgh County Coroner, Steve Lockyear, has identified the victim of a vehicle incident on Kentucky and Keck on Oct 31 as Meghan Jewes, 33, of Evansville. The incident has been officially declared a homicide.

01/11/2020

Possible Homicide Leads to Vehicle Accident

Justin Erdmier | November 1

Sgt. Winsett, EPD Public Information Officer, reported to us that on Oct. 31, around 6:45 P.M., officers responded to a vehicle accident on Kentucky and Keck.

He reports that once officers arrived, they could immediately tell that the driver was deceased. Both paramedics and EFD responders attempted life rescuing measures to no avail.

Upon further inspection by the coroner, it was discovered the driver died from a gunshot rather than the accident. EPD has turned the case over to homicide and the investigation is still underway.

01/11/2020

Shooting at Sidetrack Tavern

Early this morning, EPD officers responded to a parking lot shooting at Sidetrack Tavern on 664 E Illinois St. Off-duty officers working security witnessed two people shooting at each other in the parking lot around 2 A.M.

Suspects fled the scene and are unknown. The investigation is still underway. Four victims went to a hospital in relation to the incident. One was shot in the abdomen, the other their arm, and two hit with fragments. All victims are expected to survive.

EPD will report more information as they obtain it.

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Justin Erdmier

07/10/2020

Local teens successfully host a peaceful protest for the second week in a row, and plan to keep the momentum going.
Read the Story: https://bit.ly/3iAGEh7

Justin Erdmier | 09.28.20 | Evansville, IN.

02/10/2020

Evansville Police swiftly respond to "Justice for Breonna" banner after leaving "No Black Lives Matter" sign on same bridge the day prior.

Read the story: https://bit.ly/3jmJqaZ

02/10/2020

Evansville has seen nights of signs, posters, and banners appear. No one has come forward but their messages are direct. Evansville First News is following their responses.

Read the story: https://bit.ly/2Smfobq

02/10/2020

Just In

Circle S attendant says individual was thrown out of vehicle and abandoned at West Side Circle S.

VCSO deputies arrived on scene and suspect drug overdose. Perry Township EMS arrived to assist.

Read more: https://bit.ly/30sYUTv

29/09/2020

“This made me realize we have a responsibility to stand up and stand out for what we believe in. Nobody is going to do it for us.” Emani Marks, one of the teen organizers told EFN journalist, Justin Erdmier. Emani and Serya Baltzell had been wanting to organize their protest for over a month.

Read the story:
https://www.evansvillefirstnews.com/home/teens-successfully-organize-protest-for-justice

28/09/2020

Evansville Fire Department released that EPD was called to a house fire yesterday to investigate a potential arson. A neighbor claims they heard glass shattering and children fleeing the scene before calling in the firWhen EFD arrived around 5:40 PM, neighbors were already attempting to put out the fire. EFD considered the fire extinguished minutes after an hour of being on-scene.

The damage was minimal and contained. Authorities are reporting no injuries. EFD states that the fire originated from a small pile of trash next to the back of the house. More information is still being inquired through the EPD Detective's Office.

Follow EFN for more local news.

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Photo credited to Noah Alatza, WEHTWTVW Local Anchor/Reporter in Evansville, Ind.

28/09/2020

28/09/2020

Community Food Share Tomorrow!!
Hartke Pool 11am-5pm
New Boxes - Each Box will have dairy, produce and protein

28/09/2020

Snow, EFN Journalist, spent the morning of Sunday, Sep 27 downtown observing and recording the Protest for Justice and Voter Registration organized by Serya Baltzell and Emani Marks. These two Evansville high schoolers wanted their voices heard and amassed a crowd at the Four Freedoms Monument today.

Justin, EFN Journalist, is still conducting interviews with organizers and attenders. If you were present, please message us through FB Messenger. The story should publish tomorrow night.

28/09/2020

Dear Evansville First News Readers,

Approximately a month ago, we adopted a new structure of organization and have seen it yield little results concerning content curation. Due to this, Snow and I are going back to the drawing board to re-organize and develop a new game plan.

Over the course of the next few months, you will be seeing primarily written content from us. We will attempt to push out content approximately 2 to 4 times a week.

Beginning next year, Snow will be releasing the E'ville Eye podcast. We are looking at different ways to bring you content. Please, let us know in the comments how you would like to receive your news.

As always, we appreciate your feedback. If you have a story, please message us. While we cannot cover everything due to many factors, bringing a story to our attention is the best place to start.

Be true and always do your research! We're not going anywhere, I promise. :)

Justin Erdmier
Co-Executive Journalist
Evansville First News

26/09/2020

Detectives reported to a missing person call at 506 E Michigan St only to find the subject Dead on Arrival.
Homicide is on the scene, but there are no reports as to the cause of death.

Update:
Cause of death ruled as natural causes.

05/09/2020

A small group of protestors has gathered outside of the Civic Center in support of Black Lives Matter.
They plan on maintaining a presence from 4pm to 11pm and invite any intrested parties to join.
Organizer Marissa Reyborn stated that the change in location was to increase visibility with all of the restaurant reopenings along Main Street.

Justin Erdmier | 08.17.20 | Evansville, IN.

05/09/2020

EPD responded to a report of a woman in distress. Officers found her cognacent and responsive in the bushes outside of Signature School, across from the Civic Center. EMS arrived to take her for evaluation.

Justin Erdmier | 08.17.20 | Evansville, IN.

