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AG Curtis Hill applauds U.S. Supreme Court for limiting federal overreach in states’ rights case

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Attorney General Curtis Hill today praised the U.S. Supreme Court for its decision Monday to strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), which effectively prohibited most states from legalizing sports betting.

In 2011, voters in New Jersey approved a ballot measure legalizing sports betting, hoping to revive their state’s gaming industry. Citing the 1992 PASPA law, however, college and professional sports leagues sued former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie when he sought to act upon the voters’ wishes.

Last year — once Christie et al. v. NCAA et al. made it to the U.S. Supreme Court — Attorney General Hill joined Indiana to an amicus brief in support of New Jersey’s right to set its own policies.

“Our Founders drafted the Tenth Amendment for the purpose of limiting the involvement of the federal government in the internal affairs of the states,” Attorney General Hill said. “Even with this important protection written into the Bill of Rights, we see time and again that states must rise to defend their rightful prerogatives against the intrusive meddling of Congress. That’s what New Jersey did in this case, and we were pleased to support the cause of federalism on behalf of all states interested in preserving their liberties.”

Supreme Court makes legal sports betting a possibility

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The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal law Monday that bars gambling on football, basketball, baseball and other sports in most states, giving states the go-ahead to legalize betting on sports.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to strike down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. The 1992 law barred state-authorized sports gambling with some exceptions. It made Nevada the only state where a person could wager on the results of a single game.

One research firm estimated before the ruling that if the Supreme Court were to strike down the law, 32 states would likely offer sports betting within five years.

“The legalization of sports gambling requires an important policy choice, but the choice is not ours to make. Congress can regulate sports gambling directly, but if it elects not to do so, each state is free to act on its own. Our job is to interpret the law Congress has enacted and decide whether it is consistent with the Constitution. PASPA is not,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the court.

The court’s decision came in a case from New Jersey, which has fought for years to legalize gambling on sports at casinos and racetracks in the state.

More than a dozen states, including Indiana, supported New Jersey, which argued that Congress exceeded its authority when it passed the 1992 law barring states from authorizing sports betting. New Jersey said the Constitution allows Congress to pass laws barring wagering on sports, but Congress can’t require states to keep sports gambling prohibitions in place.

All four major U.S. professional sports leagues, the Indianapolis-based NCAA and the federal government had urged the court to uphold the federal law. In court, the NBA, NFL, NHL and Major League Baseball had argued that New Jersey’s gambling expansion would hurt the integrity of their games. Outside court, however, leaders of all but the NFL have shown varying degrees of openness to legalized sports gambling.

The American Gaming Association estimates that Americans illegally wager about $150 billion on sports each year.

The 1992 law at issue in the case bars state-authorized sports gambling with exceptions for Nevada, Montana, Oregon and Delaware — states that had approved some form of sports wagering before the law took effect. Nevada is the only state where a person can wager on the results of a single game, though the law doesn’t cover wagering between friends. The law also doesn’t cover animal races, such as horse racing, which many states already allow.

New Jersey has spent years and millions of dollars in legal fees trying to legalize sports betting at its casinos, racetracks and former racetracks. In 2012, with voters’ support, New Jersey lawmakers passed a law allowing sports betting, directly challenging the 1992 federal law that says states can’t “authorize by law” sports gambling. The four major professional sports leagues and the NCAA sued, and the state lost in court.

In 2014, New Jersey tried a different tactic by repealing laws prohibiting sports gambling at casinos and racetracks. It argued taking its laws off the books was different from authorizing sports gambling. The state lost again and then took the case to the Supreme Court.

VANDERBURGH COUNTY FELONY CHARGES

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Below are the felony cases to be filed by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office today.

