EVANSVILLE — An Evansville police officer was placed on leave and arrested Friday after detectives accused him of pointing a handgun at a fellow officer while intoxicated
was booked at the Vanderburgh County jail Friday morning on one count of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon
Stephenson later secured his release after posting a $500 bond
Stephenson’s arrest traces an April 25 incident at the Fraternal Order of Police lodge
where he attended an event honoring several officers who had recently completed their first year of service for the city
according to Evansville Police Department spokesman Sgt
whom Aussieker described as being “highly intoxicated,” reportedly sought to convince several of his colleagues to “continue the celebration by going to another bar” after the event at the FOP lodge wound down
He was off duty and out of uniform at the time
The police union lodge at 801 Court Street in Downtown Evansville features an on-site bar
“When one of (the) three officers decided to leave
Stephenson pulled a firearm from a holster and pointed it at him,” Aussieker wrote in a news release
“The firearm involved was not Stephenson’s department-issued firearm.”
Aussieker said he placed multiple phone calls to witnesses
including a recorded call in which Stephenson “100% owns up to it."
EPD administrators were made aware of the incident the following morning
and Stephenson was placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of a criminal investigation
That investigation substantiated the allegation that Stephenson pointed a handgun at a fellow officer
“Nearby surveillance videos captured some of the incident,” the release states
“The incident did not occur directly in front of any of the cameras
but the footage was able to confirm witness accounts of the incident.”
The EPD brought their findings to the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office
which moved to charge Stephenson with one count of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon Friday morning
“When probable cause was established to charge Stephenson
his leave was updated to unpaid administrative leave,” Aussieker wrote
“The Police Merit Commission will vote to determine Stephenson’s punishment
court records did not yet state when Stephenson would appear before a judge
Houston may be contacted at houston.harwood@courierpress.com
EVANSVILLE — The man accused of fatally shooting 23-year-old Kevion K
Mann last year will serve nearly 17 years in prison
after he pleaded guilty to one count of voluntary manslaughter
prosecutors agreed to dismiss the murder charge Keymontai Madison
Vanderburgh County Superior Court Judge Wayne Trockman sentenced Madison to serve 17 years and 182 days in prison
though Madison will receive about nine months' credit for time served
voluntary manslaughter occurs when a person kills while acting under "sudden heat," a condition that would cause a person to experience anger
resentment or terror sufficient to obscure their ability to reason
Evansville police arrested Madison on Aug. 5, 2024, one day after Mann was shot outside the Kennedy Towers public housing complex
The Vanderburgh County Coroner's Office said Mann died from a "gunshot wound of the head." Detectives accused Madison of firing the fatal shots
Mann was born in Newburgh and attended Bosse High School before going on to work at an Evansville warehouse, according to his obituary
"Kevion (Mann) enjoyed basketball and track and just recently started fishing," his obituary states
"He loved spending time with his siblings and family and enjoyed playing video games and going to the gun range."
Police arrested a second man in connection with Mann's killing
identified in court papers as 26-year-old Mark A
for allegedly acting as a getaway driver for Madison
Dow faces one count of assisting a criminal in the commission of a murder
Dow has pleaded not guilty and is still awaiting trial
While Madison’s decision to plead guilty means prosecutors have yet to present all of the state's evidence during a trial
police affidavits provide an account of the fatal shooting
When officers arrived at Kennedy Towers just after 3:30 p.m
they found Mann lying on the sidewalk suffering from "multiple gunshot wounds," Dow's arrest affidavit states
Paramedics transported Mann to Deaconess Hospital
Surveillance footage recovered by investigators showed Mann approaching a group of men
in Kennedy Towers' parking lot prior to the shooting
Detectives said the footage appeared to show the prelude to an altercation
Mann was seen taking several steps toward Madison
Crime scene technicians would later recover three 9mm shell casings not far from where Mann fell
Dow was reportedly standing near Mann when he was shot
and Dow's arrest affidavit states that he was captured on surveillance footage driving Madison away from Kennedy Towers in a white Chevrolet sedan
"Dow parks in the middle of (Cherry Street) and waits for the suspect who shot the victim to run over to his vehicle," the affidavit reads
"The suspect then gets in the back seat and Dow flees the area as the getaway driver."
