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Indiana has a few places where you can float all day down a river that you have got to try at least once!

While you can float down any lazy river at a water park, nothing quite beats floating down an actual river and soaking in Mother Nature! If you have never gone on a river floating trip before, you're missing out! There's something about kicking back on an inner tube, sipping an ice-cold beer, and floating all day on the water that screams "my kind of trip". It's not only relaxing, but it's fun at the same time. I highly recommend it.

Now, when it comes to Indiana, there are a few places that you can go to float on a tube down a river. Of course, you don't want to get an inner tube and float along just any river in Indiana. For example, the Ohio River is not a river you want to float on an inner tube in. However, there are several options in Indiana that are more ideal. Many of these rivers have businesses attached to them that will allow you and your family to rent out everything you need to go floating down the river. Let's take a look at some of the best places for a river floating adventure in Indiana.

1313 IN-47,Marshall IN 47859

family on inflatable tube

Wander through Turkey Run State Park under two covered bridges and one suspension bridge along the Sugarcreek River. These floating trips last23 hours.

8295 W State Road 234, Waveland, IN 47989

People Tubing on a River

This lazy day on Sugar Creek is great for kids and adults who like to kick back and relax. It typically takes 3-5 hours to tube this five-mile stretch and the fun thing is, there is no age limit!

841 W 83 N, Crawfordsville, IN 47933

Teen boy splashing teen girls (14-16) floating on inner tubes

Talk about a nice trip. You can go camping, canoeing, kayaking, tubing, and fishing, here along Sugar Creek. Perfect for a weekend getaway. Each tubing trip takes about 3-4 hours.

1154 Main St. Brookville, IN 47012AND6288 US Hwy 52Cedar Grove, IN 47016

Beautiful young woman playing in the summer sun in the water

Take a tubing trip along the Whitewater River.This destination offers scenic canoe trips, kayaking, tubing, rafting, and riverside camping on the Whitewater River in southeastern Indiana.

589 E Old S.R. 14, Winamac, IN 46996

Man floating down a canal in a blow up tube

Located along theTippecanoe River. Riverside Canoes offers canoeing, kayaking, tubing, and even rafting, all on courses that vary in difficulty, perfect for beginners or advanced river navigators. The tubing trips willaverage 3-4 hours.

17180 River Rd, Noblesville, IN 46062

You can float along the White River with two tubing options. There's a 1-1.5 hour tubing trip, or you can choose the3-4 hour float. Either way, you're going to see some great sights along the way.

7040 Whitewater River Ln, Brookville, IN 47012

Woman floating down a river in inner tube

This 5-mile float trip along the Whitewater River is perfect for families to spend the day floating and soaking in the sun.

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Kentucky Life

Explore naturally beautiful and historic sites, the creativity of the Commonwealth's hundreds of artists and musicians, and the unique contributions of interesting people all over the state with host Doug Flynn.

After a long hiatus, the Lexington Camera Club has reinvented itself with new collaborations; artist-blacksmiths Matthew and Karine Maynard are blurring the lines between function and sculpture; artist Charles Williams inspired the founding of Moveable Feast in Lexington; meet Kentucky writer Maurice Manning.

Premiered On: 11/23/2019

Descendants of Kentucky's governors and lieutenant governors keep the history alive in the Shelby Society; find out why our politicians still swear oaths promising they haven't dueled; the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth have local roots and a worldwide reach; and our original host Byron Crawford tells a holiday fireside story.

Premiered On: 01/11/2020

At Northern Kentucky University, Conductor Amy Gillingham's instrument is the orchestra; Ray Harm's art reveals the beauty of the fur, fins, and feathers of Kentucky's wildlife; Doug and his brother try their luck angling for large-mouth bass in Kentucky's newest lake; and elementary school student James Van Leer was the first African American to desegregate Madisonville's schools.

Premiered On: 01/18/2020

The descendants of enslaved people and a slaveholder meet in Russellville; Memory - the Freedom Singers energized the Civil Rights movement; goats from Glasgow eat their way across Kentucky's landscapes; Louisville's Che Rhodes' passion and medium is glass; and a Kentucky Life Moment, the Budweiser Clydesdales visit My Old Kentucky Home in this 2021 Ohio Valley Chapter Regional Emmy Award-winning episode.

Premiered On: 01/25/2020

Restoring an African American schoolhouse in Bullitt County; Tom T. Hall shares his Kentucky roots in stories and songs; mutton fans flock to an Owensboro BBQ festival; and in a "Kentucky Life" Moment, a new mural gets painted in downtown Lexington.

