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Posted 3:00 PM 5/22/2012
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Covering The Nation

Flight Lands In Maine Over Odd Passenger Behavior

Posted 2:56 PM 5/22/2012

BANGOR, Maine (AP) - A New York congressman says a US Airways jet traveling from Paris to North Carolina diverted to Maine because a French passenger passed a note mentioning that she had a surgically implanted device.

Rep. Peter King was briefed on the investigation and said the passenger (More)
Decision 2012

Turnout Low, Slow As Kentuckians Cast Ballots

Posted 1:55 PM 5/22/2012

FRANKFORT (AP) - Kentuckians were staying away from the polls in droves Tuesday as low turnout marked a primary election day with little drama at the top of the ballot and local races drawing scant interest across much of the state.

President Barack Obama faced no real opposition, with (More)
Covering The Economy

Oil Near Seven-Month Lows At $91.50

Posted 1:43 PM 5/22/2012

NEW YORK (AP) - The price of oil is near seven-month lows following warnings of a "severe recession" in Europe and an apparent easing of tensions over Iran's nuclear program.

Benchmark U.S. crude lost $1.07 to $91.50 per barrel Tuesday after noon on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent (More)
LEX 18 True Blue Coverage

Reed Leads Kentucky Past Ole Miss, 2-0, In SEC

Posted 1:39 PM 5/22/2012

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) - A.J. Reed pitched 5-2/3 scoreless innings and went 4-for-4 at the plate with a solo home run to lead Kentucky to a 2-0 victory over Mississippi on Tuesday in the opening round of the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament.

Reed (5-2) and Taylor Rogers combined to (More)
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Latest Update

Joplin Remembers Deadly Tornado One Year Later

Posted 1:36 PM 5/22/2012

JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - Malachi Murdock doesn't remember the massive tornado that struck Joplin a year ago Tuesday, killing 161 people and nearly killing him.

The 17-year-old was on stage after a performance at the Stained Glass Theater when the twister shredded the building. Three of those (More)
High School Sports

Dunbar Names New Boys' Basketball Coach

Posted 12:58 PM 5/22/2012

Dunbar has named Scott Chalk as its new boys' basketball coach.

Chalk is a 11th Region veteran. He coached the last nine seasons at Franklin County High School. Prior to that, he coached nine years at Frankfort High School.

Chalk will replace Justin Yeary, who stepped down after two (More)
Cutler's Comments

New NCAA Rule Helps Cal

Posted 12:57 PM 5/22/2012 by Alan Cutler

For those True Blue fans who like to say the NCAA never helps out UK, not so fast.

You could easily argue that this new rule can help out any basketball team. You can also quickly make a case that if you have a young team and a new team, this change is really powerful.

If you happen (More)
High School Sports

Tates Creek Wins State Lacrosse Championship

Posted 12:43 PM 5/22/2012

The Tates Creek High School lacrosse team won the Div. II state championship last Friday with a hard-fought 10-7 win over North Oldham.

The Dragons got off to a 3-0 lead, but the Commodores battled back for the victory. Tates Creek led 5-4 at halftime and outscored the Dragons 4-1 in the (More)
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From The StormTracker Weather Center

Few More Slow Moving Showers Possible This Afternoon

Posted 12:32 PM 5/22/2012 by Meteorologist Lindsay Schwarzwaelder

Currently in Lexington it is overcast and 68 degrees with winds from the North at 6 miles per hour.

Your LEX 18 Storm Tracker Forecast: There are a few showers residing across southeastern Kentucky as of the noon time hour, however a few more slow moving showers and storms may brew again (More)
Court Coverage

Former Social Worker Pleads Guilty To Falsifying Child Abuse And Neglect Reports

Posted 11:37 AM 5/22/2012

Attorney General Jack Conway announced the a guilty plea Tuesday of a former social worker with the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to nine felony counts of tampering with public records.

Sixty-one-year-old Margaret "Geri" Murphy entered the guilty plea in Anderson Circuit Court in (More)
Latest Update

Bond Reduced For Ben-Gals Cheerleader

Posted 11:20 AM 5/22/2012

COVINGTON (AP) - A judge has reduced the bond for a Ben-Gals cheerleader facing a sex abuse charge involving a student when she was a high school teacher in northern Kentucky. Sarah Jones, who is 26, also faces a charge of using electronic means to induce a minor to engage in sexual (More)
Coming Up On LEX 18 News

Coming Up On LEX 18 News At Noon, May 22

Posted 11:07 AM 5/22/2012

Here's what we're working on for LEX 18 News At Noon on this Tuesday...

A woman is charged with murder in the stabbing death of her daughter and granddaughter in Winchester.

Police make an arrest in a double murder in Danville.

A man in Irvine shoots his brother after an (More)
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Free Electrician Training

Posted 11:00 AM 5/22/2012
National News

Man Stable After Niagara Falls Plunge

Posted 10:54 AM 5/22/2012

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) - A man who survived a plunge of at least 180 feet over Niagara Falls - only the third person known to have done so without a safety device - was stable Tuesday, a day after his apparent suicide attempt that led to a dramatic and painstaking rescue. On a warm (More)
Arrest

Reds Pitcher Chapman Arrested On Traffic Charges

Posted 10:43 AM 5/22/2012

CINCINNATI (AP) - Aroldis Chapman was arrested for speeding and driving with a suspended license early Monday, a few hours after it appeared he was in line to become the Cincinnati Reds' next closer. General manager Walt Jocketty and manager Dusty Baker met with Chapman following a (More)