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One of city government’s two announced initiatives to fight housing blight — converting the nonprofit Evansville Brownfields Corp. into a land bank — is hanging fire while political antagonists fight about how to fund it. The other has been on the back burner since it was unveiled in August 2014, with Mayor Lloyd Winnecke frankly acknowledging it could stay there for the foreseeable future.

The main thrust of Mayor Lloyd Winnecke’s anti-housing blight program is his proposal to convert the nonprofit Evansville Brownfields Corp. into a land bank that would open with an intense five-year demolition offensive. The plan is to take down nearly 2,000 dilapidated structures in that time.

Stacey Godbold's body changed significantly after giving birth to triplets two years ago.

During his first season with the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Savia looked over the upcoming season that had been planned before his arrival.

Summaries of Vanderburgh County Health Department’s inspections are made public after restaurants and food stores have had 10 days to respond. Reinspections are at the inspector’s discretion.

The Rev. W.R. Brown Sr. was a man who influenced many lives during his time as a pastor.

MOUNT VERNON, Ind. — Evidence and closing arguments finished in the weeklong Ricky House Jr. rape, kidnapping and confinement trial Friday, but the jury will not deliberate until Monday.

The Newburgh Town Council will meet at 4:30 p.m. Sept. 25 in a special session to pick a new town manager.

A West Salem, Illinois, man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of forcing his way into an Albion, Illinois, woman's home and threatening her with a weapon to force her to perform a sexual act.

A man from Jasper, Indiana, knows what the pope wants to eat.