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Investigators have still not officially established a motive for the man who is accused of setting his East Side apartment on fire, wandering outside and then eventually taking a bag with two explosive devices in it to a nearby McDonald's on North Green River Road.

Melinda Mitchell has had enough.

The reporters and anchors at WEVV-44 were hard at work on a broadcast no one will ever see. After 14 years without doing the news, the station is launching a fresh news operation with a young team of reporters on Aug. 3.

Dan Buettner has traveled to the world's "Blue Zones" to meet the planet's longest-lived people, discovering centenarians who lead active lives with fewer diseases and close vibrant circles of friends and family.

With just days left until the Thursday prize drawing, 1,050 of the original 3,500 tickets are still available for the Easter Seals "Cool Car, Cold Cash Contest" sponsored by Old National Bank. Proceeds from the raffle are essential for the Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center to help Tri-State children and adults with disabilities achieve greater independence, regardless of their ability to pay for therapy.

The fifth person wanted for an alleged assault earlier this month was booked into jail on Thursday.

Back in middle school, my boyfriend of four days had his best friend break up with me. Freshman year of college, my high school sweetheart dumped me over Skype after we'd spent a month back home together for winter break. More recently, I was talking to a guy — cute, funny, nice — and after a mutually agreed upon great date, the conversation petered out over the course of a week with no signs of reinitiating. Breaking bad news isn't anybody's jam, especially when romantic feelings are involved.

Vanderburgh County Commissioner Bruce Ungetheim said he's concerned noncity residents served by the Evansville Water and Sewer Utility will see skyrocketing rates in future years, as the city complies with a federal mandate to modernize its sewer system.

The last remaining suspect in a 2014 Warrick County slaying case will have to wait a little longer for his trial.

Perry County, Indiana families asked for better childcare options and community leaders listened. On Friday morning, the community will be introduced to its new nonprofit 24/7 childcare facility – Perry Childcare.