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2 hours ago
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Several events planned for Pride Month in Evansville
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Pride Month, a global celebration of LGBTQ+ people, starts this week. Several events are planned in Evansville to kick off the month of celebrations. On Thursday, EVPL North Park will host author Kelley Coures. He will discuss more than a century of local LGBTQ+ history as featured in his book, 'Out in Evansville: An LGBTQ+ History of River City.' Pride First Friday will be held in Haynie's Corner. The night will kick off at 5:30 p.m. with Magician Collin Culiver. Officials say there will be more than 60 local vendors and food trucks. On Saturday, the annual River City Pride Parade and Festival returns to downtown Evansville on Main Street. The parade will start at noon, with the festival to follow. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
14 hours ago
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Evansville crews fight morning warehouse fire
HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – Evansville fire crews have tapped out a morning warehouse fire. Evansville Dispatch says it was in the 100 block of N. Kentucky Avenue. The fire was called in at 7:12 a.m. but has since been put out. Dispatch says EFD, EPD and AMR were dispatched, but no injuries were advised. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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a day ago
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3-time Olympic gold medalist Lilly King announces retirement after 2025 season
Decorated American swimmer and breaststroke specialist Lilly King is stepping away from competition after the 2025 Toyota National Championships in June. On Saturday, King took to Instagram to announce that this season he will be her swan song after initially naming the 2024 Summer Olympics as her last ride. Advertisement 'Well folks, my time has come,' she captioned a series of pictures from her career. 'This will be my final season competing. I'm fortunate heading into retirement being able to say I have accomplished everything I have ever wanted in this sport. I feel fulfilled. 'That being said, it has always been important to me that my last meet in the US be at the pool that started it all. I have been racing in the IU Natatorium since I was 10 years old,' King continued. 'From state meets, to NCAAs, Nationals, and anything in between, this pool has been my home.' 'I didn't quite make it 20 years (only 18) of racing in Indy, but this is as close as I'm gonna get! I look forward to racing in front of a home crowd one last time. See you in Indy!' Advertisement The Evansville, Indiana native will swim her final meet in her home state as the top seed in the 100-yard breaststroke and No. 2 seed in the 50-yard breaststroke. Despite winning the event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, King will not be competing in the 200-yard breaststroke come June. She also finished eighth in the event in 2024 at the Paris Olympics. King represented the the U.S. in three Olympic Games, winning gold in the women's 100 breaststroke and the 4×100 medley relay in 2016. It was that 100 breaststroke medal that made King a breakthrough star in Rio, as she famously called out Russia's Yuliya Yefimova over past failed doping tests, then beat her in the pool. In 2020, King bagged silver in the 200-yard breaststroke, silver in the women's 4×100 medley relay and bronze in the 100-yard breaststroke. She wrapped up her Olympic career finishing 4th in the 100 breast in Paris after missing the bronze medal by 0.01 seconds. King also swam in a world record performance (3:49.63) in the women's 4×100 medley relay for the Americans. The record-breaking performance capped her final Olympic effort in with gold. Advertisement Before turning pro in 2019, King competed at Indiana. As a freshman, she won the NCAA title in the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard breaststroke for the Hoosiers. King's last meet will be held at the Indiana University Natatorium from June 3-7.
Yahoo
a day ago
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Lilly King announces final competitive season
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — Lilly King has announced this upcoming competitive season will be her last. The Olympic swimmer from Evansville took to social media to make the announcement. 'This will be my final season competing,' King said. 'I'm fortunate heading into retirement being able to say I have accomplished everything I have ever wanted in this sport.' King will end her final season at the Toyota National Championships in Indianapolis on June 3rd-7th. She is competing in the women's 50 meter breaststroke and 100 meter breaststroke. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Washington Post
3 days ago
- Business
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Shoe Carnival: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Shoe Carnival Inc. (SCVL) on Friday reported earnings of $9.3 million in its fiscal first quarter. On a per-share basis, the Evansville, Indiana-based company said it had profit of 34 cents. The footwear retailer posted revenue of $277.7 million in the period. Shoe Carnival expects full-year earnings to be $1.60 to $2.10 per share, with revenue in the range of $1.15 billion to $1.23 billion.
