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1970 Evansville Newspaper Article Announcing Led Zeppelin at Roberts Stadium Surfaces Online

1970 Evansville Newspaper Article Announcing Led Zeppelin at Roberts Stadium Surfaces Online - NewsBreak If you grew up in the Evansville area, chances are you enjoyed a concert or an Aces game at Roberts Municipal Stadium. In 2008 I began...

EVSC schools reopening on normal schedule Thursday

EVSC schools reopening on normal schedule Thursday - NewsBreak Many students in the Evansville area will be headed back to in-person classes on Thursday morning. Officials with the...

Colts Involved in Blockbuster Trade Proposal

Colts Involved in Blockbuster Trade Proposal - NewsBreak The Indianapolis Colts were mentioned in a trade proposal that would send one of their biggest stars out west.

Evansville fire crews battle residential fire on W Illinois St.

Evansville fire crews battle residential fire on W Illinois St. - NewsBreak EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEHT) – Evansville Fire crews were dispatched just before 5 a.m. to the scene of a residential fire in the 900 block of West Illinois Street. This is near the scene of an apartment complex fire in the same block last week. When crews arrived, flames and heavy smoke could be seen ...

Man arrested for trying to kidnap 4-year-old in Indiana grocery store

Man arrested for trying to kidnap 4-year-old in Indiana grocery store - NewsBreak MARION, Indiana — A mother said she held onto her 4-year-old daughter and screamed for help as a man tried to kidnap the girl at a...

Community rallies around Hosman family during battle with cancer

Community rallies around Hosman family during battle with cancer - NewsBreak METROPOLIS, Ill. - Joe Hosman has been coaching high school basketball in Illinois for over 40 years. In that time, he's had an unmistakable impact on...

Ja Morant said rookie Andrew Nembhard 'told my pops to shut up' before scuffle in Grizzlies-Pacers

Ja Morant said rookie Andrew Nembhard 'told my pops to shut up' before scuffle in Grizzlies-Pacers - NewsBreak Welcome to Layup Lines, our basketball newsletter where we’ll prep you for the tip-off of tonight’s action, from what to watch to bets to make. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox. Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant got into a bit of an altercation during a...

Ethan Hawke directing film ‘Wildcat’ in Kentucky, seeking background extras

Ethan Hawke directing film ‘Wildcat’ in Kentucky, seeking background extras - NewsBreak LOUISVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) – Father Matthew Hardesty could barely contain his excitement when he got to meet actor and director Ethan Hawke, who landed in...

Jennie Stuart Health first in Kentucky to perform new knee replacement surgery

Jennie Stuart Health first in Kentucky to perform new knee replacement surgery - NewsBreak The orthopedic doctors and team at Jennie Stuart Health have made medical history, after using the Zimmer Biomet Person IQ ‘smart knee’ technology for a total...

The Indianapolis Oval Is NASCAR’s Worst Option, Except for All the Rest

The Indianapolis Oval Is NASCAR’s Worst Option, Except for All the Rest - NewsBreak The 2008 Brickyard 400 won by Jimmie Johnson was so awful that NASCAR could have used it as the excuse to flee Indianapolis Motor Speedway and never return. Now, reeling from a debacle nearly as bad on the venue’s road course, the pendulum is swinging back toward returning to the 2.5-mile oval nex...

Jim Caldwell’s Forecast | More rounds of wintry weather

Jim Caldwell’s Forecast | More rounds of wintry weather - NewsBreak LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - A few more light waves of wintry weather will pass through our skies. The first round of wintry weather will wind down...

Oscar Tshiebwe voted 2022 Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year

Oscar Tshiebwe voted 2022 Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year - NewsBreak Oscar Tshiebwe has another award to add to what must be a massive trophy case. Kentucky’s star center was voted 2022 Lexington Herald-Leader Kentucky Sports Figure of the Year by a panel of 143 media members. For the first time in the 42-year history of the award, Kentucky Wildcats swept the top t...

Indiana man dies after falling off 70-foot cliff in Puerto Rico

Indiana man dies after falling off 70-foot cliff in Puerto Rico - NewsBreak SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Divers in Puerto Rico located and recovered the body of an Indiana man Monday afternoon who fell off a 70-foot coastal...

EFD: Kratzville Rd. back open after storage unit fire

EFD: Kratzville Rd. back open after storage unit fire - NewsBreak EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Officials with the Evansville Fire Department say Kratzville Road is back open after being temporarily closed after a storage unit caught fire....

