Category: News & Opinion

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> From: WKYT E-News [mailto:wkytenews@nl.clickability.com]
> Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 3:01 PM
> To: kg4vma@gmail.com
> Subject: WKYT – September 17, 2007
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> Body Found Inside Charred Garage Apartment
>
> A fire in Woodford County left one person dead and now
> investigators are trying to figure out how it started.
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> Central Kentucky Ranks Highest In Latest State Health Study: Check
> Your County
>
> The latest checkup on the health of Kentucky’s counties found
> people in central Kentucky are among the healthiest in the state.
>
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> Montgomery County Fire Station Catches Fire
>
> Montgomery County Firefighters worked a fire at Fire Station One in
> Mt. Sterling this morning.
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> T-Shirts Printed to Commemorate UK’s Win Against U of L
>
> There’s a new wardrobe essential for anyone who bleeds blue.
>
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> Police: High Speed Chase Suspect Stole Police Cruiser
>
> Police say the man was traveling at a high rate of speed on U.S. 23
> at the Kentucky-Virginia state line, driving a stolen police
> cruiser from Norton, Virginia.
>
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> For more local and national news, visit our web site at:
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> Weather Updates
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>
> After a pleasant weekend here in the bluegrass weather wise, we
> started off the work week on a sunny and comfortable note Monday as
> high pressure dominated. Afternoon highs reached the upper 70s and
> low 80s with a few high thin clouds working through the area. It
> looks like the dry weather will be with us the entire week as high
> pressure controls things for much of the region. Expect a good bit
> of sunshine daily through the late week with highs slowly creeping
> back into the mid 80s by Wednesday and Thursday. It appears our
> next chance for any rainfall may be at the end of the weekend and
> into early next week and even then it doesn’t look like a great
> chance, so the drought conditions definitely will continue to
> persist…TG
>
> For more local weather and current radar, visit our Weather Page at:
> http://www.wkyt.com/weather?source=enews&c=y
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> —–Original Message—–
> From: WKYT E-News [mailto:wkytenews@nl.clickability.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 3:05 PM
> To: kg4vma@gmail.com
> Subject: WKYT – September 21, 2007
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> News Updates
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> Update: Turner Family Speaks About Plane Crash
>
> A plane carrying well known Lexington businessman Ron Turner, his
> son and his brother-in-law survive a plane crash in Tennessee last
> night.
>
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> Kentucky Power Company Faces Hefty Fine
>
> A Kentucky power company accused of violating the “Clean Air Act”
> faces a fine of 11.4 million dollars.
>
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>
> Two Students Shot At Delaware State University
>
> Two students were shot and wounded, one seriously, at Delaware
> State University early Friday, and the campus was locked down as
> police searched for a gunman, officials said.
>
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> Investigation Into Tennessee Plane Crash
>
> Three Lexington men injured in a plane crash in the middle of a
> Chatanooga shopping center are doing better today.
>
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>
> Anniversary Of Lexington Flood Deaths
>
> This weekend marks the anniversary of a deadly flooding accident in
> Lexington.
>
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> For more local and national news, visit our web site at:
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> Weather Updates
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>
> We wrapped up the work week weather wise essentially the same way
> we started it, with plenty of sunshine on Friday across Central and
> Eastern Kentucky. The only difference is that temperatures were
> much more summer like with highs into the upper 80s. In fact as we
> wrap up the summer season over the course of the weekend and head
> into fall, it will still feel like summer. Despite a weak front
> moving through Saturday, temperatures will be on the warm to hot
> side with highs into the upper 80s with a few low 90s down south.
> There is some good news by the early part of next week as a frontal
> system moves in from the northwest. This front combined with
> moisture from the south (some possibly tropical depending on the
> system in the Gulf) should provide enough juice for some decent
> rain here in Kentucky. Let;s keep our fingers crossed for that. In
> the meantime, the sunny and dry weather should stick around this
> weekend…TG
>
> For more local weather and current radar, visit our Weather Page at:
> http://www.wkyt.com/weather?source=enews&c=y
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> —–Original Message—–
> From: WKYT E-News [mailto:wkytenews@nl.clickability.com]
> Sent: Friday, September 21, 2007 6:01 AM
> To: kg4vma@gmail.com
> Subject: WKYT – September 21, 2007
>
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> WKYT e-news
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> News Updates
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>
> Update: Turner Family Speaks About Plane Crash
>
> A plane carrying well known Lexington businessman Ron Turner, his
> son and his brother-in-law survive a plane crash in Tennessee last
> night.