Laura Nicole Bermudez: Auto theft (Level 6 Felony), Aiding Auto theft (Level 6 Felony), Attempt Theft (Class A misdemeanor)

Jeffrey Dale Jones: Auto theft (Level 6 Felony), Aiding Auto theft (Level 6 Felony), Attempt Theft (Class A misdemeanor)

Keir Dexedric Boyd: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony)

Anthony Barnett: Maintaining a common nuisance – controlled substances (Level 6 Felony), Possession of paraphernalia (Class C misdemeanor)

William Lloyd Bigham: Criminal confinement (Level 6 Felony), Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony)

Bryant Lee Foreman: Assisting a criminal (Level 6 Felony)

Joseph Paul Green: Domestic battery (Level 6 Felony), Attempt Strangulation (Level 6 Felony)

Paige Nichole Leach: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Possession of marijuana (Class B mismdeanor)

Rose Anne Bryant: Assisting a criminal (Level 6 Felony), Invasion of privacy (Class A misdemeanor)

Chad David Pfeiffer: Causing serious bodily injury when operating a motor vehicle with an ACE of 0.08 or more (Level 6 Felony), Causing serious bodily injury when operating a vehicle while intoxicated (Level 6 Felony)

Ricky Lee Page: Possession of methamphetamine (Level 6 Felony), Unlawful possession of syringe (Level 6 Felony)

Shane Mitchell Wittman: Possession of a narcotic drug (Level 6 Felony)

Floyd Eugene Armstrong: Possession of cocaine (Level 6 Felony)

Darian Steven Duncan: Resisting law enforcement (Level 6 Felony), Reckless driving (Class C misdemeanor)

Shooter Dies From Friday Nights Shooting Spree

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Barry Freeman, age 56, died at 20:55 hrs on 05/13/2018 at Deaconess Hospital. He was a party to the active shooter response made by numerous law enforcement agencies on N. Kentucky Ave.  An autopsy time is pending at the time of this release.  The Evansville Police Department is conducting the investigation.

Chepchieng, Aces Shine On Final Day At 2018 MVC Championships

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On the final day of competition at the 2018 Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, freshman Stanley Chepchieng’s performance in the men’s triple jump highlighted a strong day for the Purple Aces in Terre Haute, Ind.

Chepchieng became the first Ace in outdoor track and field history to score points for the team as the Kabarnet, Kenya native earned a seventh-place finish in the men’s triple jump. In an event that the freshman had competed in just one time prior to Sunday, Chepchieng recorded a personal-best and the second-best distance in program history with a jump of 13.86 meters, earning the Aces a pair of points.

The second set of points earned by the Aces in the championships came in the men’s 4×100 meter relay. Three freshman in Aaron Straight, Kevin Yeung. and Ian Alberts, along with Chepchieng captured a seventh-place finish in a time of 46.90, giving Evansville two more points to add to its tally.
In the women’s triple jump, freshman Lizzy Walston led the way for Evansville, finishing in 11th with a jump of 9.87 meters.

A pair of Aces represented Evansville’s men in the men’s discus as freshman Chris Zapata (39.04 meters) edged junior Ryan Freeman (36.44 meters) as the two finished back-to-back in 15th and 16th, respectively. For the Aces’ women, freshman Brittany Corley earned an 18th-place finish in the women’s discus with a throw of 34.70 meters.

The Aces’ women broke a program record in the women’s 4×400 meters as the team of freshmen Lizzy Walston, Lauren Meyer, and Anna Lowry and junior Sienna Crews earned a ninth-place finish in a time of 4:11.20. On the men’s side, Evansville also finished in ninth as freshmen Stanley Chepchieng, Ethan Price, and Ian Alberts and sophomore Ricky Hendrix crossed the line in a time of 3:35.74.

For the Aces, UE’s men finished in ninth at the MVC Championships, finishing with four team points. In all, both teams combined to break six program records over the course of the three-day championship.

Illinois State captured the MVC women’s outdoor track and field championship, holding a 31.5-point margin over Southern Illinois and Indiana State, who tied for second. Northern Iowa earned the MVC men’s track and field championship with a total of 170 points, defeating second-place finishing Illinois State by just one point.

