Things You Need to Know in Evansville IN Today – July 18, 2012
Tri-State Weather – Sun & Clouds. Very Hot & Very Humid with a Few Scattered Storms Developing. High 95-100 with a Heat Index of 105-110.- Casino Aztar - Work should begin next month on a major renovation of the Casino Aztar Hotel.
- Nelson Mandela – Today is Nelson Mandela’s 94th birthday.
- Bond Set - Bond has been set for Brian Powers for $100,000. He has been accused of stabbing three homeless men in the Evansville area.
- Indiana/IBM Lawsuit – A judge ruled that the state of Indiana cannot collect from the lawsuit filed against IBM for the state’s failed welfare system overhaul.
- Toy Story 4 – Rumors are swirling that a fourth Toy Story movie is a possibility. We learned yesterday that the project for Finding Nemo 2 was advancing.
- Kitty Wells – The legendary country singer passed away at the age of 92. She’s credited with paving the way for other female country legends like Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn.
- Jon Lord – The influential keyboardist of Deep Purple died at the age of 71. He suffered a pulmonary embolism on Monday.
- Marissa Mayer – She is the fifth CEO of the Yahoo! in five years. She’s a former well respected executive at Google, and some experts think she can save Yahoo!.
- Stephen Covey – The author of “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” died this week. He was involved in a serious bicycle accident three months ago.
- Mermaid Body Found – In response to a new documentary, NOAA is reporting that mermaids do not exist.
- Jason Kidd – The newly signed NY Knick crashed into a telephone pole early Sunday morning in the Hamptons. Police have charged the NBA star with a DWI.
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