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BREAKING NEWS: Bally’s Remains Open After Car Drives Off Bally’s Parking Garage

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Updated November 25, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Operations are returning to normal at Bally’s after a strange incident this morning.
In the midst of the normal morning routine at Bally’s Casino, the sense of normal disappeared in one frightening moment when a car came crashing through the roof of the conference center. That car came from the top floor of the attached parking garage.
At the time of the crash, Koorsen Fire and Safety was hosting a conference for building inspectors and firefighters at the site. Koorsen is the fire protection company for Bally’s, and they aided in getting the building’s systems turned off. Firefighters and others attending the conference rendered aid at the scene.
The vehicle hit a concrete barrier, causing it to drop through the roof of the conference center, followed by the Ford SUV. The driver of the vehicle was the only injury.
A crane was brought in during the afternoon to lift the SUV and the concrete barrier out of the conference center.
The unanswered question is, “Why?” Police are putting together all of the information, looking at video footage, and planning to talk to the driver to determine what happened.

Bally’s was able to continue with normal casino operations through the day today and the parking garage will remain close until further notice.

Bally’s released the following statement: “We are currently investigating an incident involving a vehicle that drove off the seventh floor of our parking garage and will provide updates as necessary. Upon initial review, the incident appears to be the result of driver error. There are no signage or structural issues with the parking garage. The safety of our guests and staff remains our top priority.”

“IS IT TRUE” APRIL 28, 2025

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Murder Investigation underway in Oakland City Updated Information: Suspect Arrested

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Vehicle Break-Ins Reported on UE Campus Overnight

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Several vehicle break-ins occurred overnight on the University of Evansville campus, with incidents reported in multiple parking lots. Items were also taken from a vehicle near Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE). The Evansville Police Department has been notified and is actively investigating.
At UE, the safety and security of our campus community is always a top priority. We encourage everyone to stay vigilant—please lock vehicles and avoid leaving valuables in plain sight. If you see suspicious activity, contact the Office of Public Safety immediately at 812-488-2051.
The images of the suspects from last night are attached (UE credit). While they may not offer clear identification, some distinguishing features stand out like yellow shoes on one suspect and a PlayStation hoodie on another. These images have been shared with EPD for further review. If you have any information please contact them at 812-435-6135.

Robbery Investigation Leads to Three Arrests

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On 4/14/2025 Officers were dispatched to 5538 E Indiana St in reference to a Holdup in Progress. The caller stated they were held down and their wallet was stolen by three known subjects who had fled the scene. When officers arrived, they were provided with the first and last name of one subject, but only the first names of the remaining two subjects. Officers were provided physical descriptions of those involved along with a vehicle description and possible destination. Responding officers used this information to determine the identities of the two remaining subjects. 

Officers responding to the original scene were able to coordinate with additional EPD units to attempt to locate the vehicle used in this incident. Through this effort, the ve

Aces women’s soccer alum Georgia Katsonouri continues career professionally

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The Purple Aces’ former goalkeeper plays with one of the top clubs in Cyprus
LIMASSOL, Cyprus – University of Evansville alum Georgia Katsonouri (’24) has continued her career in goal at the highest level in her home country of Cyprus.
After a four-season career with the Purple Aces, goalkeeper Georgia Katsonouri is continuing her soccer journey with Apollon Ladies FC in Limassol, Cyprus. Katsonouri returned to her home country in the summer of 2024 after graduating from UE with a degree in exercise science. She joined Apollon in mid-July, helping the team to a 2024 Cypriot Super Cup win, the club’s 10th since its founding in 2007. Apollon Ladies FC also completed the treble in 2024, winning the Cypriot Championship, Cup, and Super Cup.
Along with her work on the field with Apollon Ladies FC, Katsonouri was called up to international play with the Cyprus National Team in February. With the national team in the UEFA Women’s Nations League, Katsonouri helped the team in two games against Malta and Georgia. Cyprus won both games by a goal each as Katsonouri got time in goal for the Whites and Blues. She will also be on the roster for Cyprus’ upcoming matches in May and June.
Katsonouri has had to persevere during her time away from Evansville, as she came back from a chronic groin injury that happened when she was an Ace. She says, “I’ve been through a lot of pain and setbacks with my injury. But my perseverance and the fact that I was showing up every day, no matter how I felt, got me back on the field doing what I love the most and inspiring others.”
When not in goal, Katsonouri works for AZ Sports Scholarships, a Greek company that helps student-athletes earn scholarships to attend school in North America. She is the Cyprus college recruiting representative for AZ to help students combine their passion for sports with their studies.
In her four years with UE, Katsonouri played in seven games with five starts for 534 minutes in goal. Her career average at Evansville was 0.340 goals against, 3.86 saves, .931 save percentage and 10 shots faced a game. Katsonouri collected three shutouts during her college career and had an overall record of 2-1-2.