Before Madison is alleged to have gotten into Dow's car
detectives said surveillance footage showed Madison entering and then exiting his own vehicle
A search of Madison's car turned up an "extended" handgun magazine loaded with the same 9mm ammunition recovered near the scene of the shooting
a trial in Dow's case has not yet been scheduled
Dow is to appear in court May 21 to discuss his attempts to retain a private defense attorney
Houston Harwood can be contacted at houston.harwood@courierpress.com
EVANSVILLE — The full scale of the financial crimes perpetrated by one highly placed Vanderburgh County judicial employee has emerged in acts referenced — but unnamed — in court papers
A Courier & Press investigation into the facts behind the wire fraud charge to which former Prosecutor's Office Finance Director Regene Newman will plead guilty July 31 found Newman has admitted to more than misappropriating $90,408 from that office
The bulk of that money — more than $60,000 — was spent in unauthorized purchases with a debit card connected to My Goals
a nonprofit for at-risk youth started in 2011 by then-Prosecutor Nick Hermann
The Courier & Press discovered Newman also is pleading guilty to misappropriating $10,725 from Vanderburgh County drug treatment court programs (drug court, therapeutic work release and electronic home detention), whose books she oversaw as business director of Vanderburgh County Community Corrections
Community Corrections had hired her away from the prosecutor's office in 2021
More: Former Vanderburgh County prosecutor's finance director pleads guilty to wire fraud
The treatment court programs were named only as Victim 2 in Newman's plea agreement
which didn't explain how Newman misappropriated the $10,725
too — one that also isn't named in the plea agreement Newman signed with the U.S
Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Indiana in April
according to its articles of incorporation
is to "assist in providing rehabilitative treatment to those addicted to drugs."
FAIR isn't seeking restitution because Newman settled the debt out of court
the supervising judge over Community Corrections
said he commissioned a private audit that identified the misappropriated FAIR funds
He discussed those losses with evident disgust
"We use the FAIR account to help do things for our (treatment court program) participants that we can’t use public money to do — maternity clothing for pregnant participants
incentives for when people are doing well," Trockman said
did not respond to a request to speak about the case
Trockman would not release the private audit of FAIR or disclose how much Newman is believed to have misappropriated from the nonprofit
Attorney's Office confirmed Friday that $125,063 is the amount Newman gained from the wire fraud scheme it charged
but it is pursuing a money judgment and restitution order only for $101,133.55 for two victims
Trockman said FAIR settled with Newman using her accrued termination pay after she was fired from her $74,977-per-year Community Corrections job in March 2023
Vanderburgh County records obtained by public records request indicate Newman
More: Community corrections fires former prosecutor's aide over nonprofit spending
(Newman's settlement payment to FAIR) was more than that — but she paid it," Trockman said
What did Newman spend the money on? Trockman wouldn't say, but he noted Courier & Press reporting in 2023 that bank statements for My Goals showed ATM and bank withdrawals and thousands of dollars in purchases at fast food restaurants
pharmacies and supermarkets and out-of-town shopping sprees
"It was all consistent with what was found and reported through the not-for-profit at the prosecutor’s office (My Goals)," the judge said
Community Corrections provides therapeutic services such as drug and alcohol treatment
a GED program and other services for sentenced defendants
At the time of her firing Newman was in charge of the roughly $3 million program's financial affairs
But Trockman had not known until the Courier & Press told him that Newman was pleading guilty to misappropriating $10,725 from Vanderburgh County drug treatment court programs
He said that was confirmed to him on Wednesday by Assistant U.S
which also didn't explain how Newman misappropriated the $10,725
The losses had been identified in an independent Indiana State Board of Accounts (SBOA) audit that Trockman says the Federal Bureau of Investigation arranged after Community Corrections contacted the FBI with suspicions about Newman
But SBOA "never reported it to me," Trockman said
After talking with SBOA Chief of Staff Jennifer Gauger on Wednesday
he still doesn't know the details of Newman's thefts from treatment court programs
"When I see that State Board of Accounts report
I’ll know and you’ll know when I know," the judge said
and she said it’s confidential until the sentencing."
