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If you see any ash from the Newburgh chemical fire around, don't touch it; it could be harmful... Warrick Humane Society finds itself in need of help after all the animals were evacuated during the chemical fire... An encouraging development in organ transplants could eventually shorten some patients' wait for donor organs... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Fire, health, and environmental investigators are still working to determine the total impact of this weekend's chemical fire in Newburgh... You might want to check the FDA website for brands and lot numbers for radioactive shrimp... Authorities in Eldorado, Illinois, aren't saying much about a death investigation -- only that Illinois State Police have been called in... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
One person is dead following a shooting in downtown Evansville. A juvenile is in custody, charged with reckless homicide... The case regarding a Giardia outbreak linked to a Madisonville Restaurant last July is closed. The owners stand by their word that the business is safe... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Roy Lee Ward's execution is set for next month...the state will wait to the last minute to buy the lethal injection drug. Another person has been arrested, believed to be involved in the armed robberies at Chuck E Cheese and Plato's Closet in Evansville. Evansville's LST 325 ships out a day early for its fall tour in Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Col. Bradley speaks on the US-China Policy...what it is and how we got there.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Two people are dead after a pre-dawn accident at State Road 66 and Epworth Road in Warrick County. Evansville police have arrested a suspect in the armed robbery of two eastside businesses. And Happy Birthday, Geraldine Oeth. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Vanderburgh County Coroner's Office has identified the woman found dead in her home last week. A student at the University of Kentucky will be arraigned in court this afternoon on charges related to the death of a baby whose body was found in a trash bag in a closet. An Evansville woman is accused of hitting a scooter Driver. She says she'd only had a couple of beers. Her blood alcohol test said otherwise. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An Evansville man has been found guilty of causing a traumatic injury to a child, a new city swimming pool is coming to Boonville, and more on today's News at Noon with Jay Zimmer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
EVSC has approved a new tax, 2 children are killed in a Minneapolis church shooting, and more on today's News at Noon with Jay Zimmer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
More charges stemming from the town hall meeting in Warrick County, the water is back on in Jasper, and more on today's News at Noon with Jay Zimmer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Evansville City Council approves a new "wheel tax." The Lloyd and Stockwell intersection will have temporary lane closures for striping, and more on today's News at Noon with Jay Zimmer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Evansville City Council will vote on a new "wheel tax" tonight. The President may send The National Guard to Chicago to address crime, and more on today's News at Noon with Jay Zimmer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Kentucky traffic engineers are trying to find out why the ground is shifting under the slow lanes of I-69 near Morton's Gap... The future isn't promising for a Madisonville restaurant weeks after it was tied to an outbreak of Giardia... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A new, less invasive surgical procedure for aortic aneurysms is now available at TriState hospitals... A man is hospitalized after being shot in the leg this morning at an Evansville gas station ... A man wanted for murder and attempted murder in Florida was arrested Wednesday afternoon in Owensboro... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Several Vanderburgh County Health Department officials spoke about the financial challenges they are facing due to a loss of government funding. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Habitat for Humanity of Evansville cuts the ribbon on a new volunteer center that will help connect with the community... Major changes are coming to a once-thriving Henderson Neighborhood. Plans are coming together among city leaders to revitalize the East End. A Grayville, Illinois, man admits responsibility for the death of six puppies left in a cooler with the lid on... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
ECHO Housing & Community Development was awarded a $1 million Grant. They were selected as one of only 5 grantees statewide... The fall semester has officially started at the USI. There were different vendors set up throughout the campus offering directions and information... Drivers using the Lloyd say the new striping and lane changes near Stockwell Road are confusing... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Your Evansville tap water may taste and smell different starting today as workers change the disinfectant... A Daviess County pedestrian has been killed after being hit by a vehicle early this morning... A father is facing child neglect charges after his two-year-old was found wandering outside... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The season's first positive test for West Nile Virus was found in a mosquito trap in Evansville... After almost a week of being closed to clean up bug infestations and other unsanitary conditions, Boonville's McDonald's Restaurant is back open... Many Mt. Carmel water customers could be without service until midnight or later after a water main break... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Henderson County Solar Farm Hit By GunfireSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Tell City woman seeking asylum from Venezuela was detained by ICE at a scheduled immigration appointment... Illinois governor JB Pritzker signs a new law mandating more background checks for potential police officers... A pilot escaped injury when engine trouble forced him to land his single-engine light aircraft in an Ohio County field... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Evansville City Council begins discussion on a proposed wheel tax that would cost city drivers at least $25 a year. Evansville's first skyscraper, the former Hilliard Lyons building, is now a mostly full apartment building, and it's for sale... A lot of dead fish are being noticed in the Ohio River. Experts say it's not a common happening, but it is natural... