morning cram [x-drive edition]

“The finished product weighs just over 700 pounds — far less than a typical compact car — and unlike most other entries in the X Prize competition, it’s not electric or a hybrid.”

~NPR hitches a ride.

KENTUCKY~ A Hopkinsville police officer is hospitalized after overnight wreck. Paducah consultant: 2 hotels better than 1. Murray’s (alleged) home invaders & company will see a Grand Jury next month. Private forest owners affected by the 2009 ice storm can get free consulting from forestry professionals. As furloughs encroach state workers, lawmakers hear their outrage. State golf courses could go private.

TENNESSEE~ A Fort Campbell soldier is charged with threatening a judge on Youtube. Henry County commissioners OK clerk duty swap. Watch Senators probe the US Army Corps of Engineers‘ response to May’s deadly floods (starting @ 9:30am here). A Corps report details their response.

ILLINOIS~ Those blighted pumpkins! (could affect other crops).