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Covering The Nation
POWERBALL: Jackpot Winner in Florida, 2 New KY Millionaires
Posted 11:05 AM 5/19/2013
One lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million.
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Shooting Investigation
One Killed, One Injured in Owsley County Shootout
Posted 10:39 AM 5/19/2013
An Owsley County man was killed in a shootout on Saturday night near Booneville.
A second man was also injured in the shooting.
The Kentucky State Police tell LEX18 that they are investigating the shooting that was reported at around 8:15 p.m. on Seales Road.
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From The StormTracker Weather Center
Patchy Fog This Sunday Morning
Posted 9:01 AM 5/19/2013 by Meteorologist Melissa Nord
We start off your Sunday with patchy dense fog around the region, especially in low-lying protected areas. Visibilities in some locations have dropped down below a third of a mile, so use caution when driving. The fog will erode away this morning and we'll be left with partly cloudy skies and scattered showers and t-storms with a high temperature of 80.
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Covering The Nation
Winning Numbers Drawn In Powerball Jackpot
Posted 11:44 PM 5/18/2013
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Lottery officials have announced winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot. The numbers drawn Saturday are: 22, 10, 13, 14, 52 and a Powerball of 11. Officials estimate the jackpot at $590.5 million. With four of every five (More)
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Shooting Investigation
State Police Investigate Shooting
Posted 10:42 PM 5/18/2013
Kentucky State Police are investigating a deadly shooting in Owsley County Saturday night.
Troopers say they got a call from a man who says he was riding an ATV when someone shot at him. State Police say the man on the ATV then shot back at the first shooter, killing him.
The man on (More)
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Arrests
Two Arrested In Child Abuse
Posted 10:40 PM 5/18/2013
Kentucky State Police arrested two people after finding a baby in such bad shape, they say the child could barely breath on it's own.
Scott County Sheriff's deputies were called out Friday to a domestic dispute at a gas station off I-75.
The couple left before deputies arrived, but (More)
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Latest Update
Attempted Murder Suspect Takes Plea Deal
Posted 10:38 PM 5/18/2013
Another person involved with an attempted murder in Lincoln County has pleaded guilty to lesser charges.
According to the Interior Journal newspaper, Autumn Drass pleaded guilty to burglary and assault charges for her role in breaking into Minnie Goode's home last summer. She was originally charged with attempted murder and is the third person to take a plea deal in this case.
Drass faces a recommended prison term of five years.
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Horse Racing Coverage
Local Preakness Fans Place Bets At Keeneland
Posted 10:33 PM 5/18/2013
Folks gathered at Keeneland Saturday to get in on the Preakness action. Race fans took advantage of drive-through betting at the track, too.
Although plenty of people were disappointed that the dream of a Triple Crown winner died when Orb failed to win the Preakness, that didn't stop them (More)
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LEX 18 True Blue Coverage
SEC Baseball Tournament Bracket
Posted 9:27 PM 5/18/2013
SEC Tournament Seeding
#1 Vanderbilt (.897)
#2 LSU (.767)
#3 Arkansas (.621)
#4 South Carolina (.586)
#5 Mississippi State (.533)
#6 Ole Miss (.500)
#7 Alabama (.483)
#8 Florida (.467)
#9 Texas A&M (.448)
#10 Auburn (More)
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Horse Racing Coverage
Stevens Rides Oxbow To 3rd Preakness Win
Posted 8:59 PM 5/18/2013
BALTIMORE (AP) - Although no one really keeps track of such things, Gary Stevens had no problem making the assessment with complete conviction. "I guarantee I'm the first grandfather winner of a Triple Crown race," said the 50-year-old Stevens, who guided Oxbow to a stunning upset (More)
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Covering The Nation
Victims: Marines Failed To Safeguard Water Supply
Posted 8:57 PM 5/18/2013
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) - A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and their families were exposed to a witch's brew of cancer-causing chemicals. But no one (More)
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Death Investigation
Estill County Teen's Death Ruled Accidental
Posted 8:53 PM 5/18/2013
Sheriff's deputies in Estill County are investigating what happened when an Estill County High School student died Friday night.
The 16-year-old died in what investigators are calling a 'freak accident.' The cause of death is still under investigation but the coroner says Tony had a dog (More)
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Local Coverage
Uniting For A Cause: Cystic Fibrosis
Posted 7:45 PM 5/18/2013
Hundreds of strangers from all over the state gathered Saturday, with one thing in common: Cystic Fibrosis. A walk to fight against the disease was held in Winchester. For three parents whose children had Cystic Fibrosis, but have since passed, it was a day where they could offer their support to (More)
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Covering The Nation
Obama Takes Cabinet Secretaries Out To Play Golf
Posted 7:31 PM 5/18/2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf - in the rain. The White House said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (seh-BEEL'-yuhs) and outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood joined the president Saturday (More)
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Local Coverage
Standoff In Louisville Ends With One Dead
Posted 7:24 PM 5/18/2013
An overnight standoff with police in Louisville ended with officers finding a dead body.
The standoff started Friday afternoon in Louisville. Police were looking for Jeffery Ross and found him at a home in the Shivley neighborhood.
Gloria, the wife of Ross, was found shot to death (More)
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