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Coming Up On Sunrise Thursday, Feb. 16

Posted 5:01 AM 2/16/2012

Thursday!

It's a busy morning in the LEX 18 newsroom. We're following breaking news in Lexington after a woman says she was assaulted. Courtney Fischer reports LIVE.

Also, we talked with families members of a little girl killed in a house fire in Cynthiana. Chris Sutter reports. (More)
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From The StormTracker Weather Center

3:15 AM Weather Update, February 16

Posted 3:14 AM 2/16/2012 by Stormtracker Meteorologist Tom Ackerman

Light to moderate showers developed overnight and continue early Thursday morning with rainfall totals generally around a tenth of an inch so far. A rumble of thunder is still possible but we're mainly looking at rain hanging on through the morning commute with temperatures staying about where they are now... in the low to mid 40s. Watch for wet roads and areas of patchy fog on your way to work or school this morning.
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Five-Year-Old Killed In House Fire Identified

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Posted 12:09 AM 2/16/2012 by Josh Breslow

The coroner has released the name of the five-year-old girl killed Wednesday afternoon in a Harrison County house fire that also injured her four-year-old sister and her father.

The fire broke out around noon at a home on Oddville Pike in Cynthiana.

Five-year-old Jacqueline Chesnut (More) • Video (1)
From The StormTracker Weather Center

Rain Arriving

Posted 11:20 PM 2/15/2012 by Chief Meteorologist Bill Meck

Rain is arriving now and will be with us through the night. In Lexington it's 50 and raining.

We're looking at a pretty general quarter to half inch of rainfall centered on Thursday morning. The rain will be tapering off during the afternoon though.

It will also remain warm with overnight lows staying in the mid 40's and Thursday's highs back into the 50's.
Covering Your World

Man Falls Ill Eating Heart Attack Grill Burger

Posted 10:22 PM 2/15/2012

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Laughing tourists were either cynical or confused about whether a man was really suffering a medical episode amid the "doctor," ''nurses" and health warnings at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, a restaurant owner said Wednesday.

"It was no joke," said Jon Basso, who (More)
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Stories You'll See Tonight On LEX 18 News At 11:00 - February 15, 2012

Posted 10:17 PM 2/15/2012

Breaking news in UK Football. Coach Tee Martin could be leaving the program.

Watch how social media helped police in Clay County track down a couple accused of rape and incest.

And a Harrison County man and his daughter are fighting for their lives after a fire that killed a 5-year-old girl.
Covering Kentucky

Corbin Takes Step To Ban Synthetic Marijuana

Posted 10:15 PM 2/15/2012

CORBIN (AP) - Officials in a southern Kentucky city have taken a step toward banning synthetic marijuana.

Corbin officials unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance on Monday that would make it illegal to sell or use the substance, The Times-Tribune reported.

The vote (More)
Investigation

Barren County Officials Charged With Violating Civil Rights

Posted 10:03 PM 2/15/2012

The Barren County Sheriff and four other men are charged with federal civil rights violations.

Sheriff Christopher Brian Eaton, Deputies Aaron Adam Bennett, Joseph Minor, Danny Robert McCown and drug task force detective Eric Duane Guffey face charges.

Investigators say they assaulted an unidentified person last February, then took part in a cover-up of the attack.
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Electric Cigarette Explodes In Man's Mouth

Posted 10:00 PM 2/15/2012

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - A faulty battery caused an electronic cigarette to explode in a Florida's man's mouth, taking out some of his front teeth, a chunk of his tongue and severely burning his face, fire officials said.

Tom Holloway, 57, of Niceville, was trying to quit smoking so he was (More)
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Covering Kentucky

Volunteers Needed To Clean Up Civil War Sites

Posted 9:45 PM 2/15/2012

LOUISVILLE (AP) - Seven Civil War sites in Kentucky will get a scrubbing next month, and the Civil War Trust is asking for volunteers from around the state.

The national effort includes more than 100 historic sites in 25 states and is called Park Day.

Volunteers are needed for work (More)
UK Football

Is Tee Martin Leaving For USC?

Posted 9:33 PM 2/15/2012 by Mary Jo Perino

Multiple sources are reporting that Tee Martin is leaving the UK football staff for Southern California.

USC quarterback Matt Barkley tweeted out Wednesday night "Excited to welcome Tee Martin to the Trojan Family as our new WR coach! Gonna be a great year! #FightOn."

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Citigroup Pays $158M To Settle Mortgage Fraud

Posted 9:30 PM 2/15/2012

NEW YORK (AP) - Citigroup has agreed to pay $158.3 million to settle claims that its mortgage unit duped the U.S. government into insuring risky mortgage loans for over six years.

The government said Wednesday that Citi Mortgage certified 30,000 mortgages for insurance provided by the (More)
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Josh Powell's Family Wants Burial Near Slain Boys

Posted 9:30 PM 2/15/2012

SEATTLE (AP) - A lawyer for the parents of missing Utah woman Susan Powell says her husband's relatives are trying to have him buried at the same cemetery as the two sons he murdered.

Attorney Anne Bremner says the city manager of Puyallup informed her Wednesday that Josh Powell's (More)
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Covering Your World

Defiant Iran Claims Major Steps In Nuclear Fuel

Posted 8:54 PM 2/15/2012

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - In defiant swipes at its foes, Iran said Wednesday it is dramatically closer to mastering the production of nuclear fuel even as the U.S. weighs tougher pressures and Tehran's suspected shadow war with Israel brings probes far beyond the Middle East.

Iran further struck (More)
Covering The Nation

Commission Upholds Veitch License Suspension

Posted 8:13 PM 2/15/2012

LEXINGTON. (AP) - The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has upheld a one-year license suspension for Kentucky's former chief racing steward John Veitch.

The commission took the action Wednesday against the Hall of Fame trainer.

Veitch (VEECH) was fired without cause in November. The (More)
Entertainment News

How The Video Games Industry Is Faring

Posted 7:42 PM 2/15/2012

A look at results from selected companies in the video games business:

Jan. 9: GameStop Corp., the world's largest video game retailer, reports nearly flat sales for a nine-week holiday period that ended on Dec. 31. Sales of game software rose but sales of game consoles and other hardware (More)