Good morning! Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up in Kentucky. Questions about coverage plans are welcome and should be directed to the AP-Louisville bureau at 502-583-7718 or aplouisville@ap.org. Travis Loller is on the desk. News editor Scott Stroud can be reached at sstroud@ap.org.
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Top Stories:
POLICE CHASE-LAWSUIT
LEXINGTON, Ky. _ The Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled that police can be sued for damages when their car chases lead to the death or injury of third parties. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports the court’s 6-1 ruling on Thursday overturned a 1952 decision that had granted police blanket immunity. The ruling will align Kentucky practice with that of most other states where juries are allowed to decide whether police are at fault. SENT: 130 words. UPCOMING: 300 words.
MUSIC-SONGWRITERS HALL
NEW YORK _ Missy Elliott, the creative mastermind who has written hit songs for a number of female acts and created camaraderie among women in the music industry for more than two decades, felt the love back from her musical sisters as she became the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. During a performance, breakthrough singer-rapper Lizzo brought Elliott’s colorful and eccentric music videos to life in an ensemble similar to what Elliott sported in the late ’90s — the finger wave hairdo included. Da Brat, fiery as ever, joined Lizzo onstage for “Sock It 2 Me” in New York on Thursday night. By Mesfin Fekadu. SENT: 900 words, AP photos.
In Brief:
ARMY ANNIVERSARY, from FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. _ Soldiers and others at Fort Campbell have marked the Army’s 244th birthday with a celebration at the post on the Kentucky-Tennessee state line.
TEXT 911, from LEXINGTON, Ky. _ Officials say people in four central Kentucky counties can now use texting to communicate with emergency dispatchers.
WANTED MAN-ASSAULT, from LOUISVILLE, Ky. _ A man is accused of trapping a Kentucky trooper’s arm in his car window, dragging the officer through a Kroger parking lot and nearly crashing into other officers.
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