Tournament basketball is a little over a week away, and the excitement is building across the region. This is the time of year fans look forward to all season - packed gyms, electric student sections, and championship dreams hanging in the balance. But along with the excitement comes the annual hot-button conversations...

Owensboro Police have arrested 18-year-old Prestyn Blair following an investigation by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Detectives executed a search warrant at Blair's residence on Keenland Parkway in Thruston Wednesday morning. Blair is facing multiple charges, including 20 counts of possessing materia...

Evansville - FEBRUARY 11, 2026 - The magic dance continues. After a global run to nearly 100 cities, Black Ink Presents, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, today announced the highly anticipated return of Jim Henson's Labyrinth: In Concert (www.labyrinthinconcert.com). The 60-city North American tour will visit Ev...

RiverValley Behavioral Health is inviting students from kindergarten through college to take part in the Be Kind to Your Mind Youth Mental Health Art Contest. This creative opportunity encourages students to express what mental health awareness means to them through art, writing, or other visual projects, in recognitio...

Kentucky State Police are actively investigating a deadly incident on Interstate 65 southbound near mile marker 100 in Hardin County. At around 4:30 a.m. Monday, authorities responded to reports of a pedestrian struck by a Dodge Durango. The victim, identified as 45-year-old Carl Ollis of Elizabethtown, was pronounced ...

Overnight, local fire crews were kept busy as they responded to multiple fires across the city. Just after midnight, several units were dispatched to the 1600 block of West 4th Street for a fire alarm, discovering smoke in a first-floor hallway. Quick action by Engine 3 contained the fire to a kitchen area, preventing ...

The 2026 Super Bowl was last night and with that comes the event that people reference long after the game is over. That's right, the halftime show. Bad Bunny, born Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, spent his thirteen minutes showcasing a variety of both his music and Puerto Rican culture. The show opens with Bad Bunny t...

Taylor Swift going back to the nineties in her new video promoting the second single from "The Life of a Showgirl", "Opalite". The video dropped earlier today on Spotify and Apple Music, with the video becoming available on YouTube February 8th at 8 a.m. EST. As one of the main Swifties in office, I...

Ernesto's Mexican Bar and Grill has closed its Owensboro location following the end of its lease, according to a notice posted on the restaurant's door. The notice cited an inability to reach agreeable lease terms with the property's new ownership, saying the proposed agreement made continuing operations at the locatio...

The Daviess County Sheriff's Office is set to receive a significant boost, thanks to nearly $800,000 in federal funding secured under H.R. 6938. This grant, proposed by Sheriff Brad Youngman and Judge Executive Charlie Castlen, will enable the department to purchase essential law enforcement equipment, including a dedi...

RiverValley Behavioral Health has been designated as a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC), a nationally recognized model aimed at expanding access to high-quality, comprehensive mental health and substance use services. The designation reflects RiverValley Behavioral Health's continued commitment to t...

History has officially been made in Daviess County. In this week's Kentucky Sports Radio (KSR) statewide high school basketball poll, the Daviess County Panthers have been voted No. 1 in the entire state of Kentucky - the first time the program has ever reached the top spot. Yes, you read that correctly.Number one. Acr...

I sat down with Caleb Farkas, Director of Business Development at Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Kentucky (HPCWKY), to talk about Tucker, the three-year-old mini mountain goldendoodle who has become one of the organization's most meaningful sources of comfort. As one of Tucker's handlers, Caleb sees firsthand...

Kendrick Lamar had another sweeping year at the Grammy's last night (February 1, 2026). Taking home five wins, Lamar becomes the most awarded rapper in Grammy history with 27 Grammy wins. He surpasses Jay-Z who previously held that title with 25 wins. Lamar also made history as the first male artist to win Record of th...

The 2026 Grammy's just finished and if you're curious on who won or lost, we've got the list here for you. Trevor Noah was the host once again this year for the sixth time, with Darren Criss hosting the pre-show where the majority of the awards were announced. There were a variety of phenomenal performances this year, ...