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• Eastern Kentucky College Scholarships
  Governor Steve Beshear has released four million dollars for scholarships to Eastern Kentucky college students in a move to counteract a legislative stalemate. 
• Sinking Crane at Ledbetter Bridge Site
  Divers, tomorrow, will assess a sinking barge and crane being used to help construct the new US 60 Ledbetter Bridge. Workers at the bridge site which connects McCracken and Livingston Counties noticed the leak while on a routine safety check this weekend. 
• Kentucky Sees Spike In Highway Deaths Over Memorial Day Weekend
  Preliminary statistics from Kentucky State Police indicate this was a very deadly holiday weekend on the Commonwealth’s roadways.  14 people lost their lives Friday through Memorial Day.
• Madisonville Veterans Memorial Construction Faces Obstacles
  A Madisonville veterans’ memorial construction project is running over budget and behind schedule. The memorial at Day Lily Park was originally scheduled to be opened this past weekend. 
• NIH Small Business Conference to Focus on Healthcare
  Hundreds of entrepreneurs, researchers and small businesses from across the country will be in Louisville this week for a conference focusing on research into health and life sciences.  
• New Music Park in Western Kentucky
  A new music park is on its way to the town of Hartford, Kentucky.  Entrepreneur Susan Matthews says she’s turning a former country club near the William H. Natcher Parkway into Kentucky Music Park. 
• Site Celebrates Jefferson Davis' Birthday
  The Jefferson Davis State Historic Site in Fairview is marking the sesquicentennial of the Civil War with a commemoration of the Confederate president’s 204th birthday this weekend.  
• Groundbreaking for Emergency Ops Center
  Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Jerry Abramson and Major General Edward Tonini, adjutant general of the Commonwealth’s National Guard, will be at a groundbreaking ceremony for the new state emergency center today in Frankfort.  The ceremony will be held at the Boone National Guard Center. Kentucky officials say the new center represents an investment of nearly […]
• Bill to Ban Cell Phones Near Emergency Scenes is Headed to Quinn's Desk
  The flashing lights of a parked ambulance or other emergency vehicle may soon be a sign for Illinois drivers to hang up the phone.  
• Revamped Illinois Prison Release Plan Moves to House
  An Illinois House committee yesterday approved early release for prison inmates. They say it will help the state avoid legal trouble over a severely crowded system.  

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  • Datebook: August 19 – Orville Wright’s 140th birthday
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