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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.”

The Word 120 , The Battle Rages On

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The Battle Rages On by, Jerome Stewart

There is so much power in the word of God. For those willing to trust in Him, we have all the needed assurances necessary to fight each battle against sin. The apostle Paul said to the brethren in 1st. Corinthians 10 vs. 13; “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” 

We already know that because of the sacrifice of Jesus when He died, was buried and arose again on the third day that the victory, as related to the penalty for sinful behavior has already been won, although the battle against sin rages on. 

Great words of comfort can be found in the meaning of the words in Psalm 18 vs. 2. David says; “The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of My salvation, my stronghold.” 

Some Scriptures need to be memorized, so that they are readily available to call upon, in the ongoing daily battle against sin. 

Vs. 30 says; “As for God, His way is perfect; The word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.” So the question that must be asked, is who are you placing your trust in? Think: About the goodness and mercy of God. 

Think: About the magnitude of the meaning of the words in Psalm 103 vss. 12 thru 14 which says; “As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us. As a father pities his children, So the LORD pities those who fear Him. For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.” 

Memorize for immediate assistance the words of the apostle Paul to the brethren in Romans 9 vs. 15 which says; “For He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whomever I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whomever I will have compassion.”

The beauty of God’s word is in knowing the God mentioned throughout the Old and New Testament, is the exact same God today. He sent Jesus to save mankind from sin. Yet the battle against sin has to be fought everyday because the devil is busy, but Jesus is busier!

The Apostle Paul said to the brethren in Ephesians chapter 6 vs. 11; “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” When we think about the anger on display today which is at a fever pitch, it is a sure indication that the devil is on his job. 

Yet those who know Jesus as Lord and Savior can find comfort in the meaning of the words of Jesus in John 16 vs. 33 which says; “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer I have overcome the world.”  January 11, 2026

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Hoosier History Highlights

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City Council Meeting

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City Council Meeting
JANUARY 12, 2026

5:30 P.M.

AGENDA

I. INTRODUCTION

 

01-12-2026 Agenda Attachment:
II. APPROVAL OF MEETING MEMORANDUM

 

12-15-2025 Memo Attachment:
III. REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

 

IV. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY

 

A. NOMINATION & ELECTION OF OFFICERS
B. COMMITTEE CHAIR APPOINTMENTS
C. DEPARTMENT LIAISONS
D. VOTE TO HEAR ORDINANCE G-2026-04 IN ONE NIGHT
V. CONSENT AGENDA:  FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

 

A. ORDINANCE G-2026-01 An Ordinance to Vacate Certain Public Ways or Public Places Within the City of Evansville, Indiana, Commonly Known as Part of a 60 foot Right-of-Way for Chestnut Street in the Original Plan of the City of Evansville Sponsor(s): Green Discussion Led By:  Public Works Chair Taylor Discussion Date: 1/26/2026 Notify: Scott Buedel, Cash Waggner & Associates
G-2026-01 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE G-2026-02 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 8.05.090 of the Evansville Municipal Code to Increase Curbside Refuse Collection Fees Sponsor(s): Trockman, Allen, Green Discussion Led By:  Public Works Chair Taylor Discussion Date: 1/26/2026 Notify: Marco DeLucio, ZSWS
G-2026-02 Attachment:
C. ORDINANCE G-2026-03 An Ordinance to Vacate Certain Public Ways or Public Places Within the City of Evansville, Indiana, Commonly Known as the 12’ Alley Behind 1028 Hensz Ave Sponsor(s): Koehler Lindsey Discussion Led By:  Public Works Chair Taylor Discussion Date: 1/26/2026 Notify: Roger Lehman, RLehman & Son Consulting
G-2026-03 Attachment:
D. ORDINANCE G-2026-04 An Ordinance of the Evansville Common Council Consenting to the Issuance by the Vanderburgh County Redevelopment Commission of Certain Tax Increment Revenue Refunding Bonds Sponsor(s): Green Discussion Led By:  Finance Chair Green Discussion Date: 1/12/2026 Notify: Joshua Trockman, KDDK
G-2026-04 Attachment:
E. ORDINANCE R-2026-01 An Ordinance to Rezone Certain Real Estate in the City of Evansville, State of Indiana, More Commonly Known as 2222 W Virginia St and 2227 W Michigan St Owner: D & P, LLC Requested Change:  R2 to R3 Ward: 6 Brinkmeyer Representative: Scott Buedel, Cash Waggner & Associates, PC
R-2026-01 Attachment:
VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