>
>
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>
> Few Share Opinions On Future Police Chief
>
> by Sherelle Roberts
>
> For the first and only time, Lexington residents got the chance to
> voice their opinions about what kind of person would make a good
> replacement for Lexington Police Chief Anthany Beatty when he
> resgins in January.
>
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>
> Graves Vandalized In Magoffin County
>
> Police are investigating after hundreds of graves were vandalized
> in Magoffin County.
>
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> Amteck Officials Speak Out About Plane Crash
>
> Amteck officials talk about the plane crash in Tennessee that
> carried four well known Lexington businessmen.
>
>
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> Memorial For Two Sisters Killed In Car Crash
>
> A community continues to mourn the tragic deaths of two sisters
> killed in a car crash.
>
>
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>
> For more local and national news, visit our web site at:
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> Weather Updates
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>
> Our stagnant weather pattern continues today with sunshine and warm
> temperatures to wind down the work week. Many places should top out
> in the upper 80’s with locations acrorss Southern Kentucky peaking
> into the lower 90’s. Unfortunately, no real rain chances to talk
> about for the weekend as a strong ridge of high pressure continues
> to keep us dry. Our next best shot for “the wet stuff” will be the
> Monday through Wednesday time frame as a cold front sweeps through
> the area. Everyone enjoy the weekend!
> -Lauren
>
> For more local weather and current radar, visit our Weather Page at:
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> —–Original Message—–
> From: WKYT E-News [mailto:wkytenews@nl.clickability.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 6:01 AM
> To: kg4vma@gmail.com
> Subject: WKYT – September 20, 2007
>
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> Downtown Lexington Parking Garage Shut Down
>
> A Lexington parking garage is closed, more than a month after
> concrete fell from it.
>
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> Berea Residents Face Mandatory Water Alert
>
> The water shortage situation continues to worsen across the
> Bluegrass.
>
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> Well Known Lexington Father And Son Survive Tennessee Plane Crash
>
> A private plane owned by a Central Kentucky electrical contracting
> company crashed in Tennessee, shortly after leaving Birmingham,
> Alabama. The Amteck plane went down in near a shopping center in
> Chattanooga.
>
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> Kentucky Mother Delivers Baby In Parking Lot
>
> Scary moments this morning for a Bath County woman who delivered
> her baby in a grocery store parking lot.
>
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> Investigation Into Fatal Car Accident
>
> New information into a deadly crash in eastern Kentucky that killed
> a man.
>
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>
>
> For more local and national news, visit our web site at:
> http://www.wkyt.com?source=enews&c=y
>
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> Weather Updates
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>
> It was the same ole song and dance weather wise across Central and
> Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday. With a big ridge of high pressure in
> place, abundant sunshine was the rule with afternoon highs into the
> mid 80s in most locations. It may feel even a bit more summer like
> for the late week as temperatures creep a few degrees warmer into
> the upper 80s around the area. We could even see a lower 90 degree
> high or two down across Southern Kentucky. Naturally just when we
> don’t need it, we are in an extended dry period but that may try to
> change by the first part of next week. In the short term expect the
> dry weather to stick around through the weekend, although we could
> see an isolated storms into Sunday as some of the moisture tries to
> return from the south. We are watching an area of disturbed weather
> off the Florida east coast which could eventually become our next
> tropical system over the next 24 to 48 hours. Some of the data is
> indicating it could skip across Florida and into the Gulf of
> Mexico, eventually bringing some moisture our way early next week
> as a frontal system moves through the Ohio Valley. This appears to
> be our next best chance of rain for the area so we’ll see how that
> plays out into next week. In the meantime the dry weather is here
> for now…TG
>
> For more local weather and current radar, visit our Weather Page at:
> http://www.wkyt.com/weather?source=enews&c=y
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> —–Original Message—–
> From: WKYT E-News [mailto:wkytenews@nl.clickability.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 3:01 PM
> To: kg4vma@gmail.com
> Subject: WKYT – September 19, 2007
>
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> Security Guard Foils Robbery Attempt
>
> Lexington Police are searching for a man who tried to hold up a
> Lexington drug store and ended up being chased by a security guard.
