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This Friday, the championship excitement continues with the IHSAA State Football 4A Sem-State Championship game between Indianapolis' Cathedral and the Reitz Panthers! You can watch all of the action LIVE on RTV 25 and news25.us! More>>
OWENSBORO - Owensboro has two cameras streaming video on the city's website. But some residents are concerned about the cameras and want them turned off. More>>
SPENCER CO., IN - The Spencer County Prosecutor's Office told us Shelby's attorney entered a preliminary plea of 'not guilty' on his behalf, to charges he killed his step-daughter, 15-year-old Alexis Oesterle. More>>
HOPKINS CO., KY - The Hopkins County Sheriff's Department tells NEWS 25, two people have been arrested in connection with the murder of two people in Dawson Springs, KY. More>>
WARRICK CO., IN - Two people were taken to the hospital after crashing into a coal truck early Friday morning on New Harmony Road. The coal truck driver said there was heavy fog in the area at the time of the crash. More>>
FRANKFORT, KY - A corrections officer told lawmakers earlier this month that he believes inmates at Northpoint Training Center in Burgin rioted because they were upset over their food rations, but investigators said that wasn't the case. More>>
CHICAGO - Got a question about H1N1? Get an answer during a live Facebook chat offered by Chicago's Rush University Medical Center. The hospital has lined up two infectious disease experts for Friday's hour-long chat, starting at noon. More>>
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's unemployment rate went up slightly in October, but still remained below the national jobless rate. More>>
WASHINGTON D.C. - The Senate has a test vote on a health care reform bill scheduled for tomorrow night. The Congressional Budget Office says the $849 billion package would provide coverage to 94 percent of the country while cutting the deficit, but Republicans say the bill makes no sense. More>>
JASPER, IN - Democratic State Rep. Dennie Oxley has been admitted to the critical care unit at Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center in Jasper. Oxley missed the General Assembly's Organization Day on Tuesday with an undisclosed illness. More>>
EVANSVILLE - Just in time for the holiday travel season, the Indiana Department of Transportation has announced it has upgraded its traffic web site, www.TrafficWise.IN.gov. More>>
EVANSVILLE - The Evansville Police Department sent a news release outlining several facts they know, and why they want to talk with a man named Terrell Williams. More>>
EVANSVILLE - The River House Hotel is beginning a new chapter with a new name, but NEWS 25 discovers an issue from the hotel's past chapter has yet to be resolved. More>>
EVANSVILLE - A woman and her father are arrested on four counts of the Neglect of a Dependent after police officers say they found her children living in filth with no food in a case dating back to last December. More>>
EVANSVILLE - When the city refurbishes downtown neighborhoods, there are several agencies behind the renovation. After viewers contact us asking questions about Brownfields, we went to city leaders who sit on the board for answers. More>>
OWENSBORO, KY - Two major disasters hit the Tri-State, just four months apart. The KPSC says there are lessons to be learned from those events. NEWS 25 looked into the charges and recommendations. More>>
CALHOUN, KY - On national smoke-out day, students at McLean county high school heard results from an air quality study of their county that shows just how dangerous the county's indoor air quality is. More>>
CHICAGO - Oprah Winfrey's production company says Winfrey will announce Friday that her talk show will end in 2011 after its 25th season on the air. More>>
FRANKFORT, KY - The state's jobless rate climbed to 11.2% in October despite signs that the economy is improving. Chief labor market analyst Justice Detzel said seven of 11 nonfarm employment sectors More>>
OHIO CO., KY - The Beaver Dam Police Department reports Randall Kiper was arrested Thursday morning at a home in the 1600 block of US 62 in Beaver Dam, KY. They said he is wanted in Louisville in connection with a drive by shooting. More>>
FRANKFORT, KY - The Kentucky Public Service Commission has released its report on the Ike wind storm and January's ice storm. The report makes 64 findings and recommendations to reduce the impact of severe weather on the state's electric infrastructure and other utilities as well as ways to improve preparedness for and response to major power outages. More>>
WASHINGTON D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said Grand World Inc. is recalling about 641,000 "Bobby Chupete" pacifiers, because they pose a choking hazard. More>>
EVANSVILLE - EPD said they arrested Lewis Minton Sr. on Wednesday after he allegedly called in a prescription for himself while pretending to be a doctor. More>>