VII. REGULAR AGENDA:  SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

 

A. ORDINANCE G-2025-28 An Ordinance of the City of Evansville’s Common Council Amending Title 2, Chapter 2.80 of the Evansville Municipal Code Relating to the Greenway Advisory Board Sponsor(s): Allen Discussion Led By:  ASD Chair Heronemus Discussion Date: 1/12/2026 Notify: Marco DeLucio, ZSWS
G-2025-28 Attachment:
B. ORDINANCE G-2026-04 An Ordinance of the Evansville Common Council Consenting to the Issuance by the Vanderburgh County Redevelopment Commission of Certain Tax Increment Revenue Refunding Bonds Sponsor(s): Green Discussion Led By:  Finance Chair Green Discussion Date: 1/12/2026 Notify: Joshua Trockman, KDDK
G-2026-04 Attachment:
VIII. RESOLUTION DOCKET

 

A. RESOLUTION C-2026-01 A Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Evansville, Indiana Recommending the City Controller to Waive the City’s Sidewalk Caf  License Fees for 2025 and/or 2026 Sponsor(s): Allen, Green, Trockman Discussion Led By:  President Trockman Discussion Date: 1/12/2026 Notify: Joshua Trockman, KDDK
C-2026-01 Attachment:
B. RESOLUTION C-2026-02 A Preliminary Resolution of the Common Council of the City of Evansville Declaring an Economic Revitalization Area for Property Tax Phase-In for the Rehabilitation of Real Property and Granting a Waiver of Noncompliance for an Economic Revitalization Area (Uniseal Inc) Sponsor(s): Brinkmeyer, Trockman, Allen Discussion Led By:  President Trockman Discussion Date: 1/12/2026 Notify: Patrick Hickey, E-REP
C-2026-02 Attachment:
IX. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

 

A. THE NEXT MEETING of the Common Council will be Monday, January 26, 2026 at 5:30 p.m.
B. ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
X. COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

XI. ADJOURNMENT

Board of School Trustees of the EMeetin

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The Board of School Trustees of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation will meet for the regularly scheduled Board meeting Monday, January 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM in the Board Room of the EVSC Administration Building located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN. Board meetings can also be observed by tuning to EVSC’s radio station, 90.7 WPSR; live streamed online at https://www.wpsrhd.com/; or viewed on our YouTube page at https://youtube.com/evsc1.

Prior to the regularly scheduled Board meeting, three members of the Board, along with district administrators, will hold a Town Hall beginning at 5:00 PM. This Town Hall is for Vanderburgh County residents to speak directly with Board members in attendance about issues involving EVSC schools. The Town Hall will be held in the Technology and Innovation Center located at 951 Walnut Street, Evansville, IN.

Members of the public who would like to attend the Town Hall should register by completing the Town Hall Registration Form located on our website at district.evscschools.com.

Quartet of Dominican newcomers kick off 2026 signings for Otters

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Evansville Otters have begun building the 2026 roster with the addition of Dominican RHPs Junior Cerda, J.D. Encarnacion and Jose Montilla and INF Marcos Gonzalez.

Junior Cerda, a 25-year-old native of Puerto Plata, D. R., joins the Otters for his sixth year of professional baseball. After spending the 2021 and 2022 seasons with the Diamondbacks Arizona Complex League squad, Cerda earned his first shot at Single-A ball in 2023 with Visalia. In 2024, he spent time in both Single-A and High-A before being released from the Diamondbacks organization.

Cerda completed the 2024 season with the Kansas City Monarchs in the American Association. Last year, he played a combined 27 games between Kansas City and the Gary SouthShore RailCats in the AA, with a 5.20 ERA in 47.2 innings of work. Across those games, he struck out 42 batters while allowing only 20 walks.

J.D. Encarnacion is another right-handed pitcher, hailing from San Pedro de Macoris, D.R. 2026 marks the first taste of independent baseball for the 24-year-old, who has spent the last six years within the Boston Red Sox affiliation. After a single season of Dominican Summer League action with the Red Sox in 2019, J.D. came to the states in 2021 to play in the Florida Complex League. A sub-three ERA delivered him to the Single-A and High-A ranks in 2022, where he collected a 4.05 ERA across his 26 games.

Encarnacion spent the entirety of 2023 with High-A Greenville, starting in 21 of his 24 appearances. He reached his highest level of action last year, playing 10 games (seven starts) for Double-A Portland. In those games, he had 23 strikeouts across 30.2 innings.

