Thursday, May 23 2013 9:21 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:21:56 GMT
As of 5:30 Thursday morning, a 14 News Crew is at train derailment on Oak Grove Road. Officials say a train car has come off the track and are currently waiting for a crew from Louisville to get it backMore >>
Officials say traffic is blocked near Kight Lumber and Morgan Avenue.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:03 AM EDT2013-05-23 09:03:58 GMT
A mobile home catches fire in Henderson for the second time in just over 24 hours. It happened at 622 Graves Drive. Officials say the back of the home caught fire Tuesday night just before midnight andMore >>
Officials say the back of the home caught fire Tuesday night just before midnight and then again around midnight Thursday morning.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:16 AM EDT2013-05-22 09:16:17 GMT
Nearly 60-thousand "Lea" panel, loft and bunk beds in various sizes are being recalled. It turns out the side mattress support rails can break, posing a fall hazard. The rails are on 34 different LeaMore >>
Nearly 60-thousand "Lea" panel, loft and bunk beds in various sizes are being recalled.More >>
The British government's emergency committee is going to meet after two attackers butchered a man in a brutal daylight attack in London amid fears that terrorism has returned to the capital.More >>
A man seen with bloody hands wielding a butcher knife after the killing of a British soldier on the streets of London was described as a convert to Islam who took part in demonstrations with a banned radical group, two...More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:58 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:58:30 GMT
The Evansville's Reitz Home Museum just started up its Wine Down to the Weekends again. Every Thursday through the end of June, the Reitz Home is inviting you to Wine Down to the Weekend. The event beganMore >>
The Evansville's Reitz Home Museum just started up its Wine Down to the Weekends again. Every Thursday through the end of June, the Reitz Home is inviting you to Wine Down to the Weekend. The event beganMore >>
HARRISBURG, IL (WFIE) -
The closure of a mine in Southern Illinois will mean the loss of hundreds of jobs.
Big Ridge, Inc. has announced it will permanently close the Willow Lake Mine near Harrisburg, Ill.
They say the mine has failed to meet acceptable standards for safety, compliance and operating performance, and "these ongoing issues make the operations unsustainable."
This comes after a deadly accident at the mine on Nov. 17.
Chad Wayne Meyers, a 30-year-old employee at the Willow Lake Mine was fatally injured early on Nov. 17 after he became pinned by a continuous mining machine that he was operating.
Willow Lake sold 2.2 million tons of coal in 2011. The mine has a workforce of about 460 people and operates year-round, seven days a week, according to Peabody Energy's website.
A press release says Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letters are being provided to approximately 400 employees.
Peabody expects to incur a largely non-cash, one-time charge estimated at $40 to $60 million ($0.10 to $0.15 per share after tax) in the fourth quarter primarily to write off assets, increase asset retirement obligations and accrue severance.
The company expects little effect on ongoing earnings from the closing.
Thursday, May 23 2013 9:57 AM EDT2013-05-23 13:57:27 GMT
Authorities have released the mugshot and charge of the man who's accused of shooting his girlfriend in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant. Jason Perry is in the Gibson County jail awaiting aMore >>
The crime was shocking because of the setting. A mother taking her 13-year-old son to lunch to celebrate his graduation.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 12:24 AM EDT2013-05-23 04:24:26 GMT
Those who knew the victim of a deadly shooting in Princeton speak out to 14 News about the struggles they say she had with the suspect. Authorities tells 14 News the suspect, Jason Perry is in the GibsonMore >>
Those who knew the victim of a deadly shooting in Princeton speak out to 14 News about the struggles they say she had with the suspect.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:33 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:33:42 GMT
A Lufkin woman was struck and killed by lightning during last night's storms.Around 10:30 p.m., a 32-year-old I-HOP employee was standing in the parking lot holding an umbrella when lightning struck her,More >>
A Lufkin woman was struck and killed by lightning during last night's storms.More >>
Crews cleaning up from Wabash River flooding in western Indiana came across a 17-pound bone that they believe might have come from an ancient mastodon.More >>
Crews cleaning up from Wabash River flooding in western Indiana came across a 17-pound bone that they believe might have come from an ancient mastodon.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:11 AM EDT2013-05-23 11:11:14 GMT
The number of mystery illness cases affecting Alabama is growing. Wednesday, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Dr. Mary McIntyre confirmed the number rose to ten overnight from a previous report of seven.More >>
The number of mystery illness cases affecting Alabama is growing. Wednesday, Alabama Department of Public Health spokeswoman Dr. Mary McIntyre confirmed the number rose to ten overnight from a previous report of seven.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 11:08 AM EDT2013-05-23 15:08:13 GMT
Two Evansville men were arrested after police say an active meth lab was found in an east side home Wednesday afternoon. Investigators from the Meth Suppression Unit went to 11 S. Welworth after receivingMore >>
Two Evansville men were arrested after police say an active meth lab was found in an east side home Wednesday afternoon. More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:33 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:33:16 GMT
St. Mary's hospital is announcing that they'll soon be experiencing some major changes, which will likely mean some people will lose their jobs. They just released this statement: "Due to changes inMore >>
"This process will take place before the start of the next fiscal year, which begins July 1st, 2013."More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 1:23 PM EDT2013-05-22 17:23:38 GMT
A Charlotte mother is teaching her young son a lesson, by having him arrested, after he stole her Pop-Tarts, according to a police report. According to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police report, officersMore >>
A Charlotte mother is teaching her young son a lesson, by having him arrested, after he stole her Pop-Tarts, according to a police report.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:32 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:32:01 GMT
A man featured in the 14 News mug shot round up is back behind bars, but the process was not that simple. Vincent Bufkin was wanted by the Evansville Police Department for failing to register as a sexMore >>
A man featured in the 14 News mug shot round up is back behind bars, he didn't make it easy on arresting officers.More >>
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