Premiered On: 02/01/2020

Alice Allison Dunnigan was the first African American woman granted press credentials to the White House; in his first Kentucky Life story, Doug took a wild ride aboard a Rockin' Thunder Jet Boat; in Leslie County, Wendover was the home and heart of the Frontier Nursing Service; taken captive by the Shawnee, pioneer Mary Ingles braved the wilderness unarmed and on foot to return home in this 2021 Ohio Valley Chapter Regional Emmy Award-nominated segment.

Purrfect Day Cafe provides a unique way of finding new homes for cats; after 25 years of restoration efforts, Kentucky's elk population is thriving; volunteers at the Aviation Museum of Kentucky restore aircraft and other aviation artifacts with a combination of research and dedication; AppHarvest seeks to provide quality jobs by growing tomatoes in Appalachia.

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Bicyclists enjoy the freewheelin' fun of the roads and trails in Kentucky's Cycling Capital in this 2021 Ohio Valley Chapter Regional Emmy Award-winning segment; Dave Shuffett learned life lessons after the death of his father; former students of a historic African American school in Mays Lick share their memories; and in a Kentucky Life Moment, a close-up view of some of Kentucky's woodland treasures.

Premiered On: 02/15/2020

Kentucky Life remembers Julia Chinn, the common-law wife of a U.S. vice president in this 2021 Ohio Valley Chapter Regional Emmy Award-nominated segment; bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver reminisces about her Kentucky childhood; Louisville artist Enid Yandell broke the mold for women sculptors; presidential widow Mary Todd Lincoln struggled to prove her sanity.

Premiered On: 02/22/2020

At Shaker Village, a musician discovers an extraordinary family tie; a national trail honors Kentucky's leading suffragists; Marshall County's Hoop Fest is a highlight of the high school hardcourt season; Broadway playwright and director George C. Wolfe is honored in his hometown of Frankfort, and reflects on his childhood experiences.

Premiered On: 03/14/2020

Celebrate Women's History Month with a look at some of our recent stories about notable Kentucky women. Mary Todd Lincoln struggled to prove her sanity; Kentucky suffragettes fought for women's voting rights; Alice Allison Dunnigan was a pioneering journalist, and Kentucky folk artist Minnie Adkins is one of the most respected woodcarvers in the country.

Premiered On: 04/11/2020

Kentucky ferries provide a graceful way to go back in time and enjoy the state's waterways; Doug recounts his visit to Idlewild in a Kentucky Life Memory; meet Sneakerheads in Kentucky who collect, sell, and customize their favorite shoes and have created a culture all their own. Kentucky Life Moment - pickleball at the Telford YMCA in Richmond.

Learning about composer Julia Perry's life and work with the Lexington Philharmonic; NASA's Lunar IceCube satellite was developed and built at Morehead State University; honoring military veterans with handmade quilts; bringing Appalachian-inspired dishes to Bowling Green; remembering a Kentucky racetrack nearly 100 years later.

Premiered On: 07/11/2020

Kentucky Life visits a special exhibit at the Frazier Museum, Violins of Hope, a collection of restored instruments played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust in this 2021 Ohio Valley Chapter Regional Emmy Award-winning segment; a Kentucky Life Memory looks back at Alfred Russell's experiences in Liberia; the story of Dr. Ephraim McDowell and his most famous patient - Mrs. Jane Todd Crawford, who traveled alone on horseback to have an abdominal tumor removed; and the 100-year history of the infamous USS Sachem that now sits in ruins in a creek in Boone County, Kentucky.

Premiered On: 07/18/2020

Learn how the iconic Old Fashioned became Louisville's official cocktail; the Kentucky Springseat Saddle, created by Eugene Minihan from Owingsville in the late 1880s, prized by horsemen and sought after by collectors, was designated the official saddle of Kentucky in 2019; a Kentucky Life Memory showcases Mountain Pleasure horses; and a statue of Triple Crown winner Secretariat is unveiled along the Lexington-Frankfort Scenic Corridor, giving Lexingtonians and visitors an impressive 360-degree view of Big Red.

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Owensboro Symphony Orchestra's program, Music on Call, offers women detainees at the Daviess County Detention Center hope through music; the sweet smell of Magee's Bakery Transparent Pie is a Kentucky Life Memory; Vent Haven Museum in Ft. Mitchell houses a collection of more than 900 ventriloquist figures from twenty countries and other memorabilia; Camp Shakespeare offers kids and young adults ages 4-18 the opportunity to explore the theatre arts through imaginative play, visual arts, storytelling, and more.

Premiered On: 08/01/2020

Learn the history of one of the oldest fire departments in Kentucky - the Paris Fire Department, established in 1874; Dave Shuffett and his dog Charlie go agate hunting in a Kentucky Life Memory; artist Jonathan Queen uses classic toys as metaphors for complex themes in his paintings and murals; learn the backstory of Florence, Kentucky's water tower with the famous slogan.

