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City near Oklahoma City devastated by historic tornado

Submitted by Randy Wheeler on Mon, 05/20/2013 - 5:29pm
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Moore, Oklahoma is reduced to rubble by a massive tornado that savaged the town. Helicopter shots show block after block of parts of the city destroyed by what some say was a mile-wide tornado that was on the ground for about two miles. Moore is a suburb of Oklahoma City. Moore has a population of about 56,000 - making it the seventh largest city in the state. It marked the second day of massive tornadoes in the state. Twisters Sunday killed two men and injured dozens of others when it turned a trailer court into splinters.

 

Cop out of woods on potential criminal investigation

Submitted by Randy Wheeler on Mon, 05/20/2013 - 5:13pm
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A criminal investigation ends - but an Internal Investigation will continue at the Evansville Police Deparrment after the family of  a local school student filed a complaint against an EPD officer last week. A police department spokesman says the department has been working closely with the family. The EPD told the family it would pursue charges the same as they would with any other citizen. The mother advised the department that the student didn't want to see the officer charged criminally and the parents concurred with his wishes.

 

Big Powerball bucks to somebody in Florida - of winners in Indiana, too

Submitted by Randy Wheeler on Mon, 05/20/2013 - 2:47pm
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Lottery officials say Powerball paid off for Hoosiers even though someone in Florida is the winner of the historic $590,000 jackpot. There‘s $148,000 worth of winning Powerball tickets in Indiana. Tickets sold in Evansville, Brownstown, Crown Point, Elkhart, Fort Wayne, Hobart, Kokomo and Spencer are worth $10,000 each.