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This Saturday Help the Animals Displaced By the Oklahoma Tornado

Kat Mykals — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:00:16 +0000

After the tornado ripped through Oklahoma, the animals and their families there as well as the shelters are in need. BULLIE Nation and Pet Food Center are teaming up to send a truck full of supplies but they need your help! Bullie Nation and Pet Food Center are coming together to host an event to [...]

The Truth Behind the Story of Massachusetts Teen Cameron D'Ambrosio's Arrest for Terrorist Threats

Ryan O'Bryan — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:00:04 +0000

A Massachusetts-based activist group called Center for Rights, claims the 18-year old from Methuen, Massachusetts, a small town outside of Boston, is being unjustly imprisoned without bail for comments he made on Facebook. But are they giving you the whole story? As I’ve mentioned before, I believe society is often too quick to take what [...]

You Can Help the Victims of the Oklahoma Tornado with Donations to the American Red Cross

Jon Prell — Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:00 +0000

The devastation in Moore, Oklahoma goes beyond comprehension and the death toll, unfortunately, continues to rise after yesterday's massive tornado that all but leveled the town of Moore. All of us in the Tri-State want to do anything we can to help and the best way to help is by making donations to the American Red Cross by calling 812-471-7200 or online at redcross.org/tristate.

Indiana Farmer Loses Patent Dispute With Monsanto

Mike Adams — Mon, 13 May 2013 19:38:45 +0000

The elderly, Indiana farmer that had been going toe-to-toe in a patent dispute with agriculture-giant Monsanto has officially lost his battle.

In a ruling handed down today by Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, the verdict states that a farmer cannot reproduce patented seeds through planting and harvesting without permission from the patent holder.

Farm Animals Are Being Butchered Along the Indiana-Ohio Border

Mike Adams — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:46:47 +0000

Indiana authorities say they are baffled as to what type of maniac is responsible for killing four sheep and mangling several others on farms along the Indiana-Ohio border.

Earlier this week, David and Brittany Kolb of Reilly Township found two of their horses and four of their sheep hacked up and stabbed, as well as four more sheep slaughtered to death on a stretch of pasture.

Tin Man Brewing Company to Get Congress Drunk on Indiana Beer

Mike Adams — Tue, 07 May 2013 12:30:45 +0000

The Tin Man is running for Congress.

According to a press release, Tin Man Brewing Co. has been selected to take their robotic brews to Washington D.C. to be featured in this year’s Celebration of American Craft Beer event hosted by the Brewers Association. Only fifteen breweries across the nation were chosen to participate in this event on May 15.

DEA Takes Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs in Indiana

Mike Adams — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:36:31 +0000

Hoosiers with unused prescription drugs lingering around in the old medicine cabinet will have an opportunity to dispose of those pharmaceuticals this Saturday at the Indiana State Police post. As part of the sixth annual “Prescription Drug Take Back” program, the federal Drug Enforcement Agency is sponsoring this nationwide event to help prevent drug abuse [...]

Texas Fertilizer Plant Explodes; Several Dead – Over 100 Injuries Reported

Johnny Kincaid — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:14:46 +0000

Police are reporting that between 5 and 15 people are dead and 160 were injured after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, TX, just outside of Waco. Firefighters were putting out a blaze at the plant when the explosion occurred at around 8PM. “It was a like a nuclear bomb went off,” Mayor [...]

Tracking Down Evansville/Newburgh Runners After Explosions at the Boston Marathon

Ashley Sollars — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:46:08 +0000

In the wake of the tragedy that happened Monday afternoon at the Boston Marathon, we are looking for our local runners. Unfortunately, not everyone crossed the finish line so their whereabouts are unknown to us. We have checked the Google Person Finder set up for the Boston Marathon but are unable to locate any of [...]

Indiana Department of Homeland Security Releases Phone Number for Hoosiers Having Difficulty Contacting Family in Boston

Ryan O'Bryan — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:22:29 +0000

The Indiana Department of Homeland Security has issued a statement in regards to Hoosiers attempting to reach friends and family in Boston area in the wake of Monday’s bombings. In an e-mail sent to media outlets, Media Relations representative John Erickson said the Department ”received information from a Massachusetts emergency management agency” that a special telephone [...]

