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 >>
Friday, May 24 2013 7:41 AM EDT2013-05-24 11:41:18 GMT
Jason Perry
14 News has learned the name of the victim in the Princeton shooting that killed one mother. Jesica Tice was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant in Princeton. According to the GibsonMore >>
14 News has learned the name of the victim in the Princeton shooting that killed one mother. Jesica Tice was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant in Princeton. According to the GibsonMore >>
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:More >>
By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:More >>
WHITE CO, IL (WFIE) -
Officials say a new oil technology could bring thousands of new jobs to Southern Illinois.
"Right now, we have over $3 million dollars worth of leases that have been signed in White County alone," Carmi Mayor David Port said.
Even though the new fracking hasn't begun, those land owners are already getting a pay off. Mayor David Port hopes the entire county will reap the benefits as well.
"The expectation is there will be over 5,000 jobs created in southeastern Illinois alone," Mayor Port.
"This oil has bled out of this sand stone," said Joe Wildeman, a consulting geologist.
Joe Wildeman has been a geologist in the area for more than 30 years, and although he says a lot of money has been invested in this area, there really is no way of telling if this new fracking technology will bring up new oil reserves in White County.
"It's a little discouraging when you drill a well and you find what you were looking for. You find most of the oil is already gone because we have some old production here that has been producing for 40 or 50 years," Wilderman said.
Wildeman says as a geologist he will likely be working with some of the new companies that come into town, but says it will be very difficult for local operators to benefit or take the risk of paying for a lease and coming up dry.
"These are numbers that are very difficult for the local operators around here, knowing what kind of oil we are looking for to actually pay and make commercial," Wilderman told 14 News.
The price of a lease has gone up so much. A lease which may have cost $2,500, now goes for about $50,000.
"The large independent oil companies, mainly from outside of this basin are the ones that are driving this play," Wilderman said.
Even so, it's the locals who will soon reap the benefits. New fracking could begin within the next one to three years.
Friday, May 24 2013 7:41 AM EDT2013-05-24 11:41:18 GMT
Jason Perry
14 News has learned the name of the victim in the Princeton shooting that killed one mother. Jesica Tice was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant in Princeton. According to the GibsonMore >>
14 News has learned the name of the victim in the Princeton shooting that killed one mother. Jesica Tice was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Mexican restaurant in Princeton. According to the GibsonMore >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 10:51 AM EDT2013-05-23 14:51:58 GMT
A woman who went to prison in the 1970s for having her husband killed is now accused of plotting a hit on her own daughter, and police say they foiled her latest alleged scheme just in time. Frieda Pontune,More >>
A woman who went to prison in the 1970s for having her husband killed is now accused of plotting a hit on her own daughter, and police say they foiled her latest alleged scheme just in time.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:38 PM EDT2013-05-23 21:38:30 GMT
Evansville Police Chief Billy Bolin is recommending one of his officers be suspended without pay for 21-days, and that the Police Merit Commission consider dismissing the officer. Although the name ofMore >>
Evansville Police Chief Billy Bolin is recommending one of his officers be suspended without pay for 21-days, and that the Police Merit Commission consider dismissing the officer. Although the name ofMore >>
Friday, May 24 2013 4:38 AM EDT2013-05-24 08:38:10 GMT
(RNN) - A bridge in Washington has collapsed and at least two cars are in the water, according to KING 5 TV out of Seattle. The bridge is part of Interstate 5. There is no word on injuries. Copyright 2013More >>
A photo from the scene showed a man sitting on top of his car, which was partially submerged.More >>
Thursday, May 23 2013 8:54 PM EDT2013-05-24 00:54:06 GMT
An accident in Owensboro caused a lane restriction on Thursday evening. The west bound lane near the intersection of Highway 60 and Coast Guard Lane in Owensboro has been closed until roadways can beMore >>
An accident in Owensboro caused a lane restriction on Thursday evening. The west bound lane near the intersection of Highway 60 and Coast Guard Lane in Owensboro has been closed until roadways can beMore >>
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 >>
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 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 >>
Friday, May 24 2013 2:31 AM EDT2013-05-24 06:31:07 GMT
Jodi Arias (Source: CBS 5 News)
It is now in the hands of the 12 jurors to decide if Jodi Arias will live her life behind bars or if she'll be executed. The defense and prosecution gave their closing statement Tuesday afternoon andMore >>
The judge has declared a mistrial in the penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial. The jury announced late Thursday afternoon that they could not reach a unanimous decision on life or death for Arias.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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