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Just a week after Mt. Vernon's City Council shot down a proposed wheel tax, Evansville's City Council will consider a similar ordinance... Evansville emergency services are called to the airport as an aircraft makes a successful unscheduled landing... More than 50 people responded to a small earthquake near Cynthiana late Friday night... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The arrival of Vice President Vance in Indianapolis on Thursday is met by protestors decrying redistricting talks for Indiana... A proposed wheel tax in Mt. Vernon that would have imposed a per-vehicle fee was shot down by the City Council... A new website aims to help Kentuckians avoid l; losing their savings to online scammers... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Be aware of police units in and near school zones as classes ramp up -- police certainly have an eye on you. That century-old sewer line that caused the Riverside Drive sink hole is completely drained, and river levels are cooperating... A man is in the Vanderburgh County Jail for walking half-naked near Memorial High School... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Be aware of police units in and near school zones as classes ramp up -- police certainly have an eye on you. That century-old sewer line that caused the Riverside Drive sink hole is completely drained, and river levels are cooperating... A man is in the Vanderburgh County Jail for walking half-naked near Memorial High School... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week's speaker is Trinisia Brooks, EVSC Director of Schools & Family Engagement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Area police are stepping up enforcement efforts in school zones and bus routes as students return to school. There is progress (to report) in the repairs of that huge sink hole on Riverside Drive that's been the bane of drivers for six months... One woman is dead and a suspect is in jail following a shooting Tuesday afternoon in Vincennes.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Republic Services will resume trash pickup, over 700 fires in Canada is causing air quality issues, and more on today's "News at Noon" with Jay Zimmer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The school bells chimed for some students returning to the classrooms today -- everybody will be there by Friday... Evansville's Lilly King finishes her final 50-meter breaststroke in fifth place at the World Aquatics in Singapore... Loni Anderson, who played the smart, blond receptionist on the 80s sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati, has died... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A protest is planned for tomorrow evening at the Evansville Centerpoint Energy building over skyrocketing energy bills... Schools open in Vanderburgh County and other places next week. Indiana State Police offers some tips on keeping it safe... Twelve high school students get a summer look at the health care professions to earn college credits... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A historic west side former factory gets a major renovation. The Karges Furniture Building is becoming an apartment complex... Patients and staff at Perry County Memorial Hospital are safer there now as the facility launches its police force... The Evansville Vanderburgh County Traffic Safety Partnership will conduct a sobriety Checkpoint tonight. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Vanderburgh County trash pickup resumed this morning after nationwide labor issues with Republic Services interrupted it... Kentucky State Police are looking for two women who ditched their ankle monitors and disappeared... One person is dead following a two-vehicle head-on crash on Big Cynthiana Road Tuesday afternoon.. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Vanderburgh County Commissioners say No to a proposed solar farm in Scott Township... A man finds lodging in a Vanderburgh County Jail cell after allegedly leaving two dogs in a truck during dangerous heat... The Indiana Department of Health reports a mosquito found in Spencer County tests positive for West Nile Virus...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Evansville aquatic hero Lilly King just misses qualifying for the finals of the World Aquatic Championships in Singapore.... A car hits a gas station building Sunday night in Henderson, knocking a propane tank rack through the front window... There's been an arrest in the case of a woman who was shot in the leg last Thursday in an Evansville hotel room... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Evansville's only pet emergency clinic is operating on shortened hours due to a shortage of veterinarians... The Henderson Humane Shelter just can't take in any more dogs, so they're hosting a free adoption day to help find forever homes for them... At least eight area schools will no longer be able to host classes for students at-risk of dropping out... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Evansville Fire Department is investigating after a west side Wal-Mart employee found the store hazy and smelled burning this morning... Evansville police are looking for a suspect in an early morning shooting and a local hotel... The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is taking another look at the scene of the Chandler mine collapse... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Challenges are forcing the closure of Evansville's Planned Parenthood as of September 4th... Warrick County Emergency Management meets National Weather Service criteria and is designated Storm Ready... The Vanderburgh County Health Department confirms the county's first case of West Nile Virus... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mike Kuhn and Becky Harl talk about the 125th Anniversary of Germania Maennerchor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
If you must go outside this afternoon, anywhere in the Tri-State, remember, it's hot... Hopkins County health officials said that the Giardia outbreak they've been monitoring has spread to two other counties... New freshmen and degree-seeking students at USI can have their application fees waived until August 1.... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The man convicted in the murders of two teens in Delphi, Indiana, in 2017 is being moved to an out-of-state prison.... The scene of the train derailment in Wabash County has been contained, and first responders are standing down... Tell City police stopped a speeding ice cream truck in which they found things somewhat apart from cold treats... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Newburgh chiropractor's license is under emergency suspension after accusations of sexual abuse of a patient. The Indiana Department of Education gets its report card from learning evaluation and readiness assessment, or ILEARN... The Ascension St. Vincent Sports Concussion Alliance is offering free testing for athletes' cognitive function... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.