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Hey hey Evansville! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a near-crash on Pollack Avenue led to a DUI arrest
  • What sparked the late-night break-in on East Delaware Street?
  • How Mater Dei's new flag football team already became sectional champs

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 76 and low of 47 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Sunny and beautiful, temps: high: 76, low: 49.
  • Wednesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Police say Newburgh man nearly crashed while driving drunk (tristatehomepage.com) — Evansville officers say they arrested a Newburgh man after he nearly rear-ended a van and swerved into oncoming traffic on Pollack Avenue Saturday evening. According to police, he appeared impaired, handed over an oil change receipt instead of registration, failed sobriety tests, and blew 0.147 before being booked into the Vanderburgh County Jail without bond.
   

2. EPD: Four arrested after forcing way into Delaware Street home (14news.com) — Evansville police arrested three adults and a juvenile after a group allegedly forced its way into an East Delaware Street home late Saturday night, breaking the front door and damaging furniture. Officers say conflicting stories emerged, but all four suspects now face residential entry, conspiracy, and disorderly conduct charges tied to the confrontation that followed an earlier get-together.
   

3. Mater Dei Girls Flag Football makes history, winning first sectional, in only the program's second year (14news.com) — Mater Dei's girls flag football team just captured its first-ever sectional title in only the program's second year, right here in Evansville. The Lady Wildcats, nearly undefeated over two seasons, now head to a regional semifinal at the Reitz Bowl on Saturday afternoon, with a potential regional championship game immediately afterward if they win.
   

4. AWS Drops Government NDAs — After South Bend Banned Them First (hoosierenquirer.com) — Evansville's Common Council is preparing for a key second reading on a 180-day freeze on new data-center applications, aimed at improving transparency and accountability around big tech's demands on local utilities. The move parallels South Bend's recent ban on government NDAs with Amazon Web Services and comes as AWS announces a nationwide end to such secrecy agreements, raising stakes for how Indiana cities manage future data-center projects.
   

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    Good health, peace of mind, meaningful work, genuine people, and enough time to enjoy life. Everything else seems a little less important (Nextdoor Old Petersburg)
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    Great work and very friendly people to work with. Noah is a hard worker and creative thinker. I will use him for other projects in the future. (Nextdoor St Phillips Rd)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I ?" — Footsteps (Thank you Patty G. for sending it in!)
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