Regional News

  Ever wonder what's in your tap water? According to the National Drinking Water Database -  Environmental Working Group, throughout the country, there are over 316 chemicals in tap water. I searched the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility's - 2011 Water Quality Report to see what chemicals were found in Evansville tap water. Everything from Atrazine to NItrate was present. Now, the city is making

Users in the tri-state have reported an outage in AT&T services. The company has been notified and are working to restore service. The outage is due to equipment issues - if you are an AT&T user, you may experience issues with placing or taking phone calls.  ...

The number of homeless Indiana military vets is on the rise, according to a new report. The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority says that recent data indicates the state has experienced a 12 percent growth in homeless veterans, bringing the total to almost 745. Unfortunately, this spike has happened despite the availability of subsidy and voucher programs.

An owl had a harrowing experience in Burdette park early Tuesday morning. Park workers spotted the owl dangling from a tree branch about 35 feed up. The owl had a fishing hook caught in its wing and the fishing wire was tangled on the branch...

While child obesity may be a heavy subject in Indiana, there is new data that suggests that the Hoosier “fat kid” isn't sliming down. However, the good news is he doesn't appear to be getting any heavier either. According to research by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there has been a significant decrease of child obesity over the pat three years across 19 states, while 20 states, i

It was announced today by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission that Southern Indiana will be incorporating new area code 930 into new phone subscribers due to the shortage of 812 numbers. This change is considered an "overlay" which means only new subscribers will receive the new area code but we will all have to use the 10-digit number because there will be two area codes in the sa

From the Evansville Police Department: Evansville Police are trying to find 36 year old Jason P. Smith. His family reported him missing on Sunday afternoon. Smith was last seen walking in the 4600 block of Stringtown. He was wearing jean shorts and carrying a backpack...

When you think of Indiana, most people envision cornfields and cattle, not vineyards and wineries. However, a one-day event scheduled as part of the Indiana Uplands Wine Trail hopes to, perhaps, add a little more fun and refinement to the community.

Working class families across Indiana continue to struggle, as a new report finds that more residents have been falling into the “low income” bracket since the brutal recession began in 2007.

Illegally parking in a space designated for disabled motorists will now cost you double in the state of Indiana. Earlier last week, a new state law took effect that makes parking in a disabled spot without a permit an infraction that can result in a fine of $100 instead off the $50 citation that had been previously issued.