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Evansville Man Arrested after Motorcycle Chase
Evansville Man Arrested after Motorcycle Chase
Vanderburgh County – Yesterday afternoon at approximately 3:10 p.m., Lieutenant Brian Bailey was patrolling Koressel Road near New Harmony Road when he attempted to stop the rider of an electric motorcycle for not having a registration plate. The rider continued south on Koressel Road reaching speeds of approximately 85 mph before disregarding the stop sign at Marx Road, and then continuing east at a high rate of speed. The rider turned onto several different county roads before finally pulling into a driveway in the 5600 block of New Harmony Road and surrendering. The rider was identified as Owen Christopher King, 22, of Evansville. King was arrested and taken to the Vanderburgh County Jail where he is currently being held without bond.
Arrested and Charge:
- Owen Christopher King, 22, Evansville, IN
- Resisting Law Enforcement with a Vehicle, Level 6 Felony
Arresting Officer: Lieutenant Brian Bailey, Indiana State Police
Assisting Officer: Trooper Taylor Fox, Indiana State Police
CenterPoint Energy Mount Vernon Statement
Good afternoon,
We are aware of an incident which occurred today, Sept. 25, during ongoing natural gas maintenance work in Mount Vernon, Ind.
Our crews are on-site, have safely turned off natural gas and are currently assessing the situation. This incident also resulted in the temporary loss of electric service to approximately 1,250 customers, all of which have been safely restored.
The safety of our employees, customers and the community remain our top priority, and we will provide further updates as more information becomes available.
Regards,
Noah Stubbs
CenterPoint Energy Spokesperson
Newburgh Man Arrested for Child Seduction and Molesting
Trailblazers fall in Region 24 match at Kaskaskia
CENTRALIA, Ill. – The Vincennes University volleyball team had their Region 24 winning streak snapped Tuesday night when the Blazers fell in four sets at Kaskaskia College.
The Blue Angels ended the VU winning streak at 44 matches as Vincennes fell 14-25, 25-18, 20-25, 17-25.
The match started out well for the Trailblazers, building a quick 10-7 lead over Kaskaskia, before the Blue Angels used a pair of big scoring runs to pull away late in the opening set and take set one 25-14 over Vincennes.
VU would look to rebound and even the match in the second set and got off to a great start, growing a big 14-5 early advantage.
Kaskaskia would try to cut into the big deficit down the stretch of the set, but were only able to cut the VU lead down to six as the Blazers took set two 25-18 and evened the match at 1-1.
Vincennes forced a pivotal third set and the momentum would swing back-and-forth throughout most of the set as both teams traded the lead and left the score even at 20-20.
Kaskaskia would close out the third set strong and take a 2-1 match lead by scoring the final five points of the third set to win 25-20.
With their backs against the wall, the Trailblazers refused to give up, battling in the fourth set after falling behind early.
Unfortunately for Vincennes, Kaskaskia was able to make a few more plays late in set four to pull away and ride the home crowd to a 25-17 set four win to take the match 3-1.
“You need to be ready to match the other team’s intensity, especially in their place and we failed to do that tonight,” VUVB Head Coach Gary Sien said. “When you fail to do that, you get beat, it’s as simple as that. It’s disappointing that after such a great weekend, we took a couple of steps backwards.”
The Trailblazer offense was led by sophomore Isadora Dias (Rio Grande de Norte, Brazil) who led the Blazers with 13 kills, six digs, two blocks, one set assist and one ace.
Aces men’s soccer blanked at Xavier
The Purple Aces were shutout for the first time this season
CINCINATTI – The University of Evansville men’s soccer team was kept out of the net for the first time in 2024 in a 2-0 loss to the Xavier Musketeers.
The Purple Aces defense was tested in their third of four straight road games in Cincinnati. Graduate forward Sami Owusu (Denver / Dayton) was the only UE player with multiple shots while senior midfielder Jose Vivas (Teruel, Spain) had the only chance on net. Freshman goalkeeper Michal Mroz (Elk Grove, Ill. / Elk Grove HS) made three saves in the loss.
Evansville’s offense struggled in the first half with two offside’s calls in the first 13 minutes of action. The Aces didn’t find the offensive zone until two thirds into the first half as Owusu launched a ball just high of the goal in the 33rd minute. Xavier dominated play in the first 45 minutes with six shots. The final shot ended up in the back of the net for the Musketeers in the 42nd minute, putting UE down by one going into the second half.
The start of the second half played out in similar fashion for Evansville as Xavier scored a long goal in the 49th minute to put the Aces down by two. The match’s pace slowed down after the goal as both teams fought for the ball in the midfield. UE’s offense came alive in the 71st minute with four straight shots at the net.
