Morning News: Thursday September 8th 2022

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A juvenile suspect has been arrested in Arizona, because of a text message that threatened a school shooting incident at Mt. Vernon Senior High School. Yesterday morning, Mt. Vernon Police and Indiana State Police initiated a criminal investigation after a threatening text message was sent to a Mt. Vernon Senior High School student. The message was sent through an app that disguises the true sender. The message alleged a shooting was going to occur the following day at Mt. Vernon Senior High School. During the investigation, officers were able to identify the sender as a 15-year-old male from Mesa, Arizona. The teen had previously attended Mt. Vernon Senior High School and knew the student the message was sent to. Indiana State Police and Mt. Vernon Police collaborated with Mesa Police and were able to locate the teen. During the investigation, it was revealed the teen made the alleged threat using the text app. The 15-year-old was arrested for Interfering with an Educational Institution, a Level 6 Felony and for Threatening and Intimidating, a Class 1 Misdemeanor. The juvenile is currently in custody in a juvenile detention center in Phoenix, Arizona.

Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Princeton, Indiana is looking to add new members to its team. Toyota says it's currently looking to hire new Industrial Automation Maintenance Team Members. A job listing from Toyota says it's looking to fill those positions with the addition of its two all-new SUV lines, which was an $803 million project that was announced back in April 2021. According to Toyota, starting pay for Industrial Automation Maintenance Team Members ranges from $28 to $39.50 per hour, with raises every 6 months. Toyota says a new hire bonus of $5,000 is also available to new hires.

Earlier this week, the AP high school football rankings were released ahead of the week 4 games this Friday across the tri-state. North Posey Football slid out of the rankings in Class 2A after their loss at Southridge last week. Here are the rankings for other tri-state teams.

In Class 5A, Castle is 7^th and North is 13^th. Class 4A has Reitz at 11^th and Memorial 13^th. Moving on to Class 3A, quite a few tri-state teams are receiving recognition. Gibson Southern leads the local pack as they are ranked 3^rd, Southridge is 12^th, Vincennes 16^th, and Heritage Hills 18^th. In Class 2A, Mater Dei is 3^rd and Perry Central 15^th. Finishing up in Class 1A, Tecumseh is 14^th.

Local Sports From Last Night

- North Posey Volleyball defeated North at home in 4-sets. 

- Mt. Vernon Boys Tennis lost at Mater Dei, 3-2.

- Evansville Otters saw their season come to an end as they lost the one-game wildcard playoff game at Schaumburg, 5-1.