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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CDT
TUESDAY NIGHT...

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has called for an
Air Quality Action Day for high levels of Ozone in the air for
Tuesday, May 30, for the following Southwest Indiana counties,

Vanderburgh, Posey, Warrick, Spencer, Gibson, and Pike.

This alert is in effect from midnight tonight to midnight CDT
Tuesday night.

An Air Quality Action Day for ozone is issued when a combination of
high temperatures, light winds and other factors are expected to
produce conditions where high levels of ozone emissions may exceed
federally mandated standards.

Here are some recommended actions that the public can take to reduce
Ozone emissions:

* Walk, bike, carpool, or use public transportation
* Avoid using the drive-through and combine errands into one
trip
* Avoid refueling your vehicle or using gasoline-powered lawn
equipment until after 7 pm
* Turn off your engine when idling for more than 30 seconds
* Conserve energy by turning off lights or setting the air
conditioner to 75 degrees or above.

Anyone sensitive to changes in air quality may be affected when
Ozone levels are high. Children, the elderly, and anyone with heart
or lung conditions should reduce or avoid exertion and heavy work
outdoors.

Hours-long standoff ends in shooting as coroner is called to the scene

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Authorities at the scene of a standoff in Evansville on Monday

An hours-long standoff in Evansville came to an end just before 8 p.m. Monday.

According to Vanderburgh County Sheriff Robinson, the standoff all stemmed from the U.S. Marshalls attempting to serve a felony drug warrant at a home on East Missouri Street near the intersection of Heidelbach Avenue.

That attempt was made around 1:30 p.m. and it quickly turned into a standoff as the suspect barricaded himself inside the home. The standoff lasted almost 6 hours.

The agencies on scene used several irritants such as CS gas to get the suspect to leave the home. The suspect eventually left as they made their way through a window on the roof of the house.

“The suspect brandished a firearm earlier again pointed the weapon at law enforcement at which point EPD shot the subject," said Sheriff Robinson.

44News eventually learned that the coroner was called and arrived at the scene a little after 9 p.m.

The identity has not been released to the public. 

According to Sheriff Robinson, an EPD officer fired the shots that hit the suspect. Therefore an investigation with EPD is underway.

As of 10 p.m. Monday night, parts of East Missouri Street remained blocked off to the public. 

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