Premiered On: 08/08/2020

A culture of respect for the Russell Fork River keeps adventure seekers and families coming back; we visit the Digital Restoration Initiative at the University of Kentucky, where researchers and students use cutting-edge technology to "virtually unwrap" ancient scrolls and texts; look back at the Breaks Interstate Park in a Kentucky Life Memory. Kentucky Life Moment - Bowling Green Youth Orchestra plays music from all genres.

Musician Grayson Jenkins talks about growing up in Muhlenberg County; Frankie's Corner Little Thoroughbred Crusade introduces youth to the equestrian world; the career of Oscar-winning and Kentucky-born actress Patricia Neal; the Western Branch of the Louisville Free Public Library was the first public library built for and staffed by African Americans; The Virginia Theatre in downtown Somerset.

Premiered On: 08/15/2020

We visit Vertical Excape in Bowling Green to experience one of the fastest-growing sports in Kentucky and the world; country singer Dwight Yoakam talks about his Kentucky roots in this Kentucky Life Memory; Chained Rock has been overlooking the city of Pineville for more than 80 years; Louisiana artist Robert Dafford has turned mundane floodwalls into works of art in Paducah and Covington in this 2021 Ohio Valley Chapter Regional Emmy Award-nominated segment. Kentucky Life Moment - the Dafford murals in Maysville.

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We revisit some of Doug's favorite segments showcasing Kentucky artists and artisans including, internationally acclaimed folk artist Minnie Adkins, the paintings of Thomas Noble, guitar maker Neil Kendrick, and dulcimer maker Warren May.

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Look back at famous people in Kentucky's history. The mystery of Daniel Boone's bones; visit a museum that honors surgeon Dr. Ephraim McDowell and his most courageous patient, Mrs. Jane Todd Crawford; and Civil War Gen. John Hunt Morgan remains controversial over 150 years after his death.

Premiered On: 01/16/2021

We celebrate Kentucky's musical heritage by visiting a town that's home to the legendary Bill Monroe and birthplace of bluegrass music; sit down with the queen of country music, Loretta Lynn; learn about The Hilltoppers' rise to fame, and listen to Louisville jazz musician Harry Pickens.

Premiered On: 01/23/2021

Come to the table as we explore Kentucky's best dishes. Fans of barbequed mutton flock to a festival in Owensboro, diners get meals on the move from Louisville's food trucks, the famous dish created at the Brown Hotel in Louisville, and Appalachian spoonbread will melt in your mouth.

Explore artist Jayson Fann's repurposed wood sculpture "Spirit Nest" at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest; famous works by Kentucky writer Walter Tevis; Cove Haven Cemetery in Lexington, built by the African-American community in the early 1900s; the Appalachian Horse Project in Jackson cares for free-roaming horses; and the world's tallest Sassafras Tree in Owensboro.

Premiered On: 11/14/2015

Host Doug Flynn enjoys a scenic jet boat ride through the recently re-opened locks on the Kentucky River; on the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, Kentucky veterans share their stories; and the first segment in a series of ghostly tales and haunted histories of Old Louisville.

Premiered On: 01/30/2021

Explore Kentucky's great outdoors as we ride the rapids of the Russell Fork River; watch the sandhill cranes as they arrive at Barren River Lake; experience nature in Dawson Springs; and capture the dream shot of the moonbow at Cumberland Falls.

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We revisit stories on how African American winning jockeys dominated the early years of the Kentucky Derby; legendary distiller Elijah Craig; the mystery of white thoroughbreds; and Louisville's famous cocktail, the Old Fashioned.

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Past and present hosts Doug Flynn, Dave Shuffett, and Byron Crawford reminisce over 25 seasons of Kentucky Life and the great stories they have covered from every corner of the Commonwealth.

Doug Flynn, former Major League Baseball player and current Cincinnati Reds broadcaster, began as the host ofKentucky Lifein the 21st season.

During an 11-year MLB career, Flynn won two world championships with the Reds and a Gold Glove award at second base for the New York Mets.

Doug was born and raised in Lexington and is involved with numerous civic and charitable organizations, including Hope for the Warriors and the American Association for the Prevention of Substance Abuse in Athletics. He is a graduate of Somerset Community College, and a member of the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame.

As host ofKentucky Lifefrom 1999 to 2015, Dave Shuffett received nine Emmy nominations for on-camera performance and producing.

Shuffett is a native of Greensburg and a graduate of Murray State University. From 1989 to 1995, he served as both host and producer ofKentucky Afield.

Dave joinedKentucky Lifefor the series sixth season, replacing former host Byron Crawford. Shuffett was always accompanied by one of his dogs and they frequently appeared as co-hosts.

Dave lives in rural Central Kentucky and is the author of My Kentucky Life, a collection of his photos and stories of people and places throughout the state.

