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Afghanistan registers 114 new COVID-19 cases
Xinhua
16 May 2021, 20:44 GMT+10
KABUL, May 16 (Xinhua) -- A total of 114 new COVID-19 positive cases have been registered in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, bringing the number of patients infected with the disease to 63,598, the ministry of Public Health said in a statement on Sunday.
According to the statement, three more patients have died due to the disease over the period, totaling the number of COVID-19 related deaths to 2,745 since the outbreak of the disease in February 2020 in Afghanistan.
A total of 23 patients have recovered over the past 24 hours, bringing the number of recovered ones to 54,686 in the country.

Boonville restaurant eagerly awaiting COVID relief money
Boonville restaurant eagerly awaiting COVID relief money
By Brady Williams | May 13, 2021 at 8:27 PM CDT - Updated May 13 at 8:27 PM
BOONVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - The deadline to apply for COVID relief grant funding from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs expired this past week.
As of Thursday, businesses in Boonville were eagerly awaiting that money.
Donna Ellis, owner of Yesterdaze, said that running a restaurant has been difficult over the last year.
“Sometimes you just want to sit down and cry,” she said. “But that doesn’t help much.”
Ellis has been running Yesterdaze for 20 years, but even her most loyal customers have needed to stay safe in a pandemic.

Mesker Park’s Penguins of Patagonia exhibit to open by end of summer
Mesker Park’s Penguins of Patagonia exhibit to open by end of summer
By 14 News Staff | May 13, 2021 at 5:45 AM CDT - Updated May 13 at 5:45 AM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Mesker Park Zoo is slowly getting back to normal, and they’re giving people more of a reason to visit this summer.
Zoo officials tell us they’re getting closer to completing their Penguins of Patagonia exhibit.
They expect the exhibit to be finished by the end of summer.
As for restrictions, the zoo is requiring you to reserve a time slot online before you come, but you don’t have to do that if you’re a zoo member.

Thurs. starts 4th annual Kentucky Fried Pickin’ Bluegrass Jam Festival
By 14 News Staff | April 29, 2021 at 5:52 AM CDT - Updated April 29 at 5:52 AM
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - Thursday is the first day of the fourth annual Kentucky Fried Pickin’ Bluegrass Jam Festival in Owensboro.
It’s a completely free event for music lovers, and there’s also some good food too.
That’s happening Thursday through Saturday at the Holiday Inn on the Owensboro riverfront.
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On Tuesday, county commissioners approved an ordinance that would establish the local recovery fund.

Ohio River boat accident leaves 1 dead, 4 injured, 2 missing
One person has been killed and two others are still missing after two boats crashed on the Ohio River near the Greenwood Boat Dock. (Source: WAVE 3 News)
By Associated Press | April 19, 2021 at 8:03 AM CDT - Updated April 19 at 8:03 AM
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Authorities in Kentucky say a boat accident in the Ohio River has left one person dead and injured four others while two people remain missing.
News outlets report seven people were on a pleasure craft when it collided with a barge Saturday night near a boat dock in Louisville.

Police investigating counterfeit $100 used at Henderson Walgreens
(Source: WALB)
By 14 News Staff | April 15, 2021 at 6:07 AM CDT - Updated April 15 at 6:07 AM
HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) - Henderson police are investigating the use of a fake $100 bill at the Walgreens on Second Street.
Officers say a woman used the counterfeit bill while checking out around 7 on Tuesday night.
Police ask you to call them if you have any information on this case.
Copyright 2021 WFIE. All rights reserved.
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Dispatch tells us the stoplights are flashing red in all directions, so treat that like a four-way stop.

Owensboro cemetery tests out new mowers
Owensboro cemetery tests out new mowers
By 14 News Staff | April 12, 2021 at 4:12 PM CDT - Updated April 12 at 6:38 PM
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WFIE) - In what they call an attempt to be more environmentally friendly, Rosewood Cemetery in Owensboro is using new electric mowers.
Right now, the mowers are being used on a trial basis to see if they’re a good fit.
The cemetery says the new equipment will help save on fuel costs and can mow 24 hours a day.
“We are saving on fuel because we are going to use solar panels with very little electric,” explained Robert Gardner, director of operations at Rosewood Cemetery. “We are going to try and use mostly solar panels and completely go green, and that was our goal when we saw this.”

Lt. Governor Coleman visits Western Ky.
Lt. Governor Coleman visits Western Ky.
By Samantha Johnson | April 12, 2021 at 5:51 PM CDT - Updated April 12 at 6:10 PM
HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) - Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman visited Western Kentucky Monday, touring vaccine clinics and helping to spread Governor Andy Beshear’s goal for the Commonwealth.
She toured the small, one-room vaccine clinic at T & T and thanked Kentuckians for getting vaccinated.
The Lieutenant Governor told us her main mission was to look healthcare workers in the eyes and thank them for their hard work during the pandemic.
Lieutenant Governor Coleman said it’s small pharmacies like T & T that make the Commonwealth’s vaccination efforts so successful.

Gilda’s Club Evansville announces rebrand with new name
Gilda’s Club Evansville announces rebrand with new name
By Lesya Feinstein | April 12, 2021 at 5:35 PM CDT - Updated April 12 at 5:35 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Gilda’s Club Evansville, providing emotional and social support for people living with cancer, has rebranded with a new name.
The club held a ribbon-cutting Monday for what is now Cancer Pathways Midwest.
Directors say the name change was for a variety of reasons, mostly so the club’s directive is more clear by the name.
They say the affiliation with Gilda’s Club had become too costly, and the money can be better spent locally.

The U.S. District Court is warning Hoosiers of a scam related to the Court system.

Henderson officials considering permanent boat dock on riverfront
Henderson officials considering permanent boat dock on riverfront
By 14 News Staff | April 12, 2021 at 6:56 PM CDT - Updated April 12 at 6:56 PM
HENDERSON, Ky. (WFIE) - The city of Henderson is considering putting in a permanent boat dock on the downtown riverfront.
City officials say the dock would give boaters the option to spend time and money at Henderson businesses and restaurants.
The city has hired an engineering firm to come up with renderings for the project.
“Within a month or six weeks at looking at concepts that might be good for Henderson, the consultants have come and looked at the riverfront a few times, and I think they’re ready to make recommendations on what we might do,” said Donna Stinnett.

Authorities: Crash sends 1 person to hospital in Warrick Co.
Authorities: Crash sends 1 person to hospital in Warrick Co. (Source: wfie)
By 14 News Staff | April 12, 2021 at 8:18 PM CDT - Updated April 12 at 8:18 PM
WARRICK CO., Ind. (WFIE) - One person was taken to the hospital after a crash in Warrick County.
The crash happened on State Road 66 just east of Epworth Road.
Authorities say the driver was the only one hurt and is being treated for minor injuries.
We’re told that the driver is under investigation for possibly being intoxicated.
Indiana State Police say they assisted the Warrick County Sheriff’s Office.

Vanderburgh County Dispatch says crews responded to a shots fired run at the McDonald’s on Washington Ave.

Former UE student suing the University, accusing former Coach Walter McCarty of rape
Former UE student suing the University, accusing former Coach Walter McCarty of rape
By 14 News Staff | April 12, 2021 at 10:08 PM CDT - Updated April 13 at 11:44 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - A former University of Evansville student is suing the school and accusing former Men’s Basketball Coach Walter McCarty of rape.
The suit claims the University knew of claims of harassment and assault against McCarty but didn’t do enough to protect its students.
The case is sealed, but the attorney for the complainant sent the full document to 14 News.