Attorney Miller also wouldn't shed any light on the matter
The Courier & Press asked Gauger about the audit and got the same answer
"This matter is currently part of an ongoing investigation
so I am not at liberty to provide any updates or information at this time," Gauger said by email
Trockman admitted it's galling that the Superior Court judge supervising Vanderburgh County's treatment court programs wasn't apprised of the results of a state audit of those programs and can't obtain it now
Trockman said the federal prosecutor told him Newman plans on making a significant payment toward restitution before sentencing on July 31
Current Prosecutor Diana Moers, who defeated Hermann in a 2022 Republican primary election
plans to show up at Newman's sentencing hearing in July to make a victim impact statement
Moers took a special interest in cooperating with authorities investigating Newman's crimes even though Newman was long gone when she arrived
The prosecutor's office could have used the money Newman stole for crime prevention and anti-drug programs
"I’m going to push for a harsh sentence," the prosecutor said
Moers prosecuted violations of the Indiana Securities and Loan Broker Acts earlier in her career as a lawyer for the Indiana Secretary of State’s Office
"I feel like a lot of times the amount of money they steal versus the amount of time they get — it doesn’t match up," she said
Maybe it’s worth it.' I just don’t think that that’s right
Trockman doesn't intend to make a victim impact statement
who will sentence Newman in Evansville's federal courthouse
"I intend to write a letter to Judge Young expressing my dismay over Ms
Newman’s actions and the betrayal of her trust," Trockman said
"When something like this happens to you and your trust is betrayed
After Newman's firing Community Corrections consulted then-County Auditor Brian Gerth to establish safeguards to ensure no single employee can have enough unfettered control to commit the same kinds of financial crimes Newman did
"We have a set of new procedures that have two sets of eyes on everything," he said
“It’s just very sad that it even happened.”
there is the prospect that more details about Newman's crimes will be released after she is sentenced
Attorney's Office said a sentencing memo will be posted on public access federal court records a week or two before sentencing
and those typically contain more information
Regene Newman's wearying saga of theft and misplaced trust has no winners
Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInEVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - One of the suspects who had been charged with the murder of 23-year-old Kevion K. Mann has been sentenced after reaching a plea deal
Court records show Keymontai Madison’s murder charge was dropped
and he pled guilty to voluntary manslaughter
He’s been sentenced to 17 and a half years in prison
Police say the shooting happened in August 2024 on MLK Boulevard near Kennedy Tower
The other person charged in the case
it's lights out for an Eastside fitness studio
I remember wanting to get all of the Tae Bo VHS tapes
Having the ability to work out in your own space
many gyms offer different group fitness classes like boxing
but boutique fitness spots offer a specific workout with one theme
Rumble Boxing is a franchise, and with that comes start-up fees and other property costs that can be difficult to keep up with, especially in this economy. I have several friends who have worked out and even taught classes at Rumble, but today I noticed that some folks were asking why Rumble was closed.
Yeah unfortunately we had to close immediately due to lack of business growth
Our community and team was exceptional just couldn’t continue to sustain an unprofitable business
We want to Thank the Evansville community for supporting us for the past 18 months and we tried so hard to make it work but just couldn’t turn the business around!/pullquotes]
It's sad that the business didn't even make it two years in Evansville
The location is prime property off of Burkhardt Rd
so I'm sure the rent was pretty expensive
Maybe we can find those old Billy Blanks workouts on YouTube
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Rumble Boxing is a franchise, and with that comes start-up fees and other property costs that can be difficult to keep up with, especially in this economy. I have several friends who have worked out and even taught classes at Rumble, but today I noticed that some folks were asking why Rumble was closed.
