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UPDATE: Weather service course rescheduled

Submitted by ChadSewich on Tuesday, May 21st, 6:29 am
UPDATE: Weather service course rescheduled

Due to the possibility of severe weather Tuesday into early Wednesday, the National Weather Service has rescheduled a webinar course. 

The Severe Weather Product Interpretation Webinar, which was to be held Tuesday, will now be held Thursday, May 23rd from 6:30pm to 7pm.

Here is some additional information about the course:

The Severe Weather Product Interpretation Webinar will be offered by the Paducah National Weather Service.

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Group prepares to honor veterans tonight in Owensboro

Submitted by Alyssa Hansen, Owensboro Reporter
Tuesday, May 21st, 2013, 6:10am

OWENSBORO, KY (WFIE)- A special event is happening in Owensboro that honors all veterans and their sacrifices.

The majority of it will take place at the Shelton Memorial in Smothers Park tonight.

Organizers say it will actually span several locations.

At 6 p.m., everyone will meet at Moonlite Bar-B-Q on West Parrish Avenue.

According to organizers, a police escort will then lead the group from the restaurant as it rides downtown.

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Three businesses joining forces for Fair Rate Kentucky

Submitted by Jonathan McEmber on Monday, May 20th, 10:29 pm

WESTERN KY (WFIE)- While there is relief that Century Aluminum will stay open, not everyone is cheering.

Three Western Kentucky businesses are joining forces to prevent the effects of that deal from impacting the "little guy". 

Domtar, Aleris, and Kimberly Clark came together to form Fair Rate Kentucky in response to Big Rivers and Kenergy's rate proposal before the Kentucky Public Service Commission.

Fair Rate Kentucky says the rates proposed are unfair and will impact businesses and residential energy customers in western Kentucky.  

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Man seriously injured while working on Blue Bridge

Submitted by Kara Mattingly on Monday, May 20th, 8:44 pm

OWENSBORO, KY (WFIE)- Emergency crews were called to the Blue Bridge in Owensboro Monday evening.

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says a worker on the KY 2262 Ohio River, Blue Bridge, was seriously injured around 6:30 p.m.

We're told Owensboro Police and Fire units were called to the bridge where other employees working on the bridge painting project had found a 35-year-old co-worker unconscious in safety netting at the work site.

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Crews called to Blue Bridge for medical emergency

Submitted by Kara Mattingly on Monday, May 20th, 7:24 pm

OWENSBORO, KY (WFIE)- Emergency crews have been called to the Blue Bridge in Owensboro.

We are working on getting more details from fire officials, but we are told there was a medical emergency on the bridge.

Keith Todd with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet says it was possibly a member of the construction crew that hit an electrical line on the bridge. 

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Buckle Up: Click it or Ticket campaign underway

Submitted by Jess Raatz, Madisonville Bureau Reporter
Monday, May 20th, 2013, 4:22pm

We've all done it before.  Pulling your seat belt under your armpit, leaving it behind your back, or not wearing it at all.  Now Kentucky State troopers are out in full force, looking for drivers carelessly using this lifesaving device.

Beginning May 20 and running through June 2, Kentucky State Police are focusing on the "Click It or Ticket" campaign.  With Memorial Day right around the corner, law enforcement expect a significant increase of vehicle on roadways.

The Kentucky office of Highway Safety says Kentucky has an 83% seat belt usage rate.  However, the national rate is 86% usage.

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DCPS earns Energy Star designations

Submitted by Rich Miller, Web Producer
Monday, May 20th, 2013, 2:56pm
DCPS earns Energy Star designations

 

The Daviess County Public Schools district has earned Energy Star designation for 15 of its 22 buildings for the 2012-13 school year, with nine of these buildings earning this designation for the first time.

On a 100-point scale, the district’s overall compiled score is now 82. All 12 elementary schools, two middle schools and the DCPS Central Office have earned the privilege of displaying the Energy Star plaque. The honor is based on energy use compared to buildings of similar size across the country.

In the area of energy efficiency, Audubon, Burns, Highland, Meadow Lands, West Louisville, Whitesville elementary schools; College View and Daviess County middle schools; and the DCPS Central Office will join previous honorees Country Heights, Deer Park, East View, Sorgho, Southern Oaks and Tamarack elementary schools in the elite group of buildings that are in the top 25 percent of all schools/education facilities in the United States.

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