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Announcement planned for Boonville bypass project

Submitted by WFIE Web Staff on Friday, May 24th, 6:19 am

BOONVILLE, IN (WFIE)-  Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann will join the Indiana Department of Transportation for an important announcement about the State Road 61 bypass project in Boonville.

The event is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 24, at the Warrick County Courthouse. INDOT Director of Highway Operations Troy Woodruff will also take part in the announcement.

No other details are being released at this time. 14 News will have more information following the announcement. In case of rain, the event will be moved inside the courthouse.

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New Chandler K-9 visits Chandler Elementary

Submitted by Allyson Kraemer, Reporter
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 5:02pm

CHANDLER, IN (WFIE)- After a long search for the perfect K-9, Chandler Police have put a collar on the newest officer on the force.  

K-9 Officer Matt Tevault has been training with his new dog. Fado, for the past seven weeks.

Today Fado showed off his skills for students at Chandler Elementary.  

Officer Tevault says the students at Chandler Elementary donated $1,000 to the department to help purchase the dog.

Tevault says he promised the kids he would bring his new dog back to show him off.

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New K-9 helps Warrick Co. Interdiction team keep drugs off the street

Submitted by Allyson Kraemer, Reporter
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 5:01pm

Chandler's new K-9, Fado, saw big success on just his second day on the job.

Fado and his handler, Officer Matt Tevault, are a part of the Warrick County Interdiction Team.

The team worked today throughout Newburgh.

Officials say they pulled over a red sedan for a traffic violation early Thursday afternoon.

When officers ran the IDs, they were able to see a history of drug use in the vehicle.

Officer's used Fado to search the vehicle and he alerted that there were drugs inside.

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Invisible state lines on Ohio River cause confusing boating laws

Submitted by WFIE Web Staff on Thursday, May 23rd, 2:55 pm
Invisible state lines on Ohio River cause confusing boating laws

 

It's the eve of Memorial Day weekend and many of you will be letting loose on the river.

But if you're planning on drinking, there are some public intoxication laws that may surprise you. The weather is shaping up to make a nice Memorial Day weekend, and that means the Ohio River will be full of people on their boats.

DNR will be checking for three main things: making sure each boat has life jackets, that the boat is registered and that the drivers aren't drunk.

Since there are no lanes on the river, officers will be checking for unnecessary behavior like getting up close to another boat too fast and causing a large wake.

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Food trucks popping up in local neighborhoods

Submitted by Allyson Kraemer, Reporter
Monday, May 20th, 2013, 6:57pm

EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE)-

Reality television shows centered on the growing food truck industry have a captive audience, and local entrepreneurs are cashing in on the popular new venture. 

You can find a local mobile food truck on Covert and Kentucky. Express Eats specializes in using their smoker and homemade barbeque sauce to create unique eats. 

Eddie and Alicia Thomas have been married 16 years, but for the past year, they've been in particularly close quarters in their newest business venture.

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Chandler police investigating claims of man trying to lure kids to his vehicle

Submitted by Allyson Kraemer, Reporter
Monday, May 20th, 2013, 5:48pm

WARRICK CO., IN (WFIE)-

Now that school is almost out, your children might be spending time in summer camps, by the pool, or riding their bikes through the neighborhood. 
How would your children react if a stranger approached them with candy, money or gifts? Officials say now is a good time to remind children not to fall for it.
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Watch archaeological digs at Angel Mounds

Submitted by Kara Mattingly on Sunday, May 19th, 2:07 pm
Watch archaeological digs at Angel Mounds

 

The Angel Mounds field school hosted by IU's Glenn Black Lab of Archaeology and IUPUI Indianapolis started this past week and will continue through June 21. 

Visitors wanting to see the archaeological excavations are welcome to head out to Angel Mounds. They'll be there on Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

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