Kentucky native Byron Crawford hosted the program from its debut in September 1995 through the summer of 1999.

He studied speech and broadcasting at Murray State University, then worked as a radio and television news reporter in Cincinnati and Louisville before beginning a newspaper career.

Byron wrote his Kentucky Column for the (Louisville)Courier-Journalfrom 1979 until 2008. Today he writes the back page column forKentucky Livingmagazine.

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Living a long, healthy life means staying hungry.

Maxine Booker, who turns 100 on Sunday, said staying hungry will not only help one avoid physical disparity, but will help one stay focused on whats important in life.

That was her sentiment Thursday at Wellbrooke of Crawfordsville where she is often visited by family and friends. However, she also thoroughly enjoys word searches, crafts and naps in her down time.

If you stay a little bit hungry all the time, youll get old and live longer, Booker said. If you fill up every meal, you dont live long. Leave em just a little bit hungry, and stay hungry. Probably from the time I was 16, I was a little bit hungry all the time.

But she wasnt always so fond of her word searches.

I have a word search. I never used to like them. I thought it was dumb, because all you do is look for them, but now I play with it. What else do I do? I used to do more than I do now, she added. I sleep well, thats a blessing. I sleep a lot in the daytime and I sleep good at night. In fact, I hate to get up. But after youre up a while, youre OK.

She was born May 22, 1922, to Ben and Hazel Wilson on the familys Browns Valley farm about 10 miles southwest of Crawfordsville. She had a younger brother, Hubert Wilson, who passed some time ago, she said.

She graduated from Waveland High School in 1939 at the tender age of 16 after skipping the second grade at her Browns Valley primary school. Six years later, she married Carl Booker in Greencastle in 1945, before the couple settled in Crawfordsville.

Back then there would be two grades in one room, and the lower grade would listen to the other class and learn. I already knew the second grade, so they wanted to push me up to the third grade, Booker said.

They had one son, David Booker, who lives along the route between Crawfordsville and Browns Valley to this day. Maxine and Carl were married 51 years until his death in 1996.

She is a mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to a host of next-generation Bookers, including daughter-in-law Sandy, grandchildren Tom and Jami, and great-grandchildren in Jonavan, Max and Lyric.

Booker pondered Thursday if she is actually turning 100 or if she could be 101 due to the fact babies are born at age 0. But she had no qualms with the next 100 years of her life.

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PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Zalatoris leads after bogey-free 65

TULSA, Okla. (AP) Will Zalatoris (zal-ah-TOHR-ihs) is the leader through two rounds of the PGA Championship Southern Hills in Tulsa. Zalatoris took the outright lead with a birdie on 17 and is 9 under following Fridays bogey-free, 5-under 65. That puts him one stroke ahead of Mito Pereira and three in front of Justin Thomas.

In the seven previous majors at Southern Hills, the leader after the second round went on to win.

Another good omen for Zalatoris is that hes won at the venerable Perry Maxwell layout before, doing so as a 17-year-old amateur in 2014.

Pereira surged up the leaderboard with a 6-under 64, one off the tournament record for lowest score. Thomas fired his second consecutive 67.

Bubba Watson matched the tournament scoring record with a 63 that leaves him four shots back.

First-round leader Rory McIlroy had his struggles on Friday, shooting a 71 that leaves him at minus-4. He's tied with Abraham Ancer (AN'-sur)

Tiger Woods made the cut with a 69 that included a pair of late birdies, putting him at plus-3.

Notables missing the cut are world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Dustin Johnson, Adam Scott, Sergio Garcia and Padraig Harrington.

MLB-SCHEDULE

Rojas hits 3 home runs to lead DBacks

UNDATED (AP) The weather was warm and the wind was blowing toward Waveland Avenue this afternoon, providing the perfect atmosphere for a home run derby at Wrigley Field. The players complied.

Arizona and Chicago combined for 11 home runs before the Diamondbacks completed a 10-6 win over the Cubs. Josh Rojas launched his first three longballs of the season and David Peralta furnished two of the Diamondbacks seven homers.

Arizona also received round-trippers from Alek Thomas and Christian Walker in winning its second straight since a six-game losing streak.

Jonathan Villar, Patrick Wisdom, rookie Christopher Morel and Ildemaro Vargas homered for the Cubs.

Elsewhere around the majors:

A winter storm warning caused the postponement of the Mets-Rockies game in Colorado. A split doubleheader is now scheduled for Saturday, but snow is in the morning forecast and gametime temperatures for Game 2 are expected to be in the low 30s.

The Yankees and White Sox will try to play two on Sunday in New York after Friday's game was rained out.

MLB-NEWS

Harper still out

UNDATED Phillies slugger Bryce Harper missed his fifth straight game on Friday versus the Dodgers, five days after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow.