HOPKINS CO., KY - Kentucky State Police said 88-year-old Dorothy Lucas, of Slaughters, KY, was flown to St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville after her car rolled on top of her. More>>
WASHINGTON D.C. - FAA officials say failed computers that delayed flights across the country are now working again. More>>
NEW YORK - A recent survey finds that nearly half of the adults who are considered by the CDC to be at the highest risk of getting the H1N1 influenza virus plan to ignore the CDC's recommendation to get the vaccinated, and almost two-thirds of all American adults plan on skipping the vaccine. More>>
HENDERSON, KY - Kentucky Transportation officials said traffic on US 60 at the US 41-A South Y will be shifted and restricted to one lane in each direction during daylight hours for the next week. More>>
EVANSVILLE - Jaguar cubs at Evansville's Mesker Park Zoo will meet the public for the first time on Thursday. Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel will help introduce the cubs at 11:00 a.m. inside the Amazonia Exhibit. More>>
EVANSVILLE - Evansville-based Berry Plastics has agreed to acquire a Superfos Packaging in Cumberland, Maryland for $82 million. Officials said the plastics plant will continue to operate in Maryland. It employs about 180 people. More>>
EVANSVILLE - We take a closer look at a government panel's recommendation on when women should start screening themselves for breast cancer. We learn some are outraged by the recommendation. More>>
EVANSVILLE - Fire investigators say they have a good idea of what caused Woody's nightclub to burn down, but right now they're keeping it quiet. More>>
OWENSBORO - NEWS 25 has new information on a convenience store robbery in Owensboro. Cody L. Simmons, 18, was arrested Wednesday afternoon. More>>
SANTA CLAUS, IN - A southern Indiana amusement park plans to auction off hundreds of surplus items this weekend, including bumper boats and antique circus trunks. More>>
EVANSVILLE - An Evansville woman is arrested for prostitution Tuesday after undercover officers say she offered to do sex acts for $30. More>>
TRI-STATE - Numbers out show the number of burglaries across the nation are down. Some say the economy may be a factor. NEWS 25 talks with local agencies to find if this trend reflects local statistics. More>>
EVANSVILLE - NEWS 25 talks to a couple who may lose their home because they put their trust in a local real estate investor. We investigate and find that more families may be in jeopardy. More>>
OWENSBORO - The man charged with murdering an Owensboro gas station clerk pleads not guilty today. NEWS 25 talks with Brock Hanley's father. More>>
EVANSVILLE - NEWS 25 is looking into a new program at Deaconess Hospital that has converted paper records to an electronic system. But not everyone is happy about the change. More>>
EVANSVILLE - EPD said Shawn Riley was arrested Tuesday near the CVS Pharmacy in the 4700 block of Lincoln Avenue. Officers said they found meth and prescription pills on him. They said he has been involved with several other drug cases over the last six months. More>>
WASHINGTON D.C. - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says federal policy on who should get breast cancer screening has not changed. More>>
OWENSBORO, KY - Brock Antonio Hanley appeared in District Court Wednesday morning. NEWS 25 was there as he entered a 'not guilty' plea. He is scheduled to appear in court again on November 23rd More>>
EVANSVILLE - The Evansville Police Department is investigating two overnight vehicle fires on Conlin Avenue as arson. More>>
PIKE CO., IN - The Pike County man accused of trying to blow up the county court house now faces federal charges. The U.S. Department of Justice said 46-year-old Kerry Thomas was charged with possession of unregistered machine guns and a destructive device. More>>
PIKE CO., IN - Indiana State Police told us they arrested 29-year-old Bradley Woods, of Winslow, IN, on Tuesday. They said Woods is accused of molesting a 14-year-old Pike County girl. More>>
OWENSBORO, KY - Demolition crews continue to take apart what is left of Owensboro's Executive Inn after it was imploded over a week ago. More>>
EVANSVILLE - NEWS 25 learns the Tri-State Food Bank may have to turn away deer meat donations because they lack the funds to process it. More>>
TRI-STATE - You could have money waiting on you and not even know it. NEWS 25 contacts Tri-Staters to let them know about unclaimed money in their names. More>>
EVANSVILLE - NEWS 25 is following developments in changes to the security set up at the Evansville Civic Center. We are there as Commissioners decide to stick together in a final vote Tuesday. More>>
EVANSVILLE - An Evansville man is murdered and police are still looking for the suspect. Police say they're having trouble finding witnesses to the crime. More>>
WASHINGTON - Federal consumer officials are looking into toy warnings from a California health group just ahead of the holiday shopping season. More>>
