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DNR Weekly Review for August 21
This informal report by the Division of Entomology & Plant Pathology is a commentary on insects, diseases, and curiosities division staff encounter on a week-to-week basis. Comments and questions about this report are welcome and can be sent to your respective Inspector. Angela Rust (Nursery Inspector & Compliance Officer) -...
Nix Industrial acquires Huncilman Sheet Metal Fabrication
Poseyville, Ind.-based Nix Industrial, a fifth-generation family business offering metal fabrication and industrial services, has acquired majority ownership interest in Huncilman Sheet Metal Fabrication of New Albany, Ind., also a fifth-generation family-owned business. Huncilman’s primary capabilities include laser cutting, precision forming, welding (including robotic welding), and e-coat painting. This...
Madison, Indiana schools launch on-site telemedicine program for students
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Virtual health care services are being offered to students and staff at all six Madison Consolidated Schools in Indiana beginning this school year. The district is teaming up with Norton Healthcare's eCare School Telemedicine, allowing students to see a provider through a secure video connection in the school nurse's office.
Big Expansion Coming to Vincennes’ Wabash Steel
Wabash Steel is investing 2.5 million dollars in its Vincennes plant to install equipment allowing complex steel cleaning and preparation. Wabash Steel’s Operations vice-president Jason Turk says the new equipment will be fully installed in 2025. When installed, he expects it will dramatically improve productivity, and increase its workforce by about 10 workers.
Huntingburg center of a country music filled weekend starting this Friday.
Huntingburg—League Stadium will feature Trace Adkins, The Kentucky Headhunters, War Hippies and the daughter of country music legend Travis Tritt, Tyler Reese Tritt, this Saturday for the fourth Red, White & Brauen (RWB) Country Music Festival. But the country music filled weekend starts the day before in Market Street...
Locally-owned Coffee Crossing opening new southern Indiana location
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A local coffee shop is brewing up something new in southern Indiana. Coffee Crossing is celebrating its newest location in Floyds Knobs. It's scheduled to open Aug. 21 on Paoli Pike at the corner of Scottsville Road. It's the 8th location for the coffee shop. The...
Molly and Bob Tuggle win Strassenfest Half Pot
Molly and Bob Tuggle said they would likely use the $77,382.50 in half-pot winnings on their grandchildren’s future. Which seems appropriate since the Troy couple happened to purchase their winning ticket when they took the grandkids, Calvin, Nora and Zeke, to the Strassenfest balloon race Friday evening. “We couldn’t...
Thousands of Street Rods Will be in Evansville this Weekend
The largest pre-1949 independent street rod event in the nation is happening this weekend. Every year thousands of street rods head into the Evansville area for the Frog Follies. The Frog Follies began in 1974 when some street rod fanatics put an ad in the newspaper hoping to get some folks together at Wesselman Woods Park to meet fellow car enthusiasts. By the end of the day the idea for E'ville Iron Street Rods began, and the group started meeting regularly in 1975. According to the Frog Follies website, the first street rod show was held in August of 1975 at the Vanderburgh County 4H center, and they had about 50 street rods show up.
Mammoth Cave ranked 3rd most disappointing U.S. attraction
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — New research has ranked Kentucky attraction Mammoth Cave National Park the third most disappointing tourist attraction in the U.S.. The new study used websites like Google and Tripadvisor to look for 1–3-star reviews. They then used those reviews to look for words like disappointment, subpar and more to identify disappointed visitors. […]
2 Louisville-native World War II veterans turn 100 this month, family requesting birthday cards
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Two local World War II veterans are turning 100 at the end of this month. Nowadays, life moves at a slower pace for Arthur Wissing. "(I have) 15 grandkids and 35 great grandkids," Wissing said. Wissing was born and raised in Louisville's Germantown Neighborhood on Aug....
Ford shifting electric vehicle strategy with 3 new vehicles; CEO says Kentucky battery plants 'critical'
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Facing competition from automakers with lower costs, Ford Motor Co. is shifting its electric vehicle strategy and now will focus on making two new electric pickup trucks and a new commercial van. The company says all will cost less, have longer range and be profitable before taxes within a year of reaching showrooms.
New plan to relocate 750 jobs to heart of downtown Louisville brings hope to local business owners
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced plans to relocate hundreds of employees to the heart of downtown Louisville, a move that could have a lasting impact for small businesses. The Corps announced Tuesday it is negotiating a lease in the 24-story building at 220 W....
Day of fishing on the Ohio River in Louisville aimed at finding toxins living below the surface
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- More than 100 volunteers spent time Wednesday fishing on the Ohio River, hoping what they catch will lead to a better understanding of the river's health. Trying to address the river's well-documented history of pollution and toxins, the mission Wednesday was simple: collect samples that can...
Man dies after shooting in Louisville's Russell neighborhood, police say
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A man died after being shot in Louisville's Russell neighborhood Wednesday evening. Louisville Metro Police said a man was found shot multiple times in the 1000 block of Esquire Alley just before 5:30 p.m. He was taken to UofL Hospital where he died. Anyone with information...
Feds arrest 34 Kentuckians in takedown of interstate drug trafficking ring
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) – Thirty-seven people, including 13 from Louisville, have been indicted by a federal grand jury for being a part of an interstate drug trafficking ring. On Aug. 6, the federal grand jury in Louisville returned five indictments charging the 37, 34 of whom are from Kentucky,...
Louisville real estate market one of the worst in US, according to new study
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Louisville real estate market is one of the worst in the United States this year, according to a new study. WalletHub analyzed 300 cities in the country and Louisville ranks near the bottom in several categories. Overall, the study ranked the Derby City No. 263 out of 300, and No. 60 among large cities.
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