The reigning NL MVP has been playing exclusively at designated hitter since injuring his arm on a throw from right field last month.

The Phillies originally hoped Harper could return on Tuesday.

Also around the majors:

The Reds activated Canadian slugger Joey Votto (VAH-toh) off the injured list before Fridays game in Toronto against the Blue Jays. The Reds also placed infielder Brandon Drury, outfielder Albert Almora, right-hander Joel Kuhnel and right-hander Tyler Mahle (MA-lee) on the restricted list. To enter the country, the Canadian government requires a person to have received a second COVID-19 vaccine dose or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at least 14 days before entry.

The Tigers and Guardians were without their managers for Friday's game in Cleveland. Bench coach George Lombard is running the Tigers while A.J. Hinch deals with a non-COVID illness. Terry Francona is recovering from minor surgery and has been replaced by DeMarlo Hale, although the Guardians skipper is expected back on Saturday.

NHL-STARS-BOWNESS

Bowness wont be back as Stars coach

UNDATED (AP) Rick Bowness wont return as the coach of the Dallas Stars.

The 67-year-old Bowness says he is stepping away to allow the organization the opportunity to go in a different direction. The decision comes less than two years after he led the Stars to a surprising run to the Stanley Cup finals.

Dallas just lost a competitive seven-game series to Calgary in the first round.

Bowness was not under contract past this season. He has been on an NHL bench for a record 2,562 regular-season games as a head coach or an assistant over nearly four decades.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL-NEWS

Mountain West to eliminate 2-division format in football

UNDATED (AP) The Mountain West Conference is the latest league to say it will eliminate its two-division format in football for the 2023 season.

The conference has announced that the two teams with the highest winning percentage will compete in the league championship game. The decision came two days after the NCAA threw out requirements dictating how conferences can determine their champions and the Pac-12 scrapped its two-division format.

TENNIS-NEWS

Wimbledons Russia ban prompts tours to cut ranking points

PARIS (AP) The womens and mens professional tennis tours say they will not award ranking points for Wimbledon this year because of the All England Clubs ban on players from Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine.

The WTA and ATP announced their decisions two days before the start of the French Open and a little more than a month before play begins at Wimbledon on June 27.

The All England Club said in April it would not allow Russians or Belarusians to compete at the Grand Slam grass-court tournament. Russian athletes have been prevented from competing in many sports since the country began attacking Ukraine in February. Belarus has aided Russia in the invasion.

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The Rev. Edward L. Ed Stewart, 88, formerly of Suffolk, died peacefully at his McComb, Miss. home on Sunday, May 15, 2022, after a brief illness.Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 18, at Sharkey Funeral Home, Summit, Miss., followed by burial in Hollywood Cemetery. Visitation was from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 17, and will continue on Wednesday morning from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. The Rev. David Boyd and the Rev. David Luce will officiate.Brother Ed was born Aug. 2, 1933, in Athens, Texas. After graduation from Athens High School, he served his country in the Air Force, rising to the rank of technical sergeant while serving in Germany and France during the Korean War. Upon honorable discharge, he enrolled in Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas, where he graduated as valedictorian.

His 60 years of ordained ministry with the Assemblies of God included pastorates in Belzoni, Escatawpa, Waveland, Greenville, Kiln, Meridian and three churches in the McComb area: First Assembly of God, Faith Assembly of God and Bogue Chitto Assembly of God, where he remained a member at the time of his death.Upon retiring from full-time pastoring, Brother Ed served as an interim and supply pastor for a number of churches and blessed thousands in the McComb area as a chaplain at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center and the Mississippi Cancer Institute, known locally as the Cancer Center. Still later, he and his wife, Jackie, became the unofficial chaplains of the Walmart Supercenter in McComb, visiting with customers and employees alike each morning, sharing inspiring and funny stories, and praying with anyone who needed encouragement.His long ministry and lifelong dedication to the Lord inspired his 2019 memoir, What a God!, filled with stories of healing and salvation. At age 87, he published his second book, a collection of 100 devotions entitled Green Pastures. At the time of his death, he was halfway through writing his third book, titled Lifes Tough Times.In 2021, Brother Ed was named the Enterprise-Journals Father of the Year after being nominated by his children, whom he loved dearly and were at his side at the time of his death.He was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Betty Stewart and two sisters, Betty Roy Parker and Mary Ann Moore.Survivors include his soulmate and faithful partner of 70 years, Jacqueline Jackie Stewart of McComb, Miss.; daughters Debbie Wilson and her husband, Doyle, and Sherry Pigott and her husband, Terry, both of Summit, Miss.; son Steve Stewart and his wife, Rhonda, of Smithfield; six grandchildren, Justin Pigott, Kyle Pigott, Kimberly Brister, Matthew Wilson, Erin Lamkin and Taylor Wilson; six great-grandchildren and his third daughter, Diane Noland.Pallbearers will be his sons-in-law, grandsons Justin Pigott, Kyle Pigott and Taylor Wilson, and nephews, Ed and Terry Brown and friend and neighbor, Rock Smith. Honorary pallbearers will be great-grandsons Aiden and Abel Wilson, and nephews Monte Parker and Wayne, Michael and Ricky Moore.The family deeply appreciates his caretakers in recent weeks, Brenda Taylor, Emma Porter and Michelle Conerly and the staff of St. Luke Home Health & Hospice.Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

