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The Indiana Department of Corrections announced the execution of death row inmate Joseph Corcoran took place just before 1:00 AM on Wednesday. This is the first time the state has executed an inmate in 15 years. Corcoran was convicted in the 1997 shootings of four people, including his brother and his sister’s fiancé. He has been on death row since 1999. Corcoran was executed by lethal injection. He was officially pronounced dead at 12:44 AM Central Time. Corcoran’s attorneys filed multiple appeals to stop his execution, but the state denied every one. Governor Eric Holcomb said he would let the legal process play out before deciding whether to intervene. In a statement sent out shortly before Corcoran was pronounced dead, Holcomb noted that Corcoran’s case has been reviewed repeatedly over the last 25 years, including seven times by the Indiana Supreme Court and three times by the U.S. Supreme Court, but his sentence was never overturned.
Tuesday was a big day for some students in Mt. Vernon. School staff celebrated as several students signed on to start their careers at SABIC. The school is now partnering with the big company in their Work Based Learning Initiative. Starting in January, students will work a 4 hour morning shift for the company.
Last night Mt. Vernon Girls Basketball got beat at home by Bosse, 51-35. The Lady Wildcats are now 0-11 overall and will be at home against Washington on Saturday.
Evansville Men’s Basketball lost their 4th-straight game last night at UT-Arlington, 80-54. Tayshawn Comer had 20 points in a losing effort for the Aces. UE slips to 3-8 on the year and will close out non-conference play on Saturday up in Muncie, Indiana against Ball State.
Coming up this evening in local high school sports…North Posey Girls Basketball is at home taking on Mater Dei. The JV game is slated for a 5:30 PM start and the Varsity game will begin at 7:00 PM. The Lady Vikings are 5-3 on the season. You can hear tonight’s Varsity game on 98.9 FM WPIW and online at poseycountyradio.com.
In local college action tonight…USI Women’s and Men’s Basketball begin Ohio Valley Conference play as they welcome Tennessee State. The Women’s game starts at 5:00 PM and the Men’s game is at 7:30 PM. USI Women’s Basketball has a record of 8-3 and USI Men’s Basketball sits at 5-5.
In the NBA this evening…the Indiana Pacers play out west in Phoenix against the Suns at 8:00 PM. The Pacers are looking for a 3rd-straight win as they are 12-15 overall.