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crime. Fatal accident, body found. more crime. A little food news. politics dash. Quirky Splash. And even more crime.
About 80% of the top 50 most read news and feature stories are related to crime (from arrests to drug busts to trials) or accidents/deaths. Out of respect for the bereaved family, I don’t want to bring up specifics about the deceased loved ones.
But here are some crime stories that pique your interest and are worth revisiting.
- Former Owensboro doctor Stephanie Russell faces federal indictment after she tried to hire an undercover FBI agent to murder her ex-husband, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Pending.
- After lengthy investigations by local, state, and federal agencies, a total of 15 people were arrested in April in connection with a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking operation. is being asked.
- An off-duty Davis County Jail Deputy Warden has been charged with a class D felony of facilitating smuggling in the first degree. Christian D. West eventually pleaded guilty, but he did participate in a diversion program.
- Bronson T. Lindsey, a 32-year-old Lockport man, has been accused of shooting an Owensboro police officer and leading law enforcement into arrest Saturday night early Sunday morning. The case is still pending.
You’ve seen most of our food news on social media, but a few articles also performed well on our site.
- Breaking news that Crumbl Cookies is coming to Owensboro
- Breaking news (or should we say no news?) that Texas Roadhouse isn’t moving, let me remind you that Chili’s and Chipotle are on the way.
- Introducing a new restaurant named Pamir Afghan Cuisine
- We’re happy to announce that Jordy’s, a new Mexican restaurant, was offering something unique
The most read news story outside of crime and food was Century Aluminum laying off 628 Hawesville Smelter employees and completely curtailing operations for 9 to 12 months.
Then there was the surprise that Johnny Depp witnessed the weekend before Halloween.
Some of our coverage of both the primary and general elections, plus continued coverage of the story of Julie Gordon, rounds out this year’s most read stories.
how they interacted on social media
Wow, you sure cared about Chile’s opening. .
There are many ways to analyze how you interacted with your Facebook posts, but here’s a quick overview.
- arrival
- Chili’s was number one, but the announcement that Michael’s was coming to Owensboro was also a big topic.
- Pamir Afghan Cuisine was the third to announce an opening, reaching less than 100,000.
- Johnny Depp came in a close fourth for sightings.
- There were also over 60,000 posts about OMU’s demolition of Elmer Smith Stax, the return of a downtown holiday stroll, and the grand opening of Crubml Cookies.
- likes and reactions
- comment
- Did I mention I love Chili’s? The post has over 1,600 comments. This is almost double his second place post on Afghan restaurants.
- Next up was our final post about the Confederate soldier statue being moved to its final resting place.
- One of the top five surprises on this list was a post about purple lights popping up all over town. This is clearly a coding issue, but many people seem to like the look.
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