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'Empty the Shelters' adoption event coming to Daviess County
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEVV) — There's a special pet adoption event coming to Daviess County Animal Care & Control. BISSELL Pet Foundation's "Empty the Shelters" adoption event will be taking place for one week from from Tuesday, July 23, to Tuesday, July 30. During the adoption event, all adoption fees...
Man sentenced to 25 years for Illinois cell phone store robberies, including Rockford T-Mobile
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — A Chicago man has been sentenced to 25 years for carrying out multiple armed robberies at cell phone stores throughout Illinois, including one in Rockford. According to the U.S. Justice Department, Jonathan Byars, 26, along with his co-conspirators, carried out six armed robberies and two attempted robberies in 2019 and 2020, […]
Memorial Hospital in Jasper gets new CAO
JASPER, Ind. (WFIE) - Deaconess and Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center’s Board of Directors have announced the appointment of Keith Miller as its new Chief Administrative Officer. He’ll start Aug. 12. Officials say he most recently served as CEO of Lawrence County Memorial Hospital, a Deaconess affiliate...
Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for Owensboro triple homicide
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – A man charged with first degree manslaughter after three people were shot and killed in Owensboro in 2019 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Cylar Shemwell was charged in connection to the shooting deaths of Robert Smith Jr., Jay Michael Sowders and Christopher Carie. Authorities say Shemwell and Arnett […]
OCC/OAC SUMMER CHILDREN’S THEATER WORKSHOP PERFORMANCES THIS WEEKEND
(OLNEY) All are invited to one of the upcoming two performances this weekend of the Olney Central College / Olney Arts Council Summer Children’s Theater Workshop students who have spent the past several weeks on the stage. The shows will be this Friday night at 7:00 and Saturday afternoon at 2:00, both at the Dr. John D. Stull Performing Arts Center at OCC. Tickets for either show are available on the iecc.edu/occ/theater website.
College basketball's most innovative offensive coaches: Dan Hurley, Bill Self headline 'Xs and Os' savants
College basketball just had the best offensive season in the history of the sport. Yeah, you read that right. The 17.1% turnover rate was the lowest since KenPom started tracking it in 1997. Teams shot a combined 50.3% on two-pointers. That's the best mark since data started being tracked in 1948. It was also the best free throw shooting season in college basketball history.
UPDATE: Chemical spill reported at Diamond Ave. in Evansville
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Crews were at the scene of a chemical spill in Evansville on Monday. Battalion Chief Nick Raber says a pH test showed it was a “strong acid” but could not identify the substance on the scene. Raber goes on to say crews neutralized the substance with a powder called “soda ash,” […]
Iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile involved in Illinois crash
CHICAGO, Ill. - In an unusual sight, the iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile was seen loaded on the back of a tow truck following a crash in Illinois yesterday. According to the Illinois State Police, the Wienermobile collided with a car, lost control, and rolled onto its side after an attempt to correct its course. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
Festival To Celebrate Famous Illinois Movie Is Back
Illinois cinema fans are excited to celebrate one of the most famous movies ever filmed in our state. One of my favorite movies of all time was filmed right here in Illinois. It's the "Blues Brothers." My dad introduced it to me when I was younger and we watched it all the time. So much so, that my mom recorded over a copy we had on a VHS tape.
Staggering IRS Data Shows 262,000 People Fled Illinois in 1 Year
I'm no math genius, but this is a stunning number of people who said goodbye to Illinois in just one calendar year. New data just shared by the IRS reveals more than a quarter million residents left the Land of Lincoln recently. I saw this story today by Wirepoint which...
Russian Billionaire Suddenly Abandoned This Illinois Mansion?
It sounds like something you'd see in a spy thriller, but it's a real life Illinois thing. Neighbors have wondered out loud why a Russian billionaire just suddenly abandoned an exotic Illinois mansion and left the country. The mystery begins with an investigation of this out of the way Illinois...
Pritzker backs Harris for president. What does shift in race mean for his own future?
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president on Monday, a day after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race for the White House and threw his support behind Harris to replace him on the ticket.Now halfway through his second term, Pritzker has been recognized as a future White House hopeful, but what does Biden's decision mean for the governor's political future?The governor did not comment on his own political ambitions on Monday, but said that he's fully behind Harris, just as he was behind Hilary Clinton in both of her presidential campaigns,...
Raoul says Illinois gun ban should remain in place
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said the attempted assassination of former President Trump demonstrates why the state’s gun ban should remain in place. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that Illinois’ ban is ‘highly suspect because it broadly prohibits common semiautomatic firearms used for lawful purposes.”
$422 Million Prepayment: Illinois Comptroller’s Proactive Move to Boost Pension Fund Returns – Enhancing Financial Stability!
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza’s early pension payment and Governor J.B. Pritzker’s extended funding plan aim to improve the state’s troubled pension system and address its growing debt. Illinois Comptroller’s Early Pension Payment and Governor’s Extended Funding Plan Aim to Fix State’s Pension System According to the report of The Center Square, Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza […]
Illinois and Wisconsin Kids Invited to Bring Their Small Businesses to August Market
Are your kids obsessed with making friendship bracelets? Hosting lemonade stands? Turn their hobbies into cash this August in Rockton, Illinois. When I think back to being a kid and wanting to earn a few extra bucks, I land on a memory of my friends and I creating some sort of dog's baby-sitting service.
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