EVANSVILLE - NEWS 25 gets new information on the EVSC principal charged with felony theft in connection with an alleged shoplifting incident--- and she talks to NEWS 25. More>>
EVANSVILLE - Roberts Stadium parking lot was filled with cones for an annual emergency vehicle operations course. NEWS 25 was in the drivers seat, finding out why deputies are being put to the test. More>>
OWENSBORO - Brock Hanley is back in Owensboro behind bars after allegedly robbing and killing a gas station clerk, then running from police. We talk with law enforcement and the friend of the man killed. More>>
EVANSVILLE - NEWS 25 has obtained the 911 call made Monday night reporting the fatal shooting on Washington Avenue. More>>
FRANKFORT, KY - A state official says remnants from a hurricane last fall and a massive ice storm earlier this year caused more than $1.2 billion in damages in Kentucky. Kentucky Public Service Commission More>>
EVANSVILLE - EVSC officials said Lodge Elementary School Principal Patricia Edwards has submitted a letter requesting retirement from the school district effective December 14th. Edwards was arrested a week ago for allegedly shoplifting more than $600 from the Kohl's on Evansville's east side. More>>
WASHINGTON D.C. - The Defense Department will launch a broad investigation in light of the Fort Hood shootings that looks at how all the military services keep a watch on potential problems in their ranks. More>>
WEBSTER CO., KY - The U.S. Department of Justice said a grand jury returned an indictment against 57-year-old Nicholas Davis, who was a pastor at a Webster County church, and two other men from Crittenden County on charges of conspiracy to manufacture marijuana. More>>
EVANSVILLE - The Evansville Police Department plans on hiring three new officers to help cover the portion of Knight Township that will be annexed on December 1st. NEWS 25 learns those new officers won't be hired until March. More>>
WARRICK CO., IN - The Warrick County Health Department is opening up Tuesday's H1N1 flu vaccine clinic to those ages 25-64. Previous clinics have only been for those in the Tier 1 target groups. More>>
OWENSBORO, KY - Allegiant Air has announced it will offer non-stop flights from Owensboro to Orlando for about $10 to help the airport get federal funding. More>>
EVANSVILLE - One man is dead after a shooting at 614 Washington Avenue. The victim is 31-year-old Roosevelt Morris, according to Vanderburgh County Coroner Annie Groves. More>>
OWENSBORO - The search for 27-year-old Brock Hanley involved at least five law enforcement agencies and ended on a Louisville street. More>>
CHICAGO - According to a troubling new study, uninsured patients with traumatic injuries were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance. More>>
EVANSVILLE - An Evansville UPS employee is arrested after he confesses to stealing prescription medication out of packages. He tells police he's been stealing and reselling the meds for four months. More>>
EVANSVILLE - It's officially the end of an era in downtown Evansville, as the Executive Inn checked out its last customer and closed its doors. More>>
EVANSVILLE - As NEWS 25 is tracking the economy, we learn the local Toys for Tots campaign could be in trouble. More>>
WASHINGTON D.C. - More than 15 million taxpayers could unexpectedly owe taxes when they file their federal returns next spring because the government was too generous with their new Making Work Pay tax credit. More>>
FRANKFORT, KY - Attorney General Jack Conway is warning that additional state budget cuts could lead to more job losses in his office. More>>
WASHINGTON D.C. - General Motors will begin to pay $6.7 billion worth of U.S. government loans by the end of the year. More>>
HOPKINS CO., KY - Kentucky State Police said they seized over $1,000 worth of methamphetamine after arresting 35-year-old David Bean on Sunday. More>>
EVANSVILLE - INDOT officials say starting on Monday motorists should expect lane changes on the westbound lanes of the Lloyd Expressway as construction crews prepare for the next phase of construction in the Fulton Avenue interchange project. More>>
EVANSVILLE - Thanksgiving is still weeks away, but many people are already hitting the stores for their Christmas holiday shopping. In a budget conscious time retailers dust off a tried and true payment method this holiday season. Layaway - buying an item in increments - is back for the first time in years. More>>
PORTLAND, OR - The first marijuana cafe in the state of Oregon had its grand opening Saturday. The restaurant named Cannabis Cafe is the first of its kind, where marijuana card holders can both purchase and consume marijuana. More>>
FAYETTEVILLE, NC - The father of a missing 5-year-old girl North Carolina girl says he never should have allowed her to go back to her mother, who is now being charged with human trafficking and other offenses. It's not clear if the charges are related to Shaniya Davis' disappearance. More>>