Evansville Surrenders Six-Run Lead In Series Finale Loss

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The Washington Wild Things used an eight-run fifth inning to take control of Sunday’s series finale, beating the Evansville Otters 12-7 in front of 1,030 at Bosse Field.
The Otters took a 7-1 lead into the fifth, but after 14 batters came to the plate for the Wild Things, the six-run lead had turned into a two-run deficit.
Brett Marr got the scoring started for Washington in the decisive inning by hitting an RBI double that scored former University of Evansville catcher Kyle Pollock to make the score 7-2. James Harris hit a two-run double and two batters later, Carter McEachern’s two-run double cut the deficit to one run at 7-6.
Hector Roa and Reydel Medina followed with back-to-back RBI singles, giving Washington a 9-7 advantage.
The Wild Things added insurance runs in the seventh when Pollock hit a two-run home run to extend the lead to 11-7. Medina’s RBI ground out in the ninth capped the scoring for Washington.
Evansville’s offense had another solid showing early as Toby Thomas’ solo home run in the first gave the Otters a 1-0 lead.
After Pollock tied the game on an RBI double in the second, Luis Vilorio’s RBI double in the bottom half of the inning allowed Evansville to retake the lead at 2-1.
In the third, Evansville scored five times, capped by Caleb Eldridge’s three-run home run, which gave the Otters a six-run advantage. Brandon Dulin and Travis Harrison also had RBI singles in the five-run third.
Tyler Vail started the game and took a no-decision, pitching four innings while allowing seven earned runs on nine hits. Randy Wynne came on in relief and took the loss, giving up two earned runs on three hits in a 1/3 of an inning.
Aaron Burns got the victory for Washington, pitching four scoreless innings in relief and allowing just four hits.
Harrison finished 2 for 3 with two runs scored and an RBI for Evansville while Thomas went 2 for 5 and Zach Welz 2 for 4.
Washington improved to 2-1 and Evansville fell to 1-2. The Otters will travel to Joliet, Ill. to play the Slammers for a three-game series, beginning Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.
The Otters return to Bosse Field Friday for a three-game weekend series against Normal. Tickets are still available at evansvilleotters.com or by calling 812-435-8686.

EPD ACTIVIY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

Vanderburgh County Recent Booking Records

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IS IT TRUE MAY 14, 2018

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We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUE” will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way?

IS IT TRUE we are extremely appreciative and proud of the way that members of our local law enforcement conducted themselves during a violent shooting standoff on Diamond Avenue last week? …the members of our local law enforcement did a creditable job in protecting the innocent bystanders and neighbors in harm’s way?   …we give five (5) cheers to the outstanding members of the SWAT team who ran down the alleged shooter hiding in an alley and captured this criminal from the darkness?

IS IT TRUE that the State of Indiana has ruled that people who go to the polls can’t wear a Make America Great Again hat within a safe distance of the polling place?…that is sort of odd since President Trump is not on the ballot?…maybe this law is to prevent sending other voters to the nut house due to a raging attack on Trump Derangement Syndrome?

IS IT TRUE that Congressman Larry Bucshon trounced the field in the Republican primary to run for his re-election to Congress? …Bucshon didn’t rise to debate any challengers and still administered a colossal beating on the rest of the field?…when it comes to the November elections Bucshon seems poised to have an easy path back to Washington as he has more money, a great economy, and a financially challenged local Democrat machine to defeat?… it looks like Indiana’s 8th district may not be in play this year and most people know it?

