guns and hoses

Mackenzie Elliott is so awesome, even Barbie wants to be like her.

30 local first responders representing Team Guns and Team Hoses took to the boxing ring inside Evansville's Ford Center to raise money for charity with Guns & Hoses XIII.

The crew at Evansville-based Concept Sound and Light (the men and women responsible bringing Guns and Hoses to life with, well, sound and lights) post a time-lapse video condensing Saturday's three-and-a-half-hour Guns and Hoses event, including setup and tear down, into just over three minutes.

Mickey Phernetton, the 19-year-old daughter of 911 Gives Hope founder, Evansville Police Officer Patrick Phernetton, shared a special moment with one of the biggest artists in the history of music Friday night before his sold-out show at the KFC YUM! Center in Louisville.

All the great ring announcers have a catchphrase they're known for, so it only makes since for me to try and come up with my own ahead of Guns and Hoses IV.

This may be hard to believe, but not everything you read on Facebook is true.

An Evansville firefighter and police officer have put aside the friendly "Guns versus Hoses" rivalry to create an amazing piece of art that will be raffled off to benefit 911 Gives Hope.

Tickets for the annual Guns and Hoses benefit are on sale!

Four years ago when Evansville Police officers and Firefighters decided to put on a charity boxing match to benefit local children, 911 Gives Hope and Guns & Hoses were born. After the first Guns & Hoses, 911 gives hope was able to distribute about $20,000 to local children's charities.