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Murder charge filed in Tell City child's death

Submitted by Randy Wheeler on Mon, 01/24/2011 - 1:18pm
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A murder charge is filed against a young Tell City man in the death of 23-month-old toddler. 18-year-old Michael Arnold faces the charge following an autopsy on the body of Gavin Aiden Sacks.

 

Western Kentucky homicide probe underway

Submitted by Randy Wheeler on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 7:59am
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A Beaver Dam, Kentucky man is arrested when the body of his twin brother is found buried in the backyard of the home they shared. Police say 36-year-old William Hatchett faces a preliminary charge of tampering with physical evidence. Police say Hatchett confessed to burying his twin brother, 36-year-old Robert Hatchett, and more charges are possible.

 

Being hitched popular in Warrick County

Submitted by Randy Wheeler on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 8:28am
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Plenty of marital bliss in Warrick County. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows the county has the second highest percentage of married couples in Indiana. About 65 percent of Warrick County residents are married. The statewide average is just 51 percent. Both figures are down from the 2000 Census.

 

Kentucky legislators take-on meth

Submitted by Randy Wheeler on Mon, 01/17/2011 - 8:25am
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Several Kentucky lawmakers are considering bills that would require a doctor's prescription for cold medicine containing pseudoephedrine. The compound is a key ingredient in the illicit manufacturing of methamphetamine. Officials say "one-pot'' labs in which meth is cooked in a two-liter plastic bottle have increased the problem.

 

Indiana not funding early childhood education

Submitted by Randy Wheeler on Fri, 01/14/2011 - 8:37am
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Much of Governor Daniels State of the State address focused on improving education. But the proposed new budget he rolled-out Thursday calls for cutting funding for higher education by another three percent. And at the other end of the education spectrum, the state is doing even less. The Indianapolis Star reports that Indiana is one of just eight states that spend no state dollars on preschools. It also reports that two-thirds of the states require children to start school earlier than Indiana's standard age of 7.

 

Justice Shepard delivers State of Judiciary speech

Submitted by Randy Wheeler on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 3:14pm
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Indiana Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard focuses on steps taken to cope with the foreclosure crisis, improvements to trial court technology and criminal sentencing issues and improving the effectiveness of protective orders. Click HERE to see the complete State of the Judiciary speech that the Evansville native delivered to lawmakers.

 

Alcoa returns to profit

Submitted by Randy Wheeler on Mon, 01/10/2011 - 4:43pm
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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.

 

Child molesting case moving through court

Submitted by Randy Wheeler on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 2:16pm
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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.

 

Lose weight gradually

Submitted by Randy Wheeler on Thu, 01/06/2011 - 2:14pm
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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.

 

Atlas releases study on who's moving

Submitted by Dave Lyons on Mon, 01/03/2011 - 7:03pm
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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.