Jose Montilla, from Neyba, D.R., is also looking forward to his first taste of independent baseball in 2026. After not playing during the 2024 and 2025 seasons, the 27-year-old is back on the mound to continue his baseball career. From 2017 to 2023, Montilla played within the Atlanta Braves organization, playing with Otters catcher Logan Brown for the Rome Braves in 2019.

After bouncing around the affiliation, Montilla earned his first shot at Double-A ball in 2023 for the Mississippi Braves, clocking 21 games. Across those appearances, he had 36 strikeouts and just 20 walks in 46.1 innings of work.

Marcos Gonzalez comes to Evansville from Bani, D.R. to join the Otters’ infield for 2026. After signing with the Cleveland Guardians affiliation in 2017, Gonzalez played until 2023 within the organization – eventually playing 18 games for the Triple-A Columbus Clippers.

After being released by Columbus during the 2023 season, he concluded the season with Gary in the American Association. He continued his career with two more seasons with the RailCats, clocking a .258 average across 138 games, with 27 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 74 RBI.

Fans can expect another group of signees early next week – including the first announced returners for the 2026 season!

Season tickets and group offerings are available now for the 2026 season. Single game tickets will go on sale in February.

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Levi McKinney breaks 3M dive mark as Aces compete against UIC

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Aces held Senior Day recognition prior to the meet

                               

EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Friday’s meet against UIC saw the University of Evansville Swimming and Diving Teams recognize four seniors prior to the meet. Evelyn Chin, Hannah Krings, Mia Pesavento, and Mohammed Rashed competed in their final regular season home meet at Deaconess Aquatic Center.

Once competition began, several notable performances highlighted the day for the Purple Aces. Leading the way was Levi McKinney who reset his own program record in the 3-meter dive with a score of 336.83. His previous mark of 320.65 was set in December. Both scores qualified him for the NCAA Zones.

The men opened the day with a victory in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:33.72 while the ladies took second in their event posting a 1:48.04. They were just 0.20 off the winning time. Logan Tenison was victorious in the 50-free, posting a 21.41 to best teammate Sammy McCall’s finish of 21.56. In the 100-free, Michael Pruett came in nearly a second ahead of the competition.

Highlighting the day for the women were multiple runner-up efforts. Jillian Giese swam a 2:14.77 in the 200-IM on the way to second-place. Claire Mewbourne added a runner-up finish in the 200-breaststroke with a 2:29.57. The men fell to the Flames by a final of 150.00-93.00 while the women dropped a 183.00-55.00 final.