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(WFIE) - Evansville Police say they were called to a crash early Sunday morning
They say it was at Barker and Ray Becker Parkway
Police say 911 received several calls about a crashed truck with a man in the driver’s seat
police say they found a pickup truck with heavy damage
Police say a blood alcohol test showed he was .162
EVANSVILLE — A 3-year-old boy accidentally shot himself with a pistol he found lying unattended on a living room couch Sunday morning
prompting Evansville police to arrest the alleged gun owner for child neglect and other offenses
Officers arrested 26-year-old Antonio Harrell hours after he and the boy’s mother rushed the child to an Evansville hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound
according to a sworn affidavit drafted by an Evansville Police Department detective
Harrell dropped the child off with the child's mother at Deaconess Hospital and allegedly returned to the scene of the shooting
an apartment in the 1400 block of Dresden Street
where police say he removed a firearm and a spent shell casing from the apartment before he spoke with investigators
Harrell faces two preliminary counts of child neglect
one charged as a Level 3 felony and the second charged as a Level 6 felony; one count of obstruction of justice
and one count of unlawful carrying of a handgun
is reported to have shot himself with what EPD Detective Paul Klein described as a “pistol-caliber carbine.”
pistol-caliber carbines fire handgun ammunition and are typically larger than a standard pistol but smaller
Officers met with the boy’s mother just after 10 a.m
where doctors said the boy was undergoing treatment for a gunshot wound to his left arm
“He also had bullet fragments visible in the wound,” Klein wrote in Harrell’s arrest affidavit
The boy would later be transported to a hospital outside Evansville
Witness testimony would help piece together what happened inside the Dresden Street apartment earlier Sunday morning
The boy’s mother reportedly told investigators that she and her three children awoke around 8:30 a.m
After she and Harrell walked into the apartment’s kitchen
they heard the blast of a gunshot reverberate from the living room
When the woman rushed to the source of the blast
she discovered that her 3-year-old son had been shot
The woman’s 5-year-old son was also in the living room at the time of the shooting
Harrell picked the child up and rushed him to the hospital
they reported finding a hole in the living room sofa and a projectile lodged in the frame of the couch
Officers photographed blood droplets in the kitchen and living room
he told me that the victim had been shot by his dad’s gun,” the affidavit states
Harrell is not the biological father of the 3-year-old victim
and after the boy was transported to the hospital
Harrell would go on to tell the boy’s mother that he was at his uncle’s home in the 200 block of South Grand Avenue and that the authorities could find him there
they said Harrell was cooperative and in tears
Harrell’s uncle led detective Klein into the home and directed him to the weapon Harrell is alleged to have brought there after the shooting
Klein identified the firearm as a Freedom Ordnance 9mm FX-9 pistol-caliber carbine
During a police interview at EPD headquarters
Harrell provided investigators with his account of what happened
Harrell said he had been drinking with friends Saturday and that he spent the night at the Dresden Street apartment
“(Harrell) said he needed the firearm for protection and slept with it on the sofa in the living room,” Klein wrote
he had the barrel of the gun pointed toward his head in case it was to accidentally go off
it would only hurt him and not anyone else in the home.”
Harrell said that he woke up Sunday morning and walked into the kitchen to speak with the boy’s mother
leaving the firearm unattended and partially covered up by a blanket
Harrell said he heard a gunshot ring out from the apartment’s living room
teeing up a scramble to transport the now-injured 3 year old to the hospital
Detectives allege that Harrell improperly handled evidence in the aftermath of the shooting
namely a spent shell casing that officers failed to recover during a sweep of the apartment
“When I asked (Harrell) if he had removed the shell casing… he initially hesitated,” Klein wrote
“He then admitted that he had picked up the shell casing after returning from the hospital
he told me that it was probably somewhere in the van that he drove or near his grandmother's or uncle’s houses.”
Harrell reportedly told police he had not sought to tamper with evidence
Court records show Harrell pleaded guilty to burglary
Police say the conviction barred Harrell from possessing a firearm
Harrell is scheduled to appear in Vanderburgh County Circuit Court for his initial hearing at 1 p.m
court records did not yet list Harrell’s bond
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EVANSVILLE – The Vanderburgh County Coroner's office has released the name of a deceased man found in Pigeon Creek earlier this week.
