Owensboro will be celebrating community, competition, and inclusion next weekend with a special basketball tournament benefiting a great local organization. Puzzle Pieces will host the Ballin' in the Boro Basketball Tournament on March 14-15, 2026, as part of Disability Awareness Month. The two-day event brings teams a...

All communities are invited to celebrate a meaningful new chapter in Perry County as Operation Mind, Body, & Soul Corp hosts an Open House and official ribbon cutting ceremony on March 3, 2026. The event will take place from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM at 140 Highway 66 East in Tell City. At 11:30 AM, the Perry County Cha...

Madisonville is gearing up for one of the biggest weekends of the year. The City of Madisonville has officially announced the lineup for the 2026 4th Fest, returning to Madisonville City Park July 3 and 4, with Praise in the Park set for Sunday, July 5. The Sunday lineup will be revealed soon, but the first two nights ...

A 73-year-old man from Newburgh faces sentencing after being found guilty of Child Molesting and Child Seduction. A jury convicted Roger Ford, a former coach and private lesson instructor connected to a local traveling softball team, for sexually assaulting a young girl during private training sessions near Santa Claus...

An Owensboro Police Department dispatcher faces charges after allegedly arriving at work intoxicated. Authorities say Brandy Gray drew attention from her coworkers, who noted the smell of alcohol, slurred speech, and unsteady movements. Gray admitted to driving herself to work but denied drinking after her arrival. Whe...

Deputies in Daviess County responded Wednesday evening to reports of gunfire and a possible burglary on Cannonade Loop North. A neighbor had alerted authorities to a man outside his home with what was believed to be a rifle and the sound of a shot and yelling. Deputies found Ira B. Dyer III, who claimed five people had...

Owensboro has always been a community that shows up. This Thursday, February 26th from 11am to 10pm, our friends at Beef 'O' Brady's are opening their doors with more than just great food and familiar faces. They're hosting a fundraiser to help with funeral expenses for one of their own, Rene Howard. Rene, along with h...

(February 23, 2026): Louisville, KY - Louder Than Life returns to the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY September 17, 18, 19 & 20 for its 12th edition, delivering the largest lineup in the festival's history and the biggest bill ever assembled by producer Danny Wimmer Presents. TOOL and Limp Bizkit join ...

The uniform comes off.But the battle does not always end. On this episode of The Other Side of Service, I had the honor of sitting down with Army veteran and national advocate Daniel O'Dell. Many people know him from social media alongside his service dog, The Fluffy Poodle. But this conversation goes much deeper than ...

The Nu-Look Family of Cleaners, a family-owned and operated dry cleaning company led by three generations of the Mills family, is proud to announce its return to Owensboro with the opening of a new pickup and drop-off location. The store is located at 3101 Alvey Park Drive East, across from Chick-fil-A on Highway 54, a...

This week on the Volunteer Owensboro Minute, presented by American Legion Post 9, I sat down with Alondra Jones, Executive Director of CASA of Ohio Valley, to talk about how they're serving children in our community. What is CASA? CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. These are trained volunteers appointed...

Owensboro Police have identified Anderson Xol as the suspect in a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred Wednesday on Frederica Street near Fulton Drive. According to police, two pedestrians were struck in the incident; one was killed and another critically injured. Authorities report that Xol returned to the scene and ...

UPDATE: The Daviess County Coroner's Office (DCCO) has identified the decedent from the February 19th fatal shooting on Todd Bottums Road as David A. Rodgers of Owensboro, Kentucky. The investigation remains open by DCSO and DCCO, but the preliminary investigation indicates that the death is the result of a self-infli...

Travelers in Perry County should prepare for a significant change in their commute this spring. The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced that State Road 145 will be closed near Bristow beginning around Wednesday, February 25. The closure will take place over Branch Kraus Creek, between Atwood Road and Asp...

An 18-year-old Owensboro man is facing multiple felony charges after an overnight police pursuit Wednesday morning linked to car break-ins on Boarman Drive. Officers responded to reports of suspicious activity and spotted two armed suspects in dark clothing before a third suspect fled in a vehicle, striking a police cr...