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Alcoa turns it around. The company, with a big smelter in Warrick County says fourth-quarter revenue rose 4 percent compared to the same time a year ago. Earnings surged on higher sales of aluminum products, as manufacturing increased for automakers and those turning out consumer products. Alcoa reported net income of $258 million, or 24 cents a share, for the quarter. That compares with a net loss of $277 million during the same quarter last year.

An Evansville woman pleads guilty to neglect, after she was accused of not stopping her husband from sexually molesting a female relative. 34-year old Kristina L. Phillips was sentenced to 2 1/2 years behind bars by Superior Court Judge Robert Tornatta. Phillips was accused of twice witnessing her husband having sex with an underage female relative. Her husband Jacob is charged with allegedly molesting the girl over an eight-year period, while the couple lived in Warrick, Vanderburgh and Posey counties.

If you're slacks are a little tight and your scale reads higher than you would like, now's the time to whip into action and lose some weight. Rght?  Nutrition Coordinator at St. Mary's Weight Loss Center Cory Filbert says take it easy. If you rush to take it off, chances are those pounds will soon return. And that's the first step toward breaking your resolution. Filbert suggests identifying one or two things to change, and buy into the fact that the results will be worth the effort, over a period of time. Support and help are available through the St.

An Atlas Van Lines report shows that when it comes to relocating, the Midwest continues to lose folks, and popular destinations include the Mideast states and Southwest. The company, headquartered in Evansville says its 2010 Migration Patterns Study shows the the number of moves increased, and m be an indication the economy is improving. For the first time in two years, Kentucky joined North Carolina, Maryland, and Washington D.C. as inbound states.

If you're the parent of an EVSC student, we have some important dates to add to your planner. Recent inclement weather has resulted in two snow days. The state requires 180 days of instruction. The school corporation says make-up days for students attending Lincoln School will be March 7 and April 8. Make-up day for kids at Delaware Elementary and McGary Middle Schools will be April 8 and April 25; those attending Howard Roosa Elementary will go to class June 10, and additional days added to end of calendar.

Who were and are the most 100 significant women in Evansville over the past almost 100 years? The YWCA wants your help in answering the question by the end of January. The group was founded in Evansville March 3, 1911 and is making arrangements to celebrate its 100th birthday in spring. If you'd like to nominate a woman who has made contributions that have made a lasting impact you can submit the name by clicking HERE

There's more fall-out in the relationship between Indiana regulators, and the regulated. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission will reopen a Duke Energy case that was handled by an agency attorney who was later hired by the company. The case is one in which Duke won the ability to seek a rate increase for damage from a 2009 ice storm. On Monday, a top Duke executive left the company. James Turner was president of the company's U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas business.

Military officials are investigating the death of the wife of a 101st Airborne soldier. Fort Campbell police and emergency workers responded to a 911 call on Sunday afternoon and pronounced 21-year-old Linzi Jenks dead in her home on the post on the Tennessee-Kentucky state line.

Lawyers from across the state do more than applaud Stan Levco, for his work as Vanderburgh County Prosecutor. Levco was honored with the Eugene "Shine" Feller Award from the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council. It's membership includes every prosecuting attorney in the state, as well as their chief deputies. Director Stephen Johnson says the award's namesake, Feller, was a Southern Indiana lawyer who was an early proponent of better training for prosecutors.