Ann Powell

Producer and Reporter at WTVW-TV (Henderson, KY)

Producer and Reporter at WEHT-TV (Henderson, KY)

Christ follower, reporter and producer for Eyewitness News, weather nerd, fluent in puns and dad jokes

Articles

‘The Princeton Church’ to move in former auto parts building after placing winning bid

1 week ago | tristatehomepage.com | Ann Powell

PRINCETON, Ind. (WEHT) — A church destroyed in a fire earlier this year is one step closer to having a new home. The Princeton Church recently acquired a former auto parts building on Broadway Street, about a mile away from its old building. “It’s awesome, and it will be even better when we get in there for worship. But knowing that it is coming is just a huge relief,” says Wendy Wester, the pastor’s wife.
14-year-old shot at skating rink in Clayton County

1 week ago | wsbradio.com | Ann Powell

MORROW, GA — Clayton County police are investigating after a teenager was shot multiple times at a skating rink in Morrow on Wednesday night. Police say three minors, including the victim, were dropped off at the Skate Zone skating rink on Mount Zion Road around 6:30PM. A witness later arrived to pick the children up from the rink. At that time multiple suspects opened fire on the vehicle, which sustained several bullet holes.
Saturday marks 5 years since the disappearance of Dawnita Wilkerson

1 week ago | tristatehomepage.com | Ann Powell

EVANSVILLE Ind. (WEHT) — This Saturday marks 5 years since the disappearance of an Evansville woman. Dawnita Wilkerson vanished on June 21, 2020, and was last seen getting into an SUV at an Evansville motel. “It has been hard…especially with the kids. We’ve lost one of her sons and we’ve lost her mom in the last couple of years,” says Faye Cardin. Cardin is Wilkerson’s aunt and says it feels like a nightmare that never ends. Years of memories, with one piece missing.
Evansville drivers deal with flash flooding after heavy rainfall

2 weeks ago | tristatehomepage.com | Ann Powell

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) — Several parts of Evansville went underwater this afternoon after receiving several inches of rain from a thunderstorm,“I was in Target and maybe five minutes after I got to my car, it flooded,” says Tracy Chambers. Heavy rain caused the parking lot of the Target store off First Avenue to flood. Chambers sat in the Target parking lot for over an hour and a half, waiting for the water to recede enough to get home.
State and county leaders react to Trump’s plan to “phase out” FEMA

2 weeks ago | tristatehomepage.com | Ann Powell

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — County and state officials are reacting to President Trump’s plan to phase out the Federal Emergency Management Agency. “We want to wean off FEMA and we want to bring it down to the state level,” says President Trump. The president wants states to be responsible for disaster recovery. But state and local leaders say there may not be enough money in their budgets to go around. “We just cannot take on that kind of burden,” says Kentucky State Representative J.T. Payne.
Job Corp Centers react to ruling blocking closures

3 weeks ago | tristatehomepage.com | Andrew Newland |Ann Powell

MORGANFIELD, Ky. (WEHT) — Job Corp Centers around the country are celebrating a small victory after months of fighting to stay open. Earl C. Clements Job Corp Center Director Jessa Gough says it’s been a whirlwind. Yesterday she said staff members were handed termination letters days after the U.S. Department of Labor announced plans to eliminate Job Corp operations nationwide.
Senate candidate Colonel Pamela Stevenson visits Owensboro for town hall event

3 weeks ago | tristatehomepage.com | Ann Powell

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) — A democratic candidate for the U.S Senate stopped by Owensboro today to speak with constituents during a special town hall event. Colonel Pamela Stevenson currently serves as Kentucky’s House Minority Leader and is running for Republican Mitch McConnell’s seat. “People are hungry to have someone that serves them…the energy was incredible,” Stevenson says. Hosted by Indivisible Owensboro, the town hall allowed constituents to ask elected officials about hot-button issues.
Man rescues neighbor yelling for help in trailer fire

3 weeks ago | tristatehomepage.com | Ann Powell

DAVIESS COUNTY, Ky. (WEHT) — A woman is recovering in a burn unit after being rescued from a trailer fire by a neighbor. “I didn’t think…I ran inside and grabbed her,” says Connor Lanham, the neighbor who rescued the woman. The fire occurred just before 2 am on Tuesday in a trailer park located in the 6800 block of Lamplite Circle in Owensboro. Lanham lives four doors down and says the woman he rescued was his friend’s mom. He was in bed at the time and went outside after hearing explosions.
Petersburg resident reflects on 35th anniversary of EF-4 tornado

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Ann Powell

PETERSBURG, Ind. (WEHT) — It’s been 35 years since an EF-4 tornado tore through Petersburg, killing six people and injuring dozens of others. Residents say it is a day they will never forget. “I was about five miles away and the weather was very eerie that night,” says Brent Beck. Beck was 18 years old at the time and remembers seeing the damage a day after it happened. He says the community he loves was ripped apart. AdvertisementAdvertisement“My dad and I got in the truck and came into town.
Students react to federal pause of Job Corps

4 weeks ago | tristatehomepage.com | Ann Powell

MORGANFIELD, Ky. (WEHT) — The future of the Earl C. Clements Job Corps Center in Morganfield is in jeopardy because of budget cuts by President Trump’s administration. The Department of Labor announced plans to begin a ‘phased pause’ at contractor-operated Job Corps centers nationwide today, and say it will occur by June 30th. Students say the decision is disheartening and will impact all of Union County. “I kind of feel like the battle was lost before we started fighting,” says Khaelun Noel.