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The Kentucky Lottery would like to remind you that you are turning your kids into a bunch of degenerate gamblers this holiday season. At least that is what some officials seem to think. The Kentucky lottery board recently implemented a new, statewide gambling initiative aimed at educating parents about the dangers of purchasing lottery tickets as Christmas gifts for children under 18 years of age.

Hoosier Basketball will relive their 15 minutes of Hollywood stardom early next year when it inducts the creators of the critically acclaimed basketball film ‘Hoosiers’ into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. Earlier today, event organizers announced that in March 2013, they will be inducting ‘Hoosiers’ director David Anspaugh and screenwriter Angelo Pizzo as recipients of the St...

There is a lot going on Thanksgiving weekend here in the tri-state – If you plan to get your weekend started early, nearly every bar in town has karaoke and pool, and if they don’t, they have booze and food – you can’t miss. This weekend’s highlights include the grand opening of the Tin Man Brewing Company, Ritzy’s Fantasy of Lights at Garvin Park and the Reitz Home Museum’s 2012 Victorian Christm

An Evansville man has literally gone miles out of his way to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy – about 862 miles to be more precise. Stan Gregory, 57, made the decision to help the citizens of Little Ferry, New Jersey after seeing the aftermath of the destructive hurricane that pushed through the city several weeks ago, leaving many residents without food, shelter and little hope...

While hunters are doing their best to thin out the deer population this year, many of these creatures are meeting their demise by way of speeding motorists on Indiana’s highways and byways. Unfortunately, when unexpected collisions with wildlife happen, it can lead to serious injury – even death...

If you are planning to get your holiday weekend started a little early this year with some friends at the local tavern, Evansville law enforcement officials would like to remind you that you could end up having Thanksgiving dinner in the county jail...

The state of Indiana is getting poorer, according to the latest report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. A recent study indicates that here in Indiana, the bridge between wealthy and poor has significantly widened over recent years, with 5 percent of Indiana’s richest households earning 12 times more than the bottom 20 percent of the state’s households...

The first portion of the Interstate 69 highway extension is scheduled to open to traffic on Monday, but not before Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and Lieutenant Governor-elect Sue Ellspermann christen the project in an official ribbon cutting ceremony...

An oil rig has exploded in the Gulf of Mexico near Grand Isle, Louisiana, sending four people to the hospital, with two believed to be missing, according to the United States Coast Guard. According to Jefferson Parish Councilman Chris Roberts, the oil rig is a shallow water production platform owned by Black Elk Energy that sits near West Cote Blanche Bay...

You may think the only thing prisoners do while incarcerated is lift weights, start fights and well, other horrifying things. However, some of those doing time in Terre Haute, Indiana are helping to raise thousands of fish for a couple of Indiana fish-stocking initiatives...