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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.

Mateo Rodriguez sentenced for murder conviction in the death of Evansville woman in 2022

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Mateo Rodriguez, 16, of Evansville Vanderburgh County Jail photo

Mateo Rodriguez of Evansville (Vanderburgh County Jail photo)

An Evansville man learned his fate during sentencing in Vanderburgh Circuit Court following a murder conviction.

Mateo Rodriguez was sentenced to 55 years for murder and 10 years for leaving the scene of a accident causing death for his role the death of Megan Schaefer in 2022.  Both sentences will run concurrent in the Indiana Department of Corrections.

The sentencing follows the trial earlier in May, where Rodriguez was found guilty of murder, robbery, leaving the scene of a deadly crash, and auto theft.  

In April of 2022, according to EPD, Rodriguez was in the parking lot of the Conoco gas station at the corner of Franklin Street and Weinbach Avenue when a car pulled up.  While the drive was in the gas station, Rodriguez jumped into the car and began to steal it.  When he was backing up to leave the gas station, he ran into the back of Schafer's car.  She got out of the car and that was when Rodriguez struck her with the car, killing her.

He left the scene of the accident and was found by Evansville Police, where he was arrested.