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AT THE BEACH NEAR SOUTH HUTCHINSON ISLAND, AND THIS IS WHY TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE WAVES THE LIFEGUARDS OUT HERE SAY THAT THEY ARE SEEING SOME REALLY STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND THE EXPECTED TO BE THAT WAY THROUGHOUT THEEE WK WITH TUESDAY BEING THE HIGH PEAK DAY. I WOULD SAY UNLSES YOURE A REAL STRONG SWIMMER. LETS GO AHEAD AND STAY OUT OF THE WATER. LET IT DIE DOWN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. ITS GONNAE B REALLY ROUGH. ITS REAL TREACHEROUS. AND IF YOUO D GO OUT, MAYBE STAY KNEE-DEEP OR WAIST DEEP GET IN AND GET OUT AND LIFEGRDSUA SAY CONDITIONS LIKE THESE NOT UNCOMMON TO HAVE TO MAKE A FEW RESCUES. WE HAVE ONE WEEKEND BEFORE LAST. THEND O EF A COUPLE PEOPLE AT PEPPER PARK, AND WE HAD AOU CPLE NEAR RESCUES A LOT OF TIMES WE TRY TO GO DOWN AND WHISTLE PEOPLE OUT OR DONT LET THEM GO OUT TOO DEEP WHATS LITTLE MINUTE FOR SURE TO GET IN TROUBLE AND AGAIN LIFEGUARDS ONLY RECOMNDME CONDITIONS LIKE THIS FOR STRONG SWIMMERS. NOW IF YOU ARE HEADING TO THE BEACH THEY UERG YOU TO STAY NEAR A LIFEGUARD STAND HERE IN SILICON COUNTY WAVELAND BEACH AND PEPPER PARK BEACH OPEN EVERY DAY FROM 9:45 TO 4:45 WITH LIFE GUARD STANDING B

If you plan on visiting beaches on the Treasure Coast this week, be careful

Updated: 7:25 PM EDT May 10, 2022

High winds are creating dangerous conditions along some beaches on the Treasure Coast.St. Lucie County Ocean Rescue Lt. Morgan Harmon was on watch at Waveland Beach on South Hutchinson Island Tuesday.RIP CURRENT DANGERS: Man dies, total of 5 people rescued after caught in rip current off Palm BeachHarmon said he expects to see strong rip currents throughout the week and he urges people to be careful."I would say unless you are a real strong swimmer go ahead and stay out of the water and let it die down over the next couple of days," Morgan Harmon said. He said if you do plan to visit the beach try to swim near a lifeguard.Stay informed: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News

High winds are creating dangerous conditions along some beaches on the Treasure Coast.

St. Lucie County Ocean Rescue Lt. Morgan Harmon was on watch at Waveland Beach on South Hutchinson Island Tuesday.

RIP CURRENT DANGERS: Man dies, total of 5 people rescued after caught in rip current off Palm Beach

Harmon said he expects to see strong rip currents throughout the week and he urges people to be careful.

"I would say unless you are a real strong swimmer go ahead and stay out of the water and let it die down over the next couple of days," Morgan Harmon said.

He said if you do plan to visit the beach try to swim near a lifeguard.

Stay informed: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- There were four more violent armed robberies in the greater Lakeview area overnight making for a total of 11 in less than a week in Lakeview and neighboring Lincoln Park.

That includes a disturbing incident early Friday in which Dakota Earley, 23, was shot and critically wounded at Wayne and Webster avenues over a cellphone.

As CBS 2's Tara Molina reported, the Lincoln Park community held a meeting about their concerns Tuesday evening. A big turnout was expected ahead of time at the meeting because of the continued concerning crime in the area -- such that the meeting was moved from The Warehouse on Fullerton Avenue to St. Josaphat School, 2245 N. Southport Ave., to accommodate the crowd.

Police tell us they believe some of the crime is connected, but no one is in custody in any of the recent crimes.

"Really, really nervous," said longtime Lakeview resident Greg Baird. "A lot of friends are not going out like they were."

We've heard about that nervous, uneasy feeling from Lakeview to Lincoln Park, with at least 11 armed robberies in the past week.