Officials on Friday identified him as 57-year-old Gary Brian Wilson
The coroner's office ruled his cause of death as drowning
A group of kayakers discovered Wilson around 7 p.m
Sunday floating in the water in a "congested area of driftwood," just south of Diamond Avenue
the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's office said in a news release earlier in the week
"The individual appeared to be male and was determined to be beyond any lifesaving measures,” the release stated
Court records list an address for Wilson not far from Pigeon Creek
Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Evansville on Tuesday
more than a dozen people were taken to a jail in Hopkins County
That’s according to Hopkins County Jailer Mike Lewis
who said the county jail he operates in Madisonville recently executed a contract with the federal government to hold ICE detainees while their immigration cases are pending
Lewis said anyone arrested by ICE and booked into the Hopkins County jail Tuesday was transported there from the Evansville area following an ICE enforcement operation in Southern Indiana
Lewis said the Hopkins County jail received several ICE detainees from the Bloomington
None of the ICE detainees were apprehended by Hopkins County law enforcement
Hopkins County handles transportation and housing on behalf of ICE
14 people were booked at the Hopkins County jail in connection with ICE arrests
though booking records reviewed by the Courier & Press don’t list the detainees addresses or state where they hailed from
“We were aware of the ICE involvement in Evansville and we transported and housed for that operation,” Lewis told the Courier & Press
and I think we only got three or four out of Bloomington
I think we got 14 from the Evansville area on Tuesday.”
Lewis said ICE arrests differ from those typically carried out by state and local law enforcement because some detainees may have already completed their court cases
while others may still need to go before federal immigration judges
they could be anywhere along from the beginning to the end,” Lewis said with regard to the detainees’ immigration cases
“They could be somebody who’s just been picked up for the first time for having violated the law while here legally
or they could be somebody who’s already marked for deportation.”
the warrant… They give us that form and we hold them based on that.”
Lewis said the Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office would facilitate transporting detainees to federal court for immigration proceedings or to other ICE detention facilities
Hopkins County Judge Executive Jack Whitfield Jr
said the county’s jail recently received certification from the federal government to house ICE detainees for periods extending beyond 72 hours
“The federal rate is higher than the state rate,” Whitfield said of the payments Hopkins County receives for housing ICE detainees
as opposed to other state and federal inmates
“The detainees are going to be taken somewhere
so I think it’s as good or probably better than most places they could go
so they’re not having to be trucked a long way
and that’s ICE detainees or any other federal inmates.”
(WFIE) - The 2024 Indiana Congressional candidate Gabriel Whitley
who plead guilty to lying to the Federal Election Commission
Whitley has been sentenced to 3 months in prison with time served to be credited towards this sentence
[Legal trouble surrounds former Evansville mayoral candidate]
Court records show he will be under supervised release for one year
As we’ve previously reported
he plead guilty of fabricating contributions allegedly made to his campaign
had contributed approximately $222,690 to “Honest Gabe for Congress.”
Whitley falsified a $100,000 loan to his campaign
(WFIE) - Evansville Police say they arrested a Georgia man after he was driving the wrong way on a one way street towards their marked police car
Officers say they were driving north on South Garvin Street just after midnight Saturday morning
That’s when they say 46-year-old Derrick Perry was coming towards them and another vehicle
Officers turned on their lights and stopped Perry’s car
EPD says they could smell alcohol coming out the vehicle
he handed two cards that were not his driver’s license
Perry told officers that he and his passenger were on their way back from a bar
where he had three drinks prior to leaving
Perry was arrested and taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail
(WFIE) - An Evansville couple is facing child neglect charges after deputies say their young child was found outside
Deputies say they were called to Ohara Drive
They say a young child was found naked on neighbor’s porch
and when the neighbors picked up the child
they say she smelled badly and there was no supervision in sight
Deputies say the door to the home the child came from was standing open
They say they knocked and announced themselves several times
Deputies say there was a strong odor of urine coming from the home
They say Colbert told them he believed his little girl was asleep in her room
They also learned there was an open DCS case from the same thing happening in November
and on the way to the child’s room they saw a dirty diaper with dried feces
They say the child’s bed had toys all over it
who deputies say also had the same overwhelming smell as the younger child
and deputies say one of them was treated for bed bug bites at the hospital
Deputies say there were also dangerous items in reach of the children and visible cockroach activity in the home
Jessica Colbert were booked into jail Thursday
EVANSVILLE – Former Evansville mayoral candidate "Honest Gabe" Whitley was sentenced to three months in prison this week after pleading guilty to making false statements to the Federal Election Commission
The charge stemmed from fake contributions Whitley claimed on various campaign finance reports between 2023 and 2024 during his failed run in the Republican primary for Indiana's 7th District congressional seat
According to the initial complaint filed in U.S
Whitley made up the biographical details of dozens of people and claimed over $200,000 in false contributions on quarterly and year-end reports for “Honest Gabe for Congress.”
