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The Ohio Valley Conference has extended its run to the Ford Center through 2032... Chaos Divers searched the Bluegrass Fish and Wildlife area of Warrick County for a woman who's been missing for decades... The old Crawford's Door company building near Bosse Field is about to become 130 apartments and commercial space... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Indiana Governor Mike Braun says the execution of Roy Lee Ward will go forward. It's scheduled for October 10... The driver who allegedly hit a pedestrian in Bally's Casino parking garage over the weekend has been arrested... An Indiana State Trooper was injured while conducting a traffic stop Saturday morning around 8:30 on I-64 in Posey County... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Indiana Supreme Court turns thumbs down on Roy Lee Ward's motion for a stay of execution... Authorities in Warrick County give a better scenario of what might happen if the AMAX Ayrshire Mine dam breaks... A 42-year-old man is due to be sentenced today for the murder of Manuel Heaton in April of 2023.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A man is denied a stay of execution for the murder of Jasper teen, a damn in Warrick County is in critical condition, and more on today's News at Noon with Jay Zimmer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Coal Refuse dam at the AMAX Ayrshire mine is failing, and a break could cause catastrophic flooding in Warrick County... A Daviess County Jail employee has been suspended following the death of an inmate. The 15-year-old alleged driver of the stolen car that sparked a shootout in which an Evansville police officer was seriously hurt could be tried as an adult... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
An accident in Newburgh involving a semi has proven fatal to a middle-school-age girl... There's been a second arrest concerning the gun allegedly used in Sunday morning's wounding of an Evansville police officer... Hancock County deputies say everything is OK after a suspicious person may have gained entry into a school building. A thorough search found no one... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Evansville Police Officer Sam Taylor may lose the use of his lower extremities after being shot in the line of duty Sunday morning. Union County, Kentucky, becomes the first to lift its burn ban after Monday's soaking rains... Former USI head men's basketball coach Bruce Pearl retires as Auburn Coach. His son Steven will take over as coach... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Evansville police officer shot during a foot chase Sunday morning on Virginia Street is in stable condition... Two 12-year-old girls who went missing in Atchison County, Missouri, on Friday night are found safe in Evansville... An Evansville man was arrested for firing a gun into the air in the 1200 block of MacArthur Circle Saturday... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The legal team for convicted killer Roy Lee Ward files a motion for a stay of execution... A report from the Kentucky Housing Corporation cites a need for 35-hundred units of affordable housing in Daviess County... A burglary suspect is now charged after DNA evidence links him to the murder of an Evansville Realtor... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The West Side Nut Club makes two major announcements concerning this year's fall Festival Half Pot... The city of Morganfield will get over a million dollars next week for Phase Three of a major water project... The Indiana Department of Correction is looking for a fugitive who walked out of a sober living facility in Scottsburg. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It may take a special session of the Indiana General Assembly to settle the question of redrawing the state's congressional districts.... Vann Road Park and the Warrick Humane Society reopen after being closed by the Newburgh chemical fire... Residents inside the city limits of Owensboro have won the right to raise chickens in their back yards... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Rotary Youth Exchange program provides high school-age students with the opportunity to study abroad for an academic year. The clubs south of Indy belong to Rotary District 6580. Ron Dempsey, the President of Oakland City University, chairs the program. In this presentation, he tells all about it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The numbers look good for Operation Guardian Angel, which aims to rescue children from sexual abusers... Tiny homes could be the next big thing in Henderson. A new ordinance would permit them in trailer parks and the Audubon area... Actor and director Robert Redford, whose breakout role came in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, has died at 89... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
US-EPA reports all 80 properties they were able to access after the Newburgh chemical fire have been cleaned up... President Trump is threatening another city with National Guard troops -- the mayor of Memphis is pushing back... The death of an inmate in the Vanderburgh County Jail booking area prompts a state investigation... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Authorities in Utah arrest a suspect in the Charlie Kirk murder case, an Tri-State teacher is put on administrative leave over comments about Charlie Kirk's death, and more on today's News at Noon with Jay Zimmer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today marks 24 years since a series of attacks brought down New York's World Trade Center, killing more than 2,000 people... Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck and killed at a Utah Valley University event on Wednesday... Cool and dry conditions prompt several TriState counties, including Henderson and Warrick, to enact burn bans... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A Warrick County Commissioner has been found not guilty of misconduct in a bench trial on Tuesday.... The EPA says air monitoring near the vicinity of last weekend's chemical fire shows clear... A Houston man is charged in the death of an 11-year-old boy who was playing "ding dong ditch.... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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.