Friday, May 17 2013 7:01 AM EDT2013-05-17 11:01:29 GMT
The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says one of its medical facilities located in a rural but violent region of South Sudan has been ransacked and destroyed. The group said Friday the attackMore >>
The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders says one of its medical facilities located in a rural but violent region of South Sudan has been ransacked and destroyed.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 7:35 AM EDT2013-05-16 11:35:35 GMT
Around 1:30 Thursday morning, the Owensboro Police Department responded to an armed robbery call at the Hampton Inn, located at 615 Salem Drive.Responding units spoke with the desk clerk, who advised thatMore >>
Responding units spoke with the desk clerk, who advised that a male subject entered the business armed with a rifle, and demanded money.More >>
Thursday, May 16 2013 6:53 AM EDT2013-05-16 10:53:21 GMT
Police say a 7-year-old boy is critically injured, after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver in Indianapolis. The boy was hit about 9:15 p.m. Wednesday on the city's south side. A police spokesman saysMore >>
Officers were told that the boy was trying to cross the busy two-lane street when he was hit.More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 6:53 AM EDT2013-05-15 10:53:05 GMT
European officials are investigating some of the world's biggest oil companies on suspicions of price manipulation over more than a decade. Shell, B-P and Statoil all say they're co-operating with theMore >>
The commission carried out unannounced inspections, because of concerns the companies may have worked together in reporting distorted prices.More >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 12:17 PM EDT2013-05-18 16:17:51 GMT
They squiggle, wiggle, and squirm. Wesselman Nature Society is hosting Bug Fest, a fun and free public event in the Nature Center on Saturday from noon to 4:00 p.m. Officials say the adventurous typesMore >>
Wesselman Nature Society is hosting Bug Fest, a fun and free public event in the Nature Center on Saturday from noon to 4:00 p.m.More >>
EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) -
The Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve opened its new 'Birds of Prey' exhibit Wednesday morning.
The new Alcoa Raptor Wing is home to nine birds, including hawks, owls and one very large turkey vulture.
The facility was completed earlier this year thanks to a grant from the Alcoa Foundation.
All of the birds housed there are injured and couldn't survive on their own in the wild. The nature preserve uses the birds to engage and educate visitors at the park.
The birds also make special trips to schools and community programs to help people learn about the different species that they have living in their own backyards.
"This facility is state of the art," said Executive Director of the Wesselman Nature Society John Foster. "This is where they come to rest and they are working birds, that's why we have them. Each one of the birds you see here, they have gotten a second chance on life."
The Raptor Wing is open daily and visitors can see the exhibits while walking along the trail.
We want to remind you the Harvest Festival is happening Saturday at the Nature Preserve from 3:00 to 9:00 p.m. There will be hay rides for the kids as well as a special raptor show with some of these birds.
Saturday, May 18 2013 9:54 AM EDT2013-05-18 13:54:39 GMT
Evansville police made a large drug bust Fir day night. It happened at a home in the 600 block of Jefferson Avenue near Garvin Street. Police say officers were in the area and could smell a strong odorMore >>
Officers got a search warrant, and once inside the home, found what they call a substantial amount of marijuana.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 6:11 PM EDT2013-05-17 22:11:56 GMT
Henderson Police are looking for an escaped inmate. Police say Nicholas Christian was on a work release at the jail garden Friday morning when he took off, prompting the lock down of several HendersonMore >>
Henderson Police are looking for an escaped inmate. Police say Nicholas Christian was on a work release at the jail garden Friday morning when he took off, prompting the lock down of several HendersonMore >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:16 PM EDT2013-05-17 23:16:53 GMT
One person has died in a crash near Harrisonville, MO, Thursday evening. The crash happened on Missouri Highway 7 and Walker Road. It involved a car and a tractor-trailer. Harrisonville is in Cass County.More >>
Savannah Nash celebrated her 16th birthday last week. She died Thursday when her car slammed into a semi while she was texting during her first time driving by herself.More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 10:21 PM EDT2013-05-18 02:21:45 GMT
NEW ALBANY, IN – New Albany police said Friday that a mother found dead along with her two young children in a creek in Binford Park in March drowned her two young children and then herself. New AlbanyMore >>
Investigators said Jaime Clutter, 35, suffered from mental illness -- possibly psychosis and postpartum depression -- when she walked her children to Binford Park March 13 and drowned them. More >>
South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters. Pyongyang routinely test-launches such missiles.More >>
North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters on Saturday, a South Korean official said. It routinely tests such missiles, but the latest launches came during a period of tentative diplomacy...More >>
Wednesday, May 15 2013 5:15 PM EDT2013-05-15 21:15:55 GMT
A young hunter who grew up with a fascination about dinosaurs and a dream of hunting what some call “living dinosaurs” has harvested the largest alligator ever certified in Texas.More >>
A young hunter who grew up with a fascination about dinosaurs and a dream of hunting what some call “living dinosaurs” has harvested the largest alligator ever certified in Texas.More >>
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer The son of the U.S. national swim team director is reporting that Michael Phelps is planning a comeback for the 2016 Rio Olympics.More >>
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer Is Michael Phelps planning a comeback?More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 10:07 PM EDT2013-05-18 02:07:01 GMT
Some Posey County residents are relieved to hear that Governor Pence has pulled the incentive package that would have allowed the construction of a fertilizer plant. "Our welfare, our air we breathe,More >>
Some Posey County residents are relieved to hear that Governor Pence has pulled the incentive package that would have allowed the construction of a fertilizer plant. "Our welfare, our air we breathe,More >>
Friday, May 17 2013 7:48 AM EDT2013-05-17 11:48:10 GMT
LELAND, NC (WECT) – A local bride-to-be is heartbroken after learning her wedding invitations were likely on a postal truck that went up in flames on Wednesday. The truck caught fire on Highway 74/76More >>
A local bride-to-be is heartbroken after learning her wedding invitations were likely on a postal truck that went up in flames on Wednesday.More >>
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