FULL INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Women’s 1000-Free

Hannah Krings – 3rd – 11:32.74

Men’s 1000-Free

Wyatt Gallas – 3rd – 10:01.98 – PERSONAL BEST

Tyler Jackson – 4th – 10:08.13

Carter Bolling – 5th – 10:25.29

Women’s 200-Free

Jadyn Dauphinais – 3rd – 2:02.13 – 1st RACE IN EVENT

Luana Carrotta – 4th – 2:04.54

Ane Madina Garate – 5th – 2:05.02 – 1st RACE IN EVENT

Audrey Wandling – 6th – 2:08.76

Lilly Yancey – 7th – 2:10.17

Men’s 200-Free

Joseph Capo – 3rd – 1:43.35

Harry McDowell – 5th – 1:47.95

Luke Cook – 6th – 1:50.94

Women’s 50-Free

Jaley Hamilton – 5th – 26.23

Delaney Miller – 6th – 26.49

Rafaela Markarewicz – 7th – 26.52

Amanda Denny – 8th – 26.61

Tristen Thomas – 9th – 27.00

Men’s 50-Free

Logan Tenison – 1st – 21.41

Sammy McCall – 2nd – 21.56

Brendan Ulewicz – 4th – 21.99

Mohammed Rashed – 6th – 22.31

Ben Morse – 7th – 22.77

Women’s 200-IM

Jillian Giese – 2nd – 2:14.77

Claire Mewbourne – 3rd – 2:15.97

Men’s 200-IM

Joao Guilherme – 3rd – 2:04.71

Chris Rector – 4th – 2:06.72

Robert Hargrove – 5th – 2:08.16

Women’s 1-Meter Dive

Leah Gardner – 6th – 199.98

Eden McRoberts – 7th – 188.70

Men’s 1-Meter Dive

Levi McKinney – 3rd – 276.08

Gabe Lett – 6th – 166.05

Women’s 200-Fly

Mia Pesavento – 4th – 2:28.12 – 1st RACE IN EVENT

Evelyn Chin – 5th – 2:28.58

Men’s 200-Fly

Adam Pawlak – 2nd – 1:58.76

Alex Willis – 3rd – 2:02.83

Wyatt Gallas – 5th – 2:07.90

Women’s 100-Free

Jadyn Dauphinais – 3rd – 55.33 – 1st RACE IN EVENT

Jillian Giese – 4th – 56.52 – 1st RACE IN EVENT

Delaney Miller – 5th – 57.95

Amanda Denny – 6th – 58.17

Men’s 100-Free

Michael Pruett – 1st – 46.33

Sammy McCall – 3rd – 47.84

Tyler Jackson – 4th – 48.87

Mohammed Rashed – 6th – 52.16

Jesse Montano – 7th – 52.49 – 1st RACE IN EVENT

Women’s 200-Back

Grace Moody – 5th – 2:13.98

Jaley Hamilton – 6th – 2:19.60

Men’s 200-Back

Logan Tenison – 2nd – 1:50.98

Boris Tavrovsky – 4th – 2:02.75

Carter Bolling – 5th – 2:04.96

Women’s 500-Free

Luana Carrotta – 3rd – 5:36.09

Hannah Krings – 4th – 5:37.27

Men’s 500-Free

Joseph Capo – 3rd – 4:45.82

Luke Cook – 5th – 5:04.39

Women’s 3-Meter Dive

Eden McRoberts – 5th – 196.13 – PERSONAL BEST

Leah Gardner – 6th – 192.30

Men’s 3-Meter Dive

Levi McKinney – 2nd – 336.83 – SCHOOL RECORD/NCAA ZONE QUALIFIER

Gabe Lett – 6th – 167.25 – PERSONAL BEST

Women’s 200-Breaststroke

Claire Mewbourne – 2nd – 2:29.57

Rafaela Markarewicz – 4th – 2:39.27

Tristen Thomas – 5th – 2:43.95

Men’s 200-Breaststroke

Joao Guilherme – 4th – 2:16.10

Jesse Montano – 5th – 2:19.03

Robert Hargrove – 6th – 2:19.55

Chris Rector – 7th – 2:22.68

Trevor O’Sullivan – 8th – 2:27.13

THUNDERBOLTS GAIN POINT IN SHOOTOUT LOSS AT HUNTSVILLE

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Huntsville, Ala.:  The Thunderbolts held a 4-1 lead in the third period, before the Havoc rallied to tie the game and force overtime, followed by a shootout, where Huntsville unfortunately came up victorious 5-4 at Huntsville on Friday night.  The Thunderbolts’ next home game at Ford Center will be on Wednesday, January 14th against the Birmingham Bulls at 7:00pm CT.
                Evansville struck first, as Derek Contessa scored off a set up from Tyson Gilmour at 8:44 of the first period.  5:52 into the second period, Jordan Simoneau scored to make it 2-0 on a delayed penalty call, assisted by Matthew Hobbs and Scott Kirton.  Huntsville trimmed the lead to 2-1 at 12:02 as Connor Galloway scored on a 2-on-1 just following a power play opportunity.  The Thunderbolts finished the period strong as Gilmour scored a power play goal from Kirton and Matt Clark to make it 3-1 through two periods.  In the third period, Hobbs scored only 19 seconds in off a deflection from Max Thiessen and Simoneau to make it 4-1, but just could not extend the lead any further.  The Havoc rallied with three goals in a span of 3:29 as Josh Kestner scored at 8:24, Cole Golka scored at 9:41, and Galloway scored once again at 11:53 to tie the game 4-4.  Shortly afterward, a breakaway chance for Simoneau to put Evansville back in front just barely missed as Simoneau beat Wilson but hit the post.  In overtime, the Thunderbolt survived a Havoc power play chance but fell 2-1 in the shootout which went 8 rounds, with Eelis Laaksonen scoring the goal for Evansville.
                Simoneau, Hobbs, and Gilmour each scored one goal and one assist, Contessa scored one goal, and Kirton tallied a pair of assists.  In goal, Cody Karpinski stopped 37 of 41 shots plus 6 of 8 in the shootout.  The Thunderbolts and Havoc meet again on Saturday, January 10th at Von Braun Center, with Huntsville leading the regular season series 3-1.
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