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A Rockport, Indiana woman faces weapons and child neglect charges after police said her loaded handgun fell out of her pocket while she was arguing with her ex-boyfriend outside an Evansville fast food restaurant on Thursday evening.

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The City Council continues debate on Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke's 2016 budget proposal. Follow our city beat reporter John Martin as he sends back live updates from the meeting starting at 10 a.m. at the Civic Center.

s market master at the Franklin Street Bazaar, Karen Conaway watched produce and fresh goods be trucked out each Saturday, many of it she feared going to waste if the farmers or other vendors didn't have another outlet to sell the items. She also worried about the carbon footprint it created with farmers driving to several locations to sell remaining products. "This time of year in Southern Indiana there is an over abundance of produce," she said. "For a short period of time, we see a fantastic

Running for office involves more than just knocking on doors and raising money -- you also have to abide by legal and ethical rules.

The future of Evansville's neighborhood swimming pools will, again, be debated as the City Council ponders Mayor Lloyd Winnecke's 2016 budget proposal.

City officials were told a few weeks ago The Kunkel Group anticipated closing on a multimillion dollar loan Thursday to renovate the former McCurdy Hotel.

The Chandler Town Clerk Treasurer lost her bid for another term in office Wednesday night.

While standing just outside the Cone — one of the University of Southern Indiana's most distinguishable buildings — sophomore Cody Gard shared some advice for the hundreds of freshmen moving into the school's residence halls throughout the day.

The Central High School Class of 1970 will host a reunion on Aug. 22.