05/09/2020

A shooting at 2:15AM on Friday September 4th has resulted in one man hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds.
EPD was responding to a report of a fight between two men at the Circle K on the 1200 block of Lincoln Park Drive. The two men were gone, but gunshots could be heard from the surrounding area. EPD found an individual with multiple gunshot wounds on South Lincoln Park. They were taken to Saint Vincent hospital where they are currently in stable condition.
The EPD has no suspects in custody at the time of this post.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — Evansville Police are looking for a suspect after an early Friday morning shooting sent a man to the hospital. Officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of south Li…

02/09/2020

There are reports of brown tap water coming in from across Evansville.
The water department states that they are currently cleaning the fire hydrants.
There is no water boil advisory at this time.

31/08/2020

I am happy to announce that EFN has just reached 1,000 likes!
In celebration, we will be answering any questions you have for us personally. Comment your questions below, and we will post our response on Monday September 7th.
Thank you all for your continued love and support, we couldn't do any of this without you.
❤~EFN Family

30/08/2020

Showplace Cinema is looking to give 10% of daily proceeds to 6 local Nonprofits that are being negatively effected by the clossing of the Fall Festival.

Friends, we have something exciting to share and we need your help spreading the word!

We know how important the Fall Festival is to our local non-profits each year, and as Covid has forced it to be canceled this year, we want to help a few of those organizations as much as we can. This year, Showplace would like to partner with 6 non-profits that are Fall Festival staples and give them each their own day during Fall Fest week!

Each group selected will be assigned their own day during that first week in October (10/5 - 10/10). On the group's designated day, they will receive 10% of all sales generated at the Showplace Entertainment Center! That includes sales from bowling, arcade games, laser tag, food sales at the Burgh House, and any gift cards sold!

To be considered you must be a non-profit group that was scheduled to have a Fall Festival 2020 booth. Fill out the application (linked below) by September 9, and our team will be selecting 6 groups to partner with. Final selections will be made and notified no later than 9/14.
https://forms.gle/vw5QpHWywLN8emgu8

29/08/2020

A gathering of between 30 and 40 protestors congregated on the Riverfront at 5:00pm on August 28, 2020. This protest was originally meant to celebrate the 57th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King's historic march on Washington but took on a new purpose in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake and subsequent shootings in Kenosha Wisconsin.
More on this story coming soon.

18/08/2020

Early this morning, an Evansville house had become engulfed. Fire cause is unknown. No injuries reported.
https://www.evansvillefirstnews.com/home/evansville-house-fire

15/08/2020

Julia Womack, the aunt of Dawnita Wilkerson, has organized an awareness event for Dawnita and other missing persons. Show Up for Dawnita will be at Garvin Park until 11 P.M. tonight.

Justin Erdmier | 08.15.20 | Evansville, IN

15/08/2020

We are at the C.K Newsome Community Center where local Evansville Hoosiers can learn about assistance as Indiana's moratorium ended yesterday. People can also drive through and pick up food, dairy, and school supplies.

13/08/2020

That's Not Right Thursday

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Have fun fixing this and feel free to make another awful phrase to be fixed. We may use it as next week's That's Not Right Thursday phrase. Let's all enjoy being able to fix one wrong in the world

12/08/2020

What's Up Wednesday

Shout out to the people returning to school. Wish your family and loved ones the best of luck starting this new school year. Teachers, students and staff need encouragement, let's wish our friends and loved ones luck. Last week the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon returned to operations. Today Warrick County Schools are returning. We would like to wish the best of luck to everyone returning school. As always feel free to shout out birthdays and anniversaries. Let's share good news!

08/08/2020

The EFN team would like to thank Smitty's for donating their event room to us for our first ever business meeting. It was a great opportunity to get together as a team, enjoy lunch, and get some business done!

08/08/2020

Unless Eric Holcomb, Indiana Governor, extends the moratorium for rent, Evansville Hoosiers are preparing for the possibility of wide-spread evictions. EFN Journalist, Andie Pandy, takes time to reach out to local resource centers to learn how members of our community can get assistance during these trying times.
https://medium.com//the-rise-of-alice-4dec62decaa5

ALICE Families on the Rise Due to COVID-19

07/08/2020

Photos from the Greentree Plastics fire.
Taken by EFN Journalist Snow Mathews on August 4th, 2020.

04/08/2020

Commercial Fire

Earlier today, the Green Tree Plastics factory on Virginia St erupted in flames and quickly spread to surrounding infrastructure. Evansville Fire Department had been able to contain the fire.

Shortly after the roof collapsed, no flames were visible. EFD is reporting no injured firefighters. As soon as we have more information we will share.

04/08/2020

EFN Journalist Snow Mathews is at the scene of the Greentree Plastics fire now.

04/08/2020

03/08/2020

Two power outages on the East Side, effecting over 100 customers, are estimated to be resolved by 5 P.M., according to Vectren.

03/08/2020

With current storms scattering Evansville, Vectren is reporting over 11 outages effecting over 200 customers.

02/08/2020

Taraya Bush is with her colleagues at the Pagoda raising awareness for child abuse and trafficking.

01/08/2020

Due to concerns for forecasted rain, Taraya Bush, the organizer for today's child abuse/human trafficking awareness event, has postponed the event to tomorrow.

Same time. Same place.

01/08/2020

Non-Injurious Vehicle Collision

St. Joe is closed off southbound. If driving northbound, you will be stopped and instructed to turn around.

Photo credited to Justin Erdmier, EFN Journalist.

https://bit.ly/30jkzxC