Whitley also falsely claimed to loan his own campaign $100,000
All the while he acted as his own treasurer and certified in official records that the contributions and reports were “true
correct and complete” to the best of his knowledge
Sweeney sentenced Whitley to three months of incarceration in the custody of U.S
as well as a year of supervised release afterward
The judgement recommends Whitley "serve his term of imprisonment at the lowest security level deemed appropriate" and undergo a mental health evaluation
Whitley wasn’t listed in the Bureau of Prison’s database
Calling himself "Honest Gabe," Whitley inserted himself into Evansville right-wing politics starting in 2018
he declared his candidacies for everything from Vanderburgh County Commissioner to the Indiana Statehouse to Evansville mayor
usually dropping out before any vote took place
launched in 2022 and ended several months before the 2023 Republican primary
The sentencing comes more than two years after an investigation by the Courier & Press’ Tom Langhorne found that multiple people listed on different Whitley campaign finance reports claimed to have never heard of him
Whitley denied falsifying the reports at the time
He went on to file a lawsuit against Langhorne
the Courier & Press and USA Today in federal court
Whitley has also filed federal complaints against the FBI
And those are just a few of the multitude of court cases involving Whitley in recent years
In November, a Marion County Superior Court Judge ordered him to pay $400,000 to Indianapolis attorney and journalist Abdul-Hakim Shabazz after blog and X posts reportedly authored by Whitley accused Shabazz of pedophilia and theft
Shabazz has never been charged with any such crime and he vehemently denied the accusations
The two are also embroiled in criminal court. In August, the Marion County Prosecutor’s office charged Whitley with a Level 6 felony count of intimidation after he allegedly threatened Shabazz on social media
the since-deleted Facebook group “Young Conservatives of Southern Indiana” and Whitley’s supposed associate Spencer McDaniel after they reportedly calling him a pedophile online
Kendall has never been charged with any such crime and forcefully denied the accusations
Judge Mary Margaret Lloyd eventually dismissed Whitley as a defendant after “McDaniel” hopped on his personal Facebook page and took responsibility for the posts
But a Courier & Press investigation last year could find no evidence McDaniel exists
said he believed Spencer was Gabe’s “fictional alter ego.” When a reporter asked Whitley about it
he offered this explanation: “all I can say is for Abdul and Rob is ‘prove it!’”
