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As Indiana seeks to resume lethal injections, 2 Evansville-area men sit on death row
EVANSVILLE – After a 15-year pause, Indiana plans to resume lethal injections – but there’s no word on when the eight convicted killers on death row, including two Southern Indiana men, may have their sentences carried out. Erin Murphy, a spokeswoman for Gov. Eric Holcomb, declined to tell the Courier & Press where the state will get the pentobarbital it plans to use to kill people, saying it’s confidential information under state law. And when asked if...
Investigation underway after body is found near river
An investigation is now underway after a body was found near the Ohio River in Henderson. Man's body found on bank of Ohio River in Henderson. Crews are currently at the Ohio River in Henderson after a body was discovered Monday.
GP-15 stops by Evansville riverfront to promote hydroplane boat races
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – There have been efforts in recent years to bring back the Evansville Regatta Hydroplane boat races on the river in Evansville. On Monday, a racing boat on its way back from Alabama stopped by to promote Evansville’s event next year. The owner raced in Evansville as far back as 1984. Jason […]
City of Evansville taking steps to clean up warehouse fire debris
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — Nearly two years later, Evansville is still dealing with the aftermath of large warehouse fires and the wreckage they leave behind. Currently, there’s not one, but two heaps of burnt wood and twisted metal clearly visible from the Lloyd Expressway, and they’ve just been sitting idle for months, even years.
Arrest Made In Weekend Shooting
Police are looking for the second of two shooters involved in a Sunday morning incident. It happened at a gas station at Covert Avenue and Green River Road about 4:00 am Sunday. Security video showed Otis Rankin firing shots that hit a teenager in the head and a man in...
Landmark Economic Impact Study Reveals Unprecedented Growth in Evansville’s Health and Life Sciences Sector
Evansville Regional Economic Partnership (E-REP) proudly shares the findings of the first-ever Economic Impact of the Stone Family Center for Health and Life Sciences, a multi-institutional collaborative Center that has become the focal point of progress in Evansville Region’s health and life sciences sector. Key highlights from the study...
EVSC School Board member convicted for allowing drug dealing at her bar
According to a report in the Evansville Courier and Press, Evansville school board member Amy Word was found guilty on Friday of maintaining a common nuisance after a three-day trial. The verdict was confirmed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson, Ellora Daily, shortly before 12:30 p.m. The trial took place in Sullivan County due to significant media coverage in Evansville.
Aurora in need of bottled water donations
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — An Evansville non-profit needs help this summer. Officials at Aurora say they are down to their last few cases of water. They say they distribute five cases of water a day to some of the area's most venerable, especially with the summer heat. Aurora says...
Milton's Peach, Sinclair, Evansville's Heiser help Team Wisconsin claim junior wrestling national championship
State wrestling championships weren’t enough for recent Milton High graduates Aeoden Sinclair and Tyson Peach and Danny Heiser of Evansville High School. All three played key parts in Team Wisconsin winning the Air Force Special Warfare Junior National Duals in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 22. Wisconsin, with Peach and Sinclair among a group of eight recent graduates headed to compete at the Division I level in college, was the top-seeded...
Evansville basketball: Who left and joined the Aces for the 2024-25 season
EVANSVILLE — Consider it the nature of the current college basketball landscape. The Evansville men's basketball team will have a different look this winter. The Aces began year three of the David Ragland era in June with official team workouts. The program aims to build upon positive momentum from last season with a...
EVSC School Board has less than a month to fill Amy Word’s seat
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - When the jury returned a guilty verdict against Amy Word on Friday, she was no longer an EVSC School Board member. That’s according to EVSC Board Attorney, Pat Shoulders, who tells us that’s the state statute. He says the board has 30 days from...
Rounds of rain, storms with miserable air could impact Fourth of July
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indianapolis ended up having a nicer Tuesday than originally forecasted, but the forecast still calls for miserable air and multiple rounds of rain and storms for the second half of the week. The pattern could impact Fourth of July plans to an extent. Tuesday night Cloud cover and humidity values will increase, […]
TSA: Carelessness most common culprit with guns at airports
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A firearms lawyer on Tuesday said fines are nearly guaranteed but criminal charges are uncommon when someone brings a gun to an airport checkpoint. U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz was one of two Hoosiers who ran afoul of the TSA’s firearms regulations on Friday. Her office said she accidentally brought a handgun to […]
Home care providers pay $4.5M to settle false claims allegations
Three home care agencies operating in Texas, Ohio and Indiana agreed to pay nearly $4.5 million to resolve allegations that they provided illegal kickbacks in exchange for Medicare referrals, the Justice Department disclosed on Monday. Guardian Health Care, Gem City Home Care and Care Connection of Cincinnati, which are owned...
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