A 52-year-old man was rushed to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center just after 12:30 a.m. after he was robbed at gunpoint in the 1500 block of West Waveland Avenue by two men who took off in a silver sedan.

About 15 minutes later, three people were walking on the sidewalk in the 600 block of West Cornelia Avenue when two men approached, robbing them at gunpoint and taking off in a dark sedan.

Police are not saying if they believe the two Lakeview crimes are connected as they continue to investigate. Police have also not said if these crimes are connected to a robbery at 1:03 a.m. Monday in the 900 block of West Armitage Avenue in Lincoln Park, where police say two men were robbed at gunpoint by a group of four men traveling in a gray sport-utility vehicle.

One of the victims, 26, fell to the ground and the robbers took his wallet and an unknown amount of money at gunpoint. The other, 25, ran to safety.

Those three armed robberies all came after the disturbing shooting that critically wounded Earley, which was caught on camera. Earley is still hospitalized after a number of surgeries.

"If detectives determine a link, they will update the Community Alert, which we will disseminate at that time," police said in a statement.

Police said these armed robberies at the following times and locations are also possibly linked:

2900 block of North Clark Street on Wednesday, May 4, at 10:45 p.m.

2600 block of North Bosworth Avenue on Wednesday, May 4 at 10:50 p.m.

1100 block of West Wellington Avenue on Wednesday, May 4 at 11 p.m.

3000 block of North Racine Avenue on Thursday, May 5 at 10 p.m.

2600 block of North Racine Avenue on Thursday, May 5 at 10:26 p.m.

700 block of West Aldine Avenue on Friday, May 6, at 12:30 a.m.

1100 block of West Fullerton Avenue on Friday, May 6, at 3 a.m. The victim of this robbery was a DePaul University student.

"You've got to look over your shoulder a little bit more," Baird said.

Brian Comer is the president of the Sheffield Neighborhood Association - a group expressing concerns about the uptick to Chicago Police at the community meeting.

"This is an opportunity for our neighborhood to really take hold of itself and start becoming really active partners with police here in the 18th District," Comer said.

Neighbors say vigilance is warranted at all hours, but especially when the sun goes down.

"People are worried about walking at night by themselves," Comer said. People are worried if their car is going to be next."

Comer said if the crime trend does not reverse, the situation could be ominous.

"People are wondering what the neighborhood is going to turn into if this keeps continuing," he said.

In Lakeview, Ald. Tom Tunney (44th) also issued a public safety notice in the wake of armed robberies in the area. Tunney wrote that he met with Town Hall (19th) District Cmdr. Amin Jessani, who said additional police resources will be deployed.

The police resources will be focused on an area from Belmont Avenue south to Fullerton Avenue and from DuSable Lake Shore Drive west to Racine Avenue. Fullerton Avenue divides the Town Hall (19th) District from the Near North (18th) District.

"This area corresponds to the recent armed robberies and it includes several busy CTA stations and business corridors. Officers from citywide units will be deployed to the 19th District to boost local staffing numbers and officers stationed in the 19th District will be working increased hours," Tunney wrote. "New 'mission teams' of patrolling beat officers and detectives will be assigned to each robbery case and these teams will be out talking to neighbors and collecting evidence."

Police Supt. David Brown also talked about such plans on Monday.

"All of those areas, to include Lincoln Park, will see increased resources - not just flooding, but specific to the blocks we are seeing these crimes happen," Brown said.

Anyone with information on any of the robberies is asked to call Area Three detectives at (312) 744-8263.

Tara Molina is a general assignment reporter for CBS2 Chicago.

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The Dodgers managed only three hits in the nightcap of Saturdays doubleheader, but they made them count. Mookie Betts hit a three-run double and added a two-run home run to lead Los Angeles over the Cubs 6-2 and a doubleheader sweep at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Despite the three hits, the Dodgers did manage nine walks, helping to stretch out Chicagos bullpen game to seven pitchers and 168 pitches. The nine walks match a season high for LA this season, also April 12 in Minnesota.

Four of those walks scored in the second inning, the first run coming home on a four-pitch walk to Hanser Alberto, whose 2.3-percent career walk rate ranks 415th among the 415 players with at least 1,000 plate appearances since 2015.

After the bases-loaded walk tied the game, Betts untied it.

Betts cleared the bases against reliever Keegan Thompson, but the first three runs of the inning were charged to Daniel Norris, the opener of this bullpen game who recorded four outs. All three runs against him reached base via walk. Technically, Norris is just the seventh starting pitcher to lose to the Dodgers despite allowing zero hits, and the first since Jered Weaver on June 28, 2008.