USI hosts EIU for three-game OVC series

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Friday’s series opener moved up to 4 p.m.​​​​​​​

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — University of Southern Indiana Baseball resumes Ohio Valley Conference action this weekend when it hosts Eastern Illinois University for a three-game series beginning Friday. The first pitch Friday has been moved up to 4 p.m. due to rain in the forecast.

Following the series opener Friday, the series will continue at 3 p.m. Saturday before concluding Sunday at 1 p.m. Saturday is USI Faculty and Staff Appreciation Day at the USI Baseball Field with free admission to all University staff members.

USI (19-22, 8-7 OVC) starts the weekend in fifth in the OVC standings, while EIU (21-17, 9-5 OVC) is third. The top eight teams in the OVC advance to the conference tournament at the end of the season. There are four weeks left in the 2025 OVC regular season, including this weekend.

Following the series with EIU, the Eagles return to the road for the next four games. USI will play a non-conference matchup at Illinois State University April 30 and visit the University of Tennessee at Martin for a three-game OVC series May 2-4.

Crawford named Horizon League Men’s Tennis Coach Of The Year

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EVANSVILLE, Ind.– University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis Head Coach Chris Crawford has been named the 2025 Horizon League Men’s Tennis Coach of the Year.

 
Crawford earned his third career Coach of the Year award – the previous two in the Great Lakes Valley Conference – in his 17th season at the helm of the Screaming Eagles. USI saw a historic third season in Division I, making the Horizon League Conference Championship for the first time since transitioning.
 
As the all-time winningest men’s tennis coach in USI history, Crawford oversaw a two-and-a-half game conference improvement. USI went to 2-2 in 2025 following a 0-5 2024 Horizon campaign. In April, the Eagles’ duo of junior Axel Sabourin and freshman Jy Hibbert earned the school’s first Horizon League Doubles Team of the Week.
 
STAY TUNED
The Eagles make their Horizon League Conference Championship debut in the quarterfinals Friday at 2 p.m. CT in Ann Arbor, Michigan, against Youngstown State University.

Schedule updated for weekend series at Bradley

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Schedule updated for weekend series at Bradley

Aces open play with Saturday doubleheader

 EVANSVILLE, Ind. – An updated weekend schedule is on tap this weekend when the University of Evansville softball team travels to Bradley.  With inclement weather in the forecast on Friday, the teams will open the series with a 12 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday.  Sunday’s third game will begin at its originally scheduled time of 12 p.m.  All three games are set to be carried on ESPN+.