>
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> Crash Victim Identified
>
> We now know the name of a man killed in a fiery crash along
> Interstate 75.
>
>
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>
> Kid Nation Premiers Tonight
>
> It hardly seems possible. 40 kids, 40 days, on their own with no
> parents and no supervision.
>
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> Bardstown Man Faces Federal Charges
>
> A central Kentucky man will face federal charges after state police
> found nearly a million dollars worth of marijuana in his home.
>
>
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>
> Berea Residents Face Mandatory Water Alert
>
> The water shortage situation continues to worsen across the
> Bluegrass.
>
>
>
> ———————————–
>
>
> For more local and national news, visit our web site at:
> http://www.wkyt.com?source=enews&c=y
>
> ===================================
> Weather Updates
> ===================================
>
> It was the same ole song and dance weather wise across Central and
> Eastern Kentucky on Wednesday. With a big ridge of high pressure in
> place, abundant sunshine was the rule with afternoon highs into the
> mid 80s in most locations. It may feel even a bit more summer like
> for the late week as temperatures creep a few degrees warmer into
> the upper 80s around the area. We could even see a lower 90 degree
> high or two down across Southern Kentucky. Naturally just when we
> don’t need it, we are in an extended dry period but that may try to
> change by the first part of next week. In the short term expect the
> dry weather to stick around through the weekend, although we could
> see an isolated storms into Sunday as some of the moisture tries to
> return from the south. We are watching an area of disturbed weather
> off the Florida east coast which could eventually become our next
> tropical system over the next 24 to 48 hours. Some of the data is
> indicating it could skip across Florida and into the Gulf of
> Mexico, eventually bringing some moisture our way early next week
> as a frontal system moves through the Ohio Valley. This appears to
> be our next best chance of rain for the area so we’ll see how that
> plays out into next week. In the meantime the dry weather is here
> for now…TG
>
> For more local weather and current radar, visit our Weather Page at:
> http://www.wkyt.com/weather?source=enews&c=y
>
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> —–Original Message—–
> From: WKYT E-News [mailto:wkytenews@nl.clickability.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 6:01 AM
> To: kg4vma@gmail.com
> Subject: WKYT – September 19, 2007
>
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>
> Fiery Crash Shuts Down I-75
>
> A fiery crash on I-75 killed one man and shut down the highway for
> hours.
>
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> Teen Sisters Killed In Crash
>
> Two sisters, both high school students, are dead after a crash in
> Harrison County Monday night.
>
>
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>
> Residents Concerned Some Wildcat Fans May Be Too Wild
>
> A big win for the Wildcats turned into a big headache for some
> people who live near the UK campus.
>
>
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>
> Man Trapped In Truck Survives
>
> by DeAnn Stephens
>
> A man is dramatically rescued after being trapped inside his truck,
> upside down for two hours.
>
>
>
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>
> Vandals Leave Hate Messages At A Laurel County School
>
> by Phil Pendleton
>
> It was a shocking discovery for people at a Southern Kentucky
> school this morning.
>
>
>
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>
>
> For more local and national news, visit our web site at:
> http://www.wkyt.com?source=enews&c=y
>
> ===================================
> Weather Updates
> ===================================
>
> It was another sunny and warm day on Tuesday across Central and
> Eastern Kentucky thanks to high pressure continuing to dominate our
> weather. You may have noticed a few more scattered clouds on
> Tuesday and a bit more haze as that return flow on the backside of
> the high picked up. Expect more of the same into the mid and late
> week and in fact summer may not go down without a fight as
> temperatures could run toward the upper 80s late this week with all
> the sunshine and the dry ground here in the commonwealth. A frontal
> system may get as close as western Indiana on Wednesday but all
> we’ll probably see out of that is a few more clouds around as that
> system sort of washes out.The quiet weather pattern may stick
> around until late in the weekend when some moisture from the Gulf,
> possibly tropical starts to stream northward and increases the
> chances for a few isolated to scattered storms into early next
> week…TG
>
> For more local weather and current radar, visit our Weather Page at:
> http://www.wkyt.com/weather?source=enews&c=y
>
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> —–Original Message—–
> From: WKYT E-News [mailto:wkytenews@nl.clickability.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 3:01 PM
> To: kg4vma@gmail.com
> Subject: WKYT – September 18, 2007
>
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> News Updates
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>
> Teen Sisters Killed In Crash
>
> Two sisters, both high school students, are dead after a crash in
> Harrison County Monday night.
