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Marsha Abell Wants Evansville City Council to ‘Think Long and Hard’ About Downtown Hotel Vote
After seeing the headline in the paper that says "Nixing hotel deal may nix The Centre," we decided to go to the source and talk to Marsha Abell about the hotel, and the city council.
Six city council members who have announced that they will vote no on the city spending $37...
LST on Display in Owensboro This Weekend – Returns to Evansville Monday
The LST has been away from it's Evansville home for a three week excursion to Charleston and Huntington, West Virginia. The ship is open through this weekend for tours in Owensboro before returning to it's home dock.
The LST will lift anchor and depart Owensboro at 8 AM on Monday and is expected in Evansville around noon...
Downtown Hotel in Jeopardy
The decision to build a downtown convention hotel, using public funds to subsidize the project, will come down to a city council vote on Monday.
If that vote were to be taken today, it looks like it would not pass. Five of the nine council members have stated that they will vote no on the Mayor's proposal that the city provide $37...
Tecumseh High School Goes on Lockdown
Parents of Tecumseh High School students were alerted this morning that the school was on lockdown.
Tecumseh High School principle Richard Lance told us that there is no eminent threat, but the school took precautionary measures after the sheriff's office notified the school that they were searching for a crime suspect in the area...
Vote on Downtown Evansville Convention Hotel Put on Hold
The downtown convention hotel project has hit another roadblock and has been put on hold once again.
Mayor Lloyd Winnecke and the Evansville City Council have agreed to allow time for Crowe Horwath, LLP to answer questions from council.
ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
The ACLU has filed suit against the Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation over policies regarding student use of service animals.
The lawsuit is being filed on behalf of two students in the EVSC who require the use of service dogs...
Evansville Police Respond to Grenade Scare at High School
Evansville police responded to a call around 8 this morning about a possible grenade outside of Reitz High School. When police arrived, instead of a grenade, they found what is believed to be fireworks.
Police are still investigating the incident...
Cross the River Evansville to Hold Rally to Support Cross Display
A judge may have ruled that the proposed display of crosses on the riverfront is unconstitutional, but that hasn’t stopped the display or the ceremony to celebrate the display.
The Kunkel Group offered the McCurdy parking lot (on Riverside Drive) as a location for the 30 crosses to be displayed...
Court Rules Evansville Cross Display Unconstitutional
A federal judge has ruled that the prosed display of crosses on Evansville’s riverfront will not be allowed. U.S. District Judge Sarah Evans Barker said that the "Cross the River" display would violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment...
Your Guide to Evansville’s ShrinersFest 2013
Here’s your guide to all of the activities this weekend at ShrinersFest:
Friday
Food booths on Riverside are open all day.
Friday is rehearsal day for our air show teams and pilots to become oriented with the downtown riverfront...