A 31-year-old woman had a stroke after visiting a chiropractor. A jury just awarded her $1 million.

A 31-year-old woman had a stroke after visiting a chiropractor. A jury just awarded her $1 million. - NewsBreak Becca Barlow suffered a stroke after a neck adjustment. A jury recently agreed that her chiropractor was at fault.

Luke Bryan will be playing a summertime concert at Evansville's Ford Center this year

Luke Bryan will be playing a summertime concert at Evansville's Ford Center this year - NewsBreak EVANSVILLE − Country music superstar Luke Bryan announced his 2023 tour plans on Monday morning, and there's an Evansville stop on his list. Bryan will play at Ford Center on Aug. 25, with Tyler Braden, Jon Langston, Conner Smith and DJ Rock listed as accompanying acts. Tickets for the...

5 things home inspectors wish you knew before buying a home

5 things home inspectors wish you knew before buying a home - NewsBreak A house that appears newly renovated does not necessarily have up-to-date systems, experts warned.

Charles Petty retiring, makes final Early Bird appearance for Ky. American Seeds

Charles Petty retiring, makes final Early Bird appearance for Ky. American Seeds - NewsBreak After nearly 50 years of appearing on the WHOP Early Bird Show, Charles Petty made his final appearance representing Kentucky American Seed Monday morning. Petty says...

Authorities release identity of driver killed in Daviess Co. crash

Authorities release identity of driver killed in Daviess Co. crash - NewsBreak DAVIESS CO., Ky. (WFIE) - Authorities responded to a deadly crash in Daviess County on Saturday night. Dispatch says the crash happened on the 2100 block...

Possible major ice event developing

Possible major ice event developing - NewsBreak After an active January to kick off 2023, February has the potential to start icy for some parts of Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky. We are tracking three chances of winter weather in our region.

Gibson Co. Sheriff Bruce Vanoven stresses community engagement in first term

Gibson Co. Sheriff Bruce Vanoven stresses community engagement in first term - NewsBreak GIBSON CO., Ind. (WFIE) - Newly-elected Gibson County Sheriff Bruce Vanoven took office on Jan. 1, entering his first term at the helm of the sheriff’s...

'Border state problems' in Kentucky: Candidates attack Dem gov for state's response to fentanyl crisis

'Border state problems' in Kentucky: Candidates attack Dem gov for state's response to fentanyl crisis - NewsBreak As Kentucky's gubernatorial race heats up, the drug crisis plaguing the state has taken center stage in the campaigns of each of the candidates hoping to...

Men's tennis sweeps West Liberty and Southern Indiana at home

Men's tennis sweeps West Liberty and Southern Indiana at home - NewsBreak LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Bellarmine men's tennis had a very successful day at home, sweeping West Liberty and Southern Indiana for its first two victories of...

Hopkins County man dies in overnight camper fire

Hopkins County man dies in overnight camper fire - NewsBreak HOPKINS CO., Ky. (WEHT) — One man is dead after a camper fire in Hopkins County. The sheriff’s office says units were dispatched to the fire on the 400 block of Fugate Avenue in Earlington at 2:21 a.m. Firefighters arrived and found a camper largely consumed by fire, possibly with someone trappe...

1 person dead, 2 hospitalized after Daviess County crash

1 person dead, 2 hospitalized after Daviess County crash - NewsBreak DAVIESS CO., Ky. (WEHT) — Law enforcement agencies responded to a fatal crash in Daviess County Saturday evening. Dispatch says the single-vehicle accident happened along Highway 140. The Daviess County Sheriff’s Office tells us one person passed away in the accident, two were flown to the hospi...

Missing Morganfield man found deceased

Missing Morganfield man found deceased - NewsBreak MORGANFIELD, Ky. (WEHT) — A man missing since Thursday night has been found deceased, Union County Emergency Management officials say. We’re told the body of 76-year-old James Nicholson was found on Saturday. EMA officials say that they began an immediate search of the area after his abandoned v...

Schroeder named to Evansville Business Hall of Fame

Schroeder named to Evansville Business Hall of Fame - NewsBreak Mark Schroeder, retired German American Bank chairman and CEO, was announced as one of the four laureates named to the Junior Achievement Evansville Regional Business Hall...

Public safety alert sent out for missing 76-year-old Kentucky man with dementia

Public safety alert sent out for missing 76-year-old Kentucky man with dementia - NewsBreak MORGANFIELD, Ky. — A public safety alert was sent to phones on Friday asking people to look out for a missing man out of Kentucky. The...

