Things You Need to Know in Evansville IN Today – July 31, 2012

Need a quick update on what’s going on today? From weather to local/national news, to what’s trending to local entertainment – we’ve got it all just for you!

Local News

• Black Buggy building to become a bank
• Ryan Specht – second man involved in 1998 convenience store shooting to be released
• Deaconess Women’s Hospital named one of the best places to work in healthcare
• Several business along St. Joe evacuated Tuesday morning for possible gas leak

Weather

• Tri-State Weather – Partly Cloudy. Hotter & Humid with a Few Spotty Storms Developing After Noon (Best Chance Northeast of Evansville). High 95-100 with an Afternoon Heat Index Around 105.

Local Entertainment

• Trespass America Tour with Five Finger Death Punch & Many More Tonight @ Ford Center
• The Cake Boss to speak Sunday, August 5th at the Victory Theatre – VIP Tickets up for auction to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, General Admission still available via Ticketmaster
• Germania Maennerchor begins Volksfest 2012 this week

Olympics

Here are the headlines from day three of the London Olympics:

• 17-year-old swimming star Missy Franklin won the 100-meter backstroke. It marks her first gold medal.
  • Franklin, who goes to high school in Auroa, Co. dedicated the win to those affected by the tragic shooting earlier this month.
• The U.S. men’s gymnastic had a poor showing on Monday. Several members of the team fell during the competition. China, Japan and Britain took home medals.
  • The U.S. Team was the favorite to take home the gold medal.
• Americans Venus and Serena Williams both advanced in the tennis competition at Wimbledon

TSMInteractive has a complete wrap-up of the day’s headlines: http://tsminteractive.com/2012-summer-olympics-recap-day-3-missy-franklin-and-matt-grevers-win-gold-medals/

MEDAL COUNT

The medal count after Sunday’s competitions:

China — 17 medals
9 Gold, 5 Silver, 3 Bronze

United States — 17 medals
5 Gold, 7 Silver, 5 Bronze

Japan — 11 medals
1 Gold, 4 Silver, 6 Bronze

Click here for a complete medal count.

Guide to the TV coverage of today’s events: http://www.nbcolympics.com/get-local/tvlistings.html

National/World News

• Over 600 Million without power in India
• Apple to release iPhone 5 in September
• Olympic tweet lands reporter in hot water
• Open arguments set for today in Drew Peterson case
• Miss Teen USA Crowned

The Top 15 Google Trends

• Missy Franklin
• Tom Daley
• Mens Gymnastics
• OJ Murdock
• London 2012 fencing
• Jordyn Wieber
• Shawn Johnson
• McKayla Maroney
• Nadia Comaneci
• Dana Vollmer
• Montenegro
• Ryan Lochte
• John Orozco
• Olympic Games
• Olympic schedule

Twitter Trends

• #earlymorningfollowspree
• #RappersOnFoodStamps
• #15ThingsAboutMyBestfriend
• National Cheesecake Day
• Maeve Binchy
• Jerry Springer
• Cheech & Chong
• Still Up
• #PeopleIHaveSeenLive

Box Office Report

The Dark Knight Rises led the box office results again this weekend. Screencrush.com has the complete list.

This weekend’s top money makers were:

1. The Dark Knight Rises – $64 million
2. Ice Age: Continental Driver – $13.3 million
3. The Watch – $13 million
4. Step Up: Revolution – $11.8 million
5. Ted – $7.4 million