Friday, May 25 2012 10:58 PM EDT2012-05-26 02:58:33 GMT
Construction on a new Veterans memorial in Madisonville may take longer than anticipated. City officials initially set a fund raising goal of $100,000. Now, the projected cost is over $250,000. OfficialsMore >>
Organizers say they wanted to have it completed by the Fourth of July, but now it may be later in the year. More >>
Police in the northwestern Indiana city of Valparaiso say a gunman is holding an unknown number of hostages inside a real estate office.More >>
A gunman looking for someone he believed owed him money shot himself inside an Indiana real estate office several hours after releasing hostages Friday, and he died after being rushed to a hospital, police said.More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 10:03 PM EDT2012-05-26 02:03:41 GMT
A wildfire that is burning in Orlando blew heavy smoke near the busy hotel and attractions district of Walt Disney world at the start of the busy Memorial Day weekend. The smoke also closed a sectionMore >>
A wildfire that is burning in Orlando blew heavy smoke near the busy hotel and attractions district of Walt Disney world at the start of the busy Memorial Day weekend.More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 9:35 PM EDT2012-05-26 01:35:29 GMT
There's a new summer season focus for the Evansville Police Department. Friday, the department starting adjusting officer hours to improve park safety. Parks are closed at night, but with these warmMore >>
Friday, the department starting adjusting officer hours to improve park safety. More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 9:15 PM EDT2012-05-26 01:15:32 GMT
Devastation from storms earlier this year inspired Kentucky lawmakers to take action. They've come up with new laws to help people when disaster strikes. Western Kentucky was lucky to escape March'sMore >>
In the past, Owensboro has seen its fair share of tornados damaging schools, such as the January 2000 tornado.More >>
University of Evansville students now have a new major to choose: public health. UE's Board of Trustees approved the public health program, which will begin in Fall 2012, during its meeting on February 17-18.
UE's Bachelor of Science in public health will train students in multidisciplinary approaches to public health practices. Students will learn about a range of issues that impact population health, global health, environmental health, disease prevention, health communication and informatics, healthcare systems, and health behavior.
Payal Patel-Dovlatabadi, assistant professor of public health, will serve as director of the public health program. She joined the University of Evansville faculty in 2011 to teach public health courses in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science, where the public health program will be housed.
"From disaster relief to air quality to disease prevention, public health professionals ensure a healthy, safe, and productive society," said Patel-Dovlatabadi. "Furthermore, the Association of Schools of Public Health estimates that 250,000 more public health workers will be needed by 2020. To replenish the workforce and avert a serious shortage of qualified workers, schools of public health will have to train three times the current number of graduates over the next 11 years."
"I'm proud that the University of Evansville has recognized this critical need and stepped up to meet the challenge of preparing graduates for careers in the dynamic field of public health," she added.
Graduates with a B.S. in Public Health who wish to enter the job market will find opportunities for employment by state and local health departments, hospital systems, government agencies, health insurance companies, wellness centers, and consulting firms, to name a few.
The program will also prepare students who wish to pursue graduate education. Students across the country who completed an undergraduate degree in public health have successfully pursued advanced degrees in fields including public health, health services administration, physical therapy, law, medicine, and business administration.
Thursday, May 24 2012 10:50 AM EDT2012-05-24 14:50:06 GMT
Evansville Police arrested 23 year old Justin Shawn-Albert Clark on theft charges. They believe he stole items from two cars in the Sycamore St parking garage Wednesday morning. A parking garage employeeMore >>
A parking garage employee reported seeing Clark going through two different vehicles and called 911.More >>
Thursday, May 24 2012 5:16 PM EDT2012-05-24 21:16:38 GMT
Henderson County Animal Control says they've found the man who they say dropped off a beagle at the shelter last week after they closed and Thursday night, they're pressing charges. Animal Control saysMore >>
Chief Animal Control Officer Jason King tells 14 News multiple phone calls from the public led them to that man. More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 8:49 AM EDT2012-05-25 12:49:45 GMT
A horrific accident at a wood plant sent a man to VCU Medical Center Thursday night. The worker was pulled into a machine that shaves giant logs. It happened in West Point this afternoon, at a lumberMore >>
A West Point man was at work when he got pulled into a wood-shaving machine. It took two hours to get him out. He's at VCU now.More >>
Police say "car into river accident" involved elderly woman
Friday, May 25 2012 7:36 PM EDT2012-05-25 23:36:15 GMT
Around 8, Friday morning, 911 received a call about a car entering the Wabash River at a high rate of speed at the boat ramp near 59th St in Mt. Carmel, IL. When crews arrived all they could see wereMore >>
911 gets a call of a car entering the Wabash River at a high rate of speed. When authorities arrive the car is submerged.
Thursday, May 24 2012 3:43 PM EDT2012-05-24 19:43:54 GMT
In Madisonville, the owners of the Foodtown grocery store are arrested for selling synthetic drugs. Smitaben Patel, 39 and Harish Kumav Patel are arrested on several drug related charges. This is theMore >>
This is the 5th incident related to synthetic drugs in the past couple months.More >>
Friday, May 25 2012 12:17 PM EDT2012-05-25 16:17:10 GMT
Thursday night, around 9:30, the Owensboro Police Department responded to a call for service at Rosedale Rest Home, located at 415 Sutton Lane. A fight between two male residents had occurred, leavingMore >>
A fight between two male residents leaves one with laceration wounds to his head and face.More >>
TOLEDO, OH (TOLEDO NEWS NOW) - The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will be holding a news conference at 1:30 p.m. ET Wednesday to announce indictments in the area IHOP investigation.Toledo News Now'sMore >>
The 64 count indictment unsealed Wednesday morning names 18 people in a massive conspiracy to defraud the government and IHOP's corporate owner. The charges including identity theft, alien harboring, mail fraud and wire fraud.More >>
At 101 years old, Otto Jensen was still on the job, running a photography studio in Burbank.More >>
Even at 101 years old, Otto Jensen showed little sign of slowing down. The former boxer from Denmark still ran a photography studio and often was seen crossing the busy street in front to get to a senior center he frequented.More >>
