morning cram [glenn beckons edition]

“Tens of thousands of Glenn Beck fans and Tea Party supporters are expected to descend on the National Mall in Washington DC, Saturday.”

~NPR hears the Fox News Channel host is stirring up the usual controversy.

KENTUCKY~ d A Paducah man makes a death threat to a judge and his family. A Muhlenberg inmate was found dead in his cell. FEMA updates Murray/Calloway County’s flood maps. Murray lands the ’11 & ’12 Kentucky Senior Games. An elderly woman (accidentally) rams her SUV through Hopkinsville’s Post Office. The Commonwealth is marking its coal mines, railroads and power plants down on an interactive map. Feds: here’s $1mil for recreational trails. Will Farmer go for Governor? He’ll tell us soon.

TENNESSEE~ Overnight bridge work in Clarksville is expected to delay traffic on Wilma Rudolph Blvd. If last week’s flash flooding damages total $7.3mil, the state can apply for federal aid.

ILLINOIS~ Honeywell Corp and union reps have another discussion penned in October.

morning cram [psycho brain edition]

“See it in their eyes… an intensity in their stare, as if they’re trying to pick up signals on how to respond. But the eyes are not an element of psychopathy, just a clue.”

~NPR has more.

KENTUCKY~ A cucumber truck spill on WKY Parkway in Caldwell County is slowing traffic (this morning). McCracken County may grant developer incentives. A West Paducah mom (allegedly) writes a fake letter to get her son out of jail. A Fort Campbell soldier from Arizona died in Afghanistan in a non-combat incident and another lost an appeal for possessing a rocket at his home. Madisonville expands its recycling effort. The Commonwealth ranks 3rd fattest in the nation.

TENNESSEE~ Clarksville’s next budget may include iPads for City Council members. Unemployment in Henry County drops almost 1% in April to May.

ILLINOIS~ Union/Honeywell negotiations remain a stalemate. There’s a call to strip some elected Metropolis officials’ health insurance coverage.

morning cram (remember edition)

Happy Memorial Day.

KY~ Horses were running wild yesterday on I-24. JPEC blames equipment for power outage @ Kentucky Oaks Mall. A McCracken County judge impels the state’s crime lab backlog. A barge hit the US-68 bridge over Lake Barkley. Cadiz expects to benefit from alcohol taxes.  3% natural gas price hikes are coming. Rand’s comments push senators to adopt a new discrimination resolution and WE HAVE A BUDGET!!!

SPORTS~ MSU finishes 3rd in the OVC tourney.

morning cram (deepwater views edition)

‘crater plume gassing’ or ‘when self-regulation fails‘

KY~ PATS’ executive director is resigning. Five Trigg County gang-rapists take a plea deal. Another mushroom dealer goes to prison. A green and healthy Graves County  school is being honored in Frankfort. Beshear proposes a new budget making the legislature swoon.

TN~ Clarksville Mayor Johnny Piper may have threatened a school official over his wife’s job. Call center Convergys may move to the north side of Clarksville.

morning cram (earth day edition)

If you pollute, Captain Planet will find you.

KY~ We reached our public radio fundraising goal this morning. Storm’s a comin’ (this weekend). Paducah halfway house escapees: 3 down, 1 to go. Tragic teen’s mushroom friend  is out of jail.  Calloway County has 4 superintendent finalists and its former Sheriff’s building sells for $71k. A Fort Campbell soldier is awarded the Silver Star. An antivirus glitch screws up school computers across the state.

TN~ A bill that could let the Governor circumvent the Attorney General’s office is making progress. Republicans (obviously) oppose removing tax cap.

IL~ 15k strong march FOR state income tax.

SPORTS~ (OVC baseball) MSU < SIU, UTM < LU; (OVC softball) APSU < UK.