Walmart shooting victim's mom: Gunman threatened daughter

Walmart shooting victim's mom: Gunman threatened daughter - NewsBreak EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The mother of a Walmart employee who was shot and wounded by a former co-worker inside a Walmart store in Indiana says the gunman had repeatedly threatened to kill her daughter. Jenny Couch told WFIE-TV that her daughter, 28-year-old Amber Cook, was targeted by Ronald Ray M...

'Who Dey think they gonna stop this wedding?': Northern Kentucky couple plans Bengals-themed nuptials

'Who Dey think they gonna stop this wedding?': Northern Kentucky couple plans Bengals-themed nuptials - NewsBreak NEWPORT, Ky. — A Northern Kentucky couple plans on saying "Who Dey" in addition to "I do" at their Bengals-themed wedding. Ben Steely and Donna Goad...

Jim Banks says more undocumented migrants added under Biden than Indiana residents. True?

Jim Banks says more undocumented migrants added under Biden than Indiana residents. True? - NewsBreak A tweet sent Wednesday morning from the account of U.S. Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., states that during President Joe Biden's administration, more "illegals" have crossed the southern border than there are Hoosiers. Banks didn't provide a source for the information in his tweet, but his office later prov...

Man convicted of murdering Megan Nichols sentenced

Man convicted of murdering Megan Nichols sentenced - NewsBreak WAYNE CO., Ill. (WEHT) – The man convicted of murdering Megan Nichols has now been sentenced. Brodey Murbarger has been sentenced to fifty years without parole. There were several victim impact statements that were given in Friday’s sentencing hearing. Murbarger himself read a statement maintain...

Wholesome school janitor goes viral for stunning performance of Journey's Don't Stop Believin', receives approval from Steve Perry and the band

Wholesome school janitor goes viral for stunning performance of Journey's Don't Stop Believin', receives approval from Steve Perry and the band - NewsBreak Showcasing his dazzling vocal chops during a school assembly, Richard Goodall proves he's no ordinary janitor. Goodall says he chose Don't Stop Believin' because he wants the school's students to "keep on believing and chase their dreams"

Democrat Terry took her time deciding to run for mayor of Evansville

Democrat Terry took her time deciding to run for mayor of Evansville - NewsBreak EVANSVILLE — Stephanie Terry had to think on it for a spell before she made the decision to run for mayor of Evansville. It is, after all, a big commitment. "Public service is a very serious responsibility," said Terry, a Democratic member of the Vanderburgh County Council since 2011 and executive...

Indiana lawmaker targets furries in schools. Schools say there's no problem

Indiana lawmaker targets furries in schools. Schools say there's no problem - NewsBreak A bill in the Indiana Senate would reiterate that schools are allowed to enforce dress codes to prevent students from dressing as furries.

Mollie Hemingway says Biden DOJ turned common document disputes into a 'big, crazy thing' with Trump raid

Mollie Hemingway says Biden DOJ turned common document disputes into a 'big, crazy thing' with Trump raid - NewsBreak Mollie Hemingway reacts to VP Mike Pence finding classified documents in his home, criticizes Attorney General Merrick Garland's handling of case involving Donald...

Senior dog looking for second chance after owner dies in crash

Senior dog looking for second chance after owner dies in crash - NewsBreak There is a smiley dog looking for a second chance at a home after her owner passed away on Tuesday. Sophie, the yellow lab, was owned by Richard Mayer who died when he was riding his bike and was hit by an SUV. While the investigation is ongoing about the accident, his dog was left without a home.

Nineteen year old hit and killed at Reynolds Station

Nineteen year old hit and killed at Reynolds Station - NewsBreak REYNOLDS STATION, Ky. (WEHT) – A nineteen year old died Thursday morning after getting struck by a vehicle. Officials say on January 25, around 8 p.m., the Ohio County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian accident near the 5100 block of Hawesville Road in Reynolds Sta...

Colts fans launch petition to keep reported finalist Jeff Saturday from becoming head coach

Colts fans launch petition to keep reported finalist Jeff Saturday from becoming head coach - NewsBreak Colts fans have launched an online petition in hopes of keeping Jim Irsay from hiring Jeff Saturday as head coach.

5 Weird & Disgusting Items Kentucky Moms Confess To Finding In Their Purse

5 Weird & Disgusting Items Kentucky Moms Confess To Finding In Their Purse - NewsBreak Have you ever actually looked inside your mom's purse? Those things are full of mystery and wonder. They can hold the world's treasures and a whole...