Vivas chance came in the 74th minute after he stripped the ball from a Musketeer defender. He took the ball all the way into the 12 and fired. But the shot was saved by Xavier’s goalkeeper coming out of the net to make the save with a slide tackle. Sophomore winger Auden Engen Vik (Tondheim, Norway) took a shot on the rebound, but it was blocked by a Musketeer. Vik’s blocked shot in the 75th minute ended up being Evansville’s final opportunity of the night.
The Aces return to Missouri Valley Conference play on Saturday. UE will have its last of four away games in Peoria to take on Bradley. Kick-off for Evansville’s return to conference play on September 28th is set for 7 p.m.
Trailblazers fall in Region 24 match at Kaskaskia
CENTRALIA, Ill. – The Vincennes University volleyball team had their Region 24 winning streak snapped Tuesday night when the Blazers fell in four sets at Kaskaskia College.
The Blue Angels ended the VU winning streak at 44 matches as Vincennes fell 14-25, 25-18, 20-25, 17-25.
The match started out well for the Trailblazers, building a quick 10-7 lead over Kaskaskia, before the Blue Angels used a pair of big scoring runs to pull away late in the opening set and take set one 25-14 over Vincennes.
VU would look to rebound and even the match in the second set and got off to a great start, growing a big 14-5 early advantage.
Kaskaskia would try to cut into the big deficit down the stretch of the set, but were only able to cut the VU lead down to six as the Blazers took set two 25-18 and evened the match at 1-1.
Vincennes forced a pivotal third set and the momentum would swing back-and-forth throughout most of the set as both teams traded the lead and left the score even at 20-20.
Kaskaskia would close out the third set strong and take a 2-1 match lead by scoring the final five points of the third set to win 25-20.
With their backs against the wall, the Trailblazers refused to give up, battling in the fourth set after falling behind early.
Unfortunately for Vincennes, Kaskaskia was able to make a few more plays late in set four to pull away and ride the home crowd to a 25-17 set four win to take the match 3-1.
“You need to be ready to match the other team’s intensity, especially in their place and we failed to do that tonight,” VUVB Head Coach Gary Sien said. “When you fail to do that, you get beat, it’s as simple as that. It’s disappointing that after such a great weekend, we took a couple of steps backwards.”
The Trailblazer offense was led by sophomore Isadora Dias (Rio Grande de Norte, Brazil) who led the Blazers with 13 kills, six digs, two blocks, one set assist and one ace.
Sophomores Elisa Dalla Pozza (Vincenza, Italy) and Allison Czyzewski (Louisville, Ill.) had a good game at the net, each recording six kills, with Dalla Pozza posting a team-high five blocks and two aces, while Czyzewski added four blocks.
Sophomore Laura Tavares (Meridia, Venezuela) finished her night with five kills, six digs, one set assist and one block.
Freshmen Martyna Sadowska (Pila, Poland) and Paulina Fister (Tuszyn, Poland) rounded out the VU offensive numbers with Sadowska ending with three kills and one block, while Fister finished the match with one kill and a pair of digs.
Sophomore setter Libby Mehringer (Jasper, Ind.) ran the VU offense with a team-high 28 set assists, five kills, one ace and one dig.
Sophomore libero Grace Flexter (Oblong, Ill.) matched the team-high in digs on the night with six digs and two set assists, while fellow sophomore Dylan DeCoursey (Montgomery, Ind.) added two set assists.
Freshman Julianna Rettig (Antioch, Ill.) had a really good match in her second appearance in the Blue and Gold this season, finishing her night with a pair of digs, two set assists and one ace.
Freshman Ashley Earp (Mattoon, Ill.) rounded out the VU box score by recording one block on the night.
“Julianna stepped up in only her second collegiate match to pass and serve well,” Sien added. “Allison had a good night at the net with blocking and hitting and Isadora played well all around in both the front and back rows.”
The Trailblazers will look to rebound, regroup and hopefully begin a new Region 24 winning streak when they return to the home floor of the Physical Education Complex Friday, Sept. 27 to take on John A. Logan College at 7 p.m. eastern.
The Blazers will then close out the weekend by heading to Champaign, Ill. for the Parkland College Fall Challenge Saturday, Sept. 28 and face-off against NJCAA Division II No. 5-ranked Heartland C.C. at 4 p.m. eastern and Lincoln Land C.C. at 6 p.m. eastern.
“We don’t have a choice now, we have to play perfectly from this point on in all Region play,” Sien said. “This should be a wake up call for all of us that we need to be at our very best at all times.”