Kendall and Shabazz filed a motion to dismiss the case last year after no one was able to locate McDaniel
"The plaintiff does request that this court take note of the report he has provided showing that former Defendant Gabriel Whitley and Spencer McDaniel were alleged to be the same individual who wrote the defamatory remarks against him," Shabazz wrote in the motion
He eventually launched his “Honest Gabe for Congress” campaign and made it as far as Election Day in the Republican primary for the 7th District congressional seat
Easton Corbin is heading to the Victory Theatre
and WKDQ has your chance to score a pair of tickets
Easton Corbin is heading out on the road this spring, and he's got a stop planned in the Tri-State! On June 20th, he will be playing the Victory Theatre with special guest Dillon Carmichael
Easton is known for hits like 'A Little More Country Than That' and 'Roll With It.' Throughout his career
Easton has stayed true to traditional country music
has even had seven singles end up in the top 10
His upcoming show at the Victory Theatre is certainly not one to be missed
If you want to see Easton Corbin and Dillon Carmichael at the Victory Theatre, tickets are on sale now, and you can grab yours now through Ticketmaster or the Ford Center Box Office. And if you're feeling lucky
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Easton Corbin is heading out on the road this spring, and he's got a stop planned in the Tri-State! On June 20th, he will be playing the Victory Theatre with special guest Dillon Carmichael
If you want to see Easton Corbin and Dillon Carmichael at the Victory Theatre, tickets are on sale now, and you can grab yours now through Ticketmaster or the Ford Center Box Office. And if you're feeling lucky
(WFIE) - There’s another chance coming up to see “Long Island Medium” Theresa Caputo
She’ll be at the Old National Events Plaza on Friday
Fans can pick up tickets early starting Thursday
by visiting the venue’s social media pages
Pre-show VIP Photo opportunities will also be available
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(WFIE) - The Four Horseman are returning to Evansville
They’ll make a stop at The Victory Theatre on September 12
You can get them at the Ford Center Ticket Office or at online at Ticketmaster
The Four Horseman call themselves the only “album quality” Metallica tribute band on the planet
EVANSVILLE — Under fire from his political opponents for a perceived lack of accessibility
8th District Congressman Mark Messmer plans to show up Tuesday night
Messmer isn't going to hold a public town hall
but he does plan to stage a live telephone town hall meeting from 5 p.m
The purpose: "to discuss the issues most important to YOU," states Messmer's social media
Those who want to participate can sign up to do so here
on a link that offers them the chance to "speak directly to Rep
Mark Messmer" if they will first provide their names
More: Dems think they have a shot at winning 8th District in 2026 -- and a possible candidate
Messmer would not speak with the Courier & Press when the newspaper asked him by email to discuss his objectives with the event
the points he anticipates making and his counter to political opponents who say he is inaccessible
"I look forward to hearing from my constituents and discussing important issues affecting Hoosiers in the 8th District," it stated
Accessibility to constituents and media has emerged as an issue with Messmer
Messmer's staff asked employees at the Boonville Public Library to call the police on constituents during a mobile office hours event — even though the mostly older attendees weren’t breaking any rules
Messmer also has refused to speak to the Courier & Press
which serves by far the largest county in his 21-county district
He sent the newspaper an email saying it reported he didn't debate his 2024 election opponents when he did
Messmer cited a single joint public appearance with his two opponents, an Aug. 25 Posey County Farm Bureau event that they called a candidate forum lacking any opportunity for rebuttal among candidates. Other than that event, which occurred three weeks after the Indiana Farm Bureau's political action committee endorsed Messmer
he would not appear on the same stage with his opponents
In March, hundreds of people attended an anti-Messmer rally in Evansville at which the first-term Republican congressman was pilloried for not having held a town hall meeting three months into his tenure
More: Anti-Messmer rally in Evansville targets Trump and Musk
But most of those people are Democratic activists who likely never voted for Messmer and never will
chairman of the Vanderburgh County Republican Party
It doesn't mean voters as a whole are disenchanted with Messmer
and I think members of his office are pretty available," Moers said
"I think some of the people that are really critical of
just all of our elected officials in general — and I'm talking to people that have like
very outspoken opinions of our elected officials — it's typically the same folks over and over again
There are people in those groups that you're just not going to make happy with anything that you do."
8th District Democratic Chairman Dave Crooks told the Courier & Press in March that Democrats think Messmer already has made himself politically vulnerable over the accessibility issue
The people who will attend an Indivisible Evansville event at McCollough Public Library to coincide with Messmer's telephone town hall may not be happy with anything he says
Indivisible is encouraging supporters to register to speak with Messmer
They call their event "A Mass Call-In for Real Accountability."
Mark Messmer is holding a 'tele-town hall' where he controls who speaks
and avoids the public eye," Indivisible states on Facebook
we’re showing up together to demand answers
and make our voices impossible to ignore."
More: Messmer has no apparent plans for public events during two-week recess
It's not as if Messmer will get no representation at the event. The opposition activists say he will be represented by a large milk carton, a criticism meant to say he is missing and can't be found.