Through two outs in the ninth, the Dodgers only had one hit as a team, coming eerily close to just the fifth game in MLB history in which a team scored at least four runs despite zero or one hit. The most is six runs, by the White Sox against the Washington Senators in 1909.

Betts ruined the footnote with a home run to left, cashing in yet another walk and continuing his hot run. Betts during his eight-game hit streak is 12-for-31 (.387/.412/.677) with three home runs, eight runs batted in, and eight runs scored.

The Dodgers had to settle for six runs on three hits instead, which was more than enough thanks to continued stinginess from a pitching staff that has held opponents to three or fewer runs 21 times in 25 games.

It was a Steve Winwood type of night for Dodgers starter Tyler Anderson, who had a lot of traffic on the bases behind him early, but was able to roll with it, baby.

Much of the action was in right field, including a drive by Willson Contreras that clanged off Betts glove after a long route, scored a triple. Contreras, a catcher by trade who was the designated hitter in the nightcap, scored on a ground ball, beating out a throw from third baseman Max Muncy.

After stranding a two-out double in the second, Anderson allowed another triple in the third, this one by Seiya Suzuki that found its way past Betts into the right field corner. A walk gave Chicago runners on the corners with one out, but Anderson induced a popout and a strikeout to escape the jam.

The Cubs were 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position against Anderson, who notched three of his seven strikeouts in those situations.

Nobody was on base in the fifth inning for Contreras, who proved he was in scoring position in the batters box by launching a ball 420 feet and nearly onto Waveland Avenue.

That was just the second run against Anderson, who has allowed either one or two runs in all five games, recording between twelve and fifteen outs. His seven strikeouts Saturday are a season high. The left-hander, who began the season as the Dodgers sixth starter, has a 2.78 ERA.

Contreras had the only hit against Brusdar Graterol, who stranded him thanks to two strikeouts, finishing off a season-high two innings.

Daniel Hudson, Graterol, and Craig Kimbrel finished off the win with four scoreless frames.

Home runs: Mookie Betts (5); Willson Contreras (3)

WP Tyler Anderson (3-0): 5 IP, 4 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts

LP Daniel Norris (0-2): 1 IP, 0 hits, 3 runs, 3 walks, 1 strikeout

Both teams can sleep in a little tomorrow, with the series finale on Sunday Night Baseball (4:08 p.m. PT, ESPN). Walker Buehler takes the mound with an active scoreless streak of 14 innings, with Marcus Stroman pitching for the Cubs.

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On the night the Cubs finalized Marcus Stromans three-year, $71 million contract, president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer called Seiya Suzukis agent, Joel Wolfe, with a reminder before Major League Baseball imposed a lockout: Dont forget about us. We will be waiting for you on the other side.

While Stromans decision-making process appeared to be rushed, the Cubs used the unstructured time to reassess their scouting and R&D evaluations of Suzuki and focus on the personal touches in the next phases of their recruiting efforts. Like Suzuki, Stroman had mentally prepared to sign after the lockout until the Cubs saw they were running out of options for their rotation and realized they couldnt afford to be so patient and passive. Stroman needed to board a red-eye flight from Los Angeles International Airport to reach Chicago in time to close the deal before the Dec. 2 transactions freeze.

Staggering those signings and shutting down the industry for 99 days created zero momentum for the Cubs business operations department and MLB as a whole. The Cubs announced 35,112 as their Opening Day attendance and that number dropped to 30,369 and 32,858 for the seasons first weekend at Wrigley Field. Casual fans must be wondering: Who are these guys? Nine Cubs made their first appearance on an Opening Day roster, and 11 of those 28 active players were not with the club last season.

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Actor Jason Momoa went from walking the Oscars red carpetin Los Angeles to dining at Tasty Tacos in Des Moines.

The "Aquaman" and "Dune" star, who grew up in Norwalk, was one of the presenters for the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday,where he worea black-on-black tuxedo and wayfarer glasses, styled with aFrench braid that was secured with a pale pink scrunchie.

Momoa and actorJosh Brolin presentedeight awards handed out before this years live telecast. His latest movie, "Dune," won an award for Best Sound, which Momoa presented.

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On Monday, Tasty Tacos posted a photo of the actor in a yellow T-shirt with employees at the restaurant.

"A BIG thanks to Jason Momoa for stopping in today to grab some of his favorite tacos after a night at the Oscars!" says on a post on the restaurant's Facebook account.

He visited the south sidelocation at5847 S.E.14th St.

When back in central Iowa, Momoa likes to dine at some of Des Moines' beloved restaurants. Heis known to frequent the Waveland Cafe, where he's ordered his namesake dish, the Momoa with a full hashbrown, biscuits and gravy,sunny-side-up eggs and a side of bacon.

Susan Stapleton is the entertainment editor at The Des Moines Register. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter or drop her a line at sstapleton@gannett.com.

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