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Annual Evansville Otters Exhibition Game to Benefit Jacob's Village Set for This Friday

Ryan O'Bryan — Wed, 08 May 2013 05:00:02 +0000

For the ninth year in a row, the Evansville Otters will get ready for the May 17th season opener by hosting an exhibition game to benefit Jacob’s Village, the Evansville-based, residential community for people with disabilities and older adults. Over the past eight years, the team has raised over $120,000 for Jacob’s Village, and look [...]

Win Tickets for WWE World Tour Super Show at The Ford Center

Kat Mykals — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:05:31 +0000

WWE is bringing the action to Evansville! On May 18th, the stars of RAW and Smackdown will be invading the Ford Center for the WWE World Tour Super Show and KISS-FM has your tickets three times a day all week long! Win tickets – All. Week. Long. We’ve got your chance to win tickets not [...]

Three New Suspects in Boston Marathon Bombing Taken Into Custody [UPDATED]

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:49:40 +0000

UPDATE 2:25 p.m. EST: The suspects’ names are Azamat Tazhayakov, Dias Kadyrbayev and Robel Phillipos. From The Boston Globe: Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, both 19 and of New Bedford, were charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice by plotting to dispose of a laptop computer and a backpack containing fireworks belonging to bombing suspect Dzhokhar [...]

Win Tickets for WWE World Tour Super Show at The Ford Center with Ringside with The Rob

Kat Mykals — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:00:33 +0000

WWE is bringing the action to Evansville! On May 18th, the stars of RAW and Smackdown will be invading the Ford Center for the WWE World Tour Super Show and KISS-FM has your tickets in the first 5 rows with Ringside with The Rob! Win ringside tickets – All. Week. Long. Starting Monday, you will [...]

Girl Dancing with Ball has INCREDIBLE Skills!

Nino NCognito — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:33:24 +0000

This girl has some incredible skills with a ball and I mean that in the most respectful way possible! I bet the Harlem Globetrotters would LOVE to have her on the squad!

Blondes vs Brunettes Fundraiser to Battle Alzheimer's On June 2nd!

Sandman — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:00:32 +0000

Once against this year, local ladies take to the football field for their annual Blondes vs Brunettes flag football game to raise money for the fight against Alzheimer’s! This annual event which I have been very lucky to have been part of the last two years takes place this time around on Sunday June 2nd at Harrison High School's beautiful new Romain Football Stadium!

Spring Fling Disc Golf Tournament This Saturday – Find Out How to Play [VIDEO]

Ryan O'Bryan — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:52:29 +0000

Before you hit the Woodmere Disc Golf Course on the State Hospital grounds this Saturday for our first ever Spring Fling Disc Golf Tournament with iPhone Todd and the Ace Eagle Disc Golf Club, get a crash course on how to play the game from local pro, Matt Kern. Disc golf is much like the [...]

David Henneberry, The Man Who Helped Find Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Needs a New Boat — What Can You Do?

Drew Weisholtz — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:19:29 +0000

David Henneberry became an unlikely hero in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. Now, the public can give him a big “thank you.” Henneberry is the Watertown, Massachusetts man who found bloodstains on his boat where Dzhokhar Tsarneav was hiding last week. Henneberry called police, a key move that eventually led to the heart-stopping [...]

Boston Marathon Bomber Charged, Faces Possible Death Penalty

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:18:09 +0000

On Monday, the Justice Department announced that it was charging Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with using a weapon of mass destruction that resulted in the deaths of three people at the Boston Marathon last week. If convicted he could face the death penalty or up to life in prison.

Boston Marathon Bombers: One Suspect Captured; One Dead [UPDATED]

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:20:23 +0000

The second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing has been captured. Dzokhar Tsarnaev was taken into police custody Friday night -- five days after the bombing that left three dead and left more than 100 injured, police said. The 19-year-old was apprehended after a manhunt that began Thursday night with the fatal shooting of an MIT officer and extended into the evening hours on Friday.