IS IT TRUE that the tall building commonly known as the 5th 3rd Tower has a new owner?…the new owners are the shareholders of a business that calls itself Riverview that is reportedly owned by a group of three local investors?…while we wish this endeavor well it must be pointed out that investments in big old buildings in downtown Evansville have not been a big moneymaker in many decades?…the 420 Building that formerly was the world headquarters of Old National Bank has been on the market for close to 20 years without attracting a buyer that could close the deal?  …there have been several attempts with good intentions but the reality of the market is that it costs more to bring these dinosaurs up to state of the art than they appraise for and this makes financing the deals impossible?…other buildings have sold for less than $10 per square foot or even brought no bids at auction?…after what must be approaching a billion dollars of incentivized investment in downtown Evansville, the buildings may not worth the cost to refurbish them?…with 5th 3rd as a long term tenant the new owners may well cash flow but getting other tenants at rates that are high enough to really prosper will be tougher?

IS IT TRUE that a perfect example of a downtown real estate deal gone mad is the McCurdy Hotel?…between $600,000 parking lot deals, with alleged crony contributions of nearly a million buck in incentives from the Evansville ERC and DMD over many years , the McCurdy still may be on its last breath?…the culprit that may have killed the McCurdy business model in recent history is the City of Evansville?

IS IT TRUE City Attorney Marco DiLucio has let it be known that he has put the city into a legal position to collect $1.5 Million for a year’s worth of water bills run up by the owners of the McCurdy?…at this rate for water and sewer bills there is no business model for the McCurdy that has market rents that will generate profits?…it is also true that Counselor Marco cannot get blood from a turnip and he has to know that?…imposing such a bill on the owners negates the entire value of the building and will eventually lead the McCurdy back into ruin as it was for eight years after Weinzapfel’s deal with an Indianapolis based campaign donor came unravelled?…there is plenty of egg on plenty of faces over the McCurdy farce?

IS IT TRUE that in a brilliant but less than a friendly campaign back in 2003, a youthful Jonathan Weinzapfel defeated incumbent Russell Lloyd Jr. with a misleading but slightly amusing campaign ad with a court jester running the bases of a baseball diamond to the tune of “take me out to the ball game”?…this was of course a way to denigrate Mayor Lloyd for wanting to build a baseball diamond in downtown Evansville that already had an AAA team set to come to town?…the stadium would have costed $20 million and lost Lloyd the election?…four years later Weinzapfel squandered $127.5 million on a hockey rink that still bleeds $9 million per year away from Evansville taxpayers?

IS IT TRUE we recently met an extremely interesting 18-year-old Senior at North High working in the Steve Hammer For the Vanderburgh County Commission campaign? …that Aulden Nance was extremely impressive in his attempt to get Mr. Hammer elected to this position? ..we encourage this North High School Senior to continue to support political candidates that he feels worthy of serving our community in public office?  …we encourage other young people to follow Mr. Nance lead?

IS IT TRUE we appreciate the excellent work that the Evansville Otters Media Relations Manager Zane Clodfelter is doing? …Mr. Clodfelter sends us detailed and well-written articles concerning the game stats of each Otters game in a timely manner?

Todays “Readers Poll” question is: Do you feel that recently announced Democratic Vanderburgh County Commission candidate Jeff Hatfield can beat Republican Mike Duckworth?

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Owner of Showplace Cinemas Dies at 80

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Owner of Showplace Cinemas Dies at 80

MAY 14TH, 2018 TYRONE MORRIS EVANSVILLE, INDIANA

The owner of Showplace Cinemas has passed away. Paul Stieler of Evansville died Sunday at his home. After graduating from Memorial High School in 1955 Stieler began his career managing Loew’s Majestic Theatre and the Victory Theatre.

He bought the Victory then started North Park Cinemas. Stieler diversified into several restaurants before expanding the theatre business to include several showplace locations.

Visitation will be Thursday from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m., where a memorial service will be held at 7 p.m., at Ziemer Funeral Home East Chapel, 800 South Hebron Avenue, Evansville.

Visitation will continue from 9:30 – 10 a.m., Friday at Annunciation Parish, Christ the King Campus, 3010 Chandler Ave, and where a Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10 a.m., with Father Alex Zenthoefer and Father Ted Tempel officiating.

Stieler was 80-years-old.

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