>
>
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>
> Bite Robbery Suspect Facing Attempted Murder Charges
>
> A robbery suspect accused of biting a store clerk plead not guilty
> to attempted murder, among other charges today.
>
>
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>
> Court Official Enters Alford Plea To Misconduct Charge
>
> State police say a former central Kentucky court official has
> entered an Alford plea on a misdemeanor count of official
> misconduct.
>
>
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>
> Two Dead In Louisville Shooting
>
> Police say two men are dead after an early morning shooting in
> Louisville.
>
>
>
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>
> Bank Robbery Suspects Enter Not Guilty Pleas
>
> Three men accused of robbing a southern Kentucky Bank had not
> guilty pleas entered on their behalf, but they could now face more
> serious federal charges.
>
>
>
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>
>
> For more local and national news, visit our web site at:
> http://www.wkyt.com?source=enews&c=y
>
> ===================================
> Weather Updates
> ===================================
>
> It was another sunny and warm day on Tuesday across Central and
> Eastern Kentucky thanks to high pressure continuing to dominate our
> weather. You may have noticed a few more scattered clouds on
> Tuesday and a bit more haze as that return flow on the backside of
> the high picked up. Expect more of the same into the mid and late
> week and in fact summer may not go down without a fight as
> temperatures could run toward the upper 80s late this week with all
> the sunshine and the dry ground here in the commonwealth. A frontal
> system may get as close as western Indiana on Wednesday but all
> we’ll probably see out of that is a few more clouds around as that
> system sort of washes out.The quiet weather pattern may stick
> around until late in the weekend when some moisture from the Gulf,
> possibly tropical starts to stream northward and increases the
> chances for a few isolated to scattered storms into early next
> week…TG
>
> For more local weather and current radar, visit our Weather Page at:
> http://www.wkyt.com/weather?source=enews&c=y
>
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> —–Original Message—–
> From: WKYT E-News [mailto:wkytenews@nl.clickability.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 6:01 AM
> To: kg4vma@gmail.com
> Subject: WKYT – September 18, 2007
>
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> WKYT e-news
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> News Updates
> ===================================
>
> Teen Sisters Killed In Crash
>
> Two sisters, both high school students, are dead after a crash in
> Harrison County Monday night.
>
>
>
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>
> Police Charge Driver For Deadly Hit And Run Accident
>
> Police located 35-year-old Kareem Covington of Lexington on Monday,
> charging him with leaving the scene of an accident.
>
>
>
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>
> Commonwealth Stadium Celebration Leaves Two Fans Hurt
>
> Two fans were hurt at Commonwealth Stadium Saturday night, when
> fans rushed the field after UK’s win over Louisville.
>
>
>
> ———————————–
>
> Accident Leaves Driver Trapped In Truck, Upside For Hours
>
> by DeAnn Stephens
>
> A man is dramatically rescued after being trapped inside his truck,
> upside down for two hours.
>
>
>
> ———————————–
>
> Bank Robbery Suspects Arrested Minutes After Hold Up
>
> by Phil Pendleton
>
> Police a red dye bank exploded staining the money and the robbers
> then 20 minutes later police found the alleged suspects going
> through the stained money at an old Corbin gas station.
>
>
>
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>
>
> For more local and national news, visit our web site at:
> http://www.wkyt.com?source=enews&c=y
>
> ===================================
> Weather Updates
> ===================================
>
> After a pleasant weekend here in the bluegrass weather wise, we
> started off the work week on a sunny and comfortable note Monday as
> high pressure dominated. Afternoon highs reached the upper 70s and
> low 80s with a few high thin clouds working through the area. It
> looks like the dry weather will be with us the entire week as high
> pressure controls things for much of the region. Expect a good bit
> of sunshine daily through the late week with highs slowly creeping
> back into the mid 80s by Wednesday and Thursday. It appears our
> next chance for any rainfall may be at the end of the weekend and
> into early next week and even then it doesn’t look like a great
> chance, so the drought conditions definitely will continue to
> persist…TG
>
> For more local weather and current radar, visit our Weather Page at:
> http://www.wkyt.com/weather?source=enews&c=y
>
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