PORTAGE, IN - A late-night explosion that shook Beta Steel Corp.'s northern Indiana hot-strip rolling mill injured eight workers, six of whom required medical care. Portage Fire Chief Bill Lundy said Sunday that two of the six workers hospitalized after Saturday night's blast suffered the worst injuries. More>>
SHANGHAI - President Barack Obama arrived in Shanghai late Sunday night launching his three-day visit to the important global U.S. partner and his first travels ever in China. He will be in Shanghai for one day then it's on to Beijing for a two-day state visit hosted by Chinese President Hu Jintao, where global warming, North Korea nuclear weapons program and Iran's nuclear ambitions top the agenda. More>>
CHICAGO - A White House official said Saturday the Obama administration is considering buying a northwestern Illinois prison to house a limited number of detainees from Guantanamo Bay, along with federal inmates. But the plan to sell the Thomson Correctional Facility is creating some controversy because of safety concerns. More>>
DAVIESS CO., KY - A motorcycle accident sends a Kentucky man to the OMHS emergency room Saturday afternoon for treatment of head injuries. Daviess County Sheriff's say 55-year-old Barry Payne of Cun Run, Ky. was traveling North on U.S. 231 on when a vehicle turned out onto the road causing him to hit the vehicle’s driver side door. More>>
MITCHELL, SD - A former Fort Wayne Indiana man appeared in court Friday on a first-degree murder Charge. Twenty-year-old Alexander Salgado who recently moved to South Dakota is accused of killing 16-year-old Jasmine Guevara of Mitchell, S.D. More>>
EVANSVILLE - Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away and Indiana State Police are already increasing patrols as travelers hit the road. Troopers say they hope "The Safe Family Travel Enforcement Blitz" will help reduce the number of traffic fatalities and injuries as the holiday travel season approaches. More>>
WOODBINE, NJ - A father and son headed to Indiana for a hunting trip were killed Saturday when their small plane crashed in southern New Jersey. Authorities say the single-engine A200 Piper plane went down around 11 a.m., shortly after taking off from Woodbine Municipal Airport in Cape May County, about 20 miles southwest of Atlantic City. More>>
COVINGTON, IN - A former superintendent of a western Indiana school district was arrested Friday on forgery, theft and perjury charges after a state audit found that he misused nearly $36,000. Indiana State Police arrested Nathan Evans three days after Fountain County prosecutors filed a total of 17 felony charges against former top administrator of the Covington Community School Corp. More>>
BLOOMINGTON, IN - Officials say Indiana University has received an initial supply of 980 doses of H1N1 vaccine, enough for Bloomington students and employees who made online reservations for Monday. More>>
EVANSVILLE - Officials say convicted murderer 49-year-old Matthew Eric Wrinkles of Evansville, Ind. will not request clemency from Gov. Mitch Daniels. Wrinkles is scheduled for execution next month for the 1994 murders of his estranged wife Debbie, her brother Tony Fulkerson and Fulkerson's wife Natalie. More>>
CHICAGO - In a last-ditch effort to stop the spread of an invasive species of fish from reaching Lake Michigan, Illinois state officials say they plan to dump a potent fish-killing poison called Rotenone into a stretch of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal next month. Asian carp have moved up the Mississippi and Illinois rivers over the past 15 years and are now threatening to enter the Great Lakes. More>>
HENDERSON, KY - Two environmental groups are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over three proposed Kentucky power plants including one in Henderson. The suit, filed by The Sierra Club and the Evansville, Ind.-based Valley Watch, claims the government agency failed in its duty to curb air pollution by halting the progress of the projects. More>>
EVANSVILLE – On Monday, 75 Executive Inn workers will lose their jobs. But NEWS 25 learns they may not be out of a job for long. More>>
EVANSVILLE - An Evansville church on Third Street is for sale with a minimum price tag of $100,000. More>>
EVANSVILLE - A young Evansville child is the victim of lead poisoning and now, the state is getting involved. The Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against the landlords of the home. More>>
UNION CO., KY - Our investigation continues as NEWS 25 brings your complaints about the Union County dog pound to the state. More>>
OWENSBORO, KY - Thousands gathered to watch the Executive Inn in Owensboro demolished to a pile of rubble Sunday morning. Watch our coverage of the event here... More>>
The Jasper Wildcats (11-0) will play the Reitz Panthers (11-0) in Evansville for the 4A sectional championship, and you can watch all the action LIVE on RTV 25 and news25.us. More>>
CLARK CO., IN - NEWS 25 has learned that Terry Lay, convicted last month in connection with the death of his 3-year-old son, Kalab, was sentenced to the maximum potential sentence of 100 years. More>>