"We’ll be together in one space, amplifying our concerns and exposing the truth: Messmer is still missing from the communities he claims to represent," their statement said.
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the Aces were unable to maintain their advantage as Belmont erupted for 11 runs late in the game
Charlie Longmeier highlighted the Aces' performance
Head Coach Wes Carroll expressed disappointment over the team's inability to capitalize on opportunities
The loss continues a challenging stretch for Evansville
who now looks ahead to matchups against Southern Indiana
Evansville will face Southern Indiana in their next series
as they seek redemption and aim to break their losing streak
The teams will play two midweek games over the next two weeks
focusing on sustaining their early momentum to avoid similar late-game collapses in future matchups
Consistent offensive output will be vital as they navigate upcoming challenges
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on Saturday in its penultimate game of the regular season
SIU shortstop Jackie Lis drops her bat after following through with her swing before running toward first base Saturday at Evansville
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(WFIE) - Comic book stores in the Tri-State are hoping to get kids and adults to pick up reading about superheroes and villains during the annual Free Comic Book Day
Stores across the country have been celebrating on the the first Saturday of May for 23 years
and Secret Headquarters are apart of the festivities in Evansville
While Big Bang Comics and the Moneytree will be celebrating in Owensboro
Comic Quest and Big Bang Comics all open at 10 a.m
and will feature both local and national comic book artists as special guests
For more information, you can check out the Free Comic Book Day Website
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– Wednesday's Leadership Awards Banquet saw a pair of University of Evansville student-athletes recognized
Cal McGinnis (baseball) was the recipient of the Ralph H
Coleman Award while Giulia Cardona (volleyball) earned the Lois D
The awards are presented annually to the top senior male and female student-athletes
They take into account athletic achievement
· Has been a key player for UE baseball since joining the team in 2023-24 from Bradley
McGinnis has appeared in 68 games for the Aces and has started in all but two of those games over two seasons
Was named the 2024 MVC Tournament Most Outstanding Player for drawing a walk to score Evansville's winning run in the championship game
At the end of the MVC Tournament in 2024 McGinnis was batting .714 (10-for-14) with three doubles and was UE's leading batter coming into the 2025 season
Has played all four infield positions for the Aces in 2025 while batting .359 with 10 runs
Since transferring to Evansville McGinnis has been named to the Dean's List every semester including Fall 2024 with a 3.70 semester GPA
Currently holds a 3.68 cumulative GPA and plans to become a lawyer following graduation
· Finished with the UE program record for career kills with 2,183; her tally was second in MVC history
· Two-time AVCA Division I National Player of the Week
· Two AVCA All-Regional accolades (2023
· First All-American in program history earning 2023 AVCA All-American Honorable Mention honors
· Three-time All-MVC First Team player
· Was the national kills leader in 2023 and 2024
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EVANSVILLE — A North High School teacher and coach charged with multiple counts of child seduction is now in the custody of the Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office
Noah Mikael McBride
Vanderburgh County Sheriff Noah Robinson told the Courier & Press that McBride was taken into custody Thursday
and is currently receiving care at a local hospital
McBride will not appear on the jail website until he is booked into jail
"The Sheriff's Office served a search warrant at his residence on Monday," Robinson told the Courier & Press
"McBride injured himself when he became aware of our presence
He was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment
According to a probable cause affidavit filed in McBride's case
a teenage girl reported to Holly's House in a forensic interview Monday that she had had multiple "sexual interactions" with a former track coach and teacher at North High School beginning in 2023 when she 15
The juvenile reportedly told the investigators she couldn't remember every interaction with McBride but said they had intercourse and she performed oral sex on him "nearly every day during that summer with the exception of most weekends."
The incidents occurred near the juvenile's home; at McBride's mother's home; a Downtown Evansville parking lot; and once inside a meeting room at a place where McBride formerly worked
There was also one instance of oral sex in a room at North High School
The girl told investigators she did not like doing it and they quit
at which point McBride left the room and told her to wait a few minutes before leaving
Court records show a $75,000 bond has been set for McBride
He is also not allowed to have contact with the teen
local attorney Scott Danks made an appearance in court on McBride's behalf.