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Owensboro hotel robbed at gunpoint

Submitted by John Gibson on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:28am
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Police tracked down and arrested the man suspected of robbing the Hampton Inn in Owensboro. Police say the desk clerk told them a man with a rifle came in about 1:30 Thursday morning and demanded money. Police used a K-9 unit to find and arrest 25-year-old Mark Butler of Owensboro. He's in the Daviess County jail on charges of first degree robbery and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

 

No Powerball winner yet

Submitted by John Gibson on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:25am
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There was no Powerball jackpot winner Wednesday night. There were $1 million winners in both Indiana and Kentucky. A convenience store on the south side of Indianapolis had a million dollar winner. The Kentucky winning ticket matched all five numbers, but not the powerball. It was bought in Ashland, in eastern Kentucky. Officials now estimate Saturday's jackpot at $475 million.

 

We Are Evansville shirts to go on sale

Submitted by Randy Wheeler on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 5:24pm
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Are you ready to tell the world that you're offended by the suggestion that Evansville is a "miserable city?"  If so, you can purchase We Are Evansville t-shirts this Saturday from 10 to noon at the CK Newsome Community Center. The Evansville Parks Foundation will be selling them for $5 for youth and adult sizes, except adult 3XL. They cost $7. All proceeds benefit the city parks and playgrounds.
 

 

"Fitness in the Park" goes to State Hospital Park Saturday

Submitted by Randy Wheeler on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 5:21pm
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Mayor Lloyd Winnecke’s “Fitness in the Park” program will join Pushups for Charity Saturday morning from 9 to 11 at Evansville State Hospital Park. They'll raise money for services to aid wounded military veterans. Registration opens at 8:30.  Pushups for Charity begins a short time later, followed by an exercise boot camp, a family fun walk-run, Box-Fit, Yoga and Zumba. The event is organized locally by Custom Fit Personnel Training and Bob’s Gym.

 

Minimized preschool education coming to Indiana

Submitted by Randy Wheeler on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 5:20pm
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For the first time, Indiana will earmark some state funding for preschool next school year -- but not as much as advocates had hoped for. Indiana will offer four-million dollars over the next two years to preschools to give more pupils an early start. House Republicans had proposed $14 million for a pilot program in five counties to give scholarships directly to low-income students to pay for preschool.

 

Dog shooting upsets Patoka residents

Submitted by John Gibson on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 10:21am
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Some residents in Patoka are seeking justice for a dog that was shot and killed when it entered a man's yard. Some neighbors have posted signs on their homes in memory of Jack, the McGrew family's young, white pit bull, who they say wasn't threatening anybody. Children were also nearby when the dog as shot last week. The Gibson County Prosecutor's Office is considering charges of criminal recklessness and animal cruelty.
 

Owensboro man faces 1,100 child porn charges

Submitted by John Gibson on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 10:20am
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A man arrested on charges of child exploitation goes to court...and hears his bond set at $50,000 cash. 25-year old James Christopher Payne of Owensboro was charged with almost 1,200 counts of child porn after police served a warrant at his house. The arrest capped an undercover investigation into possession of images of child sexual exploitation. Detectives sent what's being described as evidence to the Kentucky State Police forensic laboratory for processing. Payne was told to return to court May 22nd for a preliminary hearing.

 

Garage fire is suspicious

Submitted by John Gibson on Wed, 05/15/2013 - 10:18am
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Authorities are investigating a suspicious fire in Evansville. Firefighters were called to 15 W. Tennessee at about 12:30 Wednes morning and found a garage on fire. They knocked down the flames in about ten minutes and then found a metal can with some type of accelerant in it. Nobody was injured and there's no word of any arrests.

 

John Whinrey wins coveted Rotary Civic Award

Submitted by Randy Wheeler on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 4:42pm
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The latest in a long succession of Rotary Civic Award winners is named by the Rotary Club of Evansville. Civic Award Committee Chairman Tom Austerman noted John Whinrey's leadership of the Yucatan Project, which is sending needed medical supplies to the Tizamen District - one of the poorest areas on the continent. One spin-off of Whinrey's work was the City of Evansville and Tizamen signing a sister-city relationship that includes cultural exchanges as well as support for the region in the Yucatan.

 

Beer sales battle hits courts

Submitted by Randy Wheeler on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 4:21pm
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Indiana convenience stores are suing the state for the right to sell cold beer. Under current law, only carryout stores can sell beer cold. A complaint in the US District Court filed by the Indiana Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association, a statewide trade association, challenges that law. Indiana is the only state in the country that regulates beer sales based on temperature. A 2012 proposal to allow grocery and convenience stores to sell cold beer as long as that beer is made in Indiana died in the legislature.