Local News from WIKY

The prices may have seemed too good to be true. Officials say the were true, but not legal. Excise Police officers said they seized almost 1,200 DVDs at Riverside One Stop in the 400 block of E. Riverside Drive. The state officers say they include unauthorized copies of DVDs. Some were still being shown in theaters and are not yet available for retail sale. No word yet on what, if any, charges the store will face.

Some members of the Evansville City Council have expressed concerns about the cost of the planned downtown convention hotel. Mayor Winnecke's Chief of Staff Steve Schaefer went before the Redevelopment Commission Tuesday and tried to alleviate those concerns, saying the mayor is working to get the best deal for the city and nothing's final yet. The commission also responded to questions raised by Randy Jones of Evansville about $20 million in taxpayer money that would go to the hotel developer. Commission attorney Ted Zeimer said the city has to provide an incentive.

One of the workers on the Blue Bridge at Owensboro is dead, after being injured Monday. Crew members who are painting the bridge found a 35-year-old co-worker unconscious in safety netting. Workers raised the netting, cut the injured man from it, and he was taken to the Owensboro hospital. He was pronounced dead a short time later. His name has not been released yet. The worker had burns on his hands, indicating he may have been electrocuted by power lines on the bridge.

Moore, Oklahoma is reduced to rubble by a massive tornado that savaged the town. Helicopter shots show block after block of parts of the city destroyed by what some say was a mile-wide tornado that was on the ground for about two miles. Moore is a suburb of Oklahoma City. Moore has a population of about 56,000 - making it the seventh largest city in the state. It marked the second day of massive tornadoes in the state. Twisters Sunday killed two men and injured dozens of others when it turned a trailer court into splinters.