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New pickleball facility opening in Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Local pickleball players will soon have another option for year round games. 3rd Shot Pickleball will soon be opening in the former Evansville Basketball Academy building on Kotter Drive. The eastside facility will have eight pickleball courts, state of the art lighting, a party room, along...
Chase Briscoe’s Hoosier Homecoming
INDIANAPOLIS — Chase Briscoe will have plenty of support in Sunday’s 30th Anniversary of the Brickyard 400, including a special group of kids from his hometown of Mitchell, Indiana. Before the launch of Briscoe’s racing career, the Southern Indiana community was famous as the hometown of Gus Grissom,...
Grundy County Speedway 7-19; Goodaker Photos/Recap
Morris, Ill., July 19—Andy Jones, behind the wheel of the Keith Tolf-owned No. 52, came home the winner of the 40-lap super late model stock car feature race at Grundy County Speedway Friday night as the raceway hosted its annual Kids Night/Bicycle Giveaway event. The son of longtime and...
Washington Freedom Seals Top Finish with 42-Run Triumph Over Texas Super Kings
Washington Freedom continues their unbeaten streak by sealing a top finish after defeating the Texas Super Kings by 42 runs at Grand Prairie Stadium. Travis Head's exceptional performance, including two half-centuries and a quick 50 off just 20 balls, fueled Freedom's success. Travis Head scored a quick 50 off 20...
North Side pizzeria says it's closing
Heady's Pizza, a popular North Side pizzeria, has announced on social media that it will close soon. "It is with a heavy heart that we announce we will be shutting down," a post on the shop's Facebook page stated. "After years of serving our community, we will be closing our doors for the final time after we sell out of inventory."
Indiana Sports Hall of Fame weekend gets underway in Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) – The Indiana Sports Hall of Fame is having it’s third induction banquet this Saturday. They held a fundraising dinner on Friday night to kick things off. Multiple Indiana sports legends are attending including Dave Schellhase. Schellhase is a North and Purdue alumnus, who also played in the NBA for the Chicago […]
National labor board overrules Indiana company's objections, affirms employees' union vote
The National Labor Relations Board this week overruled a metal powder manufacturing company’s objections to a successful unionization vote by its workers. The ruling means the union will now be able to move forward in the collective bargaining process. Workers at Metal Powder Products in Campbellsburg voted in April...
TD Live Team Previews: Owensboro Catholic Aces
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A dominant team from last year, the Owensboro Catholic Aces. This is a squad that made the trip all the way to the Kentucky State Championship game, only to fall in an offensive shootout to Mayfield. But, this year, the team returns their star quarterback in Brady Atwell to lead the offense. But it isn’t just him, Head Coach Jason Morris just says they need to play their brand of football.
Flags ordered at half-staff on Monday in honor of Air Force Tech Sgt. who died in Alaska
Gov. Andy Beshear ordered U.S. flags to be at half-staff on Monday at all state buildings in honor of a technical sergeant who died in Alaska, according to a release. Tech. Sgt. Andrew Hemsath died on July 5 while on active duty with the U.S. Air Force in the Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska. He was assigned to the 355th Fighter Generation Squadron. ...
Drivers could get $500 or jail time after July 22 crackdown on road position – cops think it’ll make you ‘safer’
A STATE has expanded a law mandating drivers to move over or slow down for emergency personnel and police - now everyone is covered. Enough close calls pushed lawmakers to expand the law to all stopped vehicles, and heightened penalties to incentivize drivers. Kentucky always had a law protecting ambulances,...
Driver taken to hospital after crashing into homeowner’s porch in Madisonville
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (WFIE) - A woman was taken to the hospital after crashing her car Saturday morning in Madisonville. That’s according to the Madisonville Police Department, who tells us officers were called to Hanson Street for that accident around 11 a.m. Investigators determined a Volkswagen Jetta was heading southbound...
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