2013 Indianapolis Colts Schedule Released Highlighted by Peyton Manning's Return to Indianapolis

Ryan O'Bryan — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:00:36 +0000

I already know the answer, but I’ll go ahead and ask anyway. Are you ready for some football? The answer is, “HECK YEAH!” (or some variation). With a week to go until the 2013 NFL Draft, the League officially released the weekly schedule for the upcoming season, giving fans and analysts everywhere something to talk [...]

FBI Releases Images, Video of Boston Marathon Bombing Suspects

Chris Chaberski — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:25:52 +0000

Special Agent Rick DesLauriers of the FBI, who is leading the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings, just held a press conference in which he revealed that there are two suspects. The FBI released photographs and video of two men believed to be responsible for the attacks. The FBI showed video of the two men walking [...]

Conflicting Reports Regarding a Possible Arrest in Boston Bombings [UPDATED]

Chris Chaberski — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:30:20 +0000

2:45 p.m. (EST): The Boston Police Department has announced that "there has not been an arrest in the Marathon attack." Investigations are ongoing.

2:35 p.m.: CNN is retracting their previous report that an arrest has been made in the Boston Marathon bombings. Other sources are reporting that officials are close to identifying a suspect after reviewing area surveillance video, but no arrests have been made.

Twin Explosions at Boston Marathon Finish Line [UPDATED]

Chris Chaberski — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:00:08 +0000

9 p.m. (EST): The final press conference of the day with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis and various other officials just concluded. The FBI is now leading investigations of the events. Davis confirmed that three people were killed in today's blasts.

CNN is reporting that one of the victims killed was an 8-year-old boy. The Wall Street Journal had reported that as many as five other unexploded devices were found around Boston, but investigators now doubt that they were actually bombs.

Learn How to Play Disc Golf – Putting Practice [VIDEO]

Kat Mykals — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:05:20 +0000

The iFix iPhones Spring Fling Disc Golf Tournament brought to you by our friends at Ace Eagle Disc Golf Club is coming up on April 27th. Why not learn a thing or two about playing the sport? I’m going to admit – I don’t know the first thing about playing golf, much less disc golf! [...]

Win Tickets for WWE World Tour Super Show at The Ford Center

Kat Mykals — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 17:45:46 +0000

WWE is bringing the action to Evansville! On May 18th, the stars of RAW and Smackdown will be invading the Ford Center for the WWE World Tour Super Show and KISS-FM has your tickets! Win 5-4-3-2-1 tickets – All. Week. Long. On Monday, you will have the chance towin 5th row tickets, Tuesday 4th Row, [...]

See Ryan O'Bryan's March Madness Hopes Go Up in Flames – Literally [VIDEO]

Ryan O'Bryan — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 09:00:06 +0000

Another NCAA tournament, another year of my hopes of selecting the right teams going up in flames. Thanks to sub-par play by four of the top teams in the tourney, or perhaps my poor judgement in making picks, my chances of winning the pool are officially over before the Final Four teams even take the [...]

CBS 44 Airing Annual Southern Indiana Classic Marathon Recap Show Saturday Night

Ryan O'Bryan — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:00:07 +0000

The 4th Annual Southern Indiana Classic Marathon, Half-Marathon, and 8K kicks off at 7am today at the Vanderburgh County 4-H Fairgrounds, if you can't make it to the actual race, you can still see all the action from the comfort of your own home during the official recap show airing on CBS 44 later that night.

Guns 'N' Hoses 6 Weigh In This Saturday Night

Ryan O'Bryan — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:00:48 +0000

Before the combatants can step into the “squared circle” at the Ford Center on Saturday, April 20th for Guns ‘N’ Hoses VI, they have to step up on the scale for the official weigh in. Taking place at the east side Show Me’s in Evansville, and hosted by yours truly (shameless plug), all 30 fighters [...]

Indianapolis Colts Giving One Fan the Opportunity to Announce 4th Round Pick at This Year's Draft

Ryan O'Bryan — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:00:50 +0000

For die hard NFL fans like myself, the time between the end of the season in February and the start of the next season in August is the LONGEST six months of the year, broken up momentarily by Draft Weekend at the end of April. This year, the Indianapolis Colts and Huntington Bank are giving one lucky fan the chance to be a part of the action by announcing the team's fourth round pick on stage at Radio City Music Hall!