What's the Red Equal Sign All Over Facebook?

Ashley Sollars — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:15:38 +0000

Have you seen a red equal sign on friends’ news feeds and profile pictures? In response to the Supreme Court’s reviewing of gay marriage, the Human Rights Campaign is using the symbol to support legalization. The Human Rights Campaign is an organization that focuses on making LGBT marriages legal in all states. The campaign has [...]

Rapper Gucci Mane Can't Even Get Arrested in Evansville

Mike Adams — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:16:29 +0000

Some artists are big in Japan; some cannot even get arrested in their hometown. However, if you are “zero-time” Grammy award winner Gucci Mane, it is your inability to get arrested in Evansville that could be an indication that you may need to fill out an employment application at McDonald's upon pulling into the next town.

Las Vegas Strip Closed for 15 Hours Following Shooting That Ended in Fatal Fiery Car Crash

Jordan Dawson — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 07:34:01 +0000

A shootout that ended in a car crash engulfed in flames on the Las Vegas strip closed down the main road where the incident left a cab driver, a passenger in the cab and a rapper dead, and four other people injured. According to CNN, a dispute broke out a little before 4:30 a.m. Thursday, [...]

An Asteroid Caused Dinosaur Extinction – Are Humans Next ?

Dave Westrich — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:05:28 +0000

Without the extinction of the dinosaurs, mammals, specifically humans, never could have risen to the top of the food chain because WE would have been the food for many of the (carnivorous) dinosaurs. We can thank an asteroid for that. Now another asteroid threatens to collide with Earth. Are we to become extinct, too?According to [...]

US Postal Service Plans to Eliminate Saturday Mail

Mike Adams — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:36:09 +0000

According to reports, the U.S. Postal Service plans to eliminate Saturday mail delivery in a brash attempt to trim nearly $2 billion of spending from the agency’s increasingly unstable budget.

Sources say that the agency is scheduled to make a formal announcement sometime on Wednesday and is expected to cease all Saturday mail

Hostage Situation In Alabama Ends With Child Safe

Gino Geruntino — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 23:12:52 +0000

The nearly week long hostage situation in Alabama involving a five-year-old boy has finally come to an end. According to officials in Alabama, the boy has been recovered safely by officers. His kidnapper, Jimmy Lee Dykes, was killed, when authorities stormed his underground bunker. The boy was taken from a school bus last week, [...]

Punxsutawney Phil Did Not See His Shadow – Get Ready for an Early Spring

Mike Adams — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:00:09 +0000

Apparently, the cold winter daze that most of us have been walking around in here in the tri-state will soon be uplifted, with warmer, spring like temperatures just around the corner. At least that is the consensus according to “Punxsutawney Phi,” who upon emerging from his Pennsylvania home at Gobbler’s Knob, earlier this morning, did not see his shadow.

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Punxsutawney Phil Does Not See Shadow; Predicts Early Spring

Joe Hyer — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 15:43:47 +0000

Spring will arrive early this year, according to America’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil. Phil did not see his shadow when he emerged from his home in Gobblers Knob, Pa. early Saturday morning. Legend has it that if the groundhog sees his shadow on Feb. 2 winter will last six more weeks. If he doesn’t [...]

Kentucky Hemp Legalization Debate Gains Support From Mitch McConnell

Mike Adams — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:13:06 +0000

While many Kentucky lawmakers oppose a new bill that would enable local farmers to grow hemp, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is not one of them. In fact, earlier this week, McConnell said that he whole-heartedly backs the case for legalizing hemp pr

Apollo 11 Engine Gives Hope for Future U.S. Space Travel

Dave Westrich — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:00:17 +0000

The bad news is, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has lost a bunch of funding the past few years and the space shuttles have been scuttled. Where do we go from here with space travel? What will be the mode of space travel, if any, for the future? This is where the Apollo 11 Engine comes in.