Last Time Out

– A tough road series at Murray State saw the Purple Aces drop its three contests by a total of six runs as the Racers scored six of their 15 runs over the weekend in either the 6th or 7th innings

– In Saturday’s finale, UE held an early 3-0 lead before MSU scored four runs in the final three innings to take the 4-3 decision

– Taylor Howe went 1-2 with a triple in the contest

Power Play

– Morgan Adams continues to rack up the home runs as she hit #14 of the season in the home win win over Indiana State

– Adams’ 14 homers is the second-most in a single season in program history and ranks in a tie for the MVC lead while sitting in a tie for 47th in the nation

– Her 36 RBI is tied for the Valley lead and is on the cusp of one of the five highest single-season tallies in UE program history

On a Streak

– Over the last six games, Taylor Howe has recorded a hit in each contest while batting .428 (9-for-21)

– Her 30 runs in 2025 is tied for 7th in the league while her tally of 12 doubles is tied for second

– In total this year, Howe is batting .296 with seven home runs and 28 RBI

– Howe recorded two hits in each of the final two games at Murray State

Still Going Strong

– Scoring 34 runs on the season, Jess Willsey is tied for third in the MVC

– Her season total of 11 doubles is tied for 4th in the Valley, her 8 homes runs are tied for 8th while her 28 RBI ranks in a tie for 10th

– Willsey is batting .262 on the season over the course of 147 at-bats (T-3rd in the conference)

– Her double in the 8th inning of game two at Valparaiso proved to be the game winner

UE baseball makes final MVC trip to Missouri State

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The Purple Aces will look to pick up their fifth series win this weekend
 
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Purple Aces baseball team returns to the road for Missouri Valley Conference play against the current conference leaders
The Purple Aces are looking to continue their good week of Valley play in their final trip to Springfield and Hammons Field. The Missouri State Bears will join Conference USA in the 2025-26 academic year, making it their final year to pick up a potential seventh MVC Regular Season Title and a sixth MVC Tournament Championship. The Bears are in a good position to take the regular season title as they currently lead the Valley by a game over Murray State and Southern Illinois.

Missouri State is looking to get back ahead by multiple games in conference play. The Bears dropped their first MVC series of the season at UIC, only winning the middle match-up against the Flames 10-8. Missouri State is led on the field by outfielder Jake McCutcheon with a .369 batting average, 58 hits, 11 doubles, one triple, 12 home runs, 37 RBIs, and 43 runs scored. The Bears have three players with 12 home runs on the season as they lead the conference in long balls while being 10th in the nation in the stat. Missouri State also has four other batters hitting above .300, along with McCutcheon, with less than a month of the regular season left.

UE took a 2-1 series win against Indiana State at German American Bank Field in dramatic fashion over the weekend with two walk-off wins. Evansville did struggle in its midweek game at Western Kentucky, dropping its second game with the Hilltoppers 14-4. The Aces did have a bright spot on Tuesday evening as freshman infielder Drew McConnell hit his second home run of the season and first in two months for UE’s first grand slam of the year. After Evansville loaded the bases early in the seventh inning, McConnell fought through a seven-pitch at-bat to put the ball past the right field bullpen at Nick Denes Field to score four runs.

The Aces’ defense had a big weekend against the Sycamores at home. UE turned four double plays on Friday, April 18, in its 6-5 win over Indiana State. Evansville hadn’t made four double plays on defense in a game since the 2022 season. The Aces had five double plays in total against the Sycamores and currently have 25 on the season. Indiana State is the MVC leader in double plays with 34, but was below their average of 2.5 in three games, as they only had one against UE.

Evansville’s regular Friday night starter, LHP Kenton Deverman, has returned to form after some injury struggles early in the season. Over the month of April, the left-hander has averaged 5.2 innings pitched, seven hits, 2.6 earned runs, 0.6 walks, and five strikeouts a game. Against Indiana State last Thursday, Deverman had his second game of the year, not allowing a single walk to 28 batters. He now leads the MVC in strikeout-to-walk ratio (5.14) and walks per nine innings (1.32). Deverman is also nationally in the Top 30 in both categories, as he’s 30th in strikeout-to-walk ratio and 11th in walks per nine innings.

Block-by-Block Postponed Due to Rain

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I wanted to drop a quick line that today’s  Block by Block event has been postponed due to the inclement weather forecast. We will announce the rescheduled date as soon as possible.

We will share this via social media, but any help you